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• Title Page
• Copyright
• Dedication
• Contents
• Preface
• Featured Artists and Works: Alonzo King
• Featured Artists and Works: Dwight Rhoden
• Online Video Contents
• Acknowledgments
• 1. The Body: Exploring the Ways We Move
• Lesson 1 Impulse: Origins of Movement
• Lesson 2 Phrase: Linking Movements
• Lesson 3 Gesture: Personal Vocabulary of Movement
• Lesson 4 Shape: Body Design
• Lesson 5 Problem Solving: Creating a Solo
• 2. Space: Exploring the Expanse We Move In
• Lesson 1 Air and Floor Pathways: Mapping the Route
• Lesson 2 Diagonals: From Corner to Corner
• Lesson 3 Symmetry: Balancing Shapes
• Lesson 4 Positive and Negative Space: Sharing a Shape
• Lesson 5 Balance: Supporting Each Other
• Lesson 6 Imitation: Reflecting Each Other
• Lesson 7 Problem Solving: Creating a Duet
• 3. Time: Exploring Tempo
• Lesson 1 Slow Motion: Dancing in Reverie
• Lesson 2 Speed: Learning to Dance Quickly
• Lesson 3 Pacing: Combining Different Pulses
• Lesson 4 Accelerating: How Fast Can It Go?
• Lesson 5 Problem Solving: Creating a Trio
• 4. Energy: Force Generating Movement
• Lesson 1 Inertia: Readiness to Move
• Lesson 2 Opposites: Contrasting Energies
• Lesson 3 Dynamics: Qualities of Movement
• Lesson 4 Intensity: Increasing and Decreasing Force
• Lesson 5 Problem Solving: Creating a Small-Group Composition
• 5. Choreographic Devices: Creating Finished Compositions
• Lesson 1 Call and Response: Antiphonal Movement
• Lesson 2 Canon: Dancing in Unison a Few Counts Apart
• Lesson 3 Directional Mirroring: Parallel Reflecting and Reverse Reflecting
• Lesson 4 Variation: Interweaving and Varying Patterns
• Lesson 5 Problem Solving: Creating a Movement Suite
• Glossary
• Bibliography
• Index
• About the Author