Organizer #5: Responding to the Dance Performance
1. First Impressions
What are your first thoughts about the dance choreographed by Mark Morris? List the first words that come to mind.
2. Description
List the words and phrases that describe what you see or hear, as if you were making an inventory list. Do not give your personal opinions here. (Example: colorful costumes, smooth movements, shadowing, etc.)
3. Analysis
What has (have) the artist(s) done to achieve the effects you described above? How have the various elements and principles been used? Use the dance vocabulary and the Elements of Movement you learned about earlier.