Chapter2: The Dancer in Performance: Interpretative Skills

Question 1

What are the elements of Projection?

Answer 1

• efficient and correct use of Energy so energy flows from the body to its extremities to touch the feelings of the audience
• correct Breathing, breathing through the movement to give it vitality
• use of Facial expression
• Focus to accent line or emotion; show confidence; refering to overall intent of a dancer; eyeline above the audience or following the dancer’s lines depending on whether it is an exhibition-like presentation using outward projection or less artifiscial, neutral performance
• Facing dancer orientates the dance to the audience to present movements at its most expressive angle

Question 2

What are the elements of Emphasis?

Answer 2

• accentuation of particular aspects of energy, space and time at different movements, directing energy impulses
• varried dynamics
• use of musical phrasing
• facial expression

Question 3

What are the elements of Group Awareness?

Answer 3

• use of peripheral vision to assist movement cues
• spacial awareness
• timing in relation to others
• sensitivity ot other dancers during contact work

Question 4

What are the elements of Musciality?

Answer 4

• the kinaesthetic memory stores informaion received from the choreographer, various body images and engrams become related to the music and the dance communicates various sensations inside the dancer.
• use of instrumentation and changes in tempo or metre
• dance in correspondance or syncopation with the music
• counting and phrasing
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