Technical Skills Definitions

Question 0

Flexibility

Answer 0

The range of movement of a particular muscle or joint

Question 1

Strength

Answer 1

The dynamic force of movement.

The force you can exert in a singular muscle contraction.

Question 2

Alignment

Answer 2

The relationship of lines within the body, the

co-ordination of the movement line of a dancer’s body

Question 3

Balance

Answer 3

The ability to be stable through the equalising of opposing forces, a strong vertical line of energy

Question 4

Posture

Answer 4

A way of holding the body which gradually develops through using balance and gravity.

Question 5

Mobility

Answer 5

Occurs in two kinds: stable and labile.
- labile means movements which tend to take the body off-balance through oblique directions.

-stable is the use of the body in the directions of forward, backwards, up, down, left and right.

Question 6

Stamina

Answer 6

Enduring physical or mental energy and strength that allows somebody to do something for a long time