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1. Dance- an art form that generally refers to movement of the body, usually rhythmic and to music, used as a form of expression, social interaction, or presented in a spiritual performance or setting
2. Warm Up- preparing the body mentally and physically for movement and to help prevent injury while dancing
3. Isolation- to move one part of the body independently from the rest of the body
4. Focal Point- a point in space where the focus of the eyes is directed
5. Alignment- properly lining up the parts of the body so that the head is over the shoulders, the shoulders over the hips, the hips over the knees, and the knees over the ankles
6. Plié- to bend
7. Relevé- to rise
8. Passé- to pass
9. Personal Space- the space immediately surrounding the dancer; the invisible “bubble”
10. Locomotor Movement- movements that travel through space
11. Nonlocomotor Movements- movements that stay in one place
12. Mirroring- one individual copying the movements of another individual as if they are a mirror image
13. Gesture- movements that are used as non-verbal communication to express ideas or messages
14. Abstract- creating a less literal translation of an idea or concept
15. Pathways- patterns we make as we move through the air or around the floor (straight, curved, spiral, zig-zag)
16. Directions- the way a dancer travels from one point to another (front, back, right, left, up, down, diagonal
17. Symmetry- when a shape or image is identical on both sides when divided down the center line
18. Positive Space- the space a dancer’s body occupies
19. Negative Space- the empty or open space around a dancer
20. House- the space in a theater where the audience sits to watch a performance
21. Formations- the different ways dancers can be placed or grouped in space
22. Levels- the area in which a dancer moves in space that can be either a high, middle, or low level
23. Dancer- a person who dances professionally such as on a stage
24. Choreographer- a person who creates dances and plans or arranges dance movements and patterns for dance
25. Stage manager- the person who supervises the physical aspects in the production of a show and who is in charge or the stage when the show is being performed
26. Tempo- the speed of the underlying beat of the music or movement
27. Half Time- slowing the tempo of the music/movement to half its original speed (slower- more counts)
28. Double Time- speeding up the tempo of the music/movement to twice its original speed (faster- less counts)
29. Accent- an emphasis on a particular movement
30. Musical Meter- the musical notation used to determine the number of beats per one measure of music
31. Triplet- a three step locomotor movement in which the body moves in a down, up, up pattern using plies and releves
32. Balancé- rocking step; the feet move in a side, rock back, rock front pattern (nonlocomotor)
33. Pas de Bourrée- bourree step; the feet move in a back, step side, step front pattern while shifting the weight and traveling
34. Waltz- a movement done in 3/4 time where one foot brushes off the floor while the other leg is bent in plié, followed by two steps up on relevé
35. Energy- the amount of tension or stress in a movement; the flow and control of force (suspend, sustained, percussive, vibration, collapse, swing)
36. Chassé- to chase
37. Grand Battement- to beat (a large brush/kick into the air)
38. Chaîné- a chain linked turn
39. Tendu- stretched
40. Rond de Jambe- circle of the leg
41. 1920s Steps- Charleston, Long legged Charleston, Boogie, Scarecrow, Pickin’ cherries, Eatin’ cherries, Sugarfoot, Shorty George, Scoot, Truckin’, Screwball, Shim Sham
42. 1950s Steps- Basic swing step (quick quick, slow, slow), Hand jive, Conga line, Bunny hop, The Madison, The Stroll
43. 1960s Steps- the Twist, the Jerk, the Monkey, the Pony, the Swim, the Shimmy, the Mashed potatoes, the Skate, the Egyptian, the Hitch-hiker, Temptation walk, the Locomotion
44. 1970s Steps- Night Fever, the Bus stop, the Bump, the Funky Chicken, Step Touch (together, behind, or in front), Lazy Leg, Four Corners, YMCA, the Hustle
45. 1980s Steps- The Running Man, the Snake, the Janet, the Roger Rabbit, the Robo Cop, Wavin, the Cabbage Patch, the Troop, the Whop, the Robot, the Moonwalk, New Kids Move, Kick and out, Funky twist, up rockin’, the Pac-man
46. 1990s Steps- the Electric Slide, the Macarena, the Hammer Dance, vogueing, Cotton Eyed Joe, the Carlton, the Butterfly, Apache (Jump on it)