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1 Axial/non-locomotive and Locomotive Movement:
Plus warm-up, alignment, basic body skills, and dance improvisation

2 Axial/Non-Locomotive Movement (Movement that doesn’t travel)
Tilt Swing Elevate Turn Shake Rotate Curl Sequential Reach/stretch Bend Fall Pull Hinge Bounce/bob Push Spiral Twist

3 Locomotive Movement (movement that travels)
Slide Run Roll Walk Skip Jump Hop Gallop Crawl Leap

4 What is Kinesthetic Awareness?
Knowing what your body is performing (movement, alignment, energy…) without having to look in the mirror to see yourself.

5 What is Alignment: Correct placement of the joints for efficient muscular function

6 Aspects of proper alignment:
Chin level shoulders level and down sternum lifted lengthened spine pelvis level knees straight but not locked weight distributed evenly between front and back of foot joints in line (ankles, knees, and hips).

7 Purpose of a warm-up: Increase heart rate
increase blood flow through the body prevent injury

8 Basic Body Skills: Agility: Nimble; Ability to change movement quickly
Balance: Forces upon the body and its parts are equal Coordination: Ability to make muscles perform together Endurance: Ability to maintain performance over an extended period of time Flexibility: Pliable; able to move joints easily Strength: Ability to apply and resist force

9 Improvisation Dance improvisation is the process of spontaneously creating movement. Development of improvised movement material is facilitated through a variety of creative explorations including explorations in various levels, shape and dynamics.

10 Principle of Improvisation
Yes and theory No mistakes in improvisation – only opportunities Don’t preplan or come up with the movement ahead of time

11 Structured Improvisation
Ideas or instructions given to guide improvised movements. Be prepared to explain how one might structure an improvisation!

12 Contact is a dance technique in which points of physical contact provide the starting point for exploration through movement improvisation. Contact Improvisation is a form of dance improvisation and is one of the best-known and most characteristic forms of postmodern dance.

13 Advanced-Qualities of Movement:
Collapse: A total release of energy Percussive: sharp bursts of energy Suspend: Continuous release of energy with a feeling of being held Sustain: Even release of energy that stays constant; constant flow of energy Swing: Pendular; Combination of suspend-collapse-suspend energy Vibratory: Very, very quick bursts of energy

14 Fundamental Movement Patterns
Breath: Movement that occurs when body is still and breath is focus Head/Tail: Shortening or lengthening of the distance between the head and and the tailbone Core/Distal: Movement from the center of the body to the periphery or vice versa Body Half: Moving one half of the body at a time (right/left, upper/lower) Cross Lateral: Movement that occurs across the body from on distal extreme to the other (right foot/left hand)


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