BACKWARDS Flashcards
When the same movements overlap in time
Canon
Methods used to develop and vary material
Choreographic devices
The direction your body faces
Facing
Shapes or patterns created in space by dancers
Formations
Ways in which a movement phrase can be changed
Motif development
Designs traced in space (on the floor or in the air)
Pathways
The ways in which dancers interact; the connections between dancers
Relationships
The use of time or counts when matching movements to sound and/or other dancers
Timing
Links between dance phrases or sections
Transitions
Two or more dancers performing the same movement at the same time
Unison
turn, stillness, travel, jump, gesture
What are the 5 key movements in dance?
The qualities of movement (eg. slow, light, sharp)
Dynamics
Distance from the ground
Levels
How you use the space between you and another person
Spatial Relationship
How well you remember a series of steps in a sequence.
movement memory
