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Climax in Dance

Climax in Dance. What is it? Why is it important? Can I give examples of it from set works?. What is Climax?. http:// www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDDeXnwa1Bs “The most important or significant moment of the dance, which usually happens near the end”

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Climax in Dance

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  1. Climax in Dance What is it? Why is it important? Can I give examples of it from set works?

  2. What is Climax? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDDeXnwa1Bs “The most important or significant moment of the dance, which usually happens near the end” “the portion of the composition given primary emphasis or representing culmination; the most intense or highest point in the development or resolution of choreography.

  3. How can a climax be created? A build up in intensity of: • Actions • Dynamics • Content

  4. Highlights • Important moments (there can be more than one) • Drawing the audience attention to specific movements, held positions or phrases within the dance. • The bits that the audience will remember the most. • Create by a build up of dynamics.

  5. Examples • Where is the climax in the nutcracker? Is there more than one? • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyJh15G62xk&NR=1&feature=fvwp

  6. Planning a Climax • In your two groups you must plan for a climax within your dance. • This may be hard to do if you haven’t properly planned your dance on paper.

  7. Exam Questions • Describe what a climax is and give an example from the nutcracker (3 marks) • Explain the importance of a climax in a dance piece? (2 marks)

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