Dance Styles
What dance style includes elements like popping, locking, and breaking?
Hip Hop
Which element includes direction, level, shape, and floor pattern?
Space
What choreographic device involves repeating a movement or phrase?
Repetition
What production element helps establish the setting and mood?
Lighting
What footwear is typically worn in ballet?
Ballet slippers or pointe shoes
Which classical dance form originated in France and uses positions like plié and relevé?
Ballet
What dance element involves tempo and rhythm?
Time
What is it called when two or more movement phrases are performed at the same time by different dancers?
Canon
What is the name of the visual element that dancers perform in front of?
Set or Backdrop
What is a common costume feature in hip hop performances?
Loose, urban-style clothing (e.g., hoodies, sneakers)
Which dance style is known for its syncopated rhythms and originated from African American communities in the early 20th century?
Jazz
What element refers to how energy is applied to movement (e.g., sharp, flowing, sustained)?
Dynamics
This recurring movement or gesture appears throughout a dance work and is often developed or varied to help communicate the intention.
Motif
This element might include objects the dancers interact with, like chairs, books, or suitcases.
Props
The dancers wear bare feet and neutral, flowing clothing to allow full range of movement.
Contemporary
What style combines modern dance techniques with cultural storytelling, often used in Bangarra Dance Theatre works?
Contemporary Indigenous
What term describes the way dancers interact with each other (e.g., mirroring, contact)?
Relationships
What device involves doing the same movement in reverse order?
Retrograde
Name two ways lighting can be manipulated during a performance to create contrast between sections of choreography.
Changes in colour (e.g., warm vs. cool tones)
Shifts in intensity or focus (e.g., spotlight vs. full-stage wash)
This style’s costume might involve body paint, traditional woven textiles, and references to spiritual or cultural symbolism.
Indigenous or Cultural/Traditional Dance
Which highly theatrical dance style originated in Brazil and is often performed during carnival celebrations?
Samba
Name the element that helps create contrast between sections in choreography.
Dynamics
What choreographic device involves changing the timing, space, or dynamics of a motif while keeping its structure?
Variation
List 4 production elements
If you were performing a cabaret jazz dance, what are three specific costume components you would need?
Stockings either fishnet/nude
Leotard/corset/costume
Heeled shoes/ character shoes