LESSON 1: INTRODUCTION TO DANCE Flashcards
_________________ involves rhythmic body movements, often accompanied by music, within a defined space.
Dance
Dance involves rhythmic body movements, often accompanied by _____________, within a defined space.
music
It serves various purposes, including expressing emotions, releasing energy, and providing joy in movement.
Dance
Dance combines a natural urge with ___________, captivating audiences through skilled performances.
artistic expression
A universal definition of dance recognizes it as an art form using the body’s potential for _________________
movement
“Dance doesn’t need paint, brushes, or instruments; it resides within us. It begins in our __________, dwells there, and ultimately returns to our bodies. Dance is the most personal of all arts, born from the essence of life itself.”
dance critic Walter Terry
bodies
Dance comprises five interconnected elements. What are those?
body, action, space, time, and energy
Dance is the rhythmic movement of the human ________, often accompanied by music. It’s a highly personal art form, born from our bodies and a manifestation of life itself.
body
The body also performs action in dance, which encompasses all human movements involved in the act of dancing. It can be divided into three categories. What are those?
Non-locomotor or axial movement
Locomotor movement
Manipulative movement
ONE OF BODY MOVEMENT’S THREE CATEGORIES
Movements that occur in one place, such as bending, stretching, swinging, rising, falling, shaking, turning, rocking, tipping, suspending, and twisting.
Non-locomotor or axial movement
ONE OF BODY MOVEMENT’S THREE CATEGORIES
Movements that travel through space, including running, jumping, walking, sliding, hopping, skipping, somersaulting, leaping, crawling, galloping, and rolling.
Locomotor movement
ONE OF BODY MOVEMENT’S THREE CATEGORIES
Involve using hands, feet, or another body part to manipulate objects. These skills combine both locomotor and axial movements while incorporating apparatus or objects
Manipulative movement
ONE OF BODY MOVEMENT’S THREE CATEGORIES
Movements that occur in one place
Non-locomotor or axial movement
ONE OF BODY MOVEMENT’S THREE CATEGORIES
bending, stretching, swinging, rising, falling, shaking, turning, rocking, tipping, suspending, and twisting
Non-locomotor or axial movement
ONE OF BODY MOVEMENT’S THREE CATEGORIES
Movements that travel through space
Locomotor movement
ONE OF BODY MOVEMENT’S THREE CATEGORIES
running, jumping, walking, sliding, hopping, skipping, somersaulting, leaping, crawling, galloping, and rolling.
Locomotor movement
ONE OF BODY MOVEMENT’S THREE CATEGORIES
Involve using hands, feet, or
another body part to manipulate objects
Manipulative movement
ONE OF BODY MOVEMENT’S THREE CATEGORIES
These skills combine both locomotor and axial movements while incorporating apparatus or objects.
Manipulative movement
__________ refers to the movement executed during pauses or moments of stillness within a dance
Action
Dancers collaborate with _____________ to practice and refine their dance actions. Once the actions are finalized or “set,” dancers must memorize their movement sequences to perform them effectively.
choreographers
Dancers collaborate with choreographers to practice and refine their dance actions. Once the actions are finalized or “set,” dancers must memorize their ____________ to perform them effectively.
movement sequences
_____________ refers to how a movement is executed, rather than just what it is
Energy
Examining ____________ in dance offers a more profound understanding of dance as a form of artistic expression.
energy
_____________ is what conveys the dancer’s intent and emotions to the audience, and it is often referred to as efforts or movement qualities.
Energy
