The document discusses the key elements of dance including space, time, force, movements, compositional forms, skills of body alignment, and purposes of dance. It defines each element and provides examples to illustrate concepts like the locomotor and nonlocomotor movements, different compositional forms including AB, ABA, call and response, and narrative forms, and purposes such as ceremonial, recreational, and artistic dance.
46. Elements of Dance
• SPACE
Shape
Level
Direction
Pathways
Focus
Size
• TIME
Beat
Tempo
Accent
Rhythmic
Patterns
Duration
• FORCE
FORCE = ENERGY
Heavy / Light,
Sharp / Smooth,
Tensed / Relaxed
Bound / Flowing
73. COMPOSITIONAL FORMS
ABA
• A dance with a 3-part
structure…
• With the second part
being different from the
first part…
74. COMPOSITIONAL FORMS
ABA
• A dance with a 3-part
structure…
• With the second part being
different from the first part…
• And the last part being the
same as the first part.
92. SKILLS OF BODY
ALIGNMENT
• Landing: The manner and
quality in which the body
returns to earth following an
action of elevation (e.g. leap,
hop, jump, etc.)