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These are the four key areas of dance analysis. ALL dances can be broken down into these areas and be analyzed using them.
ACTIONS
These are WHAT the dancers do.
Think of them like the NOUNS in sentences.
There are 6 basic dance actions that all movement can be classified as.........
JUMP
TURN
TRAVEL
STILLNESS/
BALANCE
GESTURE
TRANSFER OF
WEIGHT
JUMP
This is a elevation OFF the floor.
There are 5 types of jump...
1-1 (Hop)
1-2
2-1
2-2
1-1 (Leap)
TURN
This is where the WHOLE or PART of a body rotates or turns.
TRAVEL
This is moving from one point in space to another.
GESTURE
This is where a body part moves with NO WEIGHT ON IT. They can be described as pedestrian and abstract.
PEDESTRIAN GESTURES are those that look like everyday actions and movements.
ABSTRACT GESTURES are all other movements, that do not mimic things.
TRANSFER OF WEIGHT
This is where the body weight changes position.
Transfer of weight includes walking, rolling, pivots, leans and rocking motions.
STILLNESS/BALANCE
This is when a dancer is not moving. This is still classed as an action as it requires muscle control, strength and stamina to perform convincingly.
SPACE
This is WHERE the dancers perform.
This covers all of the floor space AND the levels that the actions are performed on.
STAGE SPACING
The directions are from a PERFORMER'S point of view.
There are 3 LEVELS that actions can be performed on.
HIGH
MIDDLE
LOW
PERSONAL SPACE is the area directly around the dancer.
WHOLE SPACE is the entire performance area.
DYNAMICS
This is HOW the actions are performed.
Think of them as the ADJECTIVES in sentences.
Dynamics usually occur in OPPOSITES.
HARD
SOFT
SLOW
FAST
DIRECT
INDIRECT
RELATIONSHIPS
This is WITH WHOM the actions take place.
This links both to people, objects, aural accompaniments and timing.
PEOPLE: These are the other dancers on the stage. It could also be how the dancers relate to the audience.
PROPS/OBJECTS:
These are THINGS that people can dance with.
AURAL ACCOMPANIMENT: This is the sound that accompanies the dance. It can be broken down into these categories; Silence, Found Sound, Natural Sound and Scored Music.
TIMING: is how the dancer relates to the accompaniment. This includes UNISON, CANON and PAUSE.
WATCH THIS EXCERPT AND WRITE DOWN WHAT YOU SEE, BREAKING IT DOWN INTO ACTIONS, SPACE, DYNAMICS and RELATIONSHIPS.
ACTIONS*SPACE*DYNAMICS*RELATIONSHIPS