Dance Key Words

Identify the key term that matches the definition.

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  • Created by: Phoebes
  • Created on: 01-06-14 16:21
Placement of stress on a beat or movement.
Accent
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Using the eyes to enhance performance or interpretative skills.
Focus
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Something we judge to be appealing or tasteful.
Aesthetic
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WHere movements overlap in time.
Canon
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When something is uneven.
Asymmetric
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The quality of movement.
Dynamics
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What a dancer does.
Action
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Walls or drapes at the back of the stage usually painted with a decorative scene, picture or design.
Backdrop
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Sounds that the dancers make including breathing, slapping and body parts tapping the floor.
Audible aspects
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Composition in two sections.
Binary
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Giving the dance a shape and structure, e.g. by using contrasting sections.
Choreographic form
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Steady or held position.
Balance
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The most important or significant moment of the dance, which usually happens near the end.
Climax
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The action of going up without support, e.g. a jump or leap.
Elevation
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Actions or shapes that are similar but not exactly the same.
Complementary
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The range of movement that is attainable in a joint or muscle.
Flexibility
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When two or more dancers perform different phrases at the same time.
Counterpoint
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A group of dancers performing together.
Ensemble
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The correct placement of body parts in relation to other body parts.
Alignment
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A choreography with several separate sections linked by a theme.
Episodic
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Interwoven phrases of movement or music.
Fugue
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Actions or movements of a body part that are not weight bearing.
Gestures
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Moments in the dance that draw attention to emphasise something important.
Highlights
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A performing area with the audience seated on all sides.
In the round
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Shapes or patterns created by a group of dancers.
Formations
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Moving a part of the body independently.
Isolation
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A dance that tells a story.
Narrative
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A waste product that builds up in the muscles during exercise.
Lactic acid
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The sound that you hear during the dance, e.g. percussion.
Accompaniment
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Actions or features that closely represent the subject theme or idea.
Literal
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A musical form with an alternating and repeated section.
Rondo
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Dances that are designed for non-theatre spaces, e.g. a museum or a beach.
SIte specific
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WHen a dancer gives out appropriate energy to connect with an audience and draw them into the performance.
Projection
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Where each section of a composition develops from the one before.
Theme and variation
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Stressing a beat that is not normally stressed.
Syncopated
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A composition in three sections, A.B.A.
Ternary
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Card 2

Front

Using the eyes to enhance performance or interpretative skills.

Back

Focus

Card 3

Front

Something we judge to be appealing or tasteful.

Back

Preview of the front of card 3

Card 4

Front

WHere movements overlap in time.

Back

Preview of the front of card 4

Card 5

Front

When something is uneven.

Back

Preview of the front of card 5
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