Description

Dance Phrases II – Variations by June Olsson (with 2 Count books)

Dance Phrases II – Variations links one or more musical sections together as either Add-Ons, Extensions, or Variations.

• An Add-On takes a musical Section and adds a new Section of music to the end of the first Section thereby allowing new material to be added at a later date to a learned combination. An example is an original 8888 combination repeating 4 times and then adding an additional 88 combination repeating 4 times.
• An Extension adds material to the middle of a phrase group so phrases can be added to a learned combination to make it longer before repeating on a second or third side.  An example is an 88 4 combination becoming an 884-88 combination and then repeats.
• A Variations uses similar music but the counts are altered.  An example is a 3336 combination repeating.  A second combination with similar music becomes a 3335 combination.  Helping student to count.

There are even and uneven phrases for floor work, Across the floor, plies, etc.  Instrumentation includes piano, strings, clarinet , bells and percussion.

Count books detail lengths and tempos.

CONTENTS:

CD Three

Track	Title	Combination	Meter	Phrase	Length	DEMO
1.	Opening A*	General Opening / Bounces	4/4	4444/4444/44444 4444/4444/44444 8.444 / 8.4444	3:23
2.	Opening B* (Add-On)	Opening Combination / Bounces	4/4	4444/4444/44444 4444/4444/44444 8.444 / 8.4444 + 4444/4444/ 4444/4444	4:28
3.	Quarter Turns	Quarter Turn Combination	3/4	6666.9999.1	3:01
4.	Toe Touches	Abdominals Tendu / feet	4/4	8888.8	2:36
5.	Extensions A*	Back Leg Extensions / Warm-up / General Combination	4/4	8888.4	2:33
6.	Extensions B* (Extended)	Extensions / Warm-up / General Combination	4/4	8888.8888.4	4:40
7.	Tassle Turn A*	General Combination / Rond de Jambes	3/4 + 2/4	3333.2222.33	1:59
8.	Tassle Turn B* (Extended)	General Combination / Rond de Jambes	3/4 + 2/4	3333.2222.33 2222.33	2:54
9.	3333 2222* (Variation)	Center Floor / Across the Floor	3/4 + 2/4	3333.2222	1:57
10.	Tendu 8*	Tendu Combination	4/4	888	2:56
11.	Tendu 888.88* (Extended)	Tendu Combination	4/4	888.88	4:16
12.	Floor Swings A*	Leg Swing Combination	4/4	88.4	1:39
13.	Floor Swings B* (Extended)	Leg Swing Combination	4/4	888	1:54
14.	Carnival A*	Center Jumps	2/4	88	1:27
15	Carnival B* (Extended)	Center Jumps	2/4	88.8.10	1:30
16.	Plies	Plie Combination (changing phrase lengths)	4/4	888.888 / 8882.8882 / 8884 / 8888	2:52
17.	Waltz Battements A*	Battements / Across the Floor	3/4	86	1:55
18.	Waltz Battements B* (Extended)	Battements / Across the Floor	3/4	868	1:58
19.	Folk Vamp 1*	Across the Floor	4/4	8888	2:08
20.	Folk Vamp 2* (Extended)	Across the Floor	4/4	8888/8888	4:01
21.	Folk Vamp 3* (Extended)	Across the Floor	4/4	8888/8888/ 10.10.10.10 / 8	3:27
22.	6665 in Three’s	Center Combination / Across the Floor / Cool Down	3/4	6665	2:12

CONTENTS:
CD Four

Track	Title	Combination	Meter	Phrase	Length	DEMO
1.	882	Opening / Bounces	2/4	882 or 88.88.4	3:04
2.	77	General Opening	7/2	7777	2:23
3.	Arms 1	Center Combination / Tendus	4/4	4444.88	2:24
4.	Abdominals	Abdominals / Rond de Jambes	4/4	8888	1:21
5.	Hip Flexors	Center Floor Work/ Frappes	4/4	8888.88	1:46
6.	888	General Combination / Bounces	slow 2/4	888	2:50
7.	8 Sixes	General Combination / Leg Swings	2/4	6666 staccato 6666 Legato	2:17
8.	16 Three’s	General Combination	3/4	3333.4	2:29
9.	3336*	Across the Floor	3/4	333.6	2:08
10.	3335*(Variations)	Across the Floor	3/4 + 5/4	333.5	2:00
11.	3334* (Variation)	Across the Floor	3/4 + 4/4	333.4	1:51
12.	335*	Across the Floor	3/4 + 5/4	33.5	2:11
13.	335 . 3354* (Extended)	Across the Floor	3/4 + 5/4	33.5 / 33.5.4	2:02
14.	43-34	Across the Floor	7/4	4-3. 3-4	2:11
15.	5555 Accellerando	Center Combination	5/4	5555	3:02
16.	Combo 1A*	Across the Floor	3/4	8.44	2:30
17.	Combo 1B* (Extended)	Across the Floor	3/4	8.44.44.43.4	3:15
18.	1,2 Turn	Turn Combination / Across the Floor	in 3	66	1:59
19.	Backturn 6*	Across the Floor	in 3	66	2:03
20.	Backturn 7* (Variation)	Across the Floor	3-4	3-4	2:08
21.	10 Three’s	Across the Floor	3/4	10 / 8+2	2:38
22.	Slo 888	Across the Floor / Center Combination	4/4 with triplets	888	2:54
23.	Short Waltz	Across the Floor	3/4	8	2:28
24.	Walks	Across the Floor	4/4	88.88.88.8	3:32
25.	Melancoly	Across the Floor or Center Combination	Slo 3/4	8	2:08
26.	44332	Across the Floor / Prances	4/4	8.332	2:06

Sample Countbook page

Play this excerpt Quarter Turns from DANCE PHRASES CD3 – Variations and follow along with the counts on the sample page.

   The music begins with an introduction, 4 measures of three beats, counted 123,223,323,423.  

   The first phrase is 6 measures long (123,223,323,423,523,623).
The phrase is organized as 4 measures followed by 2 measures (123,223,323,423 – 523,623).
This 6 measure phrase repeats 4 times. The end of this section is marked by the // lines on the count book page.

The second section is a 9 measure phrase in 3. ( 123,223,323 . 423,523,623 . 723,823,923. ).  This phrase of 9 repeats twice in the excerpt. (The whole song is longer – this excerpt fades out)

The entire exercise would then repeat again, as indicated by 2 Reps after Basic Combo on the heading.

Advanced students can dance combinations with rhythms following the phrases but working against the accent pattern.  

For example, in section 1, instead of dancing to 123,223,323,423 – 523,623 as is; the danced phrase could be 123,223,323 – 423,523,623, with a strong accent on the 4th measure instead of the 5th measure as accented in the music.  The dance combination could have accents on unaccented measures of the music.
A more difficult example might be applied in section 2 by showing a dance phrase of 123,223 – 323,423 – 523,623 – 723,823,923 against the music.  In this example, the dance combination would show accents every 2 measures, going against the flow of the music which is showing an accent every 3 measures.  They would then come together for the last 3 measures of each group.  

These techniques can be applied to all the selections in DANCE PHRASES & DANCE PHRASES II – Variations series and can help students to develop rhythmic independence.

DANCE PHRASES II _ VARIATIONS  – 2 CD set

More Dance Phrases:
Dance Phrases (2 CD Set)
Dance Phrases CD 1
Dance Phrases CD 2
Dance Phrases CD 3
Dance Phrases CD 4
Piano Music for the Modern Dance Class Vol 1
Piano Music for the Modern Dance Class Vol 2