Coming soon. Teaching Dance Improvisation: A Beginner's Guide

Contents

• Acknowledgements
• Introduction
• Chapter 1What is Improvisation?
• Chapter 2The 10 Rules of Improvisation; Plus 1
• Chapter 3Rule #1 - There is No Right or Wrong…but Sometimes There is a Better Choice
• Chapter 4 Rule #2 - Follow Your Impulse
• Chapter 5 Rule #3 – Start with What You Know
• Chapter 6Rule #4 - When in Doubt, Go Back to the Beginning
• Chapter 7Rule # 5 - The Moment You Check Out, Someone Gets Hurt
• Chapter 8Rule #6 - It Takes a Village to Raise an Improvisation
• Chapter 9Rule #7 - The Hardest Part Isn’t Knowing When to Start; It’s Knowing How to Start
• Chapter 10Rule #8 - Everything You Need Exists in the World around You
• Chapter 11Rule #9 - Continual Movement In and of Itself is not Necessarily Improvisation
• Chapter 12Rule #10 - Be Wary of the Black Hole
• Chapter 13Plus 1 – Repetition is Comfort Food
• Chapter 14Additional Considerations and Concluding Thoughts
• Chapter 15Sample Class Curriculums
• Index