PE EXAMS

BODY

the instrument of dance.

ACTION

any human movement included in the act of dancing

LOCOMOTOR 

actions can travel 

NON-LOCOMOTOR 

move on the spot 

SPACE 

this is the are the performer occupy and where they move 

DIRECTION, SIZE, LEVEL, FOCUS,

spatial elements

DIRECTION

dance movements can travel in any ___, performers can go forward, side, backward, diagonal, circular and so on.

SIZE

movements can be varied by doing larger or smaller actions.

LEVEL

movements can be done in a high, medium or low level

FOCUS

performers may change their ___ by looking at different directions

TIMING

the movements in ___ may be executed in varying tempo (speed)

FORCE

it can either initiate or stop an action

SUSTAINED, PERCUSSIVE, VIBRATORY, SWINGING, SUSPENEDED, COLLAPSING

6 qualities of dance energies

SWINGING

movements trace a curved line or an arc in space

SUSTAINED

movements are done smoothly, continuously and with flow and control

PERCUSSIVE

movements are explosive or sharp in contrast with sustained movements

VIBRATORY

movements consist of trembling or shaking

SUSPENDED 

movements are perched in space or hanging in on air 

COLLAPSING 

movements are released in tension and gradually or abruptly giving in to gravity, letting the body descend to the floor 

SYMMETRCIAL

balanced shape; movements are practically identical r similar on both sides

ASSYMETRCIAL

unbalanced shape; movements of two sides of the body do not match or completely different from each other 

GROUP SHAPES

in this element, a group of dancers perform movements in different ___.

It can be arranged in ways that are wide, narrow, rounded, angular, symmetrical, asymmetrical and are viewed together as a total picture or arrangement within a picture frame