Dance Elements

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Across
  1. 4. patterns created on floor or in the air
  2. 8. a still shape created by a group of dancers
  3. 11. energy/quality that is free or bound
  4. 13. a dance element made up of body shapes, body base, body part, locomotor and non-locomotor movements
  5. 14. near, far, big, small
  6. 16. an element made up of rhythm, tempo, beat, accent
  7. 17. an element focused on how the body relates to itself, others and environment
  8. 18. element focused on weight, quality, flow
  9. 19. element made up of level, size, range, place, focus, direction, pathway
Down
  1. 1. underlying pulse of music
  2. 2. movement in which the body remains anchored on the spot
  3. 3. dancers moving at the same time doing the same movement
  4. 5. copying movements behind a leader
  5. 6. movement in which the body travels across space
  6. 7. two or more people bearing weight together
  7. 9. body parts bearing weight/touching floor
  8. 10. forward, backward, right, left, up, down
  9. 12. high, medium, low
  10. 15. movement patterns in time eg pattern, breath, steady, irregular