Some dance styles and choreographers lay particular emphasis on the individual dancer’s line. Others may focus more on the shape made by a series of movements. The stage space can be seen as a three- dimensional canvas, with movements into the air, onto and across the floor making space designs and adding variety and contrast. Space designs exist vertically and horizontally, and a good dance will explore all possibilities. As well as their linear aspects, vertical and horizontal planes in space can also have dramatic possibilities; movements reaching upwards, for example, may suggest aspiration, or those towards the floor weariness or resignation.