Skills Flashcards
Physical skills
Mobility Extension Balance Posture Control Alignment Isolation Stamina Strength Flexibility coordination
Choreographic devices
Motif development Canon Unison Repetition Climax Highlight Contrast Manipulation of number
Rehearsal methods
Mental rehearsal Systematic repetition Use of mirrors Teacher feedback Video and feedback
Spatial congent
Pathways Direction Levels Size of movement Pattern Spatial design
Relationships
Accumulation Lead and follow Action/reaction Mirroring Compliment/contrast Counterpoint Formations
Motif development
Addition Subtraction Change in dynamics Retrograde Instrumentation Embellishment Change level Change direction Change size
Choreographic processes
Researching Improvisation Generation Selection Development Structuring Refine and synthesise
Expressive skills
Facial expressions Focus Projection Spatial awareness Musicality Sensitivity to other dancers Communicate CI
Technical skills
Action /content Dynamic content Spatial content Timon tv content Rhythmic content Move in a stylistic way style timing execution
control
The ability to start and stop movement, change direction and hold a shape efficiently.
coordination
The efficient combination of body parts.
contrast
Movements or shapes that have nothing in common.
counterpoint
When dancers perform different phrases simultaneously.
extension
Lengthening one or more muscles or limbs.
facial expression
Use of the face to show mood, feeling or character.
flexibility
The range of movement in the joints (involving muscles, tendons and ligaments).
focus
Use of the eyes to enhance performance or interpretative qualities.
formations
Shapes or patterns created in space by dancers.
highlights
Important moments of a dance.
isolation
An independent movement of part of the body.
levels
Distance from the ground: low, medium or high.
manipulation of number
How the number of dancers in a group is used.
expressive skills
Aspects that contribute to performance artistry and that engage the audience, such as focus and musicality.
mental skills
commitment concentration confidence movement memory systematic repetition mental rehearsal rehearsal discipline planning of rehearsal response to feedback capacity to improve.
mobility
The range of movement in a joint; the ability to move fluently from action to action.
motif development
Ways in which a movement phrase can be varied.
musicality
The ability to make the unique qualities of the accompaniment evident in performance.
pathways
Designs traced in space (on the floor or in the air).
spatial patterns
A repeated design traced in space (on the floor or in the air).
physical skills
Aspects enabling effective performance such as posture, alignment, balance, coordination, control, flexibility, mobility, strength, stamina, extension and isolation.
posture
The way the body is held.
projection
The energy the dancer uses to connect with and draw in the audience.
repetition
Performing the same action or phrase again.
retrograde
Reversing a movement phrase.
sensitivity to other dancers
Awareness of and connection to other dancers.
spatial awareness
Consciousness of the surrounding space and its effective use.
spatial design
The way that elements of space have been considered, utilised and designed (can be personal space and general space).
stamina
Ability to maintain physical and mental energy over periods of time.
strength
Muscular power.
systematic repetition
Repeating something in an arranged or ordered way.
technical skills
These include accuracy of action, timing, dynamic, rhythmic and spatial content and the reproduction of movement in a stylistically accurate way.
unison
Two or more dancers performing the same movement at the same time.
climax
The most significant moment of the dance.
execution
carrying out actions with the required intention
rhythmic content
repeated patterns of sound or movement
timing
use of time or counts when matching movements to sound or other dancers
style
characteristic way of dancing
