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Accessory

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Additional item of costume

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Actions

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What a dancer does

Travelling. Turning. Elevation. Gesture. Stillness. Use of bossy parts. Floor work. Transfer of weight.

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Acceleration

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Speeding up the movement

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Accompaniment

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The sound you hear during a dance. Music

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Accumulation

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When a dancer performs series of movements and others join in at different times until all perform in unison

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Air pattern

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A design that is traced in the air by a part of the body

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Alignment

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Correct placement of boys parts in relation to each other

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Appreciation

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Recognition and understanding of qualities of dance

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Artistic intention

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The sin of the dance. What the choreographer aims to communicate

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Artistry

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Creative skill

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Auditory

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Relating to sound

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Aural setting

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An audible accompaniment to a dance such as music. Words. Natural sound. Silence

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Balance

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Steady or held position achieve by an even distribution of weight

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Binary

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A composition in two parts or sections

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Canon

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When the same movements overlap in time

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Choreographic approach

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The way the choreographer makes the dance

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Choreographic devices

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Methods used to develop and vary material

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Choreographic intention

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Aim of the dance. What choreographer aims to communicate

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Choreographic processes

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Activities involved in creating dance such as improv. Selection. And development.

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Choreography

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Art of creating dance

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Climax

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Most significant movement of the dance

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Complementary

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Perform actions or shapes that are similar but not same as other dancers

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Constituent features

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Characteristic of choreography like. Style. Stimulus. Subject matter. Number gender. Dancers. Action content. Choreographic principles. For. Structure. Physical and aural settings

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Contrast

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Movements or shaped that have nothing in common

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Control
Ability to start and stop movement, change directions and hold a shape efficiently
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Coordination
Efficient combination of body parts
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Costume
Clothing worn by dancer in performance
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Counterpoint
When dancers perform different phrases simultaneously
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Critical appreciation
Evaluation of dance based upon knowledge and understanding. Including original insights
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Dance film
Where dance and film are both integral to a work. This includes documentary. Animation. Dance for camera. Screen adaptation of a stage work
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Dance for camera
Where choreographer collaborated with the film maker. Intention to produce dance in a multimedia form that can’t be achieved in live performance
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Dancewear
What the dancer wears for class and rehearsal
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Deceleration
Slowing down the movement
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Development
The way in which movement material in manipulated
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Direction
The facing of a movement
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Dynamics
Qualities of movement based upon variation in speed. Strength and flow
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Elements of dance
Actions. Space. Dynamics. Relationships.
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Elevation
Action of going up without support. Jumps.
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End stage.
Performance space with audience on one side
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Episodic
Choreography with several section. Linked by theme
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Execution
Carrying out actions with required intention
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Expressive skills
Aspects that contribute to performance artistry and that engage the audience such as focus and musicality
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Extension
Lengthening one of more muscles or limbs
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Facial expression
Use the face to show mood. Feeling. Character
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Features of production.
Lighting. Set. Properties. Cons times. Aural setting
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Flexibility
Range of movement in joints
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Focus
Use of eye to enhance performance and interpretative qualities
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Form
Overall shape and structure of dance
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Formations
Shapes or patterns created in space by dancers
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Fragmentation
Use of parts of a phrase or motif
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Highlights
Important moments of a dance
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Ideational
Relating to Ideas or concepts
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Improv
Exploration or generation of movements without planning
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In the round
Performing areas with audience seated all sides
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Intention
Aim or desired out come
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Interpretation
Finding meaning that’s in the movement or finding movement that is in the idea
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Isolation
Independent movement of part of body
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Kinaesthetic
Sensory perception. Of movement and position
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Levels
Distance from ground
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Lighting
Illumination of performance area
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Logical sequence
Flow of phrases or sections of dance
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Manipulation of number
How the number of dancers in a group is used
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Mental rehearsal
Thinking through dance
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Mental skills
Commitment. Concentration. Confidence. Movement memory. Systematic repetition. Mental rehearsal. Rehearsal discipline. Planning of rehearsal. Response to feedback. Capacity to improve
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Mobility
Range of movement in a joint. Ability to move from one action to another fluently
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Motif
Movement phrase encapsulating idea that is repeated and developed throughout the dance
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Motif development
Ways in which movement phrase can be varied
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Movement material
Matter of dance. Actions. Space. Dynamics. Relationships.
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Musicality
Ability to make unique qualities of accompaniment evident in performance
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Narrative
Dance tells a story
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Pathways
designs traced in space
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Performance
Presentation of dance to audience
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Performance environment
Different settings for dance such as in the round. Proscenium. And Site sensitive
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Phrase
Short sequence of linked movements
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Phrasing
The way energy is distributed in execution of movement phrase
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Physical skills
Aspects enabling effective performance such as posture. Alignment. Balance. Coordination. Control. Flexibility. Mobility. Strength. Stamina. Extension. Isolation
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Posture
The way the body is held
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Professional works
Original choreography by an individual or company that is recognised nationally or internationally
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Projection
Energy dance uses to connect with audience
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Prop
Portable object used in dance and
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Proscenium
Arch or opening that created effect of picture frames and separates stage from auditorium
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Rehearsal discipline
Attribute and skills requires for refining performance such as commitment, systematic repetition. Teamwork. Responsibility. Effective use of time.
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Repetition
Perform sing same action or phrase again
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Relationship
Ways which dancers interact. Connection between dancers. Their strengths.
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Retrograde
Reversing movement phrase
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Rhythmic content
Repeated patterns of sound or movement
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Rondo
Mucus or dance form with alternating and repeating sections. Verse. Chorus
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Safe execution
Carrying out actions safely
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Safe working practise
Personal care. Respect for others. Safe execution.Preparation. Recovery
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Sensitivity to others
Awareness and connection to other dancers
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Site sensitive
Dances that are designed for non theatre spaces
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Space
Where of movements. Levels. Directions. Pathways. Shapes. Designs. Patterns
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Spatial awareness
Consciousness of surrounding space and effective use
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Staging Set
Presentation of dance in performing space including set. Furniture. Props. Projection. Back drop
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Stamina
Ability to maintain physical and mental energy over periods of time
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Stimulus. Stimuli.
Inspiration for an idea or movement
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Strength
Muscular power
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Structure
Way in which material organised to created whole
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Structuring devices
Ways dance is made. Built. Ordered. Organised
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Style
Characteristics way of dancing
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Style fusion
Combination of features of two or more styles
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Tactile
Relating to sense of touch
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Technical skills
Accuracy of action. Timing. Dynamic. Rhythmic and spatial content. Reproduction of movements in stylistically accurate way
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Ternary
Composition in three parts
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Timing
Use of time or counts when matching movements to sound or other dancers
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Transitions
Links between dancer phrases or sections
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Types of music
Orchestral. Electronic. Percussion. Vocal. Found sound.
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Unison
Two or more dancers performing same movement at same time
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Unity
Sense of wholeness and harmony
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Visual
Relating to sight

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