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| What the body is doing. Includes locomotor and nonlocomotor movements. |
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| The dance element which relates to how a movement is done. |
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| Movements of equal duration. |
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| Structure of dance compositions. |
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| The space shared by all; reaches beyond personal space. |
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| The grouping of beats in a recurring pattern. |
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| Also called kinesphere. The space reached while stationary. |
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| Characteristics of a movement. |
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| The body’s position relative to something or someone. |
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| A dance structure with three or more themes where one theme is repeated, ABACAD…. |
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Direction: forward, backwards, sideways, up, down, etc.
Size: large and small movements.
Pathways: Patterns we make as we move through the air on the floor.
Level: the vertical distance from the floor, high, medium or low.
Shape: the design of the body as it exists in space. Aspects of shape are open/closed, symmetrical/asymmetrical, angular/curved. |
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| Three-part structure, ABA. |
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| Movements of unequal duration. |
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