3. Spatial Organisation

Question 1

What are the types of spatial organisation?

Answer 1

Direction, level, focus, dimension

Question 2

What is the acronym for spatial organisation?

Answer 2

DLFD

Question 3

What is the acronym DLFD for?

Answer 3

Spatial organisation

Question 4

Define direction

Answer 4

The choreography demonstrates manipulation of directions of travel.

Question 5

Define level

Answer 5

Movement vocabulary is executed at a particular level. During a dance the level may be varied across high, medium or low by an individual dancer, a duo and/or by a group.

Question 6

Define focus

Answer 6

Eye and body focus can be direct or indirect to any area of the performance space, and variations of focus may be used by a soloist or individual dancer in a group, in unison or in contrast to other dancers.

Question 7

Define dimension

Answer 7

In duos and/or group dance works, dimension refers to the size of a group. Group formations can be manipulated in dimension. In solo dance works, dimension refers to the size of the body shape/s created by the dancer.