ore ography ▁is ▁used ▁to ▁design ▁d ances ▁that ▁are ▁intended ▁to ▁be ▁performed ▁as ▁concert ▁dance . ▁ ▁The ▁art ▁of ▁ch ore ography ▁involves ▁the ▁specification ▁of ▁human ▁movement ▁and ▁form ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁space , ▁shape , ▁time ▁and ▁energy , ▁typically ▁within ▁an ▁emot ional ▁or ▁non - liter al ▁context . ▁Mov ement ▁language ▁is ▁taken ▁from ▁the ▁dance ▁techniques ▁of ▁bal let , ▁contemporary ▁dance , ▁jazz ▁dance , ▁hip ▁hop ▁dance , ▁folk ▁dance , ▁te ch no , ▁k ▁pop , ▁religious ▁dance , ▁ped est rian ▁movement , ▁or ▁combinations ▁of ▁these . ▁ ▁Te chni ques ▁ ▁D ances ▁are ▁designed ▁by ▁applying ▁one ▁or ▁both ▁of ▁these ▁fundamental ▁ch ore ographic ▁methods : ▁ ▁Im pro vis ation , ▁in ▁which ▁a ▁ch ore ograph er ▁provides ▁d anc ers ▁with ▁a ▁score ▁( i . e ., ▁generalized ▁direct ives ) ▁that ▁serves ▁as ▁gu idel ines ▁for ▁impro vised ▁movement ▁and ▁form . ▁For ▁example , ▁a ▁score ▁might ▁direct ▁one ▁dan cer ▁to ▁withdraw ▁from ▁another ▁dan cer , ▁who ▁in ▁turn ▁is ▁directed ▁to ▁avoid ▁the ▁withdraw al , ▁or ▁it ▁might ▁specify ▁a ▁sequence ▁of ▁movements ▁that ▁are ▁to ▁be ▁executed ▁in ▁an ▁impro vised ▁manner ▁over ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁a ▁musical ▁phrase , ▁as ▁in ▁contra ▁dance ▁ch ore ography . ▁Im pro vis ational ▁scores ▁typically ▁offer ▁wide ▁latitude ▁for ▁personal ▁interpretation ▁by ▁the ▁dan cer . ▁ ▁Pl anned ▁ch ore ography , ▁in