BACKUP ORIGINAL Dance - Introductory

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Study this list of dance terminology and leap into the world of ballet, tap, and hip-hop. You'll stretch your intellectual muscles as you learn about the job of a choreographer and the difference between an arabesque and a pirouette.
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  1. agility
    the gracefulness of a quick and nimble person or animal
  2. alignment
    the spatial property possessed by things in a straight line
  3. angle
    the space between two lines or planes that intersect
  4. arabesque
    position in which the dancer has one leg raised behind
  5. balance
    a state of equilibrium
  6. ballet
    a theatrical performance of a story by trained dancers
  7. ballroom dancing
    any of a variety of social dances performed by couples in a ballroom
  8. beat
    the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music
  9. chasse
    (ballet) quick gliding steps with one foot always leading
  10. choreograph
    compose a sequence of dance steps, often to music
  11. choreographer
    someone who creates new dances
  12. choreography
    a series of dance steps and movements for stage performances
  13. coordination
    the skillful and effective interaction of movements
  14. dance step
    a sequence of foot movements that make up a particular dance
  15. diagonal
    having an oblique or slanted direction
  16. extension
    act of stretching or straightening out a flexed limb
  17. flex
    bend a joint
  18. flexibility
    the property of being easily bent or shaped
  19. folk dance
    a style of dancing that originated among ordinary people
  20. glide
    the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it
  21. hip-hop
    genre of African-American music of the 1980s and 1990s in which rhyming lyrics are chanted to a musical accompaniment; several forms of rap have emerged
  22. kinesthesis
    the ability to feel movements of the limbs and body
  23. leotard
    a tight, stretchy garment worn by gymnasts and dancers
  24. modern dance
    a style of theatrical dancing that is not as restricted as classical ballet; movements are expressive of feelings
  25. pantomime
    a performance using gestures and movements without words
  26. parallel
    being everywhere equidistant and not intersecting
  27. pas de deux
    a dance for two people
  28. phrase
    dance movements that are linked in a single sequence
  29. pirouette
    a rapid spin of the body
  30. rhythm
    the basic recurring unit in a piece of music
  31. social dancing
    dancing as part of a social occasion
  32. square dance
    American country dancing in which couples form squares
  33. stance
    standing posture
  34. style
    a mode of expression typical of a person, group, or period
  35. tango
    a ballroom dance of Latin-American origin
  36. tap dance
    a dance step tapped out audibly with the feet
  37. tempo
    the speed at which a composition is to be played
  38. turnout
    the rotation of a dancer's leg from the hip
  39. unison
    the act of occurring together or simultaneously
  40. waltz
    a ballroom dance in triple time
Created on Mon Mar 25 16:17:54 EDT 2024

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