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Locomotion

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Is a movement travelling from place A to place B on any level plane or at any manner.
Eg:run, run jete

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Gesture

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Is a natural communicating movement.

Eg:wave, point, wink, clap smile, cry

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Elevation

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Is movement from one (a low) level plane to another (a higher) level plane.

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Falling

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Is movement from one (a high) level plane to another (a lower) level plane.

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Turning

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Is rotating the whole body or an isolated part of the body.

Eg:turning your wrists or ankles, pirouette.

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Stillness

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Stillness or pauses between actions and movements.

Eg:step and pauses.

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How many physical and technical skills are there?

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Eight

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What are the physical and technical skills?

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Alignment
Balance
Coordination
Control
Flexibility
Strength
Stamina
Transference of Weight
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What are the elements of movement?

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Time
Space
Energy

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What is under Time in the Elements Of movement?

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Duration
Pulse
Rhythm
Speed
Accent
Stillness or pauses
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What is duration?

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Duration is the length of time expended (used) during the movement or phrase. Movements are often referred to as LONG or SHORT.

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What is pulse?

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Pulse is the underlying continuous beat.

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What is rhythm?

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Rhythm is either equal (even) or unequal (uneven).

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What is speed?

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Speed is how fast or slow you dance.

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What is accent?

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Accent is an additional stress based on a movement.

Eg:walk, walk, stomp.

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What is stillness or pauses?

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Pauses are used to create uneven or even rhythm pattern.

Eg: pose.

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What is shape?

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Curved or angular shapes.
Shape is a sculptural design of the body or group of bodies within the space. These shapes are angular with many straight lines or can be curved with minimal use of joint angles.

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What is negative space?

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The space around the body within the shape that give the shape it’s design.

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What is positive shape?

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The body shape itself.

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What is volume?

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The area of space encompassed by the boundaries of the chosen shape.

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What is eye/body focus?

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The concentration on a particular point in space either by total body focus or face/eye focus.

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What are aerial pathways?

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Are combinations of vertical and horizontal directions of movement of both the torso and appendicular parts of the body as they cut through space.

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What is direction?

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Direction is the locomotive movement in either: upwards, downwards, sideways, forwards, backwards, diagonally, circular.

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What is transition?

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Transition of shape is the way the dancer manipulates the weight to move efficiently and smoothly from one shape to the next.

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What is a floor pathway?

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Floor pathways are the design created through locomotor movement through space. They can be direct (straight) or indirect (curved).

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What is dimension?

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Dimension is the size of the personal movement shape.

Eg: large and wide movements, or small and contracted movements.

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What is under Space in the Elements Of movement?

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Shape
Negative shape
Positive shape
Direction
Dimension
Floor Pathway
Aerial Pathways
Levels
Eye/body focus
Volume
Transition
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What are levels?

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An aspect of height dimension which includes, low, medium and high.

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What is in energy?

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Movement Dynamics

Qualities of Movement

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What is Movement Dynamics?

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Force and

Flow

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What are the Qualities of Movement?

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SSSPVC
Suspended
Sustained
Swinging
Percussive
Vibratory
Collapsing
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Movement dynamics: What is force?

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Force is the range between strong (firm and forceful) movements and light (fine and delicate) movements.
Any movement requires at least a light degree of force for it to be a movement.

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Movement dynamics: What is flow?

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Flow is the range between free and bound movements.

All movements require the tensing of muscles and it’s relationship of the muscles tensed determines the quality of flow.

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Qualities of movement: What is suspended?

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Suspended is brief movement of pausing between the upward and downward pull of gravity.
Eg: when you are in the air of a jeté.

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Qualities of movement: What is sustained?

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Sustained is no apparent stop or start between movements.

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Qualities of movement: What is swinging?

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Swinging is the over curves and under curves made by the arms and legs.

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Qualities of movement: What is percussive?

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Percussive is jerking, angular, forced movements.

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Qualities of movement: What is vibratory?

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Vibratory is rapid recurring succession of small movement.

Eg: a shiver when cold, jazz hands.

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Qualities of movement: What is collapsing?

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Collapsing is a sinking movement due to the release of muscle tension.

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What is form/formal structure?

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Formal structures organise movement to achieve clear expression and communication.
They are traditional frameworks which have set patterns.

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What are the various formal structures that addresses the rules of formal structure?

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Binary Form
Ternary Form
Rondo Form
Theme and Variation
Literal Form
41
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What is binary form?

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It is a two part structure. ‘ab’
The first section ‘a’, is contrasted by a new section, ‘b’.
One move,then a different move.

42
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What is ternary form?

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It is a three part structure. ‘aba’

It is a satisfying and conventional form because it goes back to the beginning.

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What is rondo form?

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‘abacadae’
The rondo structure provides us with the verse and chorus framework. ‘a’ must appear at least 3 times.
Eg: ‘a’ chorus, ‘b’ verse etc.

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What is theme and variation?

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‘a A1 b c A2 B1 d C1 A3’

'a'-theme
'A1', 'A2', 'A3'-variation of 'a'
'b'-new section
'B1'-variation of 'b'
'c'-new section
'C1'-variation of 'c'
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What is literal/narrative/episodic form?

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‘abc’

Tells a story.

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What are the main functions of the skeleton?

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The main functions of the skeleton are:

  • to support the organs and tissue of the body
  • to protect the internal organs eg: skull-brain, ribs-heart & lungs
  • to allow accurate movement were muscles contract by giving rigidity
  • to provide a source of supply of blood cells as both white and red blood cells are produced in the bone marrow
47
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How many bones make up a fully grown human skeleton?

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206 bones

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What do the size of bones depend on? What is an example?

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The size of bones depend on their function.
Eg: bones bearing larger weight, such as the femur for the thigh, are bigger and denser than of bones that are bearing lesser body weight, such as the humerus or the arm, are smaller and lighter.

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What do the shapes of bones depend on? What are the types of shapes of bones? What is an example?

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The shapes of bones depend on their function.
The types of shapes of bones include: long, short, flat and irregular.
Eg: flat bones, including, the ribs, skull, pelvis, and shoulder blades as they protect the internal organs.

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What are long bones and an example?

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Long bones are bones which allow systems of leavers to operate efficiently.
Eg: bones in the lower arm (ulna and radius).

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What are irregular bones and an example?

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Irregular bones are are bones like the spine as they are different shaped and sized bones.
Eg: spine-these bones are rounded like building blocks and stacked to form the spinal column which surrounds and protects the spinal cord.

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What are short bones? What is an example?

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Short bones provide support and stability.

Eg: carpals and tarsals in the wrist and foot bones.

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What are flat bones? What is an example?

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Flat bones give protection to the internal organs.
Eg:the skull provides protection to the brain and the ribs provide protection to the heart, lungs and many other vital organs.

54
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The skeleton is divided into how many parts and what are they called?

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Two parts called the axial skeleton and the appendicular skeleton.

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What does the axial skeleton consist of?

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The skull, the spine and the thorax.

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What doesthe appendicular skeleton consist of?

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The shoulder girdle, the arm, the wrist, the hand, the leg and the foot.

57
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What are the parts of the spine?

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Cervical
Thoracic
Lumbar
Sacrum

58
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What and where are the atlas and the axis?

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The atlas 1st bone of the Cervical section of the spine.

The axis 2nd bone of the Cervical section of the spine.

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How many vertebrae does the cervical section of the spine consist of?

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7 vertebrae

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How many vertebrae does the thoracic section of the spine consist of?

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12 vertebrae

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How many vertebrae does the lumbar section of the spine consist of?

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5 vertebrae

62
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How many vertebrae does the sacrum section of the spine consist of?

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9 vertebrae fused together to form a single bone.

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The knee joint is the _______ and ____ _______ joint in the body as it _____ the _____ ____ _____ in ______ and provides _______ of movement in _________.

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The knee joint is the largest and most complex joint in the body as it bears the entire body weight in balance and provides freedom of movement in locomotion.

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The knee works in conjunction with which two bones/joints in the body to support the body weight when standing?

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The hip and ankle.

65
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Which bones from the knee joint?

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The lower end of the femur.

The upper end of the tibia.

66
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What takes places between the two bones of the knee? And what is possible when the knee is bent?

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A hinge like movement.

A small degree of rotation is possible.

Dance VCE Units 3 & 4 (10 decks)

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