Narrative dance
A story
Comic dance
Characters/mood
Pure dance
Only movement
Abstract dance
Ideas not taken literally
Dramatic dance
Mood/atmosphere
Dance drama
Short story
Contemporary dance
Flexed ankