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30 Cards in this Set
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Accessory |
Additional item of costume (eg gloves) |
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Actions |
What a dancer does Movement |
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Accompaniment |
Audio during dance |
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Alignment |
Correct placement of body parts in relation to eachother |
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Artistic intention |
Aim of dance What choreographer wants to communicate |
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Balance |
Steady/held position through even distribution of weight |
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Binary |
2 sections |
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Canon |
Same movements overlap in time on after another |
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Complementary |
Actions/shapes that are similar to another dancer's |
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Control |
Ability to start stop change direction and hold shape well |
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Coordination |
Efficient combo of body parts |
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Counterpoint |
Dancers perform different phrases simultaneously |
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Development |
Way in which movement material is manipulated |
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Elements of Dance |
Actions Space Dynamics Relationships |
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Elevation |
Going up without support (jumping) |
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Episodic |
Choreography with multiple sections linked by theme |
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Expressive Skills |
Contribute to artistry and engage audience Focus, musicality, facial expression |
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Extension |
Lengthening of muscles or limbs |
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Features of Production |
Lighting, set,properties, costume, aural setting |
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Focus |
Use of eyes to enhance dance |
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Highlights |
Important moments of the dance |
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Isolation |
Independent movement of a body part |
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Kinaesthetic |
Sensory perception of movement |
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Mental Skills |
Commitment, concentration, confidence, movement memory, improving from evaluation, |
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Physical skills |
Enabling effective performance Posture, balance, alignment, coordination, control, flexibility, strength, stamina |
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Prop/Property |
Portable object used in a dance |
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Retrograde |
Reversing phrase |
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Technical Skills |
Accuracy of action, timing, dynamics, rhythm, spacial content Reproduction of movement accurate to style |
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Tenary |
3 sections |
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Unison |
Dancers performing same move same time |