Eg;keywords Flashcards
Posture
The way the body is held
Focus
Eye contact to enhance the audience
Alignment
Correct placement of teh body parts in relation to others
Spatial awareness
Awareness of the space around you
Balance
A steady held position, even distribution of weight.
Facial expressions
Use of the face to show mood , feeling and character
Coordination
Efficient combinations of the body parts
Phrasing
Energy distributed in execution of the movement
Flexibility
Movements in the joint, tendons , ligaments and muscles
Projection
Energy between the dancers and connection with the audience
Manipulation of number
How the number of dancers in a group is used
Contrast
Movements or shapes that have nothing in common
Accumilation
Dancers performing a series of movements and others join in at different times until all perform in unison
Complementary
Perform action or shapes that are similar but not the same as other dancers
Counterpoint
When dances perform different phrases at the same time
Musicality
To make unique qualities to support evidence in the performance
Highlights
Important movements of the dance.
Climax
The most significant moment of the dance
Strength
Muscular power
Repetition
Performing the same action or phrase again
Stimuli
Inspiration for an idea or movement , place, object, music
Motif
A moment phrase summing up an idea that is repeated and developed throughout the dance.
Relationships
The way in which dancers interact, connection between dancers
Mobility
Movement in the joints, moving fluently, from action to action
Stamina
To maintain physical and mental energy
Extension
Lengthen one or more muscles and limbs
Isolation
Independent movements of the body part.
Communication of choreographic intent including mood and style
Aim of teh dance, what the choreographer intended to communicate
Sensitivity to other dancers
Awareness of and connection to other dancers
Unison
Two or more dancers performing the same movement at the same time
Canon
When the movement overlaps in time
