Writing about dance is the practice of witnessing. It invites us to slow down, observe carefully, and translate what we experience in the room into language that allows others to imagine the moment.
Writing About Dance
A Practical Framework for Documenting Movement
This resource is designed for artists, educators, students, and anyone looking to articulate what they see, feel, and experience in dance. Whether you’re writing reflections, program notes, grant language, or critical responses, this guide offers practical tools to support clarity, specificity, and depth.
What’s Inside
A step-by-step framework for observing and documenting movement
Guidance on writing with clarity, precision, and specificity
Prompts to support reflection on movement, sensation, and relationship
Tools for identifying action, context, and dynamics in dance
A glossary of language for describing movement, space, time, and tone
Who It’s For
Dancers and choreographers
Directors and movement practitioners
Educators and students
Writers, dramaturgs, and reviewers
Anyone seeking to better understand and articulate movement-based work