Choreography of Rhythm

After researching and finding the YouTube video Rhythm choreographed by Tom Richardson, a group of us and Rose choreographed a company dance for the meeting scene.
I showed them the routine, and we decided to stick with the same song as it had a good beat to it, it was from that time period, yet seems to have a sort of modern feel. From improvising to the song, it gave the right atmosphere we were looking for, light hearted, exciting, lively.
From improvising, we chose moves that we liked and were simple to teach and learn by people who had never danced before. Repetition was something we included a lot, as it keeps a dance easy to remember, but also it's sometimes nice to watch moves twice to get to appreciate them and enjoy them for longer. We came up with a short routine, and tried it in partners, dancing opposite/around each other. Even though it was exactly the same routine repeated in pairs, it gave another dynamic and again gave us a simple yet effective routine.
We tried a few lifts, the rock and roll lift, shut the box, cartwheel, twist etc, and picked what we liked. Rose also taught us an arm motif that is performed in pairs which we added to the end.
After teaching the whole company, it had a cheeky, playful mood that everyone really enjoyed performing. Visually, it looks great, and the cheekiness in pairs allows for fun character improvisation with the actors, so it isn't just a dance. As well as this, it isn't too long, so the audience get a jam packed routine, and we end it where perhaps they would want to see another section, so it leaves them on the edge of their seat, wanting more so their really watching, where sometimes a long routine can be appreciated for the first half before people sit back and sort of switch off.
This routine is pretty much finished in terms of choreography, so it'll be banked until it needs to be polished and placing's sorted etc.
I loved teaching it, and creating a dance for people who had never danced before was good practice of choreographing for the group you are with, basing it on the group ability so it accompanies everyone.