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body to music or even learn the latest trending TikTok dance, but if you want to get deeply involved in the world of dance, you’ll quickly discover that there’s a specialized vocabulary to describe what happens in the studio or on stage. Depending on the type of dance that interests you, you might even find that some of the terms used aren’t in English: Ballet in particular is known for describing movements using French terms. But you don’t have to learn an entire second language to get into dancing. Whether you aspire to perform in a theater someday or just want to better understand what you’re seeing on stage from your seat in the audience, picking upa few key terms can help you to become more knowledgeable about what goes into a dance.  \nAbstraction: Choreography that is not intended to tell a story  \nAccumulation: Choreography that successively adds movements to existing movements  \nAdagio: Movements that are slow and fluid  \nArtistic Intent: The main idea of a piece  \nAxial Movement: Movement of the body while remaining in one place  \nBall Change: A quick transfer of body weight from one foot to the other  \nBallet: A classical dance style emphasizing elaborate gestures and graceful movement  \nBelly Dance: A Middle Eastern dance style involving complex torso movements that require highly focused muscle control  \nBody Placement: How all of the parts of the body are positioned and carried  \nCanon: A section of a dance in which dancers perform the same set of movements at different times; the equivalent of a round in music  \nChoreographer: The person who designs and plans all of the movements ofa dance to create a complete work  \nContemporary Dance: A fluid style of dance that incorporates elements of modern dance, jazz dance, and ballet  \nContraction: Curving the spine forward  \nContra Dance: A folk dance performed by lines of couples  \nCounterpoint: Two or more different pieces of choreography executed together  \nCritique: A written analysis of a performance  \nDance Style: Dancing that uses a particular type of movement, arrangement of dancers, and/or style of music  \nDuple Meter: Dance executed in a meter that’s divisible by two (either two beats per measure ora multiple of two, as in 4/4 or 2/2)  \nEffort Economy: Moving only the parts of the body that need to be moved  \nEnergy: The intensity and type of force used to execute a movement  \nEn Pointe: Dancing on the tips ofthe toes  \nFacings: The directions in which dancers’ bodies face relative to other dancers or a part of the theater  \nFlamenco: A Spanish dance style characterized by rhythmic stamping of the feet and broad, expressive arm movements  \nFolk Dance: A traditional dance that’s part ofthe culture of a community  \nGesture: A movement that does not require the dancer to shift their body weight  \nGround Bass: A piece of choreography where a group executes simple moves in the background while a soloist performs more complex moves in front of them  \nHip-Hop Dance: A style of dance that’s usually performed to hip-hop music and includes breakdancing  \nInterpretation: The meaning communicated by a dance  \nInversion: A movement or set of movements executed upside down  \nIrish Dance: A style of dance that involves rapid foot and leg movements and very little movement above the waist  \nIsolation: A movement of a single part of the body  \nJazz Dance: An energetic dance style that includes intricate footwork, quick turns, and jumps  \nJazz Hands: Positioning both hands so that the fingers are splayed  \nJump Shape: The shape the body forms in the air during a jump  \nKinesthetic Awareness: A dancer’s awareness of the positions of their body and others’ bodies in space Leitmotif: A repeated movement or group of movements that helps to convey the theme of the dance  \nLocomotor Movement: Movement of the body from one place to another  \nModern Dance:","cbCaivt175yAfHRD","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaivt175yAfHRD","pdf",662805,"English","# Glossary Terms\n## Core Concepts\n## Choreography, Meter, and Musicality\n## Dance Styles and Performance Terms","[{\"question\":\"What is the glossary intended to help readers do?\",\"answer\":\"It helps readers better understand what they see in dance performances by learning key vocabulary used in studios and on stage.\"},{\"question\":\"How are terms like Abstraction and Accumulation defined?\",\"answer\":\"Abstraction describes choreography not intended to tell a story, while Accumulation describes choreography that successively adds movements to existing movements.\"},{\"question\":\"Which entries cover dance styles and movement techniques?\",\"answer\":\"The glossary includes definitions for styles such as ballet, flamenco, hip-hop dance, jazz dance, and Irish dance, as well as techniques like isolation, contraction, and negative space.\"}]","Dance Glossary - Key Terms and Definitions | PDF",1790886512,14]