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Dance Vocab

Subjects : performing-arts, dance
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1. Awareness of one's body and its possibilities - capabilities and limitations






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






3. Skills requiring cooperation -coordination and dependence - including imitation - lead and follow - echo - mirroring and call and response






4. 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






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






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






7. A piece of choreography or dance






8. 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.






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.






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






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






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






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






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






15. To pass






16. 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






17. Pointing of the foot in an open position






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






19. Dance movemnt that takes place at the same time across the whole group of dancers






20. 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)






21. Great beat - great kick






22. The speed of the music or dance






23. 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.






24. Energy of movement expressed in varying intensities - accent and quality






25. A large traveling leap (Ballet)






26. Evil shoes (Ballet)






27. 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






28. 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)






29. (ballet) quick gliding steps with one foot always leading






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






31. Cicular movement of leg






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






33. 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.






34. To change






35. A position of the body in space - such as curved - straight - angular - twisted - symmetrical - asymmetrical - etc.






36. Similar to the principles of visual art. Refers to the presence of unity - continuity (transitions) and variety (contrasts and repitition-patterns) in the choreography






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






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






39. When a movment phrase or section progresses to the next.






40. A piece of choreography or dance






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






42. 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.






43. To stretch






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






45. 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).






46. A large traveling leap (Ballet)






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






48. 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.






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






50. 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







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