GCSE dance revision cards

Question 1

Physical Skills

Answer 1

Alignment
Balance
Co-ordination
Flexibility
Strength
Posture
Control
Extension
Isolation

Question 2

Mental Skills (The 3 C’s!)

Answer 2

Commitment
Concentration
Confidence

Question 3

Expressive Skills (Showing the Audience)

Answer 3

Projection
Focus
Facial Expression
Phrasing

Question 4

Technical Skills (Dance Technique)

Answer 4

Your ACTIONS: turning, gestures, jumps, floor work.
Dynamic use
Timing
Musicality
Rhythm

Question 5

Safe Practice

Answer 5

Safe movement execution
No Jewellery 
Footwear
Clothing 
Warm ups/Cool downs
Nutrition & Hydration

Question 6

A Choreographic Process (Describe)

Answer 6

A choreographer’s aim is to execute their visions onto their dancers’ bodies through movement and performance. This can be through research, improvisation, collaboration.

Question 7

Choreographic Structures

Answer 7

Binary
Ternary 
Rondo
Narrative
Episodic
Transitions

Question 8

Aural Settings (Give examples)

Answer 8

Spoken word
Song with lyrics
Instrumental songs
Silence
Natural sound
Body Percussion

Question 9

What effects does the aural setting have on choreography?

Answer 9

Try and refer back to these 4 when explaining the effect of aural setting:
Mood/Atmosphere
Contrast 
Structure
Relationship to the dance theme

Question 10

Performance environments

Answer 10

Proscenium arch
End stage
Site sensitive
In the round

Question 11

Similarities in Infra/Shadows

Answer 11

Dramatic music (Aural)
Darker Set Stage 
Duets and Solos
Conceptual/At times narrative
Approach to choreography IE Show, Make, Task - including the dancers
Movement derived from Ballet

Question 12

Differences in Infra/Shadows

Answer 12

Bruce's Stimulus (Fratres [Music])
Mcgregors Stimulus (The word Below)
Costuming
LED Screen in Infra
Proscenium Arch (Infra)
End Stage in (Shadows)
4 vs 12 Dancers

Question 13

Similarities in Artificial Things & Within her Eyes

Answer 13

Both are contemporary based
Use of duets
Collaboration with Dancers
Musical accompaniment

Question 14

Differences between Artificial Things & WHE

Answer 14

2 vs 4 dancers
Movement content (although both use contact work)
Site Specific VS Proscenium Arch
Costume
Stimulus - Paintings/Personal/Snowglobe vs A Love Story

Question 15

A Linha Curva - Who, What, When?

Answer 15

Itzik Galili with Rambert
2009
A flamboyant piece
Capoeira, Samba, Pulses
The Curved Line 
All about fun
Collaborative (Dancers improvised in creative process)

Question 16

How does A Linha Curva show it’s intention - having fun.

Answer 16

Coloured lycra shorts
Colourful lighting
Lit up Dance Squares
Upbeat rhythmic content
Large group of dancers 
Unison (Enjoyable to watch)
Percussive Music by Percossa
End stage with live percussionists 
Repetitive movement

Question 17

Emancipation of Expressionism - Who, What, When?

Answer 17

Kenrick H20 Sandy
BOYBLUE Ent.
2013
Hip-hop piece

Question 18

Stimulus of Emancipation of Expressionism

Answer 18

Til Enda by Olafur Arnalds

Question 19

4 sections and 4 movements?

Answer 19

Genesis, Growth & Struggle, Connection, Empowerment

Ninja Walk, Ninja Glide, Ninja Static, Chariots of Fire

Question 20

Kenrick H20 Sandy’s intention with EofE

Answer 20

wants the
audience to feel that they are witnessing and sharing an emotional
journey through the piece and appreciating hip hop dance as an art
form

Question 21

Visual content of EofE

Answer 21

Blue wash lighting
No set/props
Fog/smoke used
Proscenium Arch