The document discusses six different types of love - eros, agape, ludus, mania, pragma, and storge - defining each type and providing keywords to describe each type's relationship qualities, such as intensely passionate or playfully fun. Students are tasked with identifying these keywords for their own love type, using the keywords to choreograph a 1-minute dance duet without revealing their type, and having the audience guess their type based on the duet.

1. Relationships
Create a duet portraying your relationship with
your existing or hypothetical lover.

2. Which love/relationship
type are you?

3. Text
Lee JA (1973). Colours of love: an exploration of the ways of loving. New York: New Press.

4. Eros
Eros: marital love, passionate love, with sensual
desire and longing. The Modern Greek word
"erotas" means "Intimate Love". The term
erotic is derived from eros.

6. Akin to limerence, eros is literally the love of Beauty. It is a
highly sensual style of love. Erotic lovers choose their lovers
by intuition or "chemistry." They are more likely to say they
fell in love at first sight than those of other love styles.
Erotic lovers view marriage as an extended honeymoon, and
sex as the ultimate aesthetic experience. They tend to address
their lovers with pet names, such as "sweetheart" or "honey".
An erotic lover can be perceived as a hopeless romantic.
Those of other love styles may see erotic lovers as
unrealistic, or trapped in a fantasy.
The advantage of erotic love is the sentimentality of it. It is
very relaxing to the person doing it. The disadvantage is the
inevitableness of the decay in attraction, and the danger of
living in a fantasy world. In its extreme, eros can resemble
naïveté.

7. Identify all words from this definition which
could describe a movement, a movement
quality, a movement dynamic etc.

8. Akin to limerence, eros is literally the love of Beauty. It is a
highly sensual style of love. Erotic lovers choose their lovers
by intuition or "chemistry." They are more likely to say they
fell in love at first sight than those of other love styles.
Erotic lovers view marriage as an extended honeymoon, and
sex as the ultimate aesthetic experience. They tend to address
their lovers with pet names, such as "sweetheart" or "honey".
An erotic lover can be perceived as a hopeless romantic.
Those of other love styles may see erotic lovers as
unrealistic, or trapped in a fantasy.
The advantage of erotic love is the sentimentality of it. It is
very relaxing to the person doing it. The disadvantage is the
inevitableness of the decay in attraction, and the danger of
living in a fantasy world. In its extreme, eros can resemble
naïveté.

9. Agape
Agape is one of several Greek words translated into English as love, one which became particularly appropriated in Christian theology as the love
of God or Christ for mankind. Many have thought that this word represents divine, unconditional, self-sacrificing, active, volitional, and thoughtful
love.
Agape
Agape is one of several Greek words
translated into English as love, one which
became particularly appropriated in Christian
theology as the love of God or Christ for
mankind. Many have thought that this word
represents divine, unconditional, self-
sacrificing, active, volitional, and thoughtful
love.

11. Agapic love is self-sacrificing, all-encompassing love. Agapic
lovers are often spiritual or religious people. Agapic lovers
view their partners as blessings, and wish to take care of
them.
Agapic lovers will remain faithful to their partners to avoid
causing them pain, and will often wait patiently for their
partners after a break-up. Marriage and children are sacred
trusts, and sex is a gift between two people. Agapic love
believes itself to be unconditional, though lovers taking an
agapic stance to relationships risk suffering from inattention to
their own needs.
The advantage of agapic love is its generosity. A disadvantage
is that it can induce feelings of guilt or incompetence in a
partner. In its deviant form, agape becomes martyrdom.

12. Identify all words from this definition which
could describe a movement, a movement
quality, a movement dynamic etc.

13. Agapic love is self-sacrificing, all-encompassing love. Agapic
lovers are often spiritual or religious people. Agapic lovers
view their partners as blessings, and wish to take care of
them.
Agapic lovers will remain faithful to their partners to avoid
causing them pain, and will often wait patiently for their
partners after a break-up. Marriage and children are sacred
trusts, and sex is a gift between two people. Agapic love
believes itself to be unconditional, though lovers taking an
agapic stance to relationships risk suffering from inattention to
their own needs.
The advantage of agapic love is its generosity. A disadvantage
is that it can induce feelings of guilt or incompetence in a
partner. In its deviant form, agape becomes martyrdom.

14. Ludus
Ludic derives from Latin ludus, "play," and is an
adjective meaning "playful."

16. Ludic lovers are players. More interested in quantity than
quality of relationships, ludic lovers want to have as much fun
as possible. Ludic lovers choose their partners by playing the
field, and quickly recover from break-ups.
Ludic lovers tend to view marriage as a trap, and are the most
likely of the love styles to commit infidelity. They might view
children as a sign of fertility of the parent or of the masculinity
of the father. They regard sex as a conquest or a sport, and
they engage in relationships because they see them as a
challenge.
The disadvantage of this love style is the likelihood of
infidelity. In its extreme form, ludic love becomes promiscuity.

17. Identify all words from this definition which
could describe a movement, a movement
quality, a movement dynamic etc.

18. Ludic lovers are players. More interested in quantity than
quality of relationships, ludic lovers want to have as much fun
as possible. Ludic lovers choose their partners by playing the
field, and quickly recover from break-ups.
Ludic lovers tend to view marriage as a trap, and are the most
likely of the love styles to commit infidelity. They might view
children as a sign of fertility of the parent or of the masculinity
of the father. They regard sex as a conquest or a sport, and
they engage in relationships because they see them as a
challenge.
The disadvantage of this love style is the likelihood of
infidelity. In its extreme form, ludic love becomes promiscuity.

