Scapa Dance - Elements Of Dance

Front 1

Locomotor Movement

Back 1

Moving or traveling from one place to another.

Front 2

Walk

Back 2

A basic locomotor movement

Front 3

Hop

Back 3

an elevation, pushing off one foot, landing on same leg

Front 4

Jump

Back 4

an elevation, pushing off two feet landing on two feet

Front 5

Leap

Back 5

an elevated movement, pushing off one foot landing on opposite foot.

Front 6

Run

Back 6

Fast form of locomotion

Front 7

Skip

Back 7

Step hop

Front 8

Gallop

Back 8

A forward sliding step using the same leading leg

Front 9

Slide

Back 9

Sideways step that has a gliding fell, step and close feet together.

Front 10

Non-Locomotor Movement

Back 10

Movement that does not travel.

Front 11

Twist

Back 11

A circular movement of the torso in two opposite directions

Front 12

Stretch

Back 12

The action of lengthening the muscles.

Front 13

Swing

Back 13

a movement of a pendular nature that has easy, natural feel.

Front 14

Bend

Back 14

bending the joints of the body

Front 15

Sway

Back 15

a weight shift that does not travel

Front 16

Arm Gestures

Back 16

various movements of the arms

Front 17

Example of non-locomotor movements

Back 17

Isolation Exercises, Roll downs, Swing/Release

Front 18

Personal Space

Back 18

The space you can reach while stationary. Also called kinesphere. (“space bubble”)

Front 19

General Space

Back 19

The space shared by all; reaches beyond personal space.

Front 20

Shape

Back 20

The design of the body’s position. Examples: wall/flat, ball/curved, pyramid/pointy, spiral/twisted, straight

Front 21

Size

Back 21

The magnitude of the body shape of movement. Small, medium, or large.

Front 22

Direction

Back 22

The body’s orientation to the room or to the body. It can be forward, backward, sideways, upward, or downward.

Front 23

Levels

Back 23

The vertical distance from the floor. Examples: low, medium, and high

Front 24

Pathways

Back 24

the patterns of designs made in the air or on the floor by the person’s movements: as straight lines, curved lines, or combination of straight and curved lines. Examples: straight, zigzag, and curvy.

Front 25

Choreographic Forms

Back 25

The structure of a dance composition, such as AB, ABA, call and response, narrative.

Front 26

Dance phrase

Back 26

A logical sequence of movements with an observable beginning, middle, and end.

Front 27

Time

Back 27

The relationship of one movement or part of a movement to another.

Front 28

Pulse

Back 28

The ongoing underlying beat.

Front 29

Speed

Back 29

How fast or slow the movement is.

Front 30

Duration

Back 30

The length of time the movement lasts

Front 31

Rhythm

Back 31

Patterns made by arranging long and short sounds or strong and light sounds.

Front 32

Phrases

Back 32

Longer sequences of movement.

Front 33

Energy/Force

Back 33

Degree and quality of muscular tension.

Front 34

Tension/relaxation

Back 34

Tension feels hard and tight

Front 35

Flow

Back 35

Bound or free. Flow has to do with the ongoing of movement when energy is released freely, we describe the movement as free flow, when energy is released in a controlled, restrained manner, the movement is bound.

Front 36

Weight

Back 36

Strength (force) or lightness.

Front 37

Space

Back 37

This is where the body moves. It is the medium of dance, like a canvas is to an artist. Dancers move through it - their bodies create patterns on the floor and in the air.

Front 38

Focus

Back 38

where the eyes or the intention of the movement is directed.

Front 39

Movement in Space (Action)

Back 39

What the body is doing, includes locomotor and non-locomotor movements

Front 40

Tempo

Back 40

Speed (Slow to fast)

Front 41

FORCE/ENERGY

Back 41

The muscular tension used to move, on a continuum of a little to a lot.

Front 42

Attack

Back 42

smooth to sharp

Front 43

Weight

Back 43

light/gentle to heavy/strong

Front 44

Flow

Back 44

free to bound - flow has to do with the “ongoingness” of movement. When energy is released freely, the movement is free flow. When energy is released in a controlled manner, the movement is bound. Ballet is bound movement while jazz and modern are free movements.

Front 45

Time

Back 45

The relationship of one movement or part of a movement to another.

Front 46

Beat

Back 46

The underlying pulse.

Front 47

Rhythm

Back 47

The combination of long and short sounds and silences.

Front 48

Even meter

Back 48

Movements of equal duration, 2 / 4, 4 / 4,

Front 49

Uneven meter

Back 49

Movements of unequal duration, 3/4

Front 50

Choreography

Back 50

Dance Composition having a beginning, middle and end.