Elements of Dance: Body

In dance the _________ is the mobile figure or shape. 

• arm
• body
• dancer
• music 

During dance the body can be still or sometimes __________. 

• changing
• fast
• slow

Dancers may emphasize specific parts of their body or use their ___________ body all at once.

• upper 
• lower
• whole 

Dancers can create different __________ with their body.

• shapes 
• actions
• sounds 

Another way to describe the body in dance is to consider the body ____________.

• parts 
• systems 
• movements 

A non-locomotor movement is ___________.

• Traveling
• Stationary 

A locomotor movement is ____________.

• Traveling
• Stationary 

What are the 3 levels in dance?

• small, medium, large 
• soft, fast, hard
• low, medium, high

The element, body focuses on detailed _________________ and _______________ of the dancer.

• music and style
• body movement and body expression
• hip hop and jazz

What are levels?

• The beat of the music
• How loud the music is 
• vertical movements up and down