1. Technical & Expressive Nature of Dance Technical Nature

2. Technical Elements of Dance  Actions What we do What we do  Spatial Aspects Where we move (space around us) Where we move (space around us)  Dynamics How we move (the qualities of the actions) How we move (the qualities of the actions)  Why we move The intention of the action (eg to express an idea) The intention of the action (eg to express an idea)  Relationships Who we move with (awareness of other dancers & move in the space together) Who we move with (awareness of other dancers & move in the space together)

3. Actions  Ordinary everyday actions  Simple combinations of stylised dance actions  Complex sequences of actions (req. physical & dynamic skill to control & perform)

4. Example of Actions  Small Actions Wagging a finger, nodding the head, circling the foot Wagging a finger, nodding the head, circling the foot  Large actions Split leaps, Spread Eagle jump etc Split leaps, Spread Eagle jump etc  These can happen in your own personal space  These can happen in the general space around you

5. Identifying Actions  Identify which part of the body is being moved  Describe what it is doing  Examples Whole body or an arm, leg, head, shoulder etc Whole body or an arm, leg, head, shoulder etc  Make a list of the body parts which could be moved

6. Actions: What we do  Make a list of the actions that you can do  Locomotion  Rotation  Weight Transference  Stillness  Extension & Contraction  Elevation  Gesture

7. Locomotion  Write down the different ways you can travel  Use of feet Walking, jogging, running, steps and jumps Walking, jogging, running, steps and jumps  Use of different body surfaces Rolling, curling, elongated Rolling, curling, elongated  Slide on different body parts Feet, bottom, knees, side Feet, bottom, knees, side  Movement in different directions Forwards, backwards, sideways, turning, or on a path of your own choosing Forwards, backwards, sideways, turning, or on a path of your own choosing

8. Weight Transference  Changing your support from one body part to another  One foot to the other  Feet to hands  Front of body to back of body  Write down a series of weight transferences where you may start standing and end on the floor, or vice-versa

9. Stillness  Holding the body without moving, in a chosen shape  Think about the supports for your body (eg 1 knee & 1 hand, or two hands & a foot)  The stillness can be brief, or prolonged  Stillness could be a balance

10. Gesture  An action that does not take weight but happens in the air around you  A wave, shake, click, nod, twist, curve, push, kick, extension or flexion  Large or small  Outwards from the body  Inwards to the body  Above the body  Around the periphery  Towards other people  Make air patterns  Express an mood or idea

11. Elevation  The body is in the air with no support on the floor  Made up of three stages  The Take-off  The moment in the air  The landing  5 Recognised jumps which use the feet to take of & land

12. 5 Basic Jumps  Write down the 5 different ways that you can do jumps  One foot to the same foot (hop)  One foot to the other (leap)  Jump from two feet to two feet  Jump from two feet to one foot  Jump from one foot to two feet

13. Jumps  Write down all the different ways/directions we can jump  On the spot  Travelling  Different leg shapes  Can use the spine - arched, tilted, contracted, upright  Can turn  Go in different directions  Large or small  Various arm gestures  Spatial features (shape & size of body in the air, direction of the jump)

14. Rotation (Turns/Turning)  Write down all the different ways that we can turn  Quarter, half, full  Clockwise, anticlockwise  On the hips  On the length of the body  On the knees  On hand & feet  On two feet  On one foot  With a jump

15. Extension & Contraction  Stretch & Curl  Reaching, up, down, diagonally, forwards, backwards, towards, away etc  You can reach in different directions  Reach at different speeds  Use your spine – arch & lean

16. Describe the actions in the picture  Locomotion  Weight Transference  Stillness  Gesture  Elevation  Rotation  Extension & Contraction A

17. B C D

18. A-Z Action Vocabulary  Starting at A go through the alphabet & give at least one action word for every letter  If you can find two, three or four – even better!