General Terminology Flashcards
List the Body Actions.
Gesture Locomotion Elevation Falling Turning Stillness
List the Physical Skills.
Balance Flexibility Alignment Control Coordination Transference of Weight Strength Stamina
What are the Elements of Movement?
Time, Space and Energy
List the aspects of Time.
Duration Rhythm Speed Accents Stillness
List the aspects of Space.
Direction Shape Level Dimension Focus Pathways
List the aspects of Energy.
Force (Strong/Light), Flow (Bound/Free), Qualities of Movement
List the Qualities of Movement.
Swinging Suspended Sustained Percussive Vibratory Collapsing
What is a phrase?
A partial dance idea composed of a series of movements, similar to a sentence in the written form.
What is a section?
A number of related phrases linked together. One or more sections form a dance. Sections often use similar movement and emotion and shifts between sections may be gradual or sudden.
What is form?
The structure used by the choreographer to communicate their expressive intention.
List the 6 different dance forms.
Binary - AB Ternary - ABA Theme and Variation - A, A1, A2 Rondo - ABACA Narrative/Episodic - ABC Free Form - AFGAA
What are the elements of Spatial Organisation?
Direction, Level, Focus, Dimension
What are the two different types of grouping?
Symmetrical, Asymmetrical
What are the three different types of group structures?
Unison, Canon, Contrast
What is an expressive intention?
The meaning the dance is trying to convey. It is central to the choice of overall structure and choreographic devices used to form the dance and also the movement vocabulary.
What are the three elements of Dance Design?
Form, Movement Vocabulary, Expressive Intention
List the 13 Choreographic Devices.
Augmentation Abstraction Addition Accumulation Distortion Embellishment Insertion Inversion Repetition Rearrangement Retrograde Transposition Motif
List 4 Learning Processes for a Learnt Work.
- Use of imitation
- Use of repetition
- Developing familiarity with the music
- Adjusting to different spaces
List 4 Rehearsal Processes for a Learnt Work or Solo Work.
- Use of repetition
- Refining technical and spatial accuracy
- Developing an awareness of the demands in different sections
- Maintaining an appropriate relationship between the movement and music.
List 4 Composing Processes for a Solo Work.
- Development of an expressive intention
- Developing familiarity with the music
- Using ISARE
- Inclusion of all body actions and physical skills
List 4 Pre-Performance Processes.
- Orientation to the performance space
- Warming up
- Mental preparation
- Production consideration (stage craft)
List 4 Performance Processes.
- Accuracy of movement execution
- Accuracy of spatial orientation
- Projection
- Relationship with audience
List the Movement Creation Processes.
Improvisation Selection Arrangement Refinement Evaluation
