technical skills

Question 1

technical skills

Answer 1

include accuracy of action, timing, dynamic, rhythmic and spatial content and the reproduction of movement in a stylistic accurate way

Question 2

action content

Answer 2

what a dancer does e.g travelling, turning, elevation, gesture, stillness, use of body parts, floor-work and the transference of weight

Question 3

dynamic content

Answer 3

the qualities of movement based upon variations in speed, strength and flow: rapid or fast, sudden or sustained, fluid or staccato, gentle or powerful, direct or indirect

Question 4

spatial content

Answer 4

the ‘where’ of movements such as levels, directions, pathways, shapes, designs, and patterns

Question 5

relationship content

Answer 5

the ways in which dancers interact; the connections between dancers. (in a duet/ group) lead and follow, mirroring, action reaction, accumulation, complementary and contrast, counterpoint, contact, formations

Question 6

timing

Answer 6

the use of time or counts when matching movements to sound and/ or other dancers

Question 7

rhythmic content

Answer 7

repeated patterns of sound or movement