Benefits of Improvisation for Dancers
Dance improvisation is when a dancer will listen to music and perform movement to match it.
Improvisation must be performed without choreographing the movement beforehand, which makes it a uniquely creative form of dance.
It can be performed to any genre of music and in any style. It can be practised in the studio, at home and is performed as its own section in solo eisteddfods.
Read on for 5 benefits of dance improvisation:
- Builds creativity. As you challenge yourself to come up with movement on the spot, your ability to think innovatively can grow.
- Improves leadership skills. Leadership often involves thinking on your feet and sharpening your improvisation skills can assist with this. Additionally, feeling your skills improving helps you feel more confident in yourself.
- Helps you to learn your personal dance style. Sharpening your improvisation skills can give you clues to what movement patterns feel most natural to your own body.
- It is a building block to creating your own choreography. Improvisation helps you to discover new movements for yourself which you can later refine into choreography.
- Improves musicality. Improvisation forces you to listen to all the beats, rhythms and cadences in the music.
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