16 Ways to Manipulate a Motif | Core Composition | HSC Dance

The 16 Ways to Manipulate a Motif is a fantastic tool to assist with the creation of movement manipulations based off your motif/s.

What are the 16 Ways to Manipulate a Motif?

1. Repetition

2. Retrograde

3. Inversion

4. Size

5. Tempo

6. Rhythm

7. Quality

8. Instrumentation

9. Force

10. Background

11. Staging

12. Embellishment

13. Levels

14. Additive

15. Fragmentation

16. Combination

How do you use The 16 Ways to Manipulate a Motif in order to create exciting and original movement in core composition to communicate a concept/intent?