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Title: Movement Vocabulary


1
Movement Vocabulary
  • Use it or lose it.

2
Naturalistic Movement
  • Realistic movement

3
Body Language
  • Messages given by the position or movement of the
    body.

4
Facial Expression
  • A look which lets us know how someone feels.

5
Gesture
  • A movement of the hand or arm which communicates
    a message or emotion.

6
Eye Contact
  • How we look into someone elses eyes, or messages
    given by not looking.

7
Posture
  • The position of the body, how it is held.

8
Use of Space
  • Amount and quality of movement in the space to
    express mood or personality.

9
Stylised Movement
  • Expresses ideas in an abstract and creative way.

10
Mime
  • Creates an illusion of reality.
  • Slow
  • Precise
  • Exaggerated
  • Clear
  • Simple

11
Dance Drama
  • A drama presented through dance moves

12
Mask work
  • Dramas created when all or part of face is
    covered.

13
Balance
  • Keeping an even distribution of weight.

14
Speed
  • How slowly or quickly you move includes
    stillness.

15
Timing
  • Moving or pausing at exactly the right moment.

16
Positioning
  • Where you are in relation to others
  • AND staging.

17
Use of Levels
  • Low, medium
  • or high body
  • positions.

18
Use of Space
  • Like Naturalistic
  • definition, but with freedom to exaggerate
    positions and moves.

19
Rhythm
  • Movement which follows a pattern or beat.

20
Stance
  • Attitude or position of the body.

21
Use of Direction
  • Ways we can move up, down, side to side,
    forwards and backwards.

22
Remember
  • Learn, apply and revise movement
  • vocabulary.
  • Prepare for tests.
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