Key Terminology Flashcards
What a dancer does ? Eg.travelling
Action
What is it called when u speed up a movement ?
Acceleration
What is the sound you hear during a dance called ? Eg.percussion
Accompaniment
What is it called when a dancer performs a series of movements and other dancers join in at different points until they are dancing in unison ?
Accumulation
What is a design that is traced in the air by a part of the body ?
Air pattern
What is it called when you have the correct placement of body parts in relation to each other ?
Alignment
The aim of the dance , what the choreographer aims to communicate?
Artistic intention
An Audible accompaniment to the dance such as music,words,song,natural sound or silence ?
Aural setting
A steady or held position achieved by an even distribution of weight ?
Balance
When the same movements overlap in time ?
Canon
The way in which a choreographer makes the dance ?
Choreographic approach
Methods used to develop and vary material ?
Choreographic devices
The aim of the dance , what the choreographer aims to communicate ?
Choreographic intent
Activities involved in creating dance such as improvisation, selection and development ?
Choreographic process
The most significant movement of the dance ?
Climax
Perform actions or shapes that are similar to but not exactly the same as another dancer’s ?
Complementary
Characteristics of choreography such as style, stimulus, action content, form and structure, physical and aural settings ?
Constituent features
Movements or shapes that have nothing in common ?
Contrast
The ability to start and stop movement, change direction and hold a shape efficiently ?
Control
The efficient combination of body parts ?
Coordination
When dancers perform different phrases simultaneously ?
Counterpoint
Slowing down the movement ?
Deceleration
The qualities of movement based upon variations in speed, strength and flow ?
Dynamics
The action of ‘going up’ without support, such as in a jump ?
Elevation
A choreography with several sections, linked by a theme ?
Episodic
Aspects that contribute to performance artistry and that engage the audience, such as focus and musicality ?
Expressive skill
Lengthening one or more muscles or limbs ?
Extension
The range of movement in the joints (involving muscles, tendons and ligaments) ?
Flexibility
Use of the eyes to enhance performance or interpretative qualities ?
Focus
Shapes or patterns created in space by dancers ?
Formation
Important moments of a dance ?
Highlights
A performing area with the audience seated on all sides ?
In the round
An independent movement of part of the body ?
Isolation
Sensory perception (or awareness) of movement and position ?
Kinaesthetic
These include commitment, concentration, confidence, movement memory, systematic repetition, mental rehearsal, rehearsal discipline, planning of rehearsal, response to feedback and capacity to improve ?
Mental skills
The range of movement in a joint; the ability to move fluently from action to action ?
Mobility
A movement phrase encapsulating an idea that is repeated and developed throughout the dance ?
Motif
The ability to make the unique qualities of the accompaniment evident in performance ?
Musicality
Dance that tells a story ?
Narrative
Different settings for dance such as in-the-round, proscenium and site-sensitive ?
Performance environment
A short sequence of linked movements ?
Phrase
The way in which the energy is distributed in the execution of a movement phrase ?
Phrasing
Aspects enabling effective performance such as posture, alignment, balance, coordination, control, flexibility, mobility, strength, stamina, extension and isolation ?
Physical skills
The way the body is held ?
Posture
Original choreography by an individual or company that is recognised nationally or internationally ?
Professional work
The energy the dancer uses to connect with and draw in the audience ?
Projection
A portable object that is used in a dance, for example a suitcase ?
Prop/property
The arch or opening that creates the effect of a picture frame and separates the stage from the auditorium ?
Proscenium
Attributes and skills required for refining performance such as commitment, systematic repetition, teamwork, responsibility and effective use of time ?
Rehearsal discipline
The ways in which dancers interact; the connections between dancers ?
Relationships
Performing the same action or phrase again ?
Repetition
Reversing a movement phrase ?
Retrograde
Repeated patterns of sound or movement ?
Rhythmic content
A music or dance form with alternating and repeating sections eg verse and chorus ?
Rondo
Carrying out actions safely ?
Safe execution
Personal care, respect for others, safe execution and preparation and recovery from dancing ?
Safe working practice
Dances that are designed for (or relate to) non-theatre spaces ?
Site sensitive
The ‘where’ of movement such as levels, directions, pathways, shapes, designs and patterns ?
Space
Consciousness of the surrounding space and its effective use ?
Spatial awareness
The way that elements of space have been considered, utilised and designed (can be personal space and general space) ?
Spatial design
The presentation of dance in the performing space including set, furniture, props, projection and backdrop ?
Staging/set
Ability to maintain physical and mental energy over periods of time ?
Stamina
Inspiration for an idea or movement ?
Stimulus
Muscular power ?
Strength
Characteristic way of dancing ?
Style
The combination of features of two or more styles ?
Style fusion
Repeating something in an arranged or ordered way ?
Systematic repetition
Relating to the sense of touch ?
Tactile
These include accuracy of action, timing, dynamic, rhythmic and spatial content and the reproduction of movement in a stylistically accurate way ?
Technical skills
A composition in three parts ?
Ternary
The use of time or counts when matching movements to sound and/or other dancers ?
Timing
Links between dance phrases pr sections ?
Transitions
Two or more dancers performing the same movement at the same time ?
Unison
A sense of ‘wholeness’ or harmony ?
Unity