Objective: To all have written questions and search terms to bring to our library visit this Friday.

Order of the day: Group Brain Storming Technique Class Short Video of Mr. Rockland’s

choreography where he will share some of the research process and also connect to choreography elements explored in your last class.

Suggestions for library visit.

IDEAS?%^$#@

FOR YOUR RESEARCH PROJECT:

1) Bring note book & pencil2) Bring thumb drive. 3) Start Bibliography/Works Cited page for your final project.

Choreographers Is my dance postural, gestural, loco-motor? What details make the accent/timing specific and

how will I teach this? Are there clothing/costume/fashion aspects that

change/changed how this step is/was performed? Who first came up with this step, when, where

and why?

Musicologist Who were/was the composer(s) most

associated with this step/dance? Who were/was the musician(s) most

associated with this step/dance? What was life like for the composer(s)

and musicians related to this work? Who employed, or how did the musical

talent make a living?

Fashion Historian What aspects of fashion influenced or

restricted the movement of this step/dance?

What aspects of fashion were different for men and for women who performed this dance/step?

Was the fashion the same for this dance regardless of where it was performed and by whom?

Cultural Historian What was the political climate surrounding

the creation of this dance? Were there any societal aspects that

influenced who danced and where dances were performed?

Were there any international influences other than the country of origin?

Were there any important economic or scientific developments at the time this dance came to be?