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REHEARSAL DISIPLINE
Attributes and skills required for refining performance such as commitment, systematic repetition, teamwork, responsibility and effective use of time.
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IN THE ROUND
A performing area with the audience seated on all sides.
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REPETITION
performing the same action or phrase again.
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FLEXIBILITY
The range of movements in the joints (involving muscles, tendons and ligaments.)
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FOCUS
Use of the eyes to enhance performance.
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FORM
The overall shape or structure of a dance.
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POSTURE
The way the body is held.
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FEATURES OF PRODUCTION
Lighting, set, properties, costume and aural setting.
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CONSITUENT FEATURES
Characteristics of choreography such as style, stimulus, number or gender of dancers, for, structure, physical and aural settings.
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EXPRESSSIVE SKILLS
Aspects that contribute to performance artistry and that engage the audience, such as, focus and musicality.
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MANIPULATION OF NUMBER
How the number of dancers in a group is used.
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COSTUME
Clothing worn by the dancers in performance.
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CLIMAX
The most significant moment of the dance.
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PROSCENIUM
The arch or opening that creates the effect of a picture frame and separates the stage from auditorium.
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PROJEECTION
The energy the dancer uses to contact with and draw in the audience.
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SPACE
The 'where' of movement such as level, directions, pathways, shapes, designs and patterns.
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SPATIAL AWARENESS
Consciousness of the surroundings space and its affective use.
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COUNTER POINT
When dancers perform different phrases simultaneously.
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STAGING/ SET
The presentation of dance in the performing space including set, furniture, projection and backdrop.
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STAMINA
Ability to maintain physical and mental energy over periods of time.
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STIMULUS/ STIMULI
Inspiraation for an idea or movement.
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Choreography
The art of creating dance.
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Critical appreciation
Evaluation of dance based upon knowledge and understanding, including original insights.
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Dance Film
When dance and film are both integral to a work; this includes documentary, animations, dance for camera, and a screen adaptation of a stage work.
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Dance for Camera
Where the choreographer collaborates with (or is) the film maker, where the intention is to produce a dance work in a multi-media form that cannot be achieved in live performance.
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Visual
Relating to sight.
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Prop/ Property
A portable object that is used in dance. e.g. a suitcase.
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Complementary
Perform actions or shapes that are similar to but not exactly same as another dancers.
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Motif Development
Ways in which phrase can be varied.
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Balance
A steady or help position achieved by an even distribution of weight.
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Professional work
Original choreography by an individual or company that is recognised nationally or internationally.
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Strength
Muscular Power
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Structuring devices
The ways in which a dance is made, ordered or designed.
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Structure
The way in which material is organised to create a whole.
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Style
Characteristic way of dancing.
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Musicality
The ability to make the unique qualities of the accompaniment evident in performance.
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Physical skills
Aspects enabling effective performance, such as: Posture, alignment, balance, coordination, control, flexibility, mobility, strengths, stamina, extensions and isolation.
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Auditory
Relating to sound.
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Aural setting
An audible accompaniment to the dance, such as music, words, song and natural sound, (or silence)
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Accessory
An additional item for costume. E.g. gloves.
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Choreographic process
Activities involved in creating dance such as improvisation, selection and development
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Choreographic approach
The way in which a choreographer makes the dance.
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Deceleration
Slowing down he movement.
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Choreographic device
Methods used to develop and vary material.
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Style fusion
The combination of features of two or more styles.
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Tactile
Relating to the sense of touch.
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Technical skills
Actions, timing, dynamic, rhythmic and spatial content and the reproduction of movement in a stylistically accurate way.
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Relationships
The ways in which dancers interact, the connections between dancers.
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Retrograde
Reversing a movement phase.
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Rhythmic content
Repeated patterns of sound or movement.
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Rondo
A music or dance form with alternating and repeating sections.
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Safe execution
Carrying out actions safely.
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Safe working practise.
Personal care, respect for others, safe execution and preparation and recovery from dancing.
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Mental rehearsal
Thinking through or visualising the dance.
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Ideational
Relating to ideas or concepts.
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Mental skills
Commitment, concentration, confidence, movements memory, systematic repetition, mental rehearsal, response to feedback and capacity to improve.
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Mobility
The range of movement in a joint, the ability to move fluently from action to action.
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Motif
A movement phase encapsulating an idea that i repeated and developed throughout a dance.
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Movement material
The matter of dance: Actions, space, dynamics, and relationships.
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Performance environments
Different setting for dance such as in-the-round, proscenium and site-sensitive.
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Phrase
A sort sequence of linked movements.
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Accumulation
When a dancer performs a series of movements and others join in at different times until all perform in unison.
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Accompaniment
The sound that you her during a dance, e.g. percussion.
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Air pattern
A designed traced int he air by a part of the body.
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Alignment
Correct placement of the body parts in relation to each other.
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Artistic
Creative skill.
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Artistic intentions
The aim of a dance; what the choreographer aims to communicate.
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Appreciation
Recognition and understanding of the qualities of dance.
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Choreographic Intentions
The aim of the dance; what the choreographer aims to communicate.
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Phrasing
The way in which energy is distributed in the execution of a movement phrase.
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Execution
Carrying out actions with the required intention.
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Episodic
A choreography with several sections linked by a theme.
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End- Stage
A performance space with the audience on one side, also known as 'end-on'.
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Elevation
The action of going up without support, such as a jump.
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Dynamics
The qualities of a movement based upon variations in speed, strength and flow.
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Direction
The facing of a movement.
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Development
The way in which a movement/ material is manipulated.
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Binary
A composition in two parts or sections.
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Canon
When the same movement overlaps in time.
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Intention
Aim or desired outcome.
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Site sensitive
Dances that are designed (or related to) non- theatre spaces.
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Ternary
A composition in three parts.
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Timing
The use of or counts when matching movements to sound and/ or other dancers.
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Transitions
Links between dance phrases or sections.
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Types (of music)
Genres of music including orchestral, electronics, percussions and vocal sound.
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Unison
Two or more dancers performing the same movement at the same time.
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Unity
A sense of wholeness or harmony.
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Narrative
Dance that tells a story.
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Pathways
Designs traced in space ( on the floor) or ( in the air).
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Performance
The presentation of a dance to an audience.
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Performance ( personal)
Acquisition and development of physical and expressive skills.
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Coordination
The efficient combination of body parts.
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Control
The ability to start & stop movement, change direction and hold a shape efficiently.
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Acceleration
Speeding up the movement.
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Formations
Shapes or patters created in space by dancers.
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Fragmentation
Use of a phrase or motif.
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Highlights
Important movements of a dance.
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Improvisation
Exploration or generation of movements without planning.
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Interpretation
Finding the meaning that is in the movement or finding the movement that id in the idea.
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Isolation
An independent movement of part of the body.
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Kinaesthetic
Sensory perception (or awareness) of movement and position.
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Levels
Distance from the ground. E. g. LOW... MEDIUM... HIGH
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Lighting
The illumination of the performance area
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Logical Sequence
The flow or sections of dance.
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Sensitivity to other dancers
Awareness of and connection to others.
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Actions
What a dancer does. e.g. Travelling, turning, stillness, use of body parts, transference of weight.
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Dance wear
What the dancer wears for class and rehearsal.
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Contrast
Movementes or shapes that have nothing in common.
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Extension
Lengthening one or more muscles or limbs.
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Facial Expression
Use of the face to shoe moodier character.
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A performing area with the audience seated on all sides.

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IN THE ROUND

Card 3

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performing the same action or phrase again.

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Card 4

Front

The range of movements in the joints (involving muscles, tendons and ligaments.)

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Card 5

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Use of the eyes to enhance performance.

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