19. Mania
T h e wo r d d e r i ve s f ro m t h e G re e k
"μανία" (mania), "madness, frenzy" and that
from the verb "μαίνομαι" (mainomai), "to be
mad, to rage, to be furious".

21. Mania lovers are characterized as having extreme highs and
extreme lows. The manic lover loves intensely, and at the time
worries intensely about the loss of the love. For this, the manic
lover may experience fear that prevents them from enjoying
relationships. With little reason, they may also experience
extreme jealously. Manic love is obsessive; the manic lover has to
possess the beloved completely. In return, the manic lover
wishes to be possessed, to be loved intensely. They tend to feel
that their poor self esteem will only improve with intense love.
Their sense of self-worth comes from being loved, rather than
from inner satisfaction. Because love is so important, danger
signs in a relationship are often ignored; the manic lover believes
that if there is love, then nothing else matters.

22. Identify all words from this definition which
could describe a movement, a movement
quality, a movement dynamic etc.

23. Mania lovers are characterized as having extreme highs and
extreme lows. The manic lover loves intensely, and at the time
worries intensely about the loss of the love. For this, the manic
lover may experience fear that prevents them from enjoying
relationships. With little reason, they may also experience
extreme jealously. Manic love is obsessive; the manic lover has to
possess the beloved completely. In return, the manic lover
wishes to be possessed, to be loved intensely. They tend to feel
that their poor self esteem will only improve with intense love.
Their sense of self-worth comes from being loved, rather than
from inner satisfaction. Because love is so important, danger
signs in a relationship are often ignored; the manic lover believes
that if there is love, then nothing else matters.

24. Pragma
Pragma refers to the Greek word identified to
be the root of the word pragmatism.

26. Pragmatic lovers think rationally and realistically about their
expectations in a partner, and select them via comparison
shopping or shopping-list love. Pragmatic lovers want to find
value in their partners, and ultimately want to work with their
partner to reach a common goal.
Pragmatic lovers will avoid infidelity to avoid adverse
consequences, and carefully weigh the costs and rewards of a
relationship. Pragmatic lovers view sex as a reward or a means of
procreation, and view marriage and children as potential
liabilities and assets.
The advantage of pragmatic love is practicality and realism. The
disadvantage is un-demonstrativeness and lack of emotion.
Pragmatic love should not be considered as negative type of love
attitude. In collectivist culture where arranged marriage is
practised, pragmatic love is very common at the time of mate
selection (Chaudhuri, 2004). One must be culturally sensitive to
have an understanding regarding pragmatic love.

27. Identify all words from this definition which
could describe a movement, a movement
quality, a movement dynamic etc.

28. Pragmatic lovers think rationally and realistically about their
expectations in a partner, and select them via comparison
shopping or shopping-list love. Pragmatic lovers want to find
value in their partners, and ultimately want to work with their
partner to reach a common goal.
Pragmatic lovers will avoid infidelity to avoid adverse
consequences, and carefully weigh the costs and rewards of a
relationship. Pragmatic lovers view sex as a reward or a means of
procreation, and view marriage and children as potential
liabilities and assets.
The advantage of pragmatic love is practicality and realism. The
disadvantage is un-demonstrativeness and lack of emotion.
Pragmatic love should not be considered as negative type of love
attitude. In collectivist culture where arranged marriage is
practised, pragmatic love is very common at the time of mate
selection (Chaudhuri, 2004). One must be culturally sensitive to
have an understanding regarding pragmatic love.

29. Storge
Storge: familial love, the Greek word for
natural affection - such as the love of a parent
toward a child, "cherishing one's kindred,
especially parents or children". In social
psychology, storge is the form of love between
friends.

31. Storge: Peace and Slowness
Storge love lacks passion and intensity, Storgic lovers set out not
to find a love, but to find a compatiable relationship with
someone they already know and share common interests. Storge
love is gradual prossess of unfolding feelings and emotions. At
times the storge love can move so slowly it is hard to define
where relationship stands. Sex in storge love comes late, and
when it does it usually assumes no great importance.

32. Identify all words from this definition which
could describe a movement, a movement
quality, a movement dynamic etc.

33. Storge: Peace and Slowness
Storge love lacks passion and intensity, Storgic lovers set out not
to find a love, but to find a compatiable relationship with
someone they already know and share common interests. Storge
love is a gradual process of unfolding feelings and emotions. At
times the storge love can move so slowly it is hard to define
where relationship stands. Sex in storge love comes late, and
when it does it usually assumes no great importance.

34. Task: Create a duet por traying your
relationship with your existing or hypothetical
lover.

35. 1. Complete the “love type” test and find out which type
you are.
2. Find a partner of your “love type”.
3. Identify all words from your “love type” definition
which could describe a movement, a movement quality, a
movement dynamic etc.

36. 3. Use these words to generate dance material for a
1min duet.You are not allowed to share your “love type”
with anyone else apart from your dance partner!
4. Complete your choreography during your Monday/
Thursday session. You may consider using any of the
following: music, costume, lights, props etc.
5. Present your duet during the next session.
If your audience can guess your love type from your
performance you will have completed this task successfully!

37. Next week: Find a dance duet on youtube that
you like and share it during next week’s
session.