Dance Terms Flashcards
Ballet
A “classical “ or formal tradition resting heavily on a set of prescribed movements, actions, and position.
Prima Ballerina
The primary dancer in a ballet
Modern Dance
Form of concrete dance relying on emotional use of the body, as opposed to formalized or conventional movements such as ballet, and stressing human emotion and human condition.
Ritual Dance
A group of dances that perform some religious, moral, and ethical purpose in a society
Folk Dance
A body or group of dances performed to traditional music that is stylistically identifiable with a specific culture, for which it serves as a necessary or information part
Jazz Dance
A form arising partly from African dance customs, and with a strong improvisational nature, that developed into American social and entertainment dances.
Ballroom Dance
A series of dances that have a prescribed style and set of steps that must be followed closely to express the customs of a particular country. Many ballroom dances have derived from a Latin American country.
Line
When dancers stand in a straight line and perform high kicks and alternate moves to follow a domino pattern.
Form
When a series of motions are repeated to reiterate or capture a particular expression or mood
Repetition
Reiteration of elements in a work so as to create a sense of unity
Mime
In theatre, a type of Greek and Roman farce; or a performance using only body movement and gestures, without the use of words . In dance or theatre, actions that imitate human or animal movements
Pantomime
In dance, it is the transmission of emotions and meaning through gestures
Mise-en-scene
The complete visual environment of the production, including scenery, lighting properties, customs, and physical structure of the theatre
Sign language
Using the hands and body to communicate,express, and translate thoughts, and emotions
Reaction
How the audience responds to what they heard and/or seen
