We have developed an automatic composition system for contemporary dance by using 3D motion clips. Our goal is to develop some useful tools in dance education such as creation-support system for teachers and self-study system for students. Our approach is not creating natural connection but creating conceptual sequences using basic motions of contemporary dance. We present an experiment to assess whether sequences randomly selected would be appropriate for contemporary dance training and to determine some effective elements to integrate into the algorithm. As a result of the experiment, our proposed system was found to be useful and helpful for dance training.

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We developed an interactive system, "Web3D Dance Composer (WDC)," which allows users to create dance choreographies by using a dance motion data archive and simulate them with 3DCG animation. In this research, we conducted two evaluation experiments on the choreographic creation of contemporary dance to evaluate the capacity of the WDC as a dance creation support system. First, we conducted an experiment on choreographic creation for a professional choreographer and proved the usability of the system. Second, we conducted an experiment on training students to create choreography.The results of an evaluation by eight students confirmed that the WDC has the usability and potentiality for producing unpredictable movements and aiding in the learning of a new choreographic process. 1.