Performance Skills

1. HOW! Fast/Slow, Sudden/Sustained, Acceleration/Deceleration, Strong/Light, Direct/Indirect, Flowing/Abrupt
4. The energy and ‘go for it’ factor in a performance.
5. The ability to make the unique qualities of the accompaniment evident in performance.
6. The ability to start and stop movement, change direction and hold shape.
8. The range of movement available at a joint (involving muscles, tendons and ligaments).
13. The ‘being in the moment’ factor, not being distracted.
14. Use of the eyes to enhance performance or interpretive qualities.
15. The use of time or counts when matching movement to sound and/or other dancers.
16. The ability to maintain levels of physical and mental energy over periods of time.
17. The energy the dancer uses to connect with and draw the audience.
18. WHAT! (8) Travel, Turn, Elevation, Gesture, Stillness, Use of different body parts, Floor work, Transfer of weight.
19. The belief in your ability.
22. Lead & Follow, Mirroring, Action & Reaction, Accumulation, Complementary and Contrast, Counterpoint, Contact, Formations.
23. How well the movement content is retained by the body.
25. The correct placement of body parts in relation to each other.
26. Muscular Power.
27. The use of the face to show mood, feeling or character.
28. Consciousness of the surrounding space and its effective use.
30. Lengthening one or more muscles or limbs.

2. The aim of the dance.
3. The efficient combination of body parts in relation to each other.
7. Repeated patterns of sound or movement.
9. An independent movement of parts of the body.
10. WHERE! Pathways, Levels, Directions, Size of Movement, Patterns, Spatial Design
11. Awareness of and connection to other dancers.
12. A steady or held body position achieved by an even distribution of weight.
20. Giving the dance a clear identity through the correct posture, movements and use of energy.
21. How the body is held.
24. The range of movement at a joint. The ability to move fluently from action to action.
29. The way in which the energy is distributed in the execution of the movement phrase.