Style Analysis

Dance

Dance is a performance art form consisting of purposefully selected sequences of human movement. This movement has aesthetic and symbolic value, and is acknowledged as dance by performers and observers within a particular culture. Dance can be categorized and described by its choreography, by its repertoire of movements, or by its historical period or place of origin.

Structure

A B                                Binary

A B C                            Ternary

A B C B A                      Arch

A B A C A D…               Rondo

Rhythm

Rhythm means repetitive pattern in sounds. Recognizing it and reflecting it in your dancing means dancing to the rhythm of music, or simply dancing to music. 

Rhythm: in dance, this word has the same meaning as in music. Though, it is used to refer to different things. When choreographers say to dancers “stick to the rhythm”, they are usually talking about the tempo, which is the speed at which the beat is counted. The rhythm can also be the particular form of gathering the beat, together with a certain character or dynamic that give name to a type of dance (for example the waltz, the march, etc.). In the widest sense, the rhythm is the way in which the temporal factor of movement is organized, including beat, tempo, measure, accents and dynamics. When talking about movement dramaturgy, rhythm is also used to refer to the effect produced in a choreographic piece by the combination or arrangement of formal elements, as length of scenes, intensity, timing, or recurrent themes, to create movement, tension, emotional value and progression in the development of the dance.

Tempo

Tempo: (or bpm: beats per minute) this is a word borrowed from musical language, but it is used in dance with the same meaning. It expresses the frequency of the beat of any rhythmic pattern, in numbers. For example Tempo= 60 or Tempo = 120. This means that there are 60 or 120 beats in a minute respectively (the higher the number, the fastest the tempo). Tempo is measured by a tool called metronome.

Duration

What is the average length of your recital dances?

Percent	Votes	Options
0%	0	Less than 1 minute
16%	9	1-2 minutes
72%	42	2-3 minutes
7%	4	3-4 minutes
3%	2	4-5 minutes
2%	1	5-6 minutes
0%	0	6-7 minutes
0%	0	7-8 minutes
0%	0	8-9 minutes
0%	0	Over 9 minutes

Instrumentation

Full Definition of instrumentation. 1 : the arrangement or composition of music for instruments especially for a band or orchestra. 2 : the use or application of instruments (as for observation, measurement, or control) 3 : instruments for a particular purpose; also : a selection or arrangement of instruments.

Texture

The combination of instruments and / or voices.

Melody

1.       Learn an Instrument

2.       Listen & Learn

3.       Bring the Bass

4.       Progressions

5.       Variety Is the Spice of Life

Harmony 

The combination of different musical notes played or sung at the same time to produce a pleasing sound.

A pleasing combination or arrangement of different things.