Hi Kat,
“"piece count" means the number of figures in the dance. “
It is actually a little more subtle than that. Back to Larry Jennings and
Zesty Contras again!
“Piece count: A measure of the difficulty of a sequence.” “The piece count is
an estimate of the number of dance fragments which an “average” dancer must
keep in mind to visualize the complete sequence. … a combination of basic
movements which occupies one 8-count or 16-count phrase may also count as just
one piece because it is familiar or has “obvious” flow. … the piece count is
both subjective and dependent on what is familiar in the … area.”
A good “story line” can also help a dance.
In Zesty Contras Larry gives his view of the piece count for
every one of the 500 dances, plus a selection of 20 letter codes that help to
characterise the dance.
Happy dancing,
John
John Sweeney, Dancer, England [email protected] 01233 625 362 & 07802 940
574
http://www.contrafusion.co.uk for Dancing in Kent
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