"separated" in SL than choreography in the real world. The avatar(s) movements - - as in their route, or "Path," need to be determined; and then their Dance Moves - - Animations - - must be coordinated to the route(s).
HT - Do you need to know a lot about choreography? KM - I wouldn’t say a lot, but it makes it easier.
Again, the decisions on how many dancers to use, to have them synced together or not - - is all part of the creative process.
HT - How long do you go from idea to performance? I assume multiple rehearsals to make sure it all works out right. Plus the rehearsal location before it hits the actual stage.
RQ - Personally, it's that vision I spoke of before. When I listen to the song, what do I see the dancers doing? If I have more than one dancer in a set, I often have a period of time when we dance in sync and when we do our own thing. Sometimes, I might see us all in sync for the whole dance but the movers allow us to move around the stage, so it may not look like the same dance.
PC - Well, in my case there are ideas I've carried around since I was attending the University of Oklahoma School of Fine Arts (a long time ago). Generally, it usually takes about a week (very general observation) from concept to rehearsal-ready event. A recent work of mine took from mid-January to very late April to complete. Of those I've done, it’s one of my favorites, yet at the same time, it’s very flawed.