Performing Vocab

Is defined as “the movement of the body in a rhythmic way, usually to music and

within a given space, for the purpose of expressing an idea or emotion, releasing energy,

or simply taking delight in the movement itself.”

• Dance

• Choreography

• Line Dance

• Sashay

Is the structure (composition) of a dance.

• Locomotor

• Choreography

• Formation

• Do-Si-Do

Refer to the different heights while doing choreography. You could be at low, middle, or high.

• Nonlocomotor

• Concentric Circle

• Levels

• Caller

Is a choreographed dance with repeated movements. It’s usually done in large groups of people all in lines.

• Sashay

• Choreography

• Dance

• Line Dance

Is a type of formation for a dance. There is a smaller circle

inside of a larger circle. The circles usually move in opposite directions.

• Caller

• Dance

• Concentric Circle

• Levels

Is the person who gives out the instructions in a dance. They usually try to give the next movement a few beats in advance.

• Caller

• Line Dance

• Clockwise/Counterclockwise

• Do-Si-Do

Refers to the shape or alignment of the performers in the space of the performance.

• Choreography

• Locomotor

• Formation

• Concentric Circle

Is a dance movement (step, together, step).

• Levels

• Sashay

• Dance

• Formation

Refers to movement in a circle that either goes to

the right or to the left.

• Sashay

• Caller

• Nonlocomotor

• Clockwise/Counterclockwise

A partner dance move where both people hook one arm to the other person’s and then spin in a circle.

• Do-Si-Do

• Line Dance

• Concentric Circle

• Locomotor