Fall & Recovery
Giving into gravity.
Trust in Dance
Trust is important because you as a dancer need to know how to move your body in your own personal space and the need to train your awareness of and amongst other dancers. Dance is a communal activity, therefore you need to be aware of others space and tr
What does the term Improvisation mean in Dance?
Improvisation is spontaneous movement using a stimulus to inspire new movement. It is when you make up movements without having planned or prepared them beforehand.
Spacial Awareness in Dance
Spacial awareness is the space shared by other people or the personal space your body takes up while you are moving or still. You as a dancer need to be considerate of your movements and ensure you do not collide or bump into other dancers.
Personal space
The space that your body occupies.
General space
The space you share with other dancers.
Choreography
The act of designing a dance. It involves choosing steps, music, costumes and a performance space.
Abstract dance
This is a dance piece with no plot or story line. Most of the work you will be doing will be abstract. Abstract dance may, however, have a central theme, emotion or message.
Narrative dance
A dance that has a storyline or plot.
Canon
Two or more dancers dance the same movement phrase but each dancer begins at a different time or at a different point in the phrase. The audience therefore sees the same phrase in different states simultaneously.
Unison
Two or more dancers perform the same movement phrase at the same time with no variation.
Repetition
A movement phrase or a part of a movement phrase may be repeated directly after its first use for effect or later in the dance.
Motif
This is a particular part of a movement phrase, sometimes just one step. It is a recognisable pattern that reoccurs. Often, developing a single step as the 'signature' of a piece and seeing how many different ways it can be used is very interesting. A mot
Question and Answer
One dancer or group of dancers offers a "question" in movement followed by a reply from another dancer or group of dancers with a related movement.
Floor patterns
The route travelled by a dancer is called a floor pattern. Dancers can travel in a circle, a straight line, a diagonal or even a butterfly design.
Directions
This may include the direction of travel, the direction a dancer is facing or the direction a movement is in. Groups may work in the same or different directions.
Levels
This is the use of horizontal space. Movements or poses may be high in the air or low on the ground. Groups may dance at different levels simultaneously.
Symmetry and Asymmetry
Symmetry, when both sides of an image are equal, creates balance, predictability, control and authority. Asymmetry, when sides are not balanced or equal, produces tension, excitement and contrast. Symmetry or asymmetry may be created in a still or moving
Non- locomotor movements
Axial movements move around or along the central column of the spine, the axis of the body.
They include: twist,whirl,rise,drop,wiggle,lunge,bend,expand,rock,
flop,sway,uncurl,curl,spin,fall,stretch,turn,tumble,
swing and lean.
Locomotor movements
Locomotor movements travel from one place to another. There are eight basic locomotor movements from which all others extend.
They are: Walk, run, leap,hop, jump, skip and gallop
These locomotor movements can be modified by changing the direction, speed,