Dance

Question 1

What are performance skills you need to use in a dance?

Answer 1

Focus
Projection
Communication of the dance idea
Musicality 
Timing 
Facial expressions

Question 2

What is focus?

Answer 2

Use of the eyes to enhance performance.

Question 3

What is projection?

Answer 3

The energy a dancer uses to connect with the audience.

Question 4

What is the communication of the idea?

Answer 4

How a dancer expresses the themes of a dance through performance.

Question 5

What is musicality?

Answer 5

A dancers relationship to the music.

Question 6

What is timing?

Answer 6

Matching movement to sound.

Question 7

What are facial expressions?

Answer 7

Use of the face to show mood, feeling or character.

Question 8

Things you need to include in dances:

Answer 8

Formation
Simple Canon
Cumulative canon
Simultaneous canon

Question 9

What is formation?

Answer 9

Shapes or patterns created by the dancers.

Question 10

What is simple canon?

Answer 10

Performing the same movement one dancer after the other.

Question 11

What is cumulative canon?

Answer 11

Collecting dancers along the way.

Question 12

What is simultaneous canon?

Answer 12

Dancers performing different movement at the same time.

Question 13

Name technical skills needed in dance:

Answer 13

Flexibility 
Accuracy 
Co-ordination 
Control 
Strength 
Stamina 
Posture and alignment

Question 14

What is flexibility?

Answer 14

The range of movements in the joints.

Question 15

What is accuracy?

Answer 15

Being specific when executing movement e.g. making sure my arms are straight.

Question 16

What is co-ordination?

Answer 16

Combining different bod parts whilst moving.

Question 17

What is control?

Answer 17

The ability to start and stop a movement, change direction and hold a shape efficiently.

Question 18

What is strength?

Answer 18

Muscular power.

Question 19

What is stamina?

Answer 19

To be able to maintain energy over a period of time.

Question 20

What is posture and alignment?

Answer 20

The way the body is held.

Question 21

What makes a group dance look effective?

Answer 21

• A variety of actions ( e.g. jump)
• Use of contact-dramatic(a lift),subtle(hand on shoulder).
• Different levels:low,medium,high.
• Different directions:stage right,left,upstage,downstage.
• use different dynamics e.g. fast/slow and smooth/soft.