Physical Health ICT

1. Which acronym can help students remember the elements of dance?

• SPACE

• BASTE

• STEP

• DANCE

Answer explanation

"Baste dance" refers to a mnemonic acronym, BASTE, used to remember the five elements of dance: Body, Action, Space, Time, and Energy.

Which element refers to the force or intensity of movement?

• Time

• Body

• Energy

• Space

Answer explanation

In dance, "energy" refers to the force and quality of movement, encompassing how a dancer uses their body to express physical and emotional force.

Which of the following is NOT one of the six qualities of dance energy?

• Sustained

• Percussive

• Vibratory

• Jumping

Answer explanation

Jumping is not one of the six qualities of dance energy because these qualities (sustained, percussive, swinging, suspended, collapsed, and vibratory) describe how a movement is performed, rather than what the movement is. Jumping is a specific type of movement, a 'what', whereas the six qualities describe the 'how' of movement dynamics. 

Movements that are smooth, continuous, and without a clear beginning or end are called:

• Suspended

• Sustained

• Swinging

• Collapsing

Answer explanation

This dynamic quality in dance emphasizes the smooth, even, and continuous flow of motion

What does “asymmetrical bodily shape” mean in dance?

• Movements that are mirrored on both sides

• Circular body movement

• Movements that do not match on both sides

• Repetitive floor patterns

Which element of dance involves the rhythm, speed, and duration of movement?

• SpaceBody

• Body

• Time

• Energy

A dancer holding a raised leg in any direction is an example of which type of energy?

• Suspended

• Collapsing

• Vibratory

• Swinging

Which type of movement traces a curved line or arc in space and follows gravity downward?

• Collapsing

• Sustained

• Percussive

• Swinging

Define the element “Body” in dance.

Answer explanation

The body refers to the mobile figure or shape in dance, either still or moving, using specific body parts or the whole body to express movement and emotion.

Give two examples of locomotor movements.

Answer explanation

Walking, running, jumping, leaping, skipping, sliding, galloping.