Creative Roadblock

I teach at both a private school and at the college level, between the two I have an enormous amount of choreography responsibilities. The choreography that I create is for a wide range of levels, from three-year-olds to modern pieces for the college company. Ten years ago my work was fresh and I felt like a creative genius . . . for a while. Stale is how I describe my work now, not that the audiences don’t appreciate it, but I know in my gut that it’s been status quo for a while.

I’m not interested in moving in the direction of hip-hop or trends, but I want to be with the times and I want to be creative. What do other teachers/choreographers do for choreography inspiration? What performances do they see or do they go to special choreography workshops? Is it the music that inspires them and then they work on the choreography or is it something else? Feedback on this topic would be excellent. Thanks—Deborah

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