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Today – start Glory
Wednesday – Finish Glory
Thursday – Start Monuments Men
Friday – Finish Monuments Men

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Today – Dance analysis group practice
Thursday – Dance quiz – Dance assessment
Friday – Make up missing tests – complete missing work – first binder check – 5 th period pep rally

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Purposes of arts wkst. with summary
Elements of art wkst. with summary
Principles of Design wkst. with summary
KET Music Basics wkst.
Other Music Terms and Music Criticism wkst.
with summary
Intro to Drama Hitchcock wkst. (Toby video)
Drama Basics wkst. with summary
Dance basics wkst. with summary

Space, Time and Force

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Personal space – immediately around the dancers body
General space – larger area where movement will occur
Direction – forward, backward, or diagonal movement
Pathways – space created by movement (straight or curved) – as if the dancer drew a line with their body

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Levels – high, medium, and low
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High – happy, elated, aggressive
Medium – normal, neutral
Low – depression, exhaustion
Shape – using the human body to make symbolic shapes
(circle can be the sun, straight lines can be rigidity or formal)
Groups – sign of formality, leadership or lack of, family
Individually – strength, loneliness, uniqueness
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Dancing as a group has a very different emotional impact than dancing individually

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Focus – where the dancers attempt to draw the audiences’ eyes while performing
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Single focus – usually one dancer
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Multi-focus – usually a group
Size – how much space a movement requires

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Rhythm – beat – similar to music – keeps the pace of the dance
Duration – how long it lasts
Accent – bold/strong emphasis in movement

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Energy used in the dance – specific types tend to be used together to contrast movements
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Heavy/light
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Sharp/smooth
Tense/relaxed
Bound/flowing
Force uses weight of dancers and effects of gravity

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AB Form - Two part composition (A theme/B theme)
ABA form – Three part – third is usually condensed or extended version of first section
Canon – parts are performed in succession, overlapping one another
Call and Response – often associated with African dance, jazz, and tap – one soloist/group performs & is responded to by second soloist/group

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Narrative – choreography follows a storyline
Theme & Variation – starts with a theme and then in later sections deviates slightly from the main theme
Rondo – three or more themes with one theme repeated
(ABACADA)

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Standardized dance movements
Specialized leaps and lifts
Use French terminology:
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Plier – to bend
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Etendre – to stretch
Relever –to rise
Sauter – to jump
Tourner – to turn
Glisser – to glide
Elancer – to dart

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Costumes:
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Pointe shoes for women
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Slippers for men
Tutu
Tights
Roots of Ballet is in court dance

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Emphasizes rhythm, beat and accent
Terminology has come from many influences throughout history:
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Accelerando: gradually increase speed
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Allegro: quick lively
Cincinnati: Backward movement/alternating feet
Scuffs: strike heel on floor while moving foot forward

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Costume:
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Tap shoes
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Formal to street wear (River Dance = Irish costume)
Roots:
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Improvisation/Recreational/social dance: jig, Irish step,
African dance

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Stylized movement
Accentuated movement with head, hands, hips, and feet
English/French terminology
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Ball change – Change weight between feet
Catwalk – Exaggerated step, bringing foot up very high
Hip walk – move hips in a circular motion
Moonwalk – Michael Jackson (you all know what this looks like)
Pivot step – step in any direction then pivot right
Touch step – touch floor w/ pointed foot

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Costume:
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Jazz shoes/boots
Clothes related to theme
Roots:
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Improvisation/Recreational/social dance
Early musical theater dance

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Freedom of movement
Terminology mostly English and French:
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Most derived from terms from other dance forms
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Terms added constantly as this dance style changes
Modern is based on freedom so often dancers come up with their own moves that have no precise term
Includes modern Ballet, tap, and jazz or any combination of these

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Costume:
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Bare feet or theme based shoes
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Clothes related to theme of dance
Roots:
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Improvisation/Choreographed movements

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Remember your 5-6 sentence summary