Choreographic Skills - IGCSE Dance

What is transfer of weight?

• The action of ‘going up’ without support, such as in a jump.

• dancer's movement so that their weight is moved from one supporting foot (or supporting limb/body part) to another one fully or partially.

• The facing of a movement.

• A repeated design traced in space (on the floor or in the air).

The act of moving from one point in space to another. This could be a simple action of walking or running, or something more structured and complex. (Locomotor movements)

Which one is not an ACTION in Choreographic skills?

• gesture

• stillness

• strong/light

• use of different body parts

DYNAMICS

• direct/indirect

• accelerate

• stillness

• fast/slow

Speeding up the movement.

A repeated design traced in space (on the floor or in the air).

Which one is a choreographic skill?

• space

• aural setting

• action

• dynamics

Use of the sections of the body or body appendages, as in the arms, legs, head, torso, etc.

Dancers may emphasize specific parts of their body in a dance phrase or use their whole body all at once.

Levels can be...

• Narrow

• Medium

• Low

• High

SPACE elements of Choreographic skills are:

• Levels

• Patterns

• Travel

• Floor work