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Accessory

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an additional item of costume (for instance: gloves)

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Actions

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What a dancer does [in that moment] (for instance: travelling, turning, elevation, feature, stillness, use of body parts, floor work, transferring weight)

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Acceleration

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Speeding up the movement

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Accompaniment

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The sound that you hear during a dance

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Accumulation

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When a dancer performs a series of movements and others join in at different times until all perform in unison

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Air pattern

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A design that is traced in the air by part of the body

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Alignment

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Correct placement of body parts in relation to each other

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Appreciation

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Recognition and understanding of the qualities of dance

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Artistic intention

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

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Artistry

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Creative skill

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Auditory

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Relating to sound

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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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Balance

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

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Binary

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A composition in two (contrasting) parts or sections

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Canon

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When the same movements overlap in time

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Choreographic approach

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The way in which a choreographer makes the dance

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Choreographic devices

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Methods used to develop and vary material

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Choreographic intention

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

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Choreographic processes

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

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Choreography

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The art of creating a dance

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Climax

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The most significant moment of the dance

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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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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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Contrast

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Movements or shapes that have nothing in common

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Control

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

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Coordination

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The efficient combination of body parts

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Costume

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Clothing worn by dancers in performance

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Counterpoint

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When dancers perform different phrases simultaneously

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Critical appreciation

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

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Dance film

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Where dance and film are both integral to a work; this includes documentary, animation, dance for camera and a screen adaption of a stage work

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Dance for camera

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Where the choreographer collaborates with (or is) the film maker; where the intention is to produce a dance work in a multi-media form that cannot be achieved in live performance

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Dance wear

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What the dancer wears for class and rehearsal

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Deceleration

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Slowing down the movement

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Development

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The way in which movement material is manipulated

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Direction

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The facing of a movement

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Dynamics

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

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Elements of dance

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Action, space, dynamics and relationships

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Elevation

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The action of “going up” without support, such as in a jump

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End-stage

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A performance space with the audience on one side

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Episodic

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A choreography with several sections, linked by a theme

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Execution

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Carrying out actions with the required intention

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Expressive skills

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Aspects that contribute to performance artistry and that engage the audience

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Extension

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Lengthening one or more muscles or limbs

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Facial expression

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Use of the face to show mood, feeling or character

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Flexibility

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

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Focus

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Use of the eyes to enhance performance or interpretive qualities

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Form

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The overall shape and structure of a dance

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Formations

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Shapes or patterns created in space by dancers

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Fragmentation

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Use of parts of a phrase or motif

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Highlights

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Important moments of a dance

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Ideational

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Relating to ideas or concepts

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Improvisation

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Exploration or generation of movements without planning

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In-the-round

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A performing area with the audience seated on all sides

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Intention

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Aim or desired outcome

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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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Isolation

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An independent movement of part of the body

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Kinaesthetic

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Sensory perception (or awareness) of movement and position

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Levels

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Distance from the ground: low, medium or high

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Lighting

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The illumination of the performance area

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Logical sequence

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The flow of phrases or section of a dance

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Manipulation of number

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How the number of dancers in a group is used

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Mental Rehearsal

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Thinking through or visualising the dance

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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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Motif

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

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Motif development

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Ways in whcih a movement phrase can be varied

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Movement material

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The matter of dance: actions, space, dynamics and relationships

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Musicality

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

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Narrative

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Dance that tells a story

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Pathways

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

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Performance

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The presentation of dance to an audience

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Performance (personal)

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Acquisition and development of physical and expressive skills

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Phrase

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A short sequence of linked movements

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Phrasing

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

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Physical Skills

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Aspects enabling effective performance

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Posture

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The way the body is held

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Professional work

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

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Projection

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

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Prop/property

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A portable object that is used in a dance

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Proscenium

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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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Rehearsal discipline

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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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Repetition

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Performing the same phrase or action again

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Relationships

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The ways in which dancers interact; the connections between dancers

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Retrograde

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Reversing a movement phrase

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Rhythmic content

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Repeated patterns if sound or movement

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Rondo

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A music or dance form with alternating and repeating sections

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Safe execution

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Carrying out actions safely

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Safe working practice

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

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Sensitivity to other dancers

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Awareness of and connection to other dancers

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Site sensitive

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

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Space

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The “where” of movement such as levels, directions, pathways, shapes, designs and patterns

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Spatial awareness

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Consciousness of the surrounding space and its effective use

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Staging/set

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

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Stamina

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Ability to maintain physical and mental energy over periods of time

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Stimulus

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Inspiration for an idea or movement

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Strength

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Muscular power

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Structure

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The way in which material is organised to create the whole

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Structuring devices

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The ways in which a dance is made, built, ordered or organised

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Style

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Characteristic way of dancing

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Style fusion

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The combination of feature of two or more styles

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Tactile

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Relating to the sense of touch

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Ternary

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A composition in three parts

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Timing

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

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Transitions

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Links between dance phrases or sections

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Types (of music)

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Genres of music including orchestral, electronic, percussion, vocal and found sound

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Unison

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

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Unity

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A sense of wholeness or harmony

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Visual

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Relating to sight

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