Dance Concepts #1-#5

body parts

the amount of parts used to execute movements

whole body

the entire body is moving and dancing as one

isolation

moving only one part of the body

level

the different planes we can perform movement on

low

movement low to the ground/on the ground

middle

movement on the ground with both feet

high

movement that happens above or away from the ground

size

how near or far apart your body parts are

little/near-reach

body parts are close together, close to the center of the body

medium/mid-reach

in between big and little, a mid-distance away from the center of the body

big/far-reach

body parts are far away from each other, and the center of the body

place

how we travel through and use the space around us

self-space

the space your own body takes up. your kinesphere

general space

the space we travel through as we move around the room

body shapes

simple or complex geometric forms we create with the body

straight/narrow

never bend or curve, creating only lines in the body

curved/round

round the body parts, especially the spine

angular

bend at the joints, creating angles in the body

twisted

rotate around an axis point

symmetrical

occur when the shape is identical on both sides of the midline

asymmetrical

occur when the shape is slightly different on each side of the midline

order of the dance concepts

1. place

2. body shapes (simple and complex)

3. body parts

4. level

5. size