elementsofdance organizer
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The Elements of Dance
2009 Perpich Center for Arts EducationAdapted from Dance Education Initiative Curriculum Guide(1996; Revised 2004) and the ACE Dance Program 2004 2006May be reproduced for classroom use by teachers
Ask: Who?A dancer
does what?moves
where?through space
when?and time
how?with energy.
B.A.S.T.E. BODY ACTION SPACE TIME ENERGY
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Parts of the body:Head, eyes, torso, shoulders,fingers, legs, feet
Initiation: core, distal, mid-limb, body parts
Patterns: upper/lower body,homologous, contralateral,midline .
Body shapes:Symmetrical/asymmetricalroundedtwistedangulararabesque
Body systems:musclesbonesorgansbreathbalancereflexes
Inner self:sensesperceptionsemotionsthoughtsintentionimagination
Non-locomotor (axial):stretchbendtwistturnrisefallswing rocktipshakesuspend
Locomotor (traveling):slidewalkhopsomersaultrun skip jumpdo-si-doleaprollcrawlgallopchain turns
Size: large small narrow wide
Level: High / medium / low
Place: on the spot (personal space)through the space (general space)upstage/downstage
Direction: forward/backward sideways diagonal right/left
Orientation: facing
Pathway: curved/straight zig-zag random
Relationships: in front besidebehind over under alone/connected near/farindividual & group proximity toobject
Metered:pulsetempoaccentrhythmic pattern
Free Rhythm:breathopen scoresensed timeimprovisationcued
Clock Time:secondsminutes hours
Timing relationships:beforeafterunisonsooner thanfaster than
Attack:sharp/smoothsudden/sustained
Weight:Strength: push, horizontal, impactedLightness: resist the down, initiate upResiliency: rebound, even up and down
Flow:free,boundbalancedneutral
Quality:flowingtightloosesharpswingingswayingsuspendedcollapsedsmooth