dance GCSE

choreographic skills

action skills

travel , turn , elevation , gesture , stillness, use of different body parts, floor work, transfer of weight

space skills

pathways

levels

directions

size of movement

patterns

spatial design

dynamics

fast\slow, sudden/sustained, acceleration/deceleration, strong/light, direct/indirect, flowing/abrupt

relationships

formations, counterpoint , , mirroring, contact, action and reaction, accumulation , lead and follow , complement and contrast

structure

binary, tenary, narrative , rondo, episodic, beginning/middle/end, unity, transitions , logical sequences

choreographic devices

motif development, repetition, contrast, highlights, climax, unison , canon , manipulation of number

aural settings

song, instrumental , orchestral, spoken word, silence, natural sound, found sound , body percussion

performance environments

proscenium arch, end stage , site sensitive, in-the-round