Choreographic skills completely depend on your dance training and experience. There is no such school or institute that teaches us how to be a professional choreographer. However, regular practice and the application of some simple strategies will definitely help you in achieving a successful career in choreography.
Here are some simple strategic tips in order to improve your choreographic skills for a better presentation.
Choreography skills are a vast concept and are not achieved overnight. With regular practice and good research, you will get hands-on this skill. But if you are a beginner in choreography and don’t know where to start, These simple yet strategic tips will surely help you out.
Understand the need
This sounds really lame. But it is crucial to understand why and when you are going to choreograph a dance performance. It is always necessary to understand your choreographic niche and then implement it accordingly.
Here are some types of events that you can refer to start your choreographic project.
- For kids at annual events or dance competitions
- Sangeet or wedding performances
- films, television, advertisements
- dance videos on Youtube and Social media content
- dance dramas or concerts
- For special kids
If you are planning to start your Choreographic Career, I have written a separate article. Here’s the Link.
Music along with Rhythm
The music of any dance choreography is the backbone of a successful dance performance. So, you must understand what kind of music is used, If the dancer is a little versed theoretical part of music like Melody, Tempo, Rhythm etc, then it is the cherry on the cake. If not the choreographer must understand the mood of the song and “Raaga” i.e. melody.
Understanding music becomes easier to choreograph any dance performance.
Some songs are Rhythm oriented whereas some are lyrical or even Melody oriented. SO a choreographer must analyze which type of choreography fits the best.
Choreographic skills grow with Regular Practice
Riyaaz or daily practice of your dance training along with exercise is very crucial to improve your skills in choreography.
If you are a classical dancer, you will understand that every classical dance has an illustrated framework where choreography becomes very easy. Setting the rhythm into the basics of any dance style is not that difficult for any classical dance style.
So, If you are planning to become a choreographer but do not understand how the framework does, it is always better to understand the framework and basics.
Observe some successful choreographers and their styles
Every successful choreographer has their own uniqueness. So, in order to understand this, you must observe carefully their previous work. It gives you inspiration to improve your skills and also helps you to understand how their strategies work.
Their work varies based on their style and the need for the choreography. Some Choreographies are lyrical which is more like storytelling and some are Rhythm Oriented which does not have meaning but just enhances the beauty of the dancer and Song.
So, you must differentiate and analyze to improve your choreographic skills.
Biomechanics of Dance to Improve Choreographic Skills
Biomechanics of dance is nothing but a detailed analysis of dance steps or movements to reduce the risk of injury and improve performance. We are not going into much depth into this topic but only remember the aim to enhance performance.
Understand the song Influence
We all know that the world is full of diversity. Our culture and heritage change every single mile. So, to understand the song you should understand from which location the song is made. The language, the instruments used, any traditional art even the origin of artists will help you to understand what type of song is given. For example, For Punjabi beats you cannot give tap dance steps (exceptional case if it is a fusion dance). So, to know about the geographical and cultural influence of a particular song you must do some research and then choreograph the steps accordingly.
To sum up, this is just a drop from the ocean. But if you are planning to start your first project these above basic tips will help you to weave an aesthetic choreography and give a spectacular performance.
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