9B Performance Skills

Which of these is a physical skill?

• Focus

• Balance

• Projection

• Spatial awareness

Which of these is an expressive skill?

• Isolation

• Rhythmic content

• Posture

• Musicality

Which of these is a technical skill?

• Movement in a stylistically accurate way

• Communication of the choreographic intent

• Stamina

• Strength

Which of these is a mental skill?

• Control

• Movement memory

• Facial expressions

• Timing content

What is mobility?

• The range of movement in a joint; the ability to move fluently from action to action.

• The range of movement in the joints (involving muscles, tendons and ligaments).

• Lengthening one or more muscles or limbs.

• Carrying out actions with the required intention.

What is rhythmic content?

• The ability to make the unique qualities of the accompaniment evident in performance.

• The energy the dancer uses to connect with and draw in the audience.

• Repeated patterns of sound or movement.

• Performing the same action or phrase again.

What is projection?

• Aim or desired outcome.

• Dance that tells a story.

• The way the body is held.

• The energy the dancer uses to connect with and draw in the audience.

What do we mean by 'choreographic intention'?

• A sense of ‘wholeness’ or harmony.

• The aim of the dance; what the choreographer aims to communicate.

• Activities involved in creating dance such as improvisation, selection and development.

• Inspiration for an idea or movement.