Elements of Dance - TIME

If you are performing a phrase of movement in half time, are you performing faster or slower than the original tempo?

• You are performing it faster

• You are performing it slower

• You are performing it at the same tempo

What is tempo in dance?

• The 5, 6, 7, 8 of the dance

• The rhythmic pattern of beats into regular measures

• How fast or slow you run

• The speed or pace at which the dance moves

If I am choreographing a dance, and I add in a single, repetitive movement on the first count of each bar of music, what sub-element of dance am I using?

• Accent

• Tempo

• Metre

• Rhythm

Why is stillness included in dances?

Why are dancers encouraged to be conscious of the metre when choreographing, rather than using the lyrics of the song to determine the timing?

Watch this dance, choreographed by Kyle Hanagami: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aeijJf-zjzY

Explain how the use of time is effective in his choreography.