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Dance Vocab

Subjects : performing-arts, dance
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1. The speed of the music or dance






2. Very short skirt worn by ballerinas (Ballet)






3. 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).






4. 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).






5. A quantity or range of different things. Helps maintain the audiences interest and helps the choreographer to develop the dance. Contrasts in the use of space(open/closed) - force(smooth/sharp) and spatial designs(straight lines/ curves/zigzags)






6. Movement created spontaneously - which ranges from freeform to highly structured environments - always including an element of chance.






7. The ability of the dancer to present their body with confidence and the required energy to communicate movements clearly to an audience.






8. A large traveling leap (Ballet)






9. A ballet in which a prince fights for the the Swan Queen (Ballet)






10. 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






11. A piece of choreography or dance






12. The ability of the dancer to present their body with confidence and the required energy to communicate movements clearly to an audience.






13. Awareness of one's body and its possibilities - capabilities and limitations






14. 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.






15. Cicular movement of leg






16. A state of equilibrium referring to the balance of weight or the spatial arrangement of bodies.






17. 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.






18. 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.






19. 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.






20. Dance associated with a nationalistic purpose - usually performed today as surviving portion of a traditional celebration and done for social gatherings or as recreation






21. A ballet step where the foot crosses over in fifth position - taking small steps right and left






22. A form of physical movement progressing from one place to another. Walking - running - grapevine - galloping - leaping - jumping - hopping - skipping - sliding - etc.






23. 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.






24. A ballet in which a prince fights for the the Swan Queen (Ballet)






25. A quantity or range of different things. Helps maintain the audiences interest and helps the choreographer to develop the dance. Contrasts in the use of space(open/closed) - force(smooth/sharp) and spatial designs(straight lines/ curves/zigzags)






26. Dance performed in a social setting; traditionally referred to as ballroom - but includes all popular social dances performed with or without partners






27. Dance associated with a nationalistic purpose - usually performed today as surviving portion of a traditional celebration and done for social gatherings or as recreation






28. 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.






29. A form of physical movement progressing from one place to another. Walking - running - grapevine - galloping - leaping - jumping - hopping - skipping - sliding - etc.






30. 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.






31. To change






32. A feeling of completion or wholeness in a dance achieved when all parts work well together.






33. Movement created spontaneously - which ranges from freeform to highly structured environments - always including an element of chance.






34. A particular kind or style of dance - such as - ballet - jazz - modern - folk - tap - hip-hop - etc.






35. Physics principles that govern motion - flow - and weight in time and space including: the law of gravity - balance and centrifugal force.






36. Dance performed in a social setting; traditionally referred to as ballroom - but includes all popular social dances performed with or without partners






37. Point and stretch of the foot (Ballet)






38. Creation and composition of dances by arranging or inventing steps - movements - and pattern of movements.






39. 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.






40. To pass






41. To bend






42. 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.






43. 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






44. To change






45. To bend






46. A large traveling leap (Ballet)






47. To rise






48. A piece of choreography or dance






49. A structure of movement patterns in time; the pattern produced by emphasis and duration of notes in music.






50. To rise