Dance Elements
The element of dance which involves giving a majority of our body weight to the floor.
What is floor work?
Preparing the body to dance; increasing the body's strength and flexibility. (Its how we start class, before engaging in choreography)
What is warm-up?
He started his own dance company in 1958 and choreographed his signature work Revelations which is still performed today.
Who is Alvin Ailey?
Bend
What is Plié?
A dance style which uses medal on the bottom of the shoes.
What is tap?
Our source of inspiration. This element can be fast or slow
What is music?
Comments dance teachers or dancers give each other to help them improve
What is feedback/corrections?
The first African American principal dancer with the American Ballet Theater
Who is Misty Copeland?
Rise
What is Relevé?
A dance style originating in the Italian Renaissance courts of the 15th and 16th century. Later developed in the French courts.
What is ballet?
Movement qualities such as sharp/smooth, fast/slow, that make a dance more interesting.
What is dynamics?
In most technique classes, what follows a warmup?
What are across the floors/progressions?
He used to dance up and down the steps with Shirley Temple.
Who is Bill Bojangles Robinson?
Jump
What is Sauté?
Includes a wide range of styles including breaking, popping and locking.
What is hip hop?
The dancers instrument
What is body?
Another word for practice. It is important to do this with choreography so it can be as close to perfect as possible.
What is rehearse?
She is famous for her role as the dance teacher in the movie FAME. She choreographed the Hot Chocolate Nutcracker.
Who is Debbie Allen?
Big kick
What is Grand battement?
Dance style performed by 2 people, often in competition.
What is ballroom?
The language of dance; locomotor or non-locomotor
What is movement?
Make it up as you go along
What is improvisation?
She was a modern dance pioneer. She created a modern dance technique which utilizes contraction and release
Who is Martha Graham?
Big leap
What is Grand jeté?
A style of dance where you don't wear shoes and stresses a connection to the earth. It originated on another continent.
What is African dance?