ContentsINTRODUCTION ‘THE G.E.M.’5FORM GENERAL12FORM HAS INDIRECT INFLUENCE ON YOUR BODY21THE DANCER INFLUENCES THE FORM26DEFINED FORMS AND FREE FORMS27SINGULAR AND COMPOSED FORMS28HORIZONTAL, VERTICAL AND DIAGONAL LINES32THE LINES OF THE BODY34GEOMETRIC AND ORGANIC FORMS35SYMMETRICAL AND ASYMMETRICAL41STARTING FORM, INTERMEDIATE FORM AND END FORM45FORM SUMMARY51EXPRESSION GENERAL ALGEMEEN52EMOTIONS AS A HUMAN BEING55EMOTIONS AND FACIAL EXPRESSIONS57EMOTION IN DANCE60SMILING WHILE DANCING61FOCUS61WHAT ARE FEELINGS?68BODY LANGUAGE70THE ATTITUDE OF THE DANCER71YOUR EYES ARE YOUR BEST TEACHER74SYMMETRICAL AND ASYMMETRICAL POSTURE76GESTURES77BREATHING78USE OF DYNAMIC79COMMUNICATION80EXPRESSION SUMMARY81DYNAMIC GENERAL82QUALITY IN DANCE83THE PERCEPTION OF TIME86ENERGY89TONUS (MUSCLE TENSION)91FLEXIBILITY IN DANCERS94DYNAMIC QUALITIES (DQ)96WORDS AND MOVEMENTS100SINGULAR/COMPOSED DYNAMIC101SINGULAR DQ102COMPOSED DQ TURNING114COMPOSED DQ JUMPING118DYNAMIC CONTRAST (DC)121GEOMETRIC AND ORGANIC DYNAMIC123FLOOR PATHWAYS AND AIR PATHWAYS124THE VITRUVIAN MAN127ACTION LINES134DYNAMIC SUMMARY135PERSONALITY GENERAL136DANCE EXPERIENCE139EVENT AND PERSONALITY140INSTINCT / INTUITION144BODY-SUBJECT145CONSCIOUSNESS146TECHNIQUE147A SIMULATION151 PERSONALITY SUMMARY152CHOICE155WHO FORMS YOU INTO A DANCER?157FOLLOWER/CREATOR161THE PLAYBOOK OF A DANCE PERFORMANCE163IDEA/CONCEPT OF THE DANCE165DESIGN OF CLOTHING172CHOICE OF MUSIC FOR THE CHOREOGRAPHY177EXTERNAL FACTORS FOR THE PERFORMANCE179CHOREOGRAPHY F.E.D.183PLAYBOOK CHECKLIST185TIMELINE PLAYBOOK186SURVEY OF THE DANCE187GROUP CONFIGURATIONS188GROUP COMPOSITION192ARRANGEMENT OF THE GROUP193DISTRIBUTION OF THE GROUP194DESIGN OF A GROUP198ORDERLY OR DISORDERLY COMPOSITION201CANON/DOMINO203LIFT204PYRAMID205PATHWAYS OF GROUPS206GROUP PATHS AND TECHNOLOGY207GROUP DYNAMIC208G.E.M. - SUMMARY209ISOLATING BODY PARTS213BIBLIOGRAPHY224THE DANCE227THE DANCER228THE STORY OF ‘THE G.E.M.’229In reading this book, you will learn a new language of dance. Awareness of your own movements and how these movements are represented in space and time.I dedicate this book to all the dancers who have crossed my path in life. Thanks to them, I have been able to grow as a human being and choreographer*. I wish all dancers who will read this book many new discoveries about dance, movement and their consciousness**. The purpose of this book is to recognize dance in its essence, to understand it and to shape it freely according to one's own insights. To look at dance in a different way is an art..Every dance form has a basis in form, emotion and movement. This basis creates the dance performed by the dancer. In this book I will go deeper into the aspects of Form, Expression and Dynamic. Instinct, consciousness and choice will also be discussed. The main topics and subcategories proceed in a logical structure and expand in various directions, eventually merging into one message. My many years of experience as a dancer, coach, adjudicator and choreographer, but also as a human being, have encouraged me to create something that encompasses almost everything that has to do with dance, movement in general, and becoming aware of this. This book is intended for everyone who is involved with dance in any form whatsoever and/or for the study of dance in all its facets. An advantage is that the chapters can be read and studied in any order. Whoever is interested in the structure of Form, Expression, Dynamic, Personality and the choices therein, will discover a lot of information which may already be present but is not yet used so consciously.The G.E.M. Method is a holistic approach, created and developed by Ton Greten. GEM stands for Greten Equation* Movement. It is based on the relationship of three fundamental variables. This method reflects the personality through the execution of Form, Expression and Dynamic.Personality = Form + Expression +Dynamic; P = F + E + D. (F.E.D.)