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what is aural setting

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An audible accompaniment to the dance such as music, words, song and natural sound (or silence).

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what is canon?

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When the same movements overlap in time.

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what is choreographic approach?

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The way in which a choreographer makes the dance.

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what are choreographic devices?

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Methods used to develop and vary material.

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what is the choreographic intention?

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The aim of the dance; what the choreographer aims to communicate

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what is the choreographic process?

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

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what is the climax?

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The most significant moment of the dance.

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what is counterpoint?

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When dancers perform different phrases simultaneously.

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What is extension?

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Lengthening one or more muscles or limbs.

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what is flexibility?

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

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what is focus?

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Use of the eyes to enhance performance or interpretative qualities.

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what are highlights?

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Important moments of a dance.

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what is fragmentation?

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Use of parts of a phrase or motif.

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what are expressive skills?

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

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what is elevation?

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

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what are elements of a dance?

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Actions, space, dynamics and relationships

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what is development?

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The way in which movement material is manipulated.

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what is declaration?

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Slowing down the movement.

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what is dancewear?

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What the dancer wears for class and rehearsal.

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what is coordination?

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The efficient combination of body parts.

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what is contrast?

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Movements or shapes that have nothing in common.

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what are constituent features?

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Characteristics of choreography such as style, stimulus, subject matter, number/gender of dancers, action content, choreographic principles, form and structure, physical and aural settings.

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what is complementary?

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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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what is balance?

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

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what is binary?

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A composition in two parts or sections.

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what is control?

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

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what is critical appreciation?

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Evaluation of dance based upon knowledge and understanding, including original insights.

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what is end-stage?

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A performance space with the audience on one side; also known as ‘end-on’.

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what is execution?

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Carrying out actions with the required intention.

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what are facial expressions?

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Use of the face to show mood, feeling or character.

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what is form?

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The overall shape and structure of a dance.

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what is improvisation?

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Exploration or generation of movements without planning.

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what is intention?

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Aim or desired outcome.

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what is interpretation?

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Finding the meaning that is in the movement or finding the movement that is in the idea.

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what are levels?

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Distance from the ground: low, medium or high.

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what is lighting?

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The illumination of the performance area.

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what is mobility?

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

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what is a motif?

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

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what is motif development?

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Ways in which a movement phrase can be varied.

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what is musicality?

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

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what is a narrative?

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Dance that tells a story.

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what are pathways?

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Designs traced in space (on the floor or in the air).

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what is a phrase?

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A short sequence of linked movements.

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what is phrasing?

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

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what are physical skills?

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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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what is posture?

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The way the body is held.

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what is projection?

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

48
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what is a prop?

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

49
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what is a proscenium?

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

50
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what are relationships?

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

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what is repetition?

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Performing the same action or phrase again.

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what is retrograde?

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Reversing a movement phrase.

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