Bruce
Movement &
Choreographic Style
Movement
Contemporary dancer and choreographer
Choreography is often lyrical and fluid in its use of energy
flow due to the influence of Classical Ballet.
Martha Graham technique is seen in such aspects as
contracted torso movements, flexed feet, a sense of weight,
interest in floor work, motif development and the use of
serious themes.
Bruce is trained in Tap, Folk, Ballet, Acrobatics,
Contemporary and Jazz (Acrobatics clear in Ghost Dances
and Tap clear in Swan Song).
Body work is typically open chested and Balletic. Peripheral
gestures and recognisable Ballet actions are used with a
free-flowing graceful sense of energy
He uses contraction in the body to highlight emotion;
actions which flow out from the centre; a weighty torso, with
floor work and flexed feet.
Bruce is very neat with his footwork by the influence of his
ballet background and uses intricate travelling patterns
which is something Graham wouldnt have done.
Choreographic