Technical Skills Flashcards
What are the 7 technical skills?
Actions, dynamics, space, relationships, timing, rhythmic content, moving in a stylistically accurate way.
Define actions.
What a dancer does.
What are the 8 types of action?
Travelling, turning, elevation, gesture, stillness, floorwork, use of different body parts, and transfer of weight.
Define elevation.
The action of going up without support, such as a jump.
Define gesture.
Moving a part of the body without using your weight.
Define dynamics.
The qualities of movement based upon variations in speed, strength, and flow.
Give 3 examples of different dynamics.
Fast/slow, sudden/sustained, flowing/abrupt, strong/light, accelerating/decelerating.
Define space.
Where movements take place.
Define levels.
The distance a dancer is from the ground.
Define pathways.
Designs traced in the space, in the air or on the floor.
Define patterns.
A repeated design traced in space.
Define relationships.
The ways in which dancers interact, the connections between dancers.
Define accumulation.
When a dance performs a series of movements and others join in at different times until all perform in unison.
Define complementary movements.
Performing actions or shapes that are similar, but not exactly the same as other dancers.
Define contrast.
Movements or shapes that have nothing in common.
Give 6 types of spacing.
Levels, direction, pathways, shapes, designs, patterns.
Give 10 types of relationship.
Number of dancers (solo, duet, trio etc), lead and follow, mirroring, action and reaction, accumulation, complement, contrast, contact, counterpoint, formations.
Define counterpoint.
When dancers perform different phrases simultaneously.
Define formations.
Shapes or patterns created in space by dancers.
Define timing.
The use of time or counts when matching movements to sound or other dancers.
How does timing contribute to the effectiveness of a dance?
It’s important for hitting important accents in the music and maintaining precise unison or canon.
Define rhythmic content.
Repeated patterns of sound or movement.
How does rhythmic content contribute the effectiveness of a dance?
Links timing with the aural setting, makes a more musical performance, helps with unison and canon, helps with dynamics.
Define moving in a stylistically accurate way.
Performing in a way that is appropriate for the genre of dance.
How does moving in a stylistically accurate way contribute to the effectiveness of a dance?
Dictates the dynamic qualities, makes the style recognisable and brands the performance, links to the music.
