Technical Skills

Question 1

action content

Answer 1

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

Question 2

dynamic content

Answer 2

the qualities of movement based upon variations in speed, strength and flow (e.g fast/slow, sudden/sustained, acceleration/deceleration, strong/light, direct/indirect, flowing/abrupt)

Question 3

spatial content

Answer 3

the ‘where’ of movement (e.g pathways, levels, directions, size of movement, patterns, spatial designs)

Question 4

relationship content

Answer 4

the ways in which dancers interact; the connections between dancers (for duet/trio performances only e.g lead and follow, mirroring, action and reaction, accumulation, complement and contrast, counterpoint, contact, formations)

Question 5

timing content

Answer 5

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

Question 6

rhythmic content

Answer 6

repeated patterns of sound or movement

Question 7

movement in a stylistically accurate way

Answer 7

style equals characteristic way of dancing