1. In Dance

2.  art of dance takes place in and through
the human body
 mobile figure or shape, felt by the
dancer, seen by others
 Parts of the Body:
head, eyes, face, shoulders, ringers, tor
so, legs, feet, etc.

3.  Whole Body:
 body shape
symmetrical/asymmetrical, rounded, twisted,
angular, arabesque
 body systems:
muscles, bones, organs, breath, balance, ref
lexes
 inner:
senses, perceptions, emotions, thoughts, int
ention, imagination, identity

4.  refers to the force of an action and
can mean both the physical and psychic
energy that drives and characterizes
movement
 Attack:
sharp/smooth, sudden/sustained
 Weight:
Strength: push, horizontal, impacted
Lightness: resist the down, initiate up
Resiliency: rebound, even up and down

5.  Flow:
free, bound, balanced, neutral
 Quality:
flowing, tight, loose, sharp, swinging
, swaying, suspended, collapsed, smoot
h

6.  1. sustained movement
- smoothly, continuously, with flow and
control
 2. percussive
- explosive or sharp
 3. vibratory
- trembling, shaking
 4. swinging
- traces an arc or curved line in space
- body relax
- repetitive

7.  5. suspended
- hover in space
- creates an illusion of
defying gravity
 6. collapsing
- release of tension
- performed at a slow or fast
tempo

8.  http://opd.mpls.k12.mn.us/Energy
 http://opd.mpls.k12.mn.us/Body
 Minton, S. (1943). Choreography: A
Basic Approach Using Improvisation.