DEFINITIONS Flashcards
What is an accessory in dance?
An additional item of costume, for example gloves.
What are actions in dance?
What a dancer does, e.g., travelling, turning, elevation, gesture, stillness, use of body parts, floor-work, and the transference of weight.
What does acceleration mean in dance?
Speeding up the movement.
What is accompaniment in dance?
The sound that you hear during a dance, for example, percussion.
What is accumulation in dance?
When a dancer performs a series of movements and others join in at different times until all perform in unison.
What is an air pattern in dance?
A design that is traced in the air by part of the body.
What does alignment refer to in dance?
Correct placement of body parts in relation to each other.
What is appreciation in dance?
Recognition and understanding of the qualities of dance.
What does artistic intention refer to?
The aim of a dance; what the choreographer aims to communicate.
What is artistry?
Creative skill.
What does auditory mean?
Relating to sound.
What is an aural setting?
An audible accompaniment to the dance such as music, words, song and natural sound (or silence).
What is balance in dance?
A steady or held position achieved by an even distribution of weight.
What does binary mean in dance composition?
A composition in two parts or sections.
What is a canon in dance?
When the same movements overlap in time.
What is a choreographic approach?
The way in which a choreographer makes the dance.
What are choreographic devices?
Methods used to develop and vary material.
What is choreographic intention?
The aim of the dance; what the choreographer aims to communicate.
What are choreographic processes?
Activities involved in creating dance such as improvisation, selection and development.
What is choreography?
The art of creating dance.
What is a climax in dance?
The most significant moment of the dance.
What does complementary mean in choreography?
Perform actions or shapes that are similar to but not exactly the same as another dancer’s.
What are constituent features of choreography?
Characteristics of choreography such as style, stimulus, subject matter, number/gender of dancers, action content, choreographic principles, form and structure, physical and aural settings.
What is Contrast in dance?
Movements or shapes that have nothing in common.