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Preface | |
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Featured Artists and Works: Alonzo King | |
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Featured Artists and Works: Dwight Rhoden | |
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How to Use the DVD | |
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Dance Composition Basics DVD Menu | |
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Acknowledgments | |
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The Body: Exploring the Ways We Move | |
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Impulse: Origins of Movement | |
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Phrase: Linking Movements | |
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Gesture: Personal Vocabulary of Movement | |
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Shape: Body Design | |
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Problem Solving: Creating a Solo | |
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Space: Exploring the Expanse We Move In | |
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Air and Floor Pathways: Mapping the Route | |
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Diagonals: From Corner to Corner | |
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Symmetry: Balancing Shapes | |
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Positive and Negative Space: Sharing a Shape | |
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Balance: Supporting Each Other | |
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Imitation: Reflecting Each Other | |
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Problem Solving: Creating a Duet | |
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Time: Exploring Tempo | |
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Slow Motion: Dancing in Reverie | |
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Speed: Learning to Dance Quickly | |
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Pacing: Combining Different Pulses | |
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Accelerating: How Fast Can It Go? | |
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Problem Solving: Creating a Trio | |
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Energy: Force Generating Movement | |
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Inertia: Readiness to Move | |
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Opposites: Contrasting Energies | |
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Dynamics: Qualities of Movement | |
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Intensity: Increasing and Decreasing Force | |
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Problem Solving: Creating a Small-Group Composition | |
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Choreographic Devices: Creating Finished Compositions | |
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Call and Response: Antiphonal Movement | |
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Canon: Dancing in Unison a Few Counts Apart | |
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Directional Mirroring: Parallel Reflecting and Reverse Reflecting | |
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Variation: Interweaving and Varying Patterns | |
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Problem Solving: Creating a Movement Suite | |
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Glossary | |
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Bibliography | |
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Index | |
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About the Author | |