Skills Flashcards
(47 cards)
Physical skills
Mobility Extension Balance Posture Control Alignment Isolation Stamina Strength Flexibility coordination
Choreographic devices
Motif development Canon Unison Repetition Climax Highlight Contrast Manipulation of number
Rehearsal methods
Mental rehearsal Systematic repetition Use of mirrors Teacher feedback Video and feedback
Spatial congent
Pathways Direction Levels Size of movement Pattern Spatial design
Relationships
Accumulation Lead and follow Action/reaction Mirroring Compliment/contrast Counterpoint Formations
Motif development
Addition Subtraction Change in dynamics Retrograde Instrumentation Embellishment Change level Change direction Change size
Choreographic processes
Researching Improvisation Generation Selection Development Structuring Refine and synthesise
Expressive skills
Facial expressions Focus Projection Spatial awareness Musicality Sensitivity to other dancers Communicate CI
Technical skills
Action /content Dynamic content Spatial content Timon tv content Rhythmic content Move in a stylistic way style timing execution
control
The ability to start and stop movement, change direction and hold a shape efficiently.
coordination
The efficient combination of body parts.
contrast
Movements or shapes that have nothing in common.
counterpoint
When dancers perform different phrases simultaneously.
extension
Lengthening one or more muscles or limbs.
facial expression
Use of the face to show mood, feeling or character.
flexibility
The range of movement in the joints (involving muscles, tendons and ligaments).
focus
Use of the eyes to enhance performance or interpretative qualities.
formations
Shapes or patterns created in space by dancers.
highlights
Important moments of a dance.
isolation
An independent movement of part of the body.
levels
Distance from the ground: low, medium or high.
manipulation of number
How the number of dancers in a group is used.
expressive skills
Aspects that contribute to performance artistry and that engage the audience, such as focus and musicality.
mental skills
commitment concentration confidence movement memory systematic repetition mental rehearsal rehearsal discipline planning of rehearsal response to feedback capacity to improve.
