1. Components of fitness for dance
Core Skills
Advanced Skills
Choreography
Balance– stationary position
Jump – two feet take off and landing
Gesture – basic action
Travel – basic movement
Turn- basic movement
Travel – using a range of pathways
Turn- with linking movements
Action content- travel, turn, jump, gesture, balance
Dynamic content- fast/slow, strong/light, flowing/ abrupt
Spatial content- pathways, levels, directions
Relationship content- mirroring, canon, unison
Components of fitness for dance
Balance– so you can hold movements and terns with an even distribution of weight
Flexibility- so you have a range of movement in your movements, and it looks aesthetically pleasing
Strength- to ensure you have muscular power in movements that require it
Timing- so your movements patch the sounds through counts
Spatial awareness- so you know the space you are using and the dancers around you
Performance
Key vocabulary
Motif- a movement phrase encapsulating an idea that is repeated and developed throughout a dance
Motif development- Way in which a movement phrase can be varied
Unison- Two or more dancers performing the same movement at the same time
Canon- When the same movement overlaps in time
Physical skill- posture, flexibility, stamina and strength
Technical skills- timing, rhythm, stylistic
Expressive skills- Focus, facial expressions, spatial awareness
Mental skills- Movement memory, commitment, concentration, confidence
Safe practice- Appropriate dancewear of footwear and absence of jewellery, warm up, cool down, hydration