E-F Words Flashcards
Elements of movement
Time, space, energy
Elements of dance design
Linked relationship between intention, form, movement vocabulary
Energy actions
Suspended, sustained, swinging, percussive, vibratory, collapsing
Expression
To portray meaning, idea, emotion of the dancer through gesture, other body actions, facial acting and contrasting dynamic qualities.
Energy
The degree of expenditure of muscle tension and contraction in any movement action or sculptural shape
Falling
To move from one plane to a lower plane
Focus
Concentration on a particular point in space either by total body focus or face/eye focus
Force
The range between strong and light movements
Form
The formal structure of binary, ternary, rondo etc
Flexibility
The range of joint mobility and muscular looseness involving the whole body and not just the legs
