DAN 211 - Modern Dance 2 / Fall 2025

  Review   Choreutics  The Cube  Trace Forms Diagonal Movement Scales  Kinesphere Art Nouveau  Elements of Dance: Space (levels, directions, focus, pathways, size)   Breath patterning assists the coordination of the internal body that is vital in human movement. Functionally, every inhalation and exhalation is a complex event             I   Unit: Body Theme: Patterns of  Body Connectivity   II Introduction  Today we will review Laban's concept of body connectivity. | Fundamental patterns of total body connectivity was articulated by  Bartenieff. It is also useful to acknowledge Hackney's six Fundamental Patterns of Total Body Connectivity as demonstrated in the videos bellow: breath, naval radiation (core-distal), spinal (head-tail), homologous (upper-lower), homolateral (body half), and contralateral (diagonal) .    III Learning Objectives Understand the application of the c...

  Review   Choreutics  The Cube  Trace Forms Diagonal Movement Scales  Kinesphere Art Nouveau  Elements of Dance: Space (levels, directions, focus, pathways, size)                 Unit: Body Theme: Breath Connectivity   I Introduction  Today we will review Laban's concept of body movement. The body, one of the elements of dance.  In dance, the body is the mobile figure or shape, felt by the dancer, seen by others . The body is sometimes relatively still and sometimes changing as the dancer moves in place or travels through the dance area. Dancers may emphasize specific parts of their body in a dance phrase or use their whole body all at once.(1)    II Learning Objectives Understand the application of the concept "body" in dance and movement Explain how "body" relates to the concept of choreutics. Gain awareness of the possibilities that "body shapes" bring to the organization of move...

  Review   The Kinesphere / Trace Forms   Scale A   Scale B Trace Forms I Unit: The Cube Theme: Movement Scales & Art Nouveau   II Introduction  Today we will review Laban's concept of kinesphere. The kinesphere contains the cube. Then, we will explore Laban's concept of movement scales. Laban's Movement Scales are based on the regular structures of five concentric polyhedra . These structures fit into each other like a nest of tables, from small to large although they have different forms. They can be visualised as encasing the body, with the body's centre coinciding with the centre of each form.    III Learning Objectives Understand the application of the concept "trace forms." Explain how "trace forms" relate to the concept of choreutics. Gain awareness of the possibilities that "trace forms" bring to the organization of movement within the cube. Experience the harmonic qualities of dance and movement when integrated through di...

        Review   Space   Space: refers to the space through which the dancer's body moves ( general or personal space, level, size, direction, pathway, focus ). Time: is applied as both musical and dance elements (beat, tempo, speed, rhythm, sudden, slow, sustained). Directions Levels   Rudolf Laban   ( 15 December 1879 – 1 July 1958), was an Austro-Hungarian dance artist  and movement theorist . He is considered one of the pioneers of modern dance  in Europe as the "Founding Father of the Expressionist Dance" in Germany.  He is considered to be one of the most important figures in the history of dance. Today, we will discuss Laban's concept of choreutics by exploring directions, levels and space.   Being one of the founders of European Modern Dance, his work was extended through his most celebrated collaborators, Mary Wigman, Kurt Jooss and Sigurd Leeder.       Laban's Choreutics Laban links his modern stu...