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How to look at dance
- 1. How To Look At Dance Dance History 100
- 2. What The Movement Is Actions examples- turning, jumping, rolling, running, walking, reaching Levels How close or far a dancer is from the floor. High, middle, low
- 3. What The Movement Is Gesture a movement of a specific isolated body part that can contain meaning Commonly used is the hand, arm, and head Pedestrian everyday movement from ordinary life examples- running, sitting , walking, reaching movements look human and ordinary
- 4. What The Movement Is Physical Contact Called “Partnering” in dance Dancers are somehow touching each other 2 dancers is a duet 3 dancers are a trio 4 dancers are a quartet 5 or more is a group Describe the partnering?
- 5. How The Movement Is Performed Space The area in which the dance is performed. The directions/pathways created by the bodies moving through space. Can be direct and indirect. Time Duration, tempo, speed Fast, slow, quick, sustained Stillness Weight Quality of weight in the body and movements Heavy or light? Pull away or give in to gravity Flow The continuity of the movement Does is start and stop? Does it all run together? Focus How the dancers use their eyes and face Where are they looking?
- 6. Music, Sound, Text What the audience hears while the dance is being performed Costumes What the dancers are wearing Lighting The lights on the performance space Colors? Light or dark? Patterns or texture? Performance Environment The space where the performance takes place A set or props? Supporting Elements