Movement Categories

Question 1

what are the movement categories (GEFTTS)

Answer 1

gesture, elevation, falling, traveling, turning, stillness

Question 2

define gesture

Answer 2

an action that communicates or emphasise meaning. may be realised by any body movement.

Question 3

define elevation

Answer 3

the body or body part moves from one level to a higher level thorugh actions such as rising, jumping, extending, reaching

Question 4

define falling

Answer 4

to move the body or body part from one level to a lower level such as from high to medium, medium to low

Question 5

define traveling

Answer 5

refers to movements that the dancer uses to traverse the space from one location to another

Question 6

define turning

Answer 6

refers to the amount of rotation of a body or body part around a vertical or horizontal axis

Question 7

define stillness

Answer 7

refers to the control of movement that results in the stillness of single parts, multiple parts or the whole body