ABSTRACT
This chapter explores the function of the motifs in dance composition. Logical development becomes apparent by virtue of repetition, climax, transition, contrast and variety in the dance. Repetition must be recognised as a main device in dance composition. It should be clear that repetition in dance exists in the form of development and variation of the movement material which is established within each motif. Contrast demands the introduction of new material either within the original motif during a repetition, or as a variation of the motif. Many people think that a dance should have only one climax, the rest of the material content supporting it. It depends upon the nature of the dance and the idea whether there is one climax or several climaxes or whether these are merely highlights without the especially noticeable features of a 'super' climax. Proportion and Balance are complementary elements of construction. The final shape that emerges when the dance is over is through unity.
