Collaborative choreography.

The choreographers This is a list of choreographers A

Paula Abdul
Alvin Ailey
Richard Alston
Robert Alton
Gerald Arpino
Frederick Ashton
Fred Astaire
Lea Anderson

Jean Babilée
George Balanchine

who spoke about their work ill "Minds in Motion" (April) described the role their dancers play in the creation of their choreography. Though there were variations in the process, it was clear that, for all of them, their dancers are integral to tire dance making. I would say the same of my work. The dancers' participation is far greater than just bringing their technical expertise. They create movement through structured improvisation or problem solving problem solving

Process involved in finding a solution to a problem. Many animals routinely solve problems of locomotion, food finding, and shelter through trial and error. , profoundly affecting my vision and process. So where is the line between the choreographer cho·re·o·graph
v. cho·re·o·graphed, cho·re·o·graph·ing, cho·re·o·graphs

v.tr.
1. To create the choreography of: choreograph a ballet.

2. and the dancer in this collaboration? I would love to see an article interviewing dancers on this question.

Risa Jaroslow

New York New York, state, United States
New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , NY

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Title Annotation:	Letters
Author:	Jaroslow, Risa
Publication:	Dance Magazine
Article Type:	Letter to the editor
Date:	Aug 1, 2007
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