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What a dancer does ? Eg.travelling

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Action

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What is it called when u speed up a movement ?

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Acceleration

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What is the sound you hear during a dance called ? Eg.percussion

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Accompaniment

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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 ?

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Accumulation

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What is a design that is traced in the air by a part of the body ?

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Air pattern

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What is it called when you have the correct placement of body parts in relation to each other ?

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Alignment

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The aim of the dance , what the choreographer aims to communicate?

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Artistic intention

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An Audible accompaniment to the dance such as music,words,song,natural sound or silence ?

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Aural setting

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A steady or held position achieved by an even distribution of weight ?

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Balance

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When the same movements overlap in time ?

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Canon

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The way in which a choreographer makes the dance ?

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Choreographic approach

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Methods used to develop and vary material ?

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Choreographic devices

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The aim of the dance , what the choreographer aims to communicate ?

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Choreographic intent

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Activities involved in creating dance such as improvisation, selection and development ?

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Choreographic process

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The most significant movement of the dance ?

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Climax

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Perform actions or shapes that are similar to but not exactly the same as another dancer’s ?

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Complementary

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Characteristics of choreography such as style, stimulus, action content, form and structure, physical and aural settings ?

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Constituent features

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Movements or shapes that have nothing in common ?

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Contrast

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The ability to start and stop movement, change direction and hold a shape efficiently ?

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Control

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The efficient combination of body parts ?

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Coordination

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When dancers perform different phrases simultaneously ?

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Counterpoint

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Slowing down the movement ?

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Deceleration

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The qualities of movement based upon variations in speed, strength and flow ?

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Dynamics

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The action of ‘going up’ without support, such as in a jump ?

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Elevation

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A choreography with several sections, linked by a theme ?

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Episodic

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Aspects that contribute to performance artistry and that engage the audience, such as focus and musicality ?

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Expressive skill

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Lengthening one or more muscles or limbs ?

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Extension

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The range of movement in the joints (involving muscles, tendons and ligaments) ?

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Flexibility

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Use of the eyes to enhance performance or interpretative qualities ?

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Focus

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Shapes or patterns created in space by dancers ?

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Formation

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Important moments of a dance ?

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Highlights

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A performing area with the audience seated on all sides ?

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In the round

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An independent movement of part of the body ?

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Isolation

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Sensory perception (or awareness) of movement and position ?

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Kinaesthetic

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These include commitment, concentration, confidence, movement memory, systematic repetition, mental rehearsal, rehearsal discipline, planning of rehearsal, response to feedback and capacity to improve ?

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Mental skills

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The range of movement in a joint; the ability to move fluently from action to action ?

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Mobility

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A movement phrase encapsulating an idea that is repeated and developed throughout the dance ?

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Motif

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The ability to make the unique qualities of the accompaniment evident in performance ?

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Musicality

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Dance that tells a story ?

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Narrative

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Different settings for dance such as in-the-round, proscenium and site-sensitive ?

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Performance environment

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A short sequence of linked movements ?

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Phrase

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The way in which the energy is distributed in the execution of a movement phrase ?

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Phrasing

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Aspects enabling effective performance such as posture, alignment, balance, coordination, control, flexibility, mobility, strength, stamina, extension and isolation ?

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Physical skills

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The way the body is held ?

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Posture

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Original choreography by an individual or company that is recognised nationally or internationally ?

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Professional work

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The energy the dancer uses to connect with and draw in the audience ?

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Projection

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A portable object that is used in a dance, for example a suitcase ?

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Prop/property

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The arch or opening that creates the effect of a picture frame and separates the stage from the auditorium ?

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Proscenium

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Attributes and skills required for refining performance such as commitment, systematic repetition, teamwork, responsibility and effective use of time ?

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Rehearsal discipline

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The ways in which dancers interact; the connections between dancers ?

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Relationships

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Performing the same action or phrase again ?

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Repetition

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Reversing a movement phrase ?

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Retrograde

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Repeated patterns of sound or movement ?

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Rhythmic content

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A music or dance form with alternating and repeating sections eg verse and chorus ?

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Rondo

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Carrying out actions safely ?

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Safe execution

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Personal care, respect for others, safe execution and preparation and recovery from dancing ?

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Safe working practice

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Dances that are designed for (or relate to) non-theatre spaces ?

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Site sensitive

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The ‘where’ of movement such as levels, directions, pathways, shapes, designs and patterns ?

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Space

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Consciousness of the surrounding space and its effective use ?

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Spatial awareness

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The way that elements of space have been considered, utilised and designed (can be personal space and general space) ?

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Spatial design

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The presentation of dance in the performing space including set, furniture, props, projection and backdrop ?

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Staging/set

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Ability to maintain physical and mental energy over periods of time ?

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Stamina

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Inspiration for an idea or movement ?

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Stimulus

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Muscular power ?

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Strength

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Characteristic way of dancing ?

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Style

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The combination of features of two or more styles ?

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Style fusion

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Repeating something in an arranged or ordered way ?

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Systematic repetition

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Relating to the sense of touch ?

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Tactile

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These include accuracy of action, timing, dynamic, rhythmic and spatial content and the reproduction of movement in a stylistically accurate way ?

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Technical skills

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A composition in three parts ?

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Ternary

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The use of time or counts when matching movements to sound and/or other dancers ?

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Timing

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Links between dance phrases pr sections ?

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Transitions

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Two or more dancers performing the same movement at the same time ?

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Unison

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A sense of ‘wholeness’ or harmony ?

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Unity

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