ABSTRACT
The process of composing a dance varies with each person who attempts it, and no one can set out rules or methods of progression which can be followed in order to achieve guaranteed success. The fact that the composer's imagination and intuition are active during the creation of a dance cannot be disputed. The dance composer cannot function without using imagination. The conscious recall of suitable movements for communication of liveliness occurs within the imagination of the composer. During or after this initial response to the music, and as a result of it, the composer may imagine a dance outcome. The outcome, whether an entire framework or only a small part, continues to guide the composer's movement response to the stimulus. Knowledge of principles of composition and acquaintance knowledge of form, style and meaning in dance may be kept at a voluntary conscious level, or it might be so ingrained that it functions at the involuntary sub-conscious level.
