Dance gcse Technical skills

Action content

What a dancer does eg. Travel, turn, elevation, gesture, stillness, use of different body parts, floor work, transfer of weight

Dynamic content

The qualities of movement based upon variations in speed, strength and flow

Spatial content

The where of movement such as levels, directions, pathways, shapes, designs and patterns

Relationship content

The ways in which dancers interact, the connections between dancers

Timing content

Use of time or counts when matching movements to sound and/or other dancers

Rhythmic content

Repeated patters of sound or movement

Movement in a stylistically accurate way

Performing movement with the correct technical and expressive qualities that are characteristic of a specific dance style

Relationship - accumulation

When a dancer performs a series of movements and others join in at different times until all perform in unison

Relationship - complement and contrast

Perform actions or shapes that are similar to but not exactly the same as another dancer’s / Movements or shapes that have nothing in common

Relationship - counterpoint

When dancers perform different phrases simultaneously

Relationship - formations

Shapes or patterns created in space by dancers

Spatial - pathways

Designs traced in space (on the floor or in the air)

Spatial - levels

Distance from the ground: low, medium or high

Spatial - direction

The facing of a movement

Spatial - patterns

A repeated design traced in space (on the floor or in the air)

Spatial - spatial design

The way that elements of space have been considered, utilised and designed (can be personal space and general space)

Action - elevation

The action of ‘going up’ without support, such as in a jump