Elements Of Dance Flashcards by Alyssa Gauthier

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Definition of Dance

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Dance is a way to express yourself through moving your body in a flowing way. Dance can also often be an escape from your everyday problems.

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Why are the elements of Dance important

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The Elements of Dance are the foundational concepts and vocabulary that help dancers develop movement skills and understand dance as an artistic practice.

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What are the Elements of dance

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The acronym BASTER helps students remember the elements. 
Body
Action
Space
Time
Energy
Relationships

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Framework

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This framework is a way to discuss any kind of movement. While different dance styles call for specialized skills and stylization choices, the underlying elements of dance are visible in all dance experiences.

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What is Body and what are body shapes created by?

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instrument of dance. The term body may also refer to the body’s position or shape
Body includes different shapes, parts, based, zones, isolation and weight transfer

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What are symmetrical shapes

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Symmetrical shapes are body shapes that are a mirror image on each side of the centre line of the body.

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What are asymmetrical shapes?

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As symmetrical shapes are body shapes that are different on each side of the centre line of the body.

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What are the different body shapes?

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Curved, Angular, Straight, Twisted, Asymmetrical, Symmetrical, Geometric and Organic

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What body shape does this show?(look on camera roll)

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Curved

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What body shape does this show?(look on camera roll)

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Angular

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What body shape does this show?(look on camera roll)

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Straight

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What body shape does this show?(look on camera roll)

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Twisted

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What body shape does this show?(look on camera roll)

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Asymmetrical

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What body shape does this show?(look on camera roll)

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Symmetrical

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What body shape does this show?(look on camera roll)

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Geometric

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What body shape does this show?(look on camera roll)

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Organic

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What are all the body parts?

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The head, shoulders, rib cage, hips, hands, legs, ankles, feet, toes, knees, fingers, arms, chest, and neck

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What are five body parts above the waist? Bonus?

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Head, neck, shoulders, rib cage, chest and bonus: arms

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What are five body parts below the waist? Bonus?

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Ankles, feet, toes, legs, knees, and bonus: hips, hands and fingers

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What are the body bases?

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Knees, feet, back and hands and knees

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What are the body zones?

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Front/Back, Upper body/Lower body and right/left

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What parts of your body can you isolate?

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Your hips, upper body and head/neck

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What are the different weight transfers?

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Right foot and left foot

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What is Movement (Action)

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Movement is how the body moves using locomotor and non-locomotor movements.
Movement can be made up”on the spot”-improvised, choreographed, through facial expression and stillness.

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What is locomotor

Locomotor is the ability to move from one place to another self propelled moves (ex. Walking, skipping, leaping etc.)

What is Non-locomotor?

Non-locomotor is movement around the axis (spine) of the body. Anchored movement stays in one place (ex. Twist, turn, pull, curl, stretch, push , turn, etc.)

How many Locomotor movements are there and what are they?

They're are 10 Locomotor movements. Walk, skip, run, leap, slide, jump, hop, gallop, crawl and roll.

How many Non-Locomotor movements are they're and what are they?

There are 16 Non-Locomotor movements. Float, Reach, Wave, Bend, Push, Melt, Kick, Stretch, Twist, Swing, Pull, Burst, Rise, Turn, Wiggle and Sink.

What is your favourite Locomotor movement and why?

My favourite is a leap because it's fun.

What is your favourite Non-Locomotor movement and why?

My favourite is a kick because it looks pretty.

Which are locomotor movements and which are non-locomotor movements? 1. Walk 2. Float 3. Roll 4. Sink 5. Wiggle 6. Slide 7. Run 8. Burst 9. Reach 10. Kick 11. Stretch 12. Gallop 13. Push 14. Wave 15. Skip 16. Rise 17. Leap 18. Twist 19. Turn 20. Jump 21. Bend 22. Melt 23. Swing 24. Pull 25. Hop 26. Crawl

1. L 2. NL 3. L 4. NL 5. NL 6. L 7. L 8. NL 9. NL 10. NL 11. NL 12. L 13. NL 14. NL 15. L 16. NL 17. L 18. NL 19. NL 20. L 21. NL 22. NL 23. NL 24. NL 25. L26. L

List three Non-Locomotor Movements in which the dancer has their hands above their shoulders

Wiggle, Rise, Swing

List three Non-Locomotor Movements in which the dancer has their hands below their shoulders

Twist, Bend, Melt

List three Non-Locomotor Movements in which the dancer has their hands level with their shoulders

Float, Pull, Stretch

List two Non-Locomotor Movements in which hands are above and below the shoulders

Turn and Sink

Can you think of other Non-Locomotor Movements that aren't listed

Dab and jazz hands

Can you think of other Locomotor Movements that aren't listed

Chennai turn, pony and grape vine

What is Energy and what do we look at?

Energy is the force with which the body moves. We look at: - 1. Fluidity/ flow (bound or free) - 2. Weight (strong or light) - 3. Attack (sharp or smooth) - 4. Quality (sustain, suspend, collapse, percussive, swing and vibration). - 5. Tension- muscle tight or loose.

1. Give three examples of opposite types of Energy: | 2. These types of Energy are called

``` 1.Bound or Free Strong or light Sharp or Smooth 2. Fluidity/Flow Weight Attack ```

If bound energy is tight, then free energy could be _______?

Loose

What kind of energy are we using when we wiggle?

Free

Strong energy is sometimes called hard, so light energy could also be called ________?

Soft

If I am pushing really hard, what kind of Energy am I using?

Strong

Sharp Movements use a fast ______. Smooth Movements are more gradual and slow.

Attack

If I am floating in my dance, what kind of energy am I using?

Smooth

What are the six qualities of energy?

Sustain, Suspend, Collapse, Percussive, Swing and Vibratory

How do dancers interact with Space and what can they alter?

Dancers interact with space in many different ways. They may stay in one place or they may travel from one place to another. They may alter the place, direction, level, size, focus, elevation and pathways of their movements.

The relationships with space between partners and a solo

The relationships of the dancers to each other may be based on geometric designs or rapidly changes as they move close together, then apart. Even when a dancer is dancing alone in a solo, the dancer is dynamically involved in the space of the performing areas so that space might also be considered a partner in the dance.

Dancers may also orient their movements or relationship to?

Dancers may also orient their movement towards objects or in relation to natural settings. Sometimes dances are created for specific locations such as an elevator or on a raft in a lake for site-based performances.

Spatial relationships between dancers or between dancers and objects are...

Spatial relationships between dancers or between dancers and objects are the basis for design concepts such as beside, in front of, over, through, around, near or far.

What are the different places for space

1. Personal space 2. Positive space(the space a dancer occupies.) 3. Negative space (the space around a dancer)

We can dance in our own ______ space or in the _______ space of the room.

Personal space and general space

_______ space is the space our body occupies

Positive

__________ space is the space around a dancer.

Negative space

Different sizes of movement

Large or small

Range could be

Range could be narrow or wide.

What are the different levels?

High, medium and low

Elevation could be

In air or on the floor

Focus could be

Direct or indirect

What are the different pathways?

Straight, curved, zig zag and random

What are the different directions

Front/forward, back/backward, slide/sideways, up/upward, down/downward and around/diagonal

What level is a dancer when they leap?

High

What size are you when you crouch?

Low

What direction are you going when you turn?

Around

What is a relationship

A relationship is when two or more things are connected.

Different relationships

- Dancer to Dancer - Dancer to music - Dancer to prop - Dancer to audience - Body part to body part

What is mirroring

Mirroring: movements done facing each other (like what you would see in a mirror.)

What is shadowing

Shadowing: movements done following your partners back.

What is weight sharing

-Weight sharing: give/take the weight of another person to create a movement.

What are the different kinds of relationships that can be made with other dancers and how many are there.

``` They're are 12 different kinds of relationships we can create with other dancers Around or Through On or off Near or Far Over or Under In front or in back Supported or Opposition ```

Name different groupings

Partners, small group or large group

When meeting we are facing _______ each other.

Towards (Towards/away)

When parting we are facing _______ each other.

Away from (Towards/away)

When following we are _____ the other dancer it dancers.

Behind (in front of/behind).

When leading we are_______ the other dancer or dancers.

In front of (in front of/behind).

What is another name for objects that can be used when dancing?

Props

When looking at time we use

``` Tempo Duration Beat Rhythm Meter Accent ```

Name another word for the speed or pace of a dance or music

Tempo

What are the different tempos we can use?

Fast, medium and slow

Another word for speeding up is?

Acceleration

Another word for slowing down is

Deceleration

If we hold a position during a dance or MOVEMENTS it is called a

Freeze

In music, there is a difference between the _____ and the _____.

Beat and the rhythm

What are the different durations

Fast, slow and freeze

What are the different beats

Underlying pulse and rhythmic pattern(look at chart).

What are the different rhythms

Rhythmic pattern With music Without music With breath

Music can have either a__/__, a __/__, a __/__, or a __/__ METER.

A4/4, a 3/4, a 2/4, or a 6/8 METER. (Look at chart).

When one note or sound is stronger or louder than the others, we say it has a

Accent

Name the different accents

Even and uneven

Name a dance MOVEMENTS with an even accent

Walking

Name a dance movement with an uneven accent

Skipping

Duration of movements can be

Slow or fast

What tempo are the following dance movements? 1. Running 2. Walking 3. Melting 4. skipping 5. Leaping

1. Fast 2. slow 3. Slow 4. Medium 5. Medium