Dance Composition: A Practical Guide to Creative Success in Dance Making (Performance Books)

Dance Composition: A Practical Guide to Creative Success in Dance Making (Performance Books)

by JacquelineM.Smith-Autard (Author)

Synopsis

A book which has remained seminal in its field as one of the key texts in dance education. Jacqueline Smith-Autard delves into the creative arena of dance with a logic unmatched by any other creative author in this field Speech and Drama Jacqueline Smith-Autard has made significant contributions to the development of dance in education in the UK and abroad National Dance Teachers Association Dance composition - the discipline that translates ideas into dances - is an important part of dance education. This book, a bestseller for over twenty years, is a practical guide to creative success in dance making and is a popular textbook for all those who are interested in dance composition, from secondary school to university. This new edition includes a DVD with video taken from Choreographic Outcomes, a groundbreaking advanced technology resource pack aimed at comprehensively improving students' choreography. The book has been revised, redesigned and expanded. Reference to the DVD examples are made throughout the book and new assignments based on the video material are included.

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More Information

Format: Paperback
Pages: 320
Edition: 6th Revised edition
Publisher: Methuen Drama
Published: 04 Jun 2010

ISBN 10: 1408115646
ISBN 13: 9781408115640
Book Overview: Dance composition is an important part of dance education because it is the discipline that translates ideas into dances. Revised, redesigned and expanded, and now with a new DVD, this seminal book explores essential guidelines and thus contributes to a greater understanding of dance composition as a discipline.

Media Reviews

After 20 years as a bestseller, the very hands-on DANCE COMPOSITION...has acquired an accompanying DVD, which provides examples of composition and performance whiindispensablech relate to new practical assignments detailed in the book...Has also been revised, designed and expanded...Pretty indispensible reading for dance students and teachers. --The Stage

A book which has remained seminal in its field as one of the key texts in dance education. Jacqueline Smith-Autard delves into the creative arena of dance with a logic unmatched by any other creative author in this field --Speech and Drama

Jacqueline Smith-Autard has made significant contributions to the development of dance in education. --National Dance Teachers Association

Author Bio
Jacqueline Smith-Autard is acknowledged as a world-leading exponent in dance education. She has taught dance in schools and universities and was Chief Examiner for the dance GCSE for 10 years. She was a founder member of the NDTA, is a trainer of teachers in dance education and a pioneer in the use of technology to extend and enhance dance pedagogy.