Go on a choreography journey with me! I’m going to blog along as I work on a choreography to “Andah Aleik” for my duo, io. Feel free to leave a comment with your process–I’m curious to know how people approach choreography. This is just “an” option and sometimes even I don’t follow these steps, depending on the project. I hope it will be useful to you, or if nothing else, vaguely amusing.
I’m interested to document this particular project because I’m envisioning a more collaborative effort as opposed to prescribing the entire choreography and applying it to somebody else, which is what I’ve usually done. This is a new approach for me!
Step 0: Research
TL;DR:
- Look up the lyrics of your chosen song, if applicable (even if you’re doing an instrumental version)
- Search around for the song in general (any history, famous renditions, etc). In the case of modern or pop songs, I would also look for music videos
- Watch how other dancers have treated the song
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