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By Margery J. Turner

Dealing completely with advancements in smooth dance due to the fact 1951, this publication is for someone who needs to appreciate and event nonliteral dance: scholars and academics, dancers and critics.

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It is a series of interesting dances exploring relationships in a subtle and abstract form. The interwoven chain at the end of the first section is a particularly pleasing surprise. The work is unemotional, cool but not cold. Taylor himself is strong yet fluidly controlled. His body is capable of extraordinary, dynamic movement. He has an innate sense of comedy as strongly illustrated in Three Epitaphs. Although his humor is understated and subtle, he uses it inventively and often daringly. Taylor's company is a group of well-trained strong dancers.

The following categories of stimuli are suggested simply as starters. Auditory Stimuli Music: from various periods and styles ranging from polyphonic to contemporary; lyrical, ethnic, descriptive, electronic, percussive, and so on. NEW DANCE Approaches to Choreography 34 Words: Words may be explored for their meaning, sound, symbolic significance, or poetic value. Poetry: Poems may be responded to in terms of meter, mood or feeling, interpretation, imagery, or total impression. Sounds: The variety of sounds is endless in this electronic age.

15 In the twenty-two years that she has lived and danced in Illinois, Sybil Shearer, with the help of her stage. and lighting designer, Helen Morrison, has fostered an enthusiastic and constantly growing dance audience in the midwest-a pioneer achievement. Erick Hawkins Erick Hawkins's dance today is totally different from his earlier work during his years as a leading dancer with the Martha Graham company; his beginning efforts were simply dismissed by many reviewers as little more than pretentious.

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