Scapa Dance - Kde Vocabulary

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Actions

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What the body is doing. Includes locomotor and nonlocomotor movements.

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Alignment

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Body placement or posture. Properly done lessens body strain and promotes dance skills.

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Asymmetry

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Uneven, irregular design.

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Binary form

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Two-part structure (AB).

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Dance phrase

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

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Dynamics

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The dance element which relates to how a movement is done.

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Energy

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General category in Dance with the following Descriptors: Tension/Relaxion, Flow (Bound/Free) and Weight.

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Tension

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Dance Energy which feels hard and tight.

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Relaxation

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Dance Energy which feels soft, loose and floppy.

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Flow

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Bound or Free - having to do with the ongoingness of movement.

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Bound

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Energy is released in a controlled, restrained manner.

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Free Flow

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Energy is released freely during a dance.

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Weight

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Strength (force) or lightness in Dance Energy.

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Even Rhythm

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Movements of equal duration.

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Form (Dance Movement)

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Structure of dance compositions.

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General Space

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The space shared by all. Reaches beyond Personal Space.

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Kinesphere

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Also called Personal Space. The space reached while stationary.

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Locomotor

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Movements that usually travel through space.

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Walk

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Steps are from one foot to the other, the weight being transferred from heel to toe.

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Run

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Compares to a fast walk, except that the weight is carried forward on the ball of the foot.

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Hop

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A transfer of weight by a springing action from one foot to the same foot.

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Jump

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The transfer of weight from two feet to two feet.

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Leap

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A transfer of weight from one foot to the other foot, pushing off with a spring and landing on the ball of the foot, letting the heel come down, and bending the knee to absorb the shock.

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Skip

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A hop and a step on the same foot, alternating feet.

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Gallop

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A combination of a step and a leap, in an uneven rhythm, moving sideward, so the same foot is always leading.

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Slide

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A combination of a step close stem, in an uneven rhythm, moving sideward, so the same foot is always leading.

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Metric Rhythm

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The grouping of beats in a recurring pattern.

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Motif Symbols

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Symbols that represent movements.

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Movement Vocabulary

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All the actions the body can make.

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Nonlocomotor

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Movements in which a person stays in place.

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Bend

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Involves closing up at body joints. It usually feels like it has a stopping point.

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Stretch

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Involves opening up the joints. Is more than just straightening, it feels like the energy keeps on going.

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Push and Pull

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Involves action similar to a bend and stretch, but with a sense of resistance.

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Shake

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A floppy wiggle or a tense vibration.

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Swing

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A very exhilarating, freeing movement. A fall, giving into gravity, followed by a rebound to a suspension point before the fall begins again.

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Sway

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A controlled even shifting of weight.

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Twist

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Involves Rotation - One end is fixed, so there is a limit to how much the other end can move.

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Turn

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Involves Rotation - one end is not fixed???

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Personal Space

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Also called Kinesphere. The space reached while stationary.

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Qualities

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Characteristics of a movement.

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Relationships

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The body's position relative to something or someone.

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Rondo Form

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A dance structure with three or more themes where one theme is repeated. (ABACAD…)

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Space (Dance)

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A Dance category which includes categories such as: Direction, Size, Pathways, Level and Shape.

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Direction

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Forward, Backwards, sideways, up, down, etc.

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Size

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Large and small movements.

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Pathways

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Patterns we make as we move through the air on the floor.

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Level

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The vertical distance from the floor. High, Medium or Low.

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Shape (Dance)

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The design of the body as it exists in space. Different aspects are described as open/closed, symmetrical/asymmetrical, angular/curved.

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Symmetry

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A balanced, even design.

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Ternary Form

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Three part structure (ABA).

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Time

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

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Pulse

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The ongoing underlying beat.

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Speed

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How fast or slow the movement is.

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Duration

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The length of time the movement lasts. A long time, a short time, or something in between.

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Rhythm

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

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Phrases

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Longer sequences of movement.

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Uneven Rhythms

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Movements of unequal duration.