GCSE Dance

Accessory

An additional item of costume, for example gloves.

Actions

What a dancer does eg travelling, turning, elevation, gesture, stillness, use of body parts, floor-work and the transference of weight.

Acceleration

Speeding up the movement.

Accompaniment

The sound that you hear during a dance. For example, percussion.

Accumulation

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

Air pattern

A design that is traced in the air by part of the body.

Alignment

Correct placement of body parts in relation to each other.

Appreciation

Recognition and understanding of the qualities of dance.

Artistic intention

The aim of a dance; what the choreographer aims to communicate.

Artistry

Creative skill.

Auditory

Relating to sound.

Aural setting

An audible accompaniment to the dance such as music, words, song and natural sound (or silence).

Balance

A steady or held position achieved by an even distribution of weight.

Binary

A composition in two parts or sections.

Canon

When the same movements overlap in time.

Choreographic approach

The way in which a choreographer makes the dance.

Choreographic devices

Methods used to develop and vary material.

Choreographic intention

The aim of the dance; what the choreographer aims to communicate.

Choreographic processes

Activities involved in creating dance such as improvisation, selection and development.

Choreography

The art of creating dance.