10 Dance: Movement Categories and Physical Skills

What movement category refers to movements of any isolated body part?

• Elevation
• Falling
• Gesture
• Travelling

What does strength refer to?

• The power which a dancer used to execute various movement categories
• The ability to move freely through a full range of motion
• The ability to maintain the body in perfect equilibrium
• The pattern of different body parts and their different relationships

What does control refer to?

• The ability to manage a variety of movement categories with concentrated awareness of muscular activity
• The pattern of different body parts and their different relationships
• The ability to move freely through a full range of motion
• The ability to maintain the body in perfect equilibrium

Which movement category refers to movements that the dancer uses to traverse the space from one location to another?

• Elevation
• Travelling
• Stillness
• Turning

What does flexibility refer to?

• The ability to maintain the body in perfect equilibrium
• The adjustments of weight and awareness of alignment principles
• The ability to move freely through a full range of motion
• The pattern of different body parts and their different relationships

Which movement category refers to actions that result in the upward change of level in a dancer's body or a body part?

• Stillness
• Travelling
• Elevation
• Turning

What physical skill refers to the range of motion in a joint or group of joints?

• Balance
• Flexibility
• Coordination
• Strength

What does stamina refer to?

• The ability to maintain the body in perfect equilibrium
• The pattern of different body parts and their different relationships
• The ability to move freely through a full range of motion
• The maintenance of physical exertion or endurance executed throughout the phrase of the dance

What does coordination refer to?

• The pattern of different body parts and their different relationships
• The adjustments of weight and awareness of alignment principles
• The ability to move freely through a full range of motion
• The ability to maintain the body in perfect equilibrium

What does alignment of body refer to?

• The relationship of the skeleton to the base of support and line of gravity
• The adjustments of weight and awareness of alignment principles
• The ability to move freely through a full range of motion
• The ability to maintain the body in perfect equilibrium