Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Introduction to Improvisation

Chapter 2. Warm-Up Improvisations

Chapter 3. Creating Movement Material

Chapter 4. Movement Improvisations

Chapter 5. Exploring Contact Improvisation

Chapter 6. Developing Improvisations

About the Author

Justine Reeve is a veteran dance teacher, having earned her BA (honors) in dance and related arts and a postgraduate diploma in dance and collaborative arts from the University of Chichester in West Sussex, England, and a postgraduate certificate in education (PGCE). She is the artistic director of the West Sussex Youth Dance Company, an A-level dance examiner, and a standards verifier for BTEC firsts and national diploma in dance.

Ms. Reeve has written units for the BTEC syllabus for 2007 and 2010 specifications and has delivered continued professional development courses for key stage 4 and 5 teachers of dance curriculum in the UK. She is also a visiting lecturer at the University of Chichester for undergraduate and master's students in education.

She has been the director of dance at the BRIT School, a dance animateur with Rambert Dance Company, and a choreographer with her own company, the Puppik Dance Company. She enjoys visiting the theatre, reading, and raising her young family.