Movement Catergories

Question 1

What is the acronym for remembering movement categories?

Answer 1

G.E.F.T.T.S

• Gesture
• Elevation
• Falling
• Travelling
• Turning
• Stillness

Question 2

Gesture

Answer 2

Movements of any isolated body part, executed singly or in combination with other actions. Movement that is symbolic. Hand gestures are most common, however, dance can incorporate both hand, shoulder, leg and feet gestures.

Question 3

Elevation

Answer 3

Actions that result in the upward change of level in a dancer’s body. It can refer to whole body movements and/or actions of limbs or body parts that are raised or lifted.

Question 4

Falling

Answer 4

Movements that result in the downward change of level of the body or body parts, from one level to a lower level. Your body gives way to gravity and falls downwards.

Question 5

Turning

Answer 5

Amount of rotation of a body or body part around a vertical or horizontal axis.

Question 6

Travelling

Answer 6

Movement the dancer uses to transverse through space from one location to another.

Question 7

Stillness

Answer 7

Control of a movement that result in the stillness of single parts, multiple parts or whole body.