Functional Dysfunction

I’m not sure that I’m comfortable yet posting full choreography ideas to my blog yet, but since this was quickly written down on my iPhone while eating lunch and only serves as a reminder, I think I can post it. It’s a quick bit that is meant for throwing at a group of dancers (6+ preferably) in a 1 hour span that will cover a 2:30 minute long song. It has two movement phrases and the rest is structure, but overall it should look very impressive if it can be done in the time limit. Hopefully I’ll get to use it for my composition class later in the semester.

Part 1 — Group of dancers, at least two, circling the center of the stage in opposite directions (clockwise & counter-clockwise). Movement style move similar to flocking rather than a specific shape, think whirlpool.

Part 2 — A second group of dancers, at least 4, walk SLOWLY (1 large step per measure) to the center to form a square or grid pattern. This should take 8 complete measures with the 8th one allowing some break of the pattern in order to set up at individual spots.

Part 3 — Group #1 flocks off the stage to separate corners. Group #2 performs grid-based choreography for 3 measures, ending in a gathered group upstage.

Part 4 — During the 4th measure (distinct section of music) Group #1 flocks back in and joins the gathered group, then they all head back to center and set up in another grid.

Part 5 — First half of new group, containing most members of Group #2, perform grid choreography 1. Other new group containing mostly dancers from Group #1 performs new choreography 2. These movements are meant to link.

Part 6 — These movements continue as the song fades out…