Expressive Skills Flashcards
Learn expressive skills: definitions, their importance and how to improve them (14 cards)
Name the eight expressive skills
Projection, focus, spatial awareness, facial expression, phrasing, musicality, sensitivity (to other dancers), communication of choreographic intent
Projection - Definition
The energy the dancer uses to connect to an audience
Focus - Definition
Use of the eyes to enhance a performance or interpretive qualities
Spatial Awareness - Definition
Consciousness of the surrounding space and its effective use
Facial Expression - Definition
Use of the face to show mood, feeling or character
Phrasing - Definition
The way in which energy is distributed in the execution of a movement phrase
Musicality - Definition
The ability to make the unique qualities of the accompaniment evident in your performance
Sensitivity (to other dancers) - Definition
Awareness of and the connection to other dancers
Communication of Choreographic Intent - Definition
A dancers ability to communicate a particular mood, style or theme in order to enhance a performance
Improvement of all Expressive Skills
Film and watch back
Get feedback from peer and/or teacher
projection - importance
to communicate emotion, character and dance idea/theme
focus - importance
focus can draw attention to a particular point; point in space; body part; towards a character
spatial awareness - importance
using all the space provided on stage makes a performance more effective
facial expression - importance
to help audiences understanding of the choreographic intention
