Expressive Skills Flashcards
Learn expressive skills: definitions, their importance and how to improve them
Name the eight expressive skills
Projection, focus, spatial awareness, facial expression, phrasing, musicality, sensitivity (to other dancers), communication of choreographic intent
Projection - Definition
The energy the dancer uses to connect to an audience
Focus - Definition
Use of the eyes to enhance a performance or interpretive qualities
Spatial Awareness - Definition
Consciousness of the surrounding space and its effective use
Facial Expression - Definition
Use of the face to show mood, feeling or character
Phrasing - Definition
The way in which energy is distributed in the execution of a movement phrase
Musicality - Definition
The ability to make the unique qualities of the accompaniment evident in your performance
Sensitivity (to other dancers) - Definition
Awareness of and the connection to other dancers
Communication of Choreographic Intent - Definition
A dancers ability to communicate a particular mood, style or theme in order to enhance a performance
Improvement of all Expressive Skills
Film and watch back
Get feedback from peer and/or teacher
projection - importance
to communicate emotion, character and dance idea/theme
focus - importance
focus can draw attention to a particular point; point in space; body part; towards a character
spatial awareness - importance
using all the space provided on stage makes a performance more effective
facial expression - importance
to help audiences understanding of the choreographic intention
