Dance Elements
Movement that travels.
What is locomotor movement?
The time signature of the Waltz.
What is 3/4 time signature?
What does it mean to improvise?
What is a spontaneous creation of movement without pre-planned choreography, often guided by music, emotion, or environment?
Define "plie"
What is to bend?
The first modern pioneer.
Who is Martha Graham?
Movement that does not travel.
Non-locomotor movement.
Social dance is danced for?
What is participation / to get everyone invloved?
What is the role of a choreographer?
What is to create, plan, and arrange dance movements and sequences to express a specific idea, story, or emotion through performance?
Dancers need what 3 qualities to maintain physical fitness?
What is strength, flexibility, and endurance?
_________________________experimented with chance procedures.
Who is Merce Cunningham?
Levels are a subcategory for what dance element?
What is space?
In social dance settings, this polite gesture is typically used to invite someone to dance.
What is asking with a verbal invitation or a hand gesture?
What is a motif phrase?
What is short movement sequence that expresses a key idea or theme and is repeated or developed throughout a dance piece?
Ballet originated in ___________________________ as a combination of a social dance choreographed display at aristocratic gatherings.
What is renaissance Italy?
This modern dance technique, developed by Lester Horton, is known for its emphasis on lateral stretches, flat backs, and a strong, expressive use of the torso.
What is the Horton Technique?
The quality of movement. (example; sharp/smooth, heavy vs light)
What is energy?
This lively partner dance, originating in the 1930s Harlem swing scene, is known for its energetic kicks and aerials.
What is the Lindy Hop?
What is ABA form?
What is a movement phrase (A), a contrasting phrase (B), and a return to the original phrase (A)?
Ballet was brought to ______________________ in the 16th century, by Catherine de’ Medici.
What is France?
What is the difference between flexion and extension?
what is flexion refers to the bending of a joint or limb (like bending the knee), while extension is the straightening or lengthening of that joint or limb?
The four dance elements.
How is dance used in cultures everyday life?
What is through religious and ceremonies, celebratory, and cultural events?
What does R.I.C.E. stand for?
What is rest, ice, compress, and elevate?
This technique emphasizes turnout, alignment, and precise footwork, and is the foundation of styles like Cecchetti and RAD.
What is classical ballet technique?
What is rondo?
What is a choreographic structure where a main movement phrase (A) alternates with contrasting phrases (B, C, etc.), following a pattern like ABACA?