Journey through dance technique, improvisation, choreography, performance / [videorecording] : Journey through dance with Gay Cheney Gay Cheney ; Dance Horizons Video ; produced in cooperation with the University of North Carolina Learning Resources Center ; produced by Tim Barkley. - South Fremantle, Western Australia : Contemporary Arts Media, 2001. - 1 videodisc (73 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

"Contemporary arts media educating imagination"--Container. Originally produced 1994.

Preparation -- Improvisation -- Choreography -- Performance.

Original music and accompaniment for classes, Frank Vulpi ; videography, Gene Stewart. Original music and accompaniment for classes, Frank Vulpi ; videography, Gene Stewart.

Speaker: Gay Cheney. Danced by students from Northern and Riverside High Schools in Durham, N.C. ; teacher, Rene Barnes [Benton in end credits]. Danced by students from Carolina Friends School, Durham, N.C. ; teacher, Annie Dwyer. Danced by students from the Dance Dept., University of North Carolina at Greensboro ; instructors, Jack Arnold, Barbara Michaelson. Danced by the Gamble/Van Dyke Dance Company, in residence at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro ; director/choreographer, Jan Van Dyke. Soloists, Katie Faulkner, Kelly Swindell.

Exploration of the basic components of dance and their application in modern dance technique classes, improvisation, choreography and performance. Geared to the student who is interested in studying dance, the video depicts the range and variety of movements taught in typical dance classes, different approaches to improvisation, and the interaction of teachers and students in creating new choreography.


DVD, PAL.


Dance--Study and teaching.
Improvisation in dance.
Choreography--Study and teaching.
Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Dance in motion pictures, television, etc.

792.8071 / JOU 2001