Dance Choreography Notation

[Cedes]

I was wondering if there were any good links or otherwise to help me with my dance choreography notation in my book for our upcoming production of "Ragtime." Does anyone know of any good sources? Or maybe have a good system themselves they would be willing to graciously share? Thanks!

[Celeste_SM]

I don't take full choreography notes/blocking. The dance captain and choreographer have them, and I just capture key elements, such as the order that people come in, and where they're standing at key moments. When I am taking dance notes, I use blank paper and write out the counts on one line with the choreography underneath it. Ragtime really doesn't have much dance in it. The prolouge is crazy busy with movement and the Getting Ready Rag is real dance, but the rest is mostly just musical staging.

I wish I had great tips but I think what I do is a very personal solution that works well for me, but isn't very transferable.

[sievep]

Check out this thread:

http://smnetwork.org/forum/index.php/topic,2581.0.html

and don't forget, you can use the search feature on the main page to see if your question has been asked before.

[Cedes]

Thank you both.