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Dance Vocab
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performing-arts
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dance
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1. Movement executed with one body part or a small part of the body. Examples are rooling the head - shruggung the shoulders and rotating the pelvis.
pointe shoes
grand jete
isolated movement
Axial movement
2. Awareness of one's body and its possibilities - capabilities and limitations
body knowledge
pathways
transition
improvisation
3. A ballet in which a prince fights for the the Swan Queen (Ballet)
pointe shoes
swan lake
tendu
jazz dance
4. Physics principles that govern motion - flow - and weight in time and space including: the law of gravity - balance and centrifugal force.
grand jete
rhythm
pathways
Kinesthetics
5. Movement executed with one body part or a small part of the body. Examples are rooling the head - shruggung the shoulders and rotating the pelvis.
isolated movement
time
contrast
jazz dance
6. Dance marked by movement isolations and complex polyrhythms found in African American music such as - ragtime - jazz - spirituals - blues - work songs and is considered and American style of dance.
jazz dance
tempo
unity
bourre
7. When a movment phrase or section progresses to the next.
pointe shoes
modern dance
transition
Kinesthetics
8. Similar to the principles of visual art. Refers to the presence of unity - continuity (transitions) and variety (contrasts and repitition-patterns) in the choreography
plie
isolated movement
social dance
Principles of composition
9. A structure of movement patterns in time; the pattern produced by emphasis and duration of notes in music.
chasse
tendu
rhythm
tempo
10. A ballet in which a prince fights for the the Swan Queen (Ballet)
grand jete
variety
swan lake
changement
11. A large traveling leap (Ballet)
projection
Principles of composition
grand jete
rhythm
12. Dance associated with a nationalistic purpose - usually performed today as surviving portion of a traditional celebration and done for social gatherings or as recreation
choreography
locomotion
folk/traditional
grand battment
13. To escape - a movement that begins in 5th position and moves quickly to 2nd position either by sliding feet to the ball of the foot or as a jump from 5th position to 2nd position.
folk/traditional
chasse
echappe
tempo
14. To stretch
rond de jombe
tutu
locomotion
tendu
15. Movement created spontaneously - which ranges from freeform to highly structured environments - always including an element of chance.
tempo
tendu
improvisation
social dance
16. A form of physical movement progressing from one place to another. Walking - running - grapevine - galloping - leaping - jumping - hopping - skipping - sliding - etc.
locomotion
echappe
force/energy
pointe shoes
17. Creation and composition of dances by arranging or inventing steps - movements - and pattern of movements.
dynamics
degage
balance
choreography
18. A structure of movement patterns in time; the pattern produced by emphasis and duration of notes in music.
projection
rhythm
isolated movement
tendu
19. An element of dance characterized by the release of potential energy into kinetic energy. It utilizes body weight - reveals the effects of gravity on the body - is projected into space - and affects emotional and spatial relationships and intentions.
force/energy
genre
isolated movement
grand battment
20. (ballet) quick gliding steps with one foot always leading
tempo
swan lake
chasse
tempo
21. A line along which a person or part of the person such as an arm or head - moves. Pathways can be linear - in circles - zigzags - etc.
grand battment
variety
pathways
partnering/group skills
22. To pass
passe
pointe shoes
contrast
rond de jombe
23. Skills requiring cooperation -coordination and dependence - including imitation - lead and follow - echo - mirroring and call and response
time
bourre
partnering/group skills
plie
24. Energy of movement expressed in varying intensities - accent and quality
dynamics
force/energy
degage
Axial movement
25. Point and stretch of the foot (Ballet)
tendu
force/energy
choreography
grand battment
26. A particular kind or style of dance - such as - ballet - jazz - modern - folk - tap - hip-hop - etc.
Kinesthetics
genre
ballet
isolated movement
27. A line along which a person or part of the person such as an arm or head - moves. Pathways can be linear - in circles - zigzags - etc.
pathways
releve
Axial movement
unison
28. Creation and composition of dances by arranging or inventing steps - movements - and pattern of movements.
choreography
rond de jombe
echappe
balance
29. Awareness of one's body and its possibilities - capabilities and limitations
grand jete
body knowledge
force/energy
releve
30. Physics principles that govern motion - flow - and weight in time and space including: the law of gravity - balance and centrifugal force.
Kinesthetics
Principles of composition
unity
modern dance
31. Similar to the principles of visual art. Refers to the presence of unity - continuity (transitions) and variety (contrasts and repitition-patterns) in the choreography
balance
tutu
Principles of composition
space
32. An element of dance that refers to the immediate spherical space surrounding the body in all directions. Use of space includes shape - direction - pathway - range of movement and level of movment(Low - middle - high).
chasse
isolated movement
space
unison
33. An element of dance characterized by the release of potential energy into kinetic energy. It utilizes body weight - reveals the effects of gravity on the body - is projected into space - and affects emotional and spatial relationships and intentions.
force/energy
space
jazz dance
time
34. A type of dance that concentrates of footwork and rhythm. This type of dance grew out of American popular dancing - with significant roots in African American - Irish and english clogging traditions.
tap dance
folk/traditional
projection
jazz dance
35. Dance movemnt that takes place at the same time across the whole group of dancers
unison
pathways
social dance
changement
36. A form of Western classical dance that originated in the Renaissance courts of Europe. The dance form was formally codified by the time of King Louis XIV (mid-1600's) - Who was accomplished dancer - responsible for extensive notation as well as suppo
ballet
partnering/group skills
degage
Principles of composition
37. Movement anchored to one spot by a pody part. Only the available space in any direction is used while the initial body contact is being maintained. Movement is organized around the axis of the body and is not designed to travel from one location to a
rond de jombe
contrast
folk/traditional
Axial movement
38. Skills requiring cooperation -coordination and dependence - including imitation - lead and follow - echo - mirroring and call and response
choreography
genre
partnering/group skills
shape
39. Very short skirt worn by ballerinas (Ballet)
tutu
Kinesthetics
degage
genre
40. Dance movemnt that takes place at the same time across the whole group of dancers
balance
Kinesthetics
isolated movement
unison
41. A ballet step where the foot crosses over in fifth position - taking small steps right and left
swan lake
bourre
passe
transition
42. (ballet) quick gliding steps with one foot always leading
bourre
echappe
chasse
contrast
43. A state of equilibrium referring to the balance of weight or the spatial arrangement of bodies.
dynamics
balance
body knowledge
folk/traditional
44. To pass
dynamics
swan lake
Kinesthetics
passe
45. A position of the body in space - such as curved - straight - angular - twisted - symmetrical - asymmetrical - etc.
Axial movement
echappe
shape
balance
46. Dance performed in a social setting; traditionally referred to as ballroom - but includes all popular social dances performed with or without partners
echappe
choreography
genre
social dance
47. Point and stretch of the foot (Ballet)
echappe
changement
rhythm
tendu
48. The speed of the music or dance
tempo
tendu
degage
isolated movement
49. A particular kind or style of dance - such as - ballet - jazz - modern - folk - tap - hip-hop - etc.
dynamics
genre
unison
locomotion
50. To set side by side to emphasize difference in dance - two movements that differ in energy - space - (size - direction - level) - design (symmetrical/asymmetrical - open/closed) - timing (fast/slow - even -uneven - themes or patterns.
Principles of composition
bourre
isolated movement
contrast
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