1. SPACE, TIME, FORCE/ENERGY
ELEMENTS OF DANCE
SPACE, TIME, FORCE/ENERGY

2. SPACE
How the performance space is used. It also defined by the shapes and designs dancers make as they execute their movements.

3. SPACE Place – Your position in the performance area
Pathway – The direction you travel
Level – Low, middle, high
Shape – The designs you make with your body
Size – How large or small you make your movement
Focus – Where you are looking
Direction – Which way you are facing

4. TIME
How the timing of the dance varied.

5. TIME Tempo – The speed of the movements.
Beat – The basic pulse of dance.
Accent – Emphasis put on a movement or a dancer.
Duration – How long a movement or dance lasts.
Pattern – A repeatable phrase of movements.

6. FORCE/ENERGY
The energy, dynamics, motivation or qualities of a dance.

7. FORCE/ENERGY Sustained – smooth, flowing Vibratory – quick, pulsating
Percussive – sharp, strong
Swinging - pendulum