Contrast Contrast is vital to maintaining audience interest in dances. Movements can differ in actions, body, dynamic, space or relationship concepts. In grade one to grade five, students have had many experiences in contrasting their movements in their dance explorations and creations. Middle years students should continue to experiment with contrasting movements. Development Development refers to the unfolding of the dance, where each movement and choreographic idea logically grows out of the previous one.
Development creates continuity, helping the audience follow the intent of the dance.
However, if the development of a dance is too predictable, audiences will become bored. Repetition Repetition of movement phrases or parts of phrases is reassuring for an audience. Repetition permits an audience to see the movements in more detail, allowing them to become familiar with the movement vocabulary the choreographer is using. Repetition can also be used to give certain movements an added emphasis. When used effectively, repetition can help create unity by relating sections of a dance to each other.