STRUCTURES FOR DANCE

A B Binary

A B C Ternary

A B C B A Arch

A B A C A D… Rondo

STRUCTURES FOR DANCE

Every dance we choreograph will be made up of different sections.

The structure is the order we put the sections of our dance in.

There are four basic structures that we can use when choreographing dances

STRUCTURES FOR DANCE

A B – BinaryThis Structure is very simple. There are two

sections.The two sections are different from each other.

STRUCTURES FOR DANCE

A B C – TernaryThis Structure is also simple. There are three

sections.The three sections are different from each

other.

STRUCTURES FOR DANCE

A B C B A – ArchIn this structure there are three sections. Section A is first, and is repeated at the end.Section B is the second section, and is also

repeated.Section C is the middle section. It is not

repeated, but is the climax (high point) of the dance.

STRUCTURES FOR DANCE

A B A C A D… - RondoIn this structure there is a section that is

always repeated (section A) possibly with developments.

In between this, there are different sections that provide a contrast to section A.

These can all be different, or some could be repeated, for emphasis.