I focused on participatory choreographic practice in contemporary dance and presented the connection between ‘post-choreography’ and ‘clumsy movement’. I shed light on the choreographic practice of the French choreographer Jérôme Bel, who is active in the fields of performing arts and contemporary art. The focus was on ‘Atelier danse et voix’ (Dance and Voice Workshop; 2014) and workshops held for local diverse participants in Brussels, Venice, and Munich, and ‘Gala’ (2015). The lecture aims to elucidate Bel’s creative method by exploring the relationship between the choreographer and the participants in a situation where the typical framework of actors has been expanded, and addresses the choreographic practices that represent post-choreography in the 2010s. It also investigates the means by which the participants’ clumsy movements ultimately dissolve the choreographer’s initiative. The focus of the case study is not so much the choreographic methodology itself, but the relationship between the method and the participants and the ways in which the choreographer cedes creative decisionmaking power to the participants. I applied the methods of investigating the interplay between autonomy and heteronomy previously explored in the context of the theatre and performance. In order to investigate Bel’s creative method, this paper made use of participant observation field notes taken during rehearsals. Additional data sources included Bel’s research materials, performance programmes, and interviews with the participants.