Body
Shapes and Movements
True or False: Dance energy is the amount of energy we have when we are dancing.
False. Dance energy is how we do our movements using different types of force.
Possible answers: levels, pathways, directions, size, relationship, stage spaces.
Name three choreographic tools.
Possible responses: echo, co-op, unison, canon, retrograde, call and response, accumulation
Explain some big differences between ballet and modern dance.
Standing work/floor work
There are four types of shapes. What are they?
Create an example movement that shows both sudden and sustained energy.
Sudden is like lightning.
Sustained is like thunder.
What are the three levels we use in dance?
High, Middle, Low
Use syllables to create a rhythm.
Possible answers: ta ta titi ta, titi titi titi ta, titi ta titi ta, etc.
What do we call the movement we do to get safely to the floor?
Safety foot
There are two types of movements. What are they?
Locomotor and Axial
Bound energy is like moving through jello.
Free energy is like water moving everywhere.
Curved, Straight, Zigzag
What is tempo?
The speed of the steady beat.
What are some differences in social dance and concert dance?
stage/no stage
audience/no audience
people interacting/not interacting
talking/no talking
no rehearsal/rehearsal
Isolation is moving one body part at a time. Coordination is moving two or more body parts at a time.
Explain why observing energy can be challenging.
Some energies look very similar to others, some audience members can interpret energies differently than others, some dancers may embody energies differently than others.
If someone is standing on the stage closest to the audience, are they upstage or downstage?
Downstage
Explain what meter is.
How we divide the strong and weak beats.
Name two reasons we practice dance techniques.
Possible answers: mental training, muscle training, learn something new, practice repetition, try something different, understand different genres.
Give an example of how you might use the body element when creating a dance.
Using locomotor or axial movements, creating freezes of body shapes, using isolation and coordination in choreography.
Energies can be applied to show emotion.
What is a group of three dancers called?
Trio
Explain duration
How many beats a movement takes to complete.
Create a short dance phrase showing your favorite type of technique you've learned at school.
Examples: ballet, contemporary, floor work, square dance, tap dance, ballroom, jazz, hip hop.