Choreographic devices

Question 1

motif

Answer 1

a movement phrase encapsulating an idea that is developed throughout the dance

Question 2

motif development

Answer 2

ways in which a movement phrase can be varied

Question 3

repetition

Answer 3

performing the same action or phrase again

Question 4

contrast

Answer 4

movements or shapes that have nothing in common

Question 5

highlights

Answer 5

important moments of a dance

Question 6

climax

Answer 6

the most significant moment of the dance

Question 7

manipulation of number

Answer 7

how the number of dancers in a group is used

Question 8

unison

Answer 8

two or more dancers performing the same movement at the same time

Question 9

canon

Answer 9

when the same movements overlap in time

Question 10

fragmentation

Answer 10

use of parts of a phrase or motif

Question 11

retrograde

Answer 11

reversing a movement phrase

Question 12

speed

Answer 12

changing the speed of a phrase or motif

Question 13

levels

Answer 13

changing the levels of a phrase or motif

Question 14

dynamics

Answer 14

changing the dynamics of a phrase or motif

Question 15

inversion

Answer 15

inverting a movement phrase meaning executing it as if looking in a mirror

Question 16

instrumentation

Answer 16

when a movement performed by one body part is performed on another body part

Question 17

direction

Answer 17

changing the direction you perform a movement or motif