Ch.3 Elements of Dance

2. Enable you to travel across the floor. Divided into even and uneven rhythms.
3. Relates to emphasis on a beat or group of beats.
6. Relates to use of space, time, energy or effort.
9. The underlying pulse of the music.
10. How small to how large the movement is.
11. The area through which the dancer moves.
14. Release energy during different time spans to give each quality distinct features.
15. Involve creating shapes that are curved, straight, twisted, angular, wide, or narrow. Designs can be symmetrical or asymmetrical
18. The pattern of beats or sounds.
19. The speed of the movement or the music. It can be slow (adagio) to fast (allegro) to very fast (presto.
20. The process of perceiving through the senses.
22. Combines time, weight, space, and flow in various proportions to create various blends of energy components.
23. When you hear and feel the rhythm.

1. Actions of the whole body, body parts, or body shapes.
4. A combination of movement, energy, effort, and time.
5. Groups of beats that are separated into intervals and have a primary accent.
7. Body parts move around a stationary base. Includes bending, stretching, and twisting.
8. Describe types of exertion; they designate a series of sudden or slow movements that are light or strong and use a direct or indirect path.
12. Relates to the length of the dance determined by the dancer, choreographer, or the music.
13. Concepts based on body science applied for correct dance technique and performance. The anchor is alignment.
16. When you have the ability to perceive and keep the rhythm automatically.
17. In space include the basics of moving forward, backwards, sideways, on a diagonal, in an arc, in a circle, or up and down.
21. The routes created by the movement that is straight, curved, diagonal, indirect, or direct. Can combine direction and levels on the floor and in the air.