DANCE TERMS #1

This is how we break down and count music. Most dances choreographed to 8 counts at a time, or two 4-count measures back to back.

• 8-COUNT

• BALL CHANGE

• BASS

• CYPHER

The lowest of the standard four voice ranges, the lowest melodic line in a musical composition, that supports the harmony. Dancers often use the onomatopoeia “boom” to describe a bass drum sound.

• 8-COUNT

• BALL CHANGE

• BASS

• CYPHER

A 2-step move where you transfer the weight of one foot behind or by the other foot. You're basically just stepping twice.

• 8-COUNT

• BALL CHANGE

• BASS

• CYPHER

Is where a group of dancers in a circle and take turns dancing in the center. It could also be referred to as a freestyle circle.

• 8-COUNT

• BALL CHANGE

• BASS

• CYPHER

Different types of execution of movement, depend on how much and fast your energy is distributed.

• 8-COUNT

• DYNAMICS

• FOCUS

• CYPHER

Where you are looking while you dance. Common ones are: right, left, up, down, and the “45”s AKA the diagonals between those sides.

• 8-COUNT

• DYNAMICS

• FOCUS

• CYPHER