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Dance Vocab
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performing-arts
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dance
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1. To bend
plie
tempo
time
balance
2. To rise
releve
ballet
echappe
plie
3. The ability of the dancer to present their body with confidence and the required energy to communicate movements clearly to an audience.
projection
body knowledge
partnering/group skills
genre
4. A form of physical movement progressing from one place to another. Walking - running - grapevine - galloping - leaping - jumping - hopping - skipping - sliding - etc.
projection
balance
locomotion
improvisation
5. 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.
folk/traditional
force/energy
pointe shoes
tutu
6. A form of physical movement progressing from one place to another. Walking - running - grapevine - galloping - leaping - jumping - hopping - skipping - sliding - etc.
balance
locomotion
unity
dynamics
7. (ballet) quick gliding steps with one foot always leading
social dance
contrast
echappe
chasse
8. Awareness of one's body and its possibilities - capabilities and limitations
variety
body knowledge
shape
unison
9. 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.
folk/traditional
jazz dance
Kinesthetics
plie
10. Very short skirt worn by ballerinas (Ballet)
Axial movement
unison
variety
tutu
11. To bend
plie
tap dance
rond de jombe
variety
12. Skills requiring cooperation -coordination and dependence - including imitation - lead and follow - echo - mirroring and call and response
partnering/group skills
improvisation
variety
social dance
13. A position of the body in space - such as curved - straight - angular - twisted - symmetrical - asymmetrical - etc.
chasse
shape
grand battment
plie
14. 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.
echappe
balance
shape
improvisation
15. 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
Principles of composition
releve
tutu
16. 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.
unison
jazz dance
echappe
improvisation
17. 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
tendu
modern dance
Axial movement
releve
18. 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
improvisation
balance
improvisation
ballet
19. 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.
ballet
Principles of composition
locomotion
contrast
20. 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).
space
jazz dance
tutu
changement
21. The element of dance involving rhythm - phrasing - tempo - accent and duration. Time can be metered as in music or based on body rhythms such as breath - emotions - and heartbeat.
time
modern dance
genre
grand jete
22. 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.
releve
tempo
social dance
tap dance
23. To stretch
tendu
unity
pathways
releve
24. To change
projection
genre
changement
degage
25. A structure of movement patterns in time; the pattern produced by emphasis and duration of notes in music.
degage
rhythm
pointe shoes
shape
26. When a movment phrase or section progresses to the next.
chasse
transition
bourre
body knowledge
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.
balance
tendu
pathways
modern dance
28. Physics principles that govern motion - flow - and weight in time and space including: the law of gravity - balance and centrifugal force.
tutu
shape
Kinesthetics
ballet
29. Creation and composition of dances by arranging or inventing steps - movements - and pattern of movements.
Kinesthetics
locomotion
choreography
unison
30. 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
rhythm
projection
grand battment
Axial movement
31. Point and stretch of the foot (Ballet)
pathways
rond de jombe
force/energy
tendu
32. Energy of movement expressed in varying intensities - accent and quality
contrast
Principles of composition
locomotion
dynamics
33. To pass
passe
Principles of composition
folk/traditional
shape
34. (ballet) quick gliding steps with one foot always leading
changement
rond de jombe
chasse
choreography
35. Evil shoes (Ballet)
pointe shoes
tutu
social dance
genre
36. A piece of choreography or dance
work
balance
changement
modern dance
37. Point and stretch of the foot (Ballet)
variety
choreography
genre
tendu
38. The speed of the music or dance
pointe shoes
locomotion
tendu
tempo
39. The element of dance involving rhythm - phrasing - tempo - accent and duration. Time can be metered as in music or based on body rhythms such as breath - emotions - and heartbeat.
ballet
time
changement
social dance
40. Great beat - great kick
grand battment
transition
rond de jombe
passe
41. The ability of the dancer to present their body with confidence and the required energy to communicate movements clearly to an audience.
work
tutu
projection
body knowledge
42. A type of dance that began as a rebellion against steps and positions and values - Expressive and original or authentic movement. Alvin Ailey and Martha Graham
shape
rhythm
degage
modern dance
43. A type of dance that began as a rebellion against steps and positions and values - Expressive and original or authentic movement. Alvin Ailey and Martha Graham
variety
pathways
balance
modern dance
44. To pass
ballet
folk/traditional
passe
transition
45. Similar to the principles of visual art. Refers to the presence of unity - continuity (transitions) and variety (contrasts and repitition-patterns) in the choreography
Principles of composition
balance
echappe
shape
46. To rise
dynamics
unity
swan lake
releve
47. Movement created spontaneously - which ranges from freeform to highly structured environments - always including an element of chance.
degage
plie
improvisation
folk/traditional
48. Dance associated with a nationalistic purpose - usually performed today as surviving portion of a traditional celebration and done for social gatherings or as recreation
unity
transition
social dance
folk/traditional
49. A particular kind or style of dance - such as - ballet - jazz - modern - folk - tap - hip-hop - etc.
balance
genre
locomotion
grand jete
50. The speed of the music or dance
genre
rhythm
work
tempo
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