Elements Of Dance
What are the four elements of dance
Body ,Space ,Time and energy
What are the Four dance Features in dance?
Space,Action,time and energy
What are the five type of stimulus in dance
auditory, visual, tactile, ideational/theme and kinaesthetic/movement
What are dance structures used for?
The structure of a dance is use for the arrangements of the dance section to create a routine.
What are the minstrel show? When they originated?
A show that consist of comic skills, variety acts, dancing and music performances, Was originated in the 19th century.
Why is the elements of dance important to the Choreographer
-So they know what their doing when their dancing
-perfects a dance and helps you understand the background
Why is the four dance features important?
To help you create a dance
Define Auditory
What you hear throughout the dance
Name the four dance forms
Ternary, Rondo, Narrative and Binary
What are vaudeville shows ?When did they originated?
A comic dramatic that deals with music and light entertainment popular from that consisted of 10 to 15 individual acts. They originated in the 1800's
What is a main material a dancer uses when dancing
Technique
Give an example of dynamic
Swinging,Collasped,percussive
Define Kinesthetic
What you feel throughout the dance
Define Narrative then give the example
A story each section following on from the first like chapters in a book EX:ABCDEF
Who was the first minstrel show Character ?
Jim Ceows
What are the materials available to a dancer?
Body
Give an example of action
Traveling,Jumping,Turning and gestures .ect...
Define Visual
what you see throughout the dance
Describe the difference between binary and ternary
Binary the music falls into two large section and usually both section are repeated. Ternary the music falls into three large sections.
What were the costume worn in minstrel shows
Loose fitting shabby clothes
Blacked out their faces with burnt cork
addition to lipstick and worn a wig
Define the definition of Body, Space, Time and energy
-What you move(Body)
-How you move(Energy)
-When you move(Time)
-Where you move(Space)
How are dance features similar to elements of dance?
-Help you create a dance
-Gives you different steps what you should do or can use while dancing
-Can get you prepared for a dance if you stuck on making a dance
How is the five types of stimulus beneficial to choreography
- Provide a starting point to explore movement ideas
-An inspiration .a starting point of the choreographic process
-can be defined as something to the mind or spirits, or incites activity.
Dance structures are only used to help create ,modern or contemporary dances. True or False?
False
What was the minstrel show based off on?
Dressing up as plantation slaves and joking on blacks for amusement