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Class 1: Dance Class Warm Up
Explain what it means to “warm up”. From an anatomical and physiological standpoint what is the body doing to get “warmed up”?
Warm Up – movement or phrase to raise core body temperature; prepare the body for movement; bring mind to focus
Space – area around you which extends in all directions (levels, pathways, shapes)
Personal space – your personal “bubble” ; arms’s length apart
General space – the area beyond your personal space; area that you can travel through
CENTER STAGE
AUDIENCE SITS HERE
DOWN STAGE
STAGE RIGHT STAGE LEFT
UP STAGE
Body Movement, Energy, Space, Time (B.E.S.T
Essential Question
** Unit 1 Pre-Test**
◦ Explain all the ways your body can move. (For example: walk, kick, etc.) Please list.
LOCOMOTOR
(movement from place to place)
NON-LOCOMOTOR(movement that stays in place;off body’s axis)
Essential Question:
Explain what you think “ENERGY” is.
Are you able to describe “ENERGY”? If so, come up with a few words that could describe someone’s energy.
The amount of tension or stress of a movement, the flow or control of the force
This is the “weight, flow, quality, attack” of the movement
Weight, flow, quality, attackThis is the HOW!
sharp smooth sudden sustained
free bound balanced neutral
flowing tight loose swinging
swaying suspend collapsed firm
weak heavy soft light
delicate vibratory percussive erratic
explosive
EXPLAIN HOW THE USE OF SPACE (DIRECTION, LEVEL, FORMATION, FOCUS, PATHWAY, RANGE) CAN AFFECT A DANCE.
This is the area which extends all around you
Space can mean:◦ Direction◦ Level◦ Pathway◦ Focus◦ Range◦ Place
Weight, Flow, Quality, AttackThis is the WHERE?!
High medium low
Forward backward right left up down
fixed moving single-focus
multi-focus near far
big small in the air
on the floor straight curved
zig zag irregular sideways
diagonal