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36 Cards in this Set
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Main action |
Main action or larger action of the dance movements |
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Initiation |
Which body part leads or initiates the dance movement |
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Division of labor |
Way to analyze what part of the body is moving |
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Upper-lower |
When movement takes place in your upper or lower body such as arms, chest, torso, legs, feet |
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Body half |
When movement is focus on moving either the left or right side of the body |
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Core distal |
Movement can begin in the core and work its way out or begin out and work its way back into the core; moving from core to distal parts of the body |
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Cross lateral or spiral |
When limbs from opposite sides of the body are moving together i.e. right arm and left leg |
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Proscenium stage |
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Stage directions |
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From dancers perspective (dancer facing audience) |
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Pathways |
The path a movement can take i.e. curved, angular, simple, complex |
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Direction of movement |
The direction a movement can take i.e. forward, backward, diagonal |
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Facing |
Where a dancer faces when performing a movement i.e. forward, profile, away |
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Level |
Different levels a movement takes place in i.e. high, middle, low |
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Locomotion |
Type of movements that move through the space |
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Proximity |
If dancers are close together or far apart |
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Location |
Where dancers are located on stage i.e. downstage, center stage |
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Groupings |
How dancers are grouped i.e solo, duet, trios, quartet, ensembles |
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Forms |
How groups are shaped i.e. linear, triangle, circle |
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Symmetry vs. Asymmetry |
How similar dancers are performing or grouped vs how unsimilar they are |
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Entrances and exits |
How detailed dancers entrances and exits are |
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Non-homogenous vs unision |
If dancers move in the space in an ununited manner or united manner |
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Thematic |
Dance has a concept, emotion and narrative |
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Abstract |
Dance contains movement for movement's sake, visual designs/ patterns, rules-based |
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Unision |
Everyone is doing the same thing |
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Mirroring |
When dancers mirror each others movements |
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Repetition |
Repeating a movement |
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Retrograde |
Perform a movement, then do it backwards |
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Quality/ energy |
Changing the quality or energy in a movement |
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Canon |
Ripple effect |
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Accumulation |
Doing small movements then adding to them to make the dance more complicated |
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Counterpoint |
Dancers doing different things at the same time |
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Contrast |
Differentiation of a movement so it stands out |
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ABA |
A dance form that has a cyclical feel, starting from point A then doing B and ending back at point A |
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Movement motif |
Movement that expresses the main idea of a dance |
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Phrasing |
How you phrase or change a movement to that it is similar but different from the original |
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Repetition |
Repeating of movement |
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