EOYE- key words Flashcards
Canon
When the same movements overlap in time
Choreographic devices
Methods used to develop and vary material
Facing
The direction your body faces
Formations
Shapes or patterns created in space by dancers
Motif development
Ways in which a movement phrase can be changed
Pathways
Designs traced in space (on the floor or in the air)
Relationships
The ways in which dancers interact; the connections between dancers
Timing
The use of time or counts when matching movements to sound and/or other dancers
Transitions
Links between dance phrases or sections
Unison
Two or more dancers performing the same movement at the same time
What are the 5 key movements in dance?
turn, stillness, travel, jump, gesture
Dynamics
The qualities of movement (eg. slow, light, sharp)
Levels
Distance from the ground
Spatial Relationship
How you use the space between you and another person
movement memory
How well you remember a series of steps in a sequence.
