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Accessory

Additional item of costume (eg gloves)

Actions

What a dancer does


Movement

Accompaniment

Audio during dance

Alignment

Correct placement of body parts in relation to eachother

Artistic intention

Aim of dance


What choreographer wants to communicate

Balance

Steady/held position through even distribution of weight

Binary

2 sections

Canon

Same movements overlap in time on after another

Complementary

Actions/shapes that are similar to another dancer's

Control

Ability to start stop change direction and hold shape well

Coordination

Efficient combo of body parts

Counterpoint

Dancers perform different phrases simultaneously

Development

Way in which movement material is manipulated

Elements of Dance

Actions


Space


Dynamics


Relationships

Elevation

Going up without support (jumping)

Episodic

Choreography with multiple sections linked by theme

Expressive Skills

Contribute to artistry and engage audience


Focus, musicality, facial expression

Extension

Lengthening of muscles or limbs

Features of Production

Lighting, set,properties, costume, aural setting

Focus

Use of eyes to enhance dance

Highlights

Important moments of the dance

Isolation

Independent movement of a body part

Kinaesthetic

Sensory perception of movement

Mental Skills

Commitment, concentration, confidence, movement memory, improving from evaluation,

Physical skills

Enabling effective performance


Posture, balance, alignment, coordination, control, flexibility, strength, stamina

Prop/Property

Portable object used in a dance

Retrograde

Reversing phrase

Technical Skills

Accuracy of action, timing, dynamics, rhythm, spacial content


Reproduction of movement accurate to style

Tenary

3 sections

Unison

Dancers performing same move same time