THE ELEMENTS OF DANCE Flashcards
“the building blocks of great choreography”
THE ELEMENTS OF DANCE
B.E.S.T. R
THE ELEMENTS OF DANCE
Body
Energy
Space
Time
Relationship
3 Body
BODY PART
* BODY SHAPE -
* BODY BASE
part of the body that is performing the movement
BODY PART-
the different shapes made by the body
BODY SHAPE
what is supporting your body’s weight
BODY BASE
The dynamics or movement quality we move with
Energy
a broken and attacked quality
PERCUSSIVE -
a movement which is held or slowly executed
SUSTAINED
- a pendulum action,Iike skiing
SWING -
movement that has a shaking quality
VIBRATORY
2 Space
LEVEL
* PATTERN & DIRECTION
the height of movement
- LEVEL
the shake and direction of the pathways you travel through
PATTERN & DIRECTION
2 Time
TEMPO -
* DURATION -
speed of the movement
TEMPO
does the movement take a long or short period of time
DURATION -
- where your are in relation to other performers, objects, or the audience
Relationship