Dance choreography is an individualized practice that consists of constant exploration, openness, adaptation, revision, and reflection. Unlike other learned skills, being a great choreographer is not the result of a methodical system of tasks that produces the same product over and over. It takes years of trial and error, the cultivation of deep-rooted creative skills, and working through a mess to find the magic. So what’s an aspiring choreographer to do if there’s no real method to the madness? Where should you begin?