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12. May 2009 08:22
Movement, Dance, Color Guard, Basic movement, Beginner dance, body movements, dance skills, body training,
Writing Movement for your Color Guard
When writing movement for your color guard, think about where they are and what you can get them to achieve well. Writing movement for your color guard doesn't mean that they must look like ballerinas. Movement is simply a demonstration of skills with the body. Taking simple steps to the left or right is movement and can also be characterized into a piece of choreography. Using other simple things such as lunges and making shapes are other ways to increase vocabulary. A back bend is also a movement skill that has a very interesting shape to it. I imagine getting in and out of it would be something to consider. How would these things look on your team and would it characterize the show? Try to think about what things can your color guard already do well together. Thinking this way will allow room for mastering of skills.