What is Dance?
Dance Forms
Elements of Dance
Elements PT
Dance Etiquette
Warming Up
100

What is dance?

movement of the body typically to music or rhythm.

100

dancing where metal plates are on the bottom of the shoes

Tap Dance

100

What are the elements of dance?

Body, Space, Energy, Time, Action

100

We can make SHAPES, LINES, PICTURES or POSES with our ______ while dancing.

BODY

100

What is it called when you prepare for physical performance by exercising or stretching beforehand. 

Warm Up

200

A person who dances

Dancer

200

form of dance that combines a variety of freestyle movements to create abstract art and trending movements. Often includes breakdancing, street dancing, or miming.

Hip Hop

200

Which element of dance is WHAT you move?

BODY

200

How do dancers count time or music?

8-counts

200

What things could happen to our bodies if we do not warm up?

Cramp

Injury

Overheat

300

Name 3 reasons people dance

Possible Answers:

- exercise / fitness

- artistic

- stress release / express yourself

- culture / religion

- FUN , they like it

300

dancing where poses and steps are combined with flowing movements such as leaps and turns typically to classical music.

Ballet

300

Any movement done with the body is called an

ACTION

300

Are movements like walking, running, hopping, LOCOMOTOR or NONLOCOMOTOR

Locomotor 

300

What is spatial awareness? 

being aware of your surroundings 

watching who or what is around you

creating your "bubble"

400

What is a group of people who gather together to listen to or watch something

An Audience

400

Dance style that includes big expressions, sharp yet fluid motions, syncopation, and a lot of personality. 

Jazz Dance

400

Which element of dance can be fast, medium, or slow

TIME

400

What types of directions in SPACE can a dancer have?

Low, Medium, High

Forward, Backward, Sideways, Diagonal, Zig Zag, Freeform

400

What is not allowed on the dance floor? 

Shoes

Food/Candy/Gum

Hanging Jewelry or Hanging Hair

500

What do you call a person who creates a dance?

Choreographer

500

a special type of dance that is shared by a certain community or culture

African, Salsa, Bachata, Punta, etc. (Cultural Dances) (Folk Dances)

500
Locomotor and Non-locomotor movements both use with Element?

SPACE

500

Which ELEMENT of dance is weight, force, or tension?

ENERGY

500

What are 2 examples of exercises for JOINT MOBILITY

Knee bends

Spine Roll Downs

Shoulder or Arm Circles

Leg or Arm Holds

Point & Flex your toes

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