What are the 5 Elements of Dance?

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• Body, Jumping, Running, Time, & Energy

• Body, Action, Space, Time, & Energy

• Hip Hop, Ballet, Tap

Like a Musician uses an instrument and a Painter uses a paintbrush, which of the 5 dance elements does a dancer use?

• Body

• Mind

• Heart

So the Dance Element, Body, deals with how dancers use their bodies to create what?

• The Dance element Body, deals with how a dancer uses their bodies to create lines and shapes.

• The Dance element Body, deals with how a dancer uses the space they are using.

The Dance Element, Action, deals with the actions that the body performs. What are some of these actions?

• Running, Jumping, Pausing/Staying Still, Waving, Facial Expressions, etc.

• None of the Above

The Dance Element, Space, deals with using Levels at Aerial, High, Middle, and...?

• Low

• Forward

• Backwards

• Sidewards

Lines of the body and actions performed by a dancer can be through the space they are using can be...?

• Straight only

• Curved, straight (linear), or free form (uncommon shape)

• Curved only

Energy describes how a dancer is moving. True or False?

• True

• False

Fill in the 2 blanks in the sentence below. The Dance Element, Energy, also describes the ____________ , ____________, and intentions behind the dance movements chosen.

• Feelings, Emotions

• Emotions, Movement

• None of the Above

How many types of Ballroom Dance are there?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

What are the types of ballroom dancing?

• International and North American

• International and American

• American and European