Significance and Possibility of E- Learning for Choreographic Skills in Contemporary Dance

Abstract

In this paper, we introduce a learn ing methodology for choreographic skills in contemporary dance using the “Body -part Motion Synthesis System (BMSS),” which actualizes “ana lytic-synthetic choreography.” The software allows students to select body- part motion clips of basic dance movements and compose a short dance motif, which is previewed using 3D animation. Experiments on learning choreographic skills with the software were conducted in order to evaluate its usability . Data were collected from 26 students using a questionnaire . From the results of the experiments, we verified that the software’s usability is acceptable and that our e-learning method for contemporary dance i s effective for learning choreographic skills.