Dance Gcse

Front 1

What does accompaniment mean ?

Back 1

Sound heard while the dance is happening

Front 2

What does action mean ?

Back 2

Something a dancer does

Front 3

What does artistry mean ?

Back 3

Performing as a dancer with technical and interpretive skills

Front 4

What does backdrop mean ?

Back 4

Canvas which hangs upstage, often with painted or designed images on it

Front 5

What does balance mean ?

Back 5

Holding still with control and poise

Front 6

What does canon mean ?

Back 6

Dancers start a phrase one after the other

Front 7

What does changing the order mean ?

Back 7

Altering the sequence in which actions appear in a motif

Front 8

What does character mean ?

Back 8

A role expressed by a dancer in a narrative dance work

Front 9

What does choreographic devices mean ?

Back 9

The ways motifs can be repeated, developed and varied

Front 10

What does climax mean ?

Back 10

The high point in a dance. It stands out clearly as a statement.

Front 11

What does complement mean?

Back 11

To fill out a movement showing the same action simultaneously for example at different levels

Front 12

What does contraction mean ?

Back 12

The extension of the back and curling/ tightening of the centre of the body

Front 13

What does control mean ?

Back 13

The managing of the body weight smoothly, accurately and appropriately when performing an action

Front 14

What does co-ordination mean ?

Back 14

The ability to preform complex actions, using the arms and legs simultaneously

Front 15

What does correlation mean ?

Back 15

A close relationship e.g between the music and dance

Front 16

What does counterpoint mean?

Back 16

Interlocking sounds between music and dance, or rhythms a themes, filling in the silent moments in a bar of music

Front 17

What does dance idea mean?

Back 17

Theme , subject matter or topic of a dance

Front 18

What does expressive mean ?

Back 18

Describes movements that cominicate feelings e.g stress

Front 19

What does flex mean ?

Back 19

The ankle is contracted so that the foot is no longer pointed

Front 20

What does floodlights mean ?

Back 20

Large lights that give a wide beam

Front 21

What does fondu mean ?

Back 21

Smooth bend on one leg

Front 22

What does highlight mean ?

Back 22

Exciting, dramatic moment in a dance

Front 23

What does juxtaposition mean ?

Back 23

Using two dance ideas at different places in a dance, or preformed by different characters.

Front 24

What does motif mean ?

Back 24

Short sequence of movements that makes a statement. Often repeated

Front 25

What does narrative mean ?

Back 25

Style of dance composition that tells a story

Front 26

What does pathway mean ?

Back 26

Journey between two points on the floor or in the air

Front 27

What does posture mean ?

Back 27

Way a dancer holds his/her body and limbs in a style of dance

Front 28

What does relationship mean ?

Back 28

Ways the dancers face and place themselves in relation to each other

Front 29

What does repetition mean?

Back 29

Doing a sequence or a part again

Front 30

What does retrograde mean ?

Back 30

Reversing a motif - performing it from the end back to the beginning

Front 31

What does rhythm mean ?

Back 31

Sequence of beats, with accents , within a phrase of Movements

Front 32

What does stimulus mean ?

Back 32

Starting point for a dance idea

Front 33

What does structure mean ?

Back 33

The form a dance takes

Front 34

What does subject matter mean ?

Back 34

The theme of a dance mean

Front 35

What does technique mean ?

Back 35

Physical skill and shaping of actions in a particular style of dance

Front 36

What does use of contact mean ?

Back 36

Dancers have sight or are in touch with each other either visually or physically

Front 37

What does variation mean ?

Back 37

When a motif is changed spatially dynamically or performed in a different order