Choreogenetics: the Generation of Choreographic Variants 
Through Genetic Mutations and Selection

Francois-Joseph Lapointe

In this paper, a genetic algorithm is introduced to generate 
variants of a choreographic sequence, which are then selected 
using different criteria. The mutation phase of the algorithm 
applies six types of mutations on single sequences, as well as 
four types of mutations on multiple sequences. Six different 
selection criteria are also distinguishable to assess the fitness 
of the sequences. An application of Choreogenetics is presented to 
illustrate the performance of the method for the generation of an 
aesthetic choreography.