WorksheetsDance Performance/Choreography Terms
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 20mins
(a) is the rising from a position in which the feet are flat on the floor to a position in which the dancer balances on one or both feet, on at least demi-pointe
Find the elements of hip hop and place them in the Hip Hop column. Place all wrong answers in the other column.
Family (community)
MC-ing (oral)
Singing (vocal)
DJ-ing (aural/auditory)
Dance (physical)
Attitude (mindset)
Fashion (innovation)
Graffiti (visual)
Knowledge (mental)
Common in jazz dance routines, this occurs when a dancer's legs are bent while also on relevé.
pointe
supporting foot
forced arch
demi-pointe
(a) is a French term meaning to bend, or bending
The element of Hip Hop dance is split into two types of dance: (a) and (b)
How the move feels to the dancer when it is being executed and what that move looks like to the viewer is known as
executers
textures
feelings
visuals
(a) is how dancers hear, interpret, and dance to music. Dancers can demonstrate this in several ways: which sounds they choose to dance to, how they highlight the sounds, how they emote the mood of the song.
In dance , a (a) can mean two things:
1. The path or pattern made by a body part through space (non-locomotor). This can also be called a gestural pattern.
2. The path or pattern a dancer makes when traveling across the floor (locomotor). This is also called a floor pattern.
Our school’s dance/squad program utilizes primary and secondary (a) to clarify arm positioning, which derives from the connection to our dance/drill team. The primary consists of low-v, t, high-v & i (goalpost), while the secondary consists of w, box, olé, genie. These names refer to the shape the arms make.
What was your favorite part of the class this quarter? What would you like to do more of? Do you have any suggestions of things you would like to learn or do for third quarter? Questions, comments or concerns?
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We'll see you for the second half of this class later this school year.
