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How many physical skills are there?

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11

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List the 11 Physical Skils

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Posture
Alignment
Balance
Coordination
Control
Flexibility
Mobility
Strength
Stamina
Extension
Isolation

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What is Posture

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The way in which the body is held

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What is Alignment?

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Correct placement of body parts in relation to each other

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What is Balance?

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A steady and held position achieved by an even distribution of weight.

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What is Coordination

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The efficient combination of body parts

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What is Control?

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The ability to start and stop movement, change direction and hold a shape efficiently

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What is Flexibility

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The range of movement in the joints

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What is Mobility?

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The range of movement in the joints and the ability to move fluently from action to action

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What is Strength?

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Muscular Power

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What is Stamina?

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Ability to maintain physical and mental energy over periods of time

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What is Extension

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Lengthening one or more muscles / limbs

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What is Isolation?

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An independent movement of part of the body

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How many Expressive Skills are there?

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What are expressive skills?

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Aspects that contribute to the performance artistry to engage with the audience

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Name the 8 Expressive Skills

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Projection
Focus
Spatial Awareness
Facial Expression
Phrasing
Musicality
Sensitivity to other dancers
Communication of Intent

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What is Projection?

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The energy used to connect and draw in the audience

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What is Focus?

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The use of the eyes to enhance the performance and interpretive qualities

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What is Spatial Awareness?

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Consciousness of the surrounding space and its effective use

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What is Facial Expression

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Use of the face to show mood, feeling or character

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What is Phrasing

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The way in which energy is distributed in the execution of a movement phrase

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What is Musicality?

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The ability to make the unique qualities of the accompaniment evident

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What is Sensitivity to other dancers?

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Awareness of and connection to other dancers

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What is Communication of Intent?

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The aim of the dance and what the choreographer aims to communicate.

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How many Technical Skills are there?
7
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What are the 7 Technical Skills?
Action Content Dynamic Content Spatial Content Relationship Content Timing Content Rhythmic Content Movement in a stylistic accurate way
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What is Action Content?
Accurately replicating the Action Content
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What is Dynamic Content?
Accurately replicating the Dynamic Content
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What is Spatial Content?
Accurately replicating the Spatial Content
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What is Relationship Content?
Accurately replicating the Relationship Content
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What is Timing Content?
The use of time or counts when matching movements to sound and/or other dancers
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What is Rhythmic Content
Repeated patterns of sound or movement
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What is Movement in a stylistic accurate way?
Demonstrating the characteristics of the style of the piece e.g. contemporary
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How many Mental Skills are there (Performance and Process)
10
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What mental skills are needed during the performance?
Movement Memory Commitment Concentration Confidence
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What mental skills are needed during the process?
Systematic repetition Mental Rehearsal Rehearsal discipline Planning of rehearsal Response to feedback Capacity to improve
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An exercise to improve alignment (tendus) Step by step like in an exam:
You could do Brushes / Tendus while focusing on keeping the legs aligned with hips facing forwards. Use a mirror to keep this alignment. For the first time you should do 8 counts on each leg. After a week of doing it daily increase to 16 counts on each leg. Every week add 8 counts on.
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An exercise to improve Balance (plie) Step by step like in an exam:
While holding onto a bar slowly go into a plie and then rise onto relive. Slowly and sustained lower back down to plie. Make sure to keep a spot to not wobble and keep good balance. Repeat this for 10 plies. Repeat every day and try to hold the rise for 1 more second every time. Every week add 5 plies on until you can do 30 plies with a 30 second hold for each rise.
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An exercise to improve Control (sit ups) Step by step like in an exam:
To improve control you should do 6 reps of full Sit ups. Repeat 2 after a little 20 second break. Make sure that the sit ups are slow and sustained and you do not move too much. Do this every 2 days. Each new week add on 2 reps per set and shorten the break by 5 seconds. After doing this for 4 weeks you should do as many reps as you can while being controlled.
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An exercise to improve Flexibility (lunge) Step by step like in an exam:
You should go into a low lunge position with your knees off the ground and your hands next to your front foot on the ground. Hold this position for 30 seconds. Do this everyday and add on 5 seconds to hold. After one week you can add a bounce to the lunge and push your hips towards the ground to feel a deeper stretch. After another week you can place your hands on your knee to push the hips down - keep holding it for 5 seconds longer
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An exercise to improve Strength Upper Body (Plank) Step by step like in an exam:
You should go into an elbow plank with our whole body aligned. Hold this position for 30 seconds. Repeat every day. Add on 5 seconds every time you do the plank. When reaching on minute of plank hold you should add on 10 seconds on side plank hold on either side. After at least one week of practice while adding on 5 seconds for each type of plank you can then start holding to failure
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An exercise to improve Stamina (running) Step by step like in an exam:
You should start off with setting yourself a goal of how long you want to be able to run at the end of the exercise (at least 30 minutes). You should then start with a jog of 10 minutes close to your house. You should go every 2-3 days. Each time you go try to increase your running time by about 2 minutes. Once you reach 22 minutes of jogging you can add short 1 minutes sections of sprints / fast runs. Keep doing this until you reach your goal.
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What are the safe working practices during a performance? (2)
Safe Execution Appropriate dancewear
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What are the safe working practices during the Process? (4)
Warming up Cooling down Nutrition Hydration
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How can you aid your own rehearsals?
Use of Mirrors Filming yourself - Self Reflection Peer & Teacher Feedback

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