CLIMAX IN DANCE
What is it?
Why is it important?
Can I give examples of it from set works?
WHAT IS CLIMAX?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDDeXnwa1Bs
“The most important or significant moment of the dance, which
usually happens near the end”
“the portion of the composition given primary emphasis or
representing culmination; the most intense or highest point in the
development or resolution of choreography.
H OW C A N A C L I M A X B E
C R E AT E D ?
A build up in intensity of:
♥ Actions
♥ Dynamics
♥ Content
HIGHLIGHTS
♥ Important moments (there can be more than one)
♥ Drawing the audience attention to specific movements, held
positions or phrases within the dance.
♥ The bits that the audience will remember the most.
♥ Create by a build up of dynamics.
EXAMPLES
♥ Where is the climax in the nutcracker? Is there more than one?
♥ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyJh15G62xk&NR=1&feature=fvwp
PLANNING A CLIMAX
♥ In your two groups you must plan for a climax within your dance.
♥ This may be hard to do if you haven’t properly planned your dance
on paper.
EXAM QUESTIONS
♥ Describe what a climax is and give an example from the nutcracker
(3 marks)
♥ Explain the importance of a climax in a dance piece? (2 marks)