Technical Skills

Question 1

Alignment

Answer 1

Positioning of the body parts in relation to the whole body shape

Question 2

Balance

Answer 2

Controlling the weight on a particular support

Question 3

Body awareness

Answer 3

Kinaesthetic knowledge- what is moving, where and how

Question 4

Control

Answer 4

Performing the actions with skill and sensitivity, and the appropriate muscular awareness

Question 5

Coordination

Answer 5

Controlling all parts moving at the same time

Question 6

Dynamic awareness

Answer 6

How you move eg. Quickly, slowly, gently, strongly, energetically

Question 7

Extension

Answer 7

Stretching into the space

Question 8

Flexibility

Answer 8

The range of movement in a joint

Question 9

Flow

Answer 9

How the energy moves from one action to the next

Question 10

Movement memory

Answer 10

Remembering the order of the actions accurately

Question 11

Posture

Answer 11

How the body is held when sitting, lying down etc

Question 12

Spatial awareness

Answer 12

Knowing where you are facing, the direction of the action and its size, level and shape

Question 13

Stamina

Answer 13

Endurance- both muscular and cardio- respiratory

Question 14

Strength

Answer 14

Muscular power needed to perform an action

Question 15

Accuracy

Answer 15

Observing. Interpreting and reproducing exactly the actions you see