Dance Class Structure/Why Dance
This is the first part of class that includes dynamic movement.
What is Warm Up?
What does B.E.S.T stand for?
What is Body, Energy, Space, Time?
What does demi pliie mean
What is half bend
These decades were post WW1 and include swing dance, the charleston, and lindy hop.
1920's-1940's
If you move closer to the audience, you moved _____________
downstage
This part of class usually includes static movements.
What is Stretch?
This element refers to body parts, positions, and shapes being used.
What is body?
This era refers to the start of ballet as a court dance in Italy.
What is Renaissance?
These decades were Post WWII and include the hand jive, the twist, the mashed potato
1950-1960's
Stage directions are based on the ________________ perspective.
performers
Name the 5 main parts of a dance class
What is Warm Up, Stretch, Across the Floor, Choreography, and Cool Down?
This element includes levels, formations, and pathways.
What is Space?
What does glissade mean?
These decades include disco culture, the Hustle, the bump, and the moonwalk
1970's-1980's
If you move towards the back of the stage, away from the audience, you moved _____________.
upstage
List 4 reasons why people dance
Entertainment, Culture, Social Issues, Exercise
Name 3 movement qualities
Soft, Sharp, Smooth, Heavy, Shaky, Light
This era refers to the simplification of costumes and set designs. The focus returns back to the dancing.
What is neoclassical?
This decade includes the rise of hip hop, breakdancing, the running man, and popping & locking
1990's
The middle section of the stage is called
centerstage
Name 2 reasons why it is important to warm up and stretch
1. Prepare the body for larger movement
2. Prevent injury
Explain 3 levels, then give an example of a movement you can do on each level.
low, medium, high
roll, lunge, jump
This era blends modern dance and abstract ideas with ballet.
What is contemporary?
These decades include the rise of technology, line dances, dougie, whip, nae nae, cupid shuffle, and cha cha slide
2000's-2010's
The performers ____________ is stage right.
right