- STEP 1: Provide students with a short piece of choreography to view, such as The Room Where it Happens from Hamilton. You could also use a piece of abstract art like those of Jackson Pollock.
- STEP 2: Give the students a chance to view the choreography or art several times to become familiar with it.
- STEP 3: Then, ask students to choose one dancer in the piece or line on the artwork to follow. They should follow that one person or line the whole time, watching the way the line moves through space. For example in The Room Where it Happens, Burr is only moving in right angles and straight lines. In Pollock’s art, the line will move with curves and possibly cut off sharply. After following their chosen person or line, select another and do this step again. If needed, students can follow the person or line with their finger.
- STEP 4: Consider the qualities of the movement or line that you have followed. Is it fast or slow, thick or thin, sharp or smooth? What does this tell us about the whole work? Write down these observations and use them as points for discussion.
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