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WorksheetsElements of Dance
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 13mins
How many elements of Dance are we learning about?
7
5
4
1
What are the 4 elements of Dance?
Space, Time, Shapes, Swing
Time, Space, Relationship, Dynamics
Beat, tempo, rhythm, cha cha
Is Space an element of Dance?
True
False
Is Time an element of Dance?
True
False
Is Relationship an element of Dance?
True
False
Is Force/ Dynamics an element of Dance?
True
False
Is Big W an element of Dance?
Yes
No
Is the Bongo Dance an element of Dance?
Yes
No
What is space?
Area surrounding a person in which they can move in.
Where the astronauts go
A place filled with stars and planets
What is Time?
The duration of the movement. How long it goes for.
The number on the clock
Whatever your watch says
What's the Time Mr Wolf?
What is Relationship?
A relationship you have with a friend or a teacher.
A type of ship out at sea
The relationship the dancer's body parts has to everything else.
What is Force/ Dynamics?
How the body uses energy while moving
When someone forces you to do something
A bad attitude
Force = ?
A smile
Energy
Power
Creativity
What are 2 ways you can release energy through force?
Bounding & Flowing
Bumping & Finding
Bouncing & Feeding
Ben & Fred
What is a bounding force?
You jump and you don't stop.
You pretend to be a snake.
You release energy in a controlled manner.
What is a flowing force?
Moving freely
Pretend to be a river
Play the flute.
How many types of relationships are there in Dance?
3
5
4
9
What are the 4 relationship types in Dance?
Spatial relationship, time relationship, relationship to music and relationship to each other.
Friends, parents, teacher, dance instructor
What is tempo?
How fast or slow the movements are
The temperature of your body when you dance.
How cool you look when you dance.
What is Beat?
Playing the drums
The ongoing, underlying pulse
A game you can play.
What 2 things are important in the Time element of Dance?
Beat & Tempo
Tap dancing
Being really really fast
Slow motion
What 4 things are important in the Space element of Dance?
Pretend to walk on the moon, see stars and have a space suit
Shape, Level, Direction and Size
Breathe, think, believe and succeed
What is size?
How large or small the movements are
Being a mouse
Being an Elephant
What is Direction?
Where the body moves. Forward, backward, up, down.
North, East, South & West
Use a compass
What is Level?
The vertical distance from the floor. High, medium, low.
The level in the game I am playing.
What is Shape?
Shapes you make with your body by moving through space
2D and 3D Shapes
Triangle and Rectangle
