| Dance routines do not have to be complex to make. In | | | | No one can bestow you with the ideas that will have |
| fact far from that many of the best dance routines do | | | | audiences mesmerised, a choreographer can only |
| not take long at all to choreograph. | | | | pass on their tips or opinions. One thing that is useful |
| The reason it is usually done quickly is usually | | | | though is to watch other good choreographers in the |
| becomes the choreographer will become inspired and | | | | style of dance you do and see how they combine the |
| will just know what moves he or she wants to include | | | | moves together. |
| in the routine. They do not have to debate with | | | | Your choreography will reflect what you know, what |
| themselves because they will know what they want | | | | you like to do and also ideas you have that other |
| to do. | | | | people do not. As such you should not try to be |
| This is not always the case as some dance | | | | exactly like someone else though there is nothing |
| choreographers like to debate and change lots of | | | | wrong or unusual about being inspired by other |
| things as they go along. For many choreographers a | | | | dancers. |
| short 30 second routine can often be choreographed | | | | When you begin making routines start small and build |
| in 1 or 2 hours. | | | | into longer sequences as you become more confident. |
| So what should you do if you also want to make your | | | | So you can set yourself the task of coming up with a |
| own dance routines either for yourself or for other | | | | routine of two eights or 16 counts to begin with. |
| people to dance? The answer is simple, just start! | | | | At first don't worry about being original just get into the |
| Great advice I can hear you saying sarcastically. This | | | | feel of what it's like to combine different moves |
| is actually how most choreographers learn though | | | | together so you can see how the process works. |
| because unlike learning to dance in the first instance no | | | | Once you understand this, then you can start thinking |
| one can actually really teach you how to choreograph. | | | | about being original with what you do. |
