Skills Flashcards
What is technical skills?
Performance accuracy
Use training and practice
What is expressive skills?
Performance energy
What are mental skills?
Your mind set
What are physical skills
Your body
Use training
Examples of expressive skills?
Sense of style Focus Musicality Projection Relationships Communication of choreographic intent
Examples of technical skills?
Mobility Flexibility Co-ordination Control Relationships Concentration Strength Action Good alignment Good posture Determination Stamina Focus
Why are skills important to a dancer?
Improve performances Improve memory Maximum efficiency in rehearsals Able to sustain a dance Keeping dancers safe Adapt to different styles Take on more complex material
How do dancers improve skills?
Systematic repetition Video analysis Use mirrors Peer/teacher analysis A suitable practice space Rehearsals are focused Change practice methods Mental rehearsal
What does projection mean?
Applying energy and power to the performance
What does musicality mean?
To be able to express yourself as a dancer, telling a story
What does focus mean?
The dancers sight line
E.g spotting in spins
What does sense of style mean?
Knowing what qualities and distinctive actions is in the style
What does communication of choreographic intent mean?
Understanding and empathising with the mood or meaning of a dance
What does relationships mean?
To be able to work with others
What is mobility?
The movement of joints
