Year 12 Dance External Exam prep

You should always refer to the choreographer by...

• Any nickname you choose

• Surname only

• First name only

• Surname or Full name

Which are parts of the SPACE (Spatial) element?

• Shape, Size, Levels, Directions, Plane, Positive and Negative Space

• Tempo, Accent, Beat, Duration, Rhythmic Patterns

• Planets, Moons, Stars, the Sun

• Suspending, Sustained, Stillness, Swinging, Collapse, Vibratory, Percussive

Which are the Elements of Dance?

• Suspending and Stillness

• Space, Time, Dynamics and Relationships

• Music and Costume

• Technical and Expressive Skills

Production Elements include... (select all that apply)

• Lighting

• Costume

• Dynamics

• Music

• Choreography

Which are EVALUATIVE words?

• shown, performed, completed, demonstrated

• Time, Space, Dynamics, Relationships

• Successfully, effectively, clearly, creatively, strongly, well

• slowly, quickly, pushed, held, shakingly

Where should you include EVALUATION (judgements)?

• Thesis statement only

• Throughout every paragraph along with analysis

• Topic sentences only

• Conclusion only

Where should you include EVALUATION (judgements)?

• Thesis statement only

• Throughout every paragraph along with analysis

• Topic sentences only

• Conclusion only

You have 5 mins left of the exam - which is most important?

• Write a quick conclusion

• Work on your Introduction more

• Check that body paragraphs include analysis AND evaluation of the dance concept

• Draw a cute picture in the hope of extra points

When choosing your examples from the dance work/s you should...

• Look for two separate examples that clearly show the dance concept/element.

• Just use the first movement/phrase in the video

• Analyse one example only.

• Give three or more examples to make your point.

For full marks, you must demonstrate INTERRELATIONSHIPS. This means...

• How you feel while writing the exam.

• What the relationship is between the dancers.

• How the different elements of dance/dance concepts impact on each other - they don't operate independently.

• How the two dance excepts relate to the other.