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WorksheetsElements of Dance
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
It is the mobile figure or shape, felt by the dancer, seen by others, and is sometimes relatively still and sometimes changing.
Action
Space
Energy
Body
Is any human movement included in the act of dancing, it includes dance steps, facial movements, partner lifts, gestures, and even everyday movements.
Time
Action
Body
Energy
The performers occupy and where they move. Four aspects: 1. direction 2. Size 3. Level 4. Focus.
Action
Body
Space
Time
The movements may be executed in varying tempo (speed). The timing can be varied by moving faster or slower.
Space
Energy
Body
Time
It is about how the movement happens. It includes variation in movement flow and the use of force, tension and weight.
Action
Energy
Time
Space
The use of different dance energies to perform a movement is often described as adding dynamic quality to movement.
Dance Energies
Bodily Shapes
Elements of Dance
Energy
Refers to how the entire body is molded in space or the configuration of the body.
Elements of Dance
Bodily Shapes
Dance Energies
Body
Balanced shape; movements are practically identical or similar on both sides.
Symmetrical Bodily Shapes
Asymmetrical Bodily Shapes
Bodily Shapes
Dance Energies
Unbalanced shape; movements of two sides of the body do not match or are completely different from each other
Bodily Shapes
Asymmetrical Bodily Shapes
Symmetrical Bodily Shapes
Dance Energies
The elements of dance acronym.
BATSE
BESTA
BASTE
BEAST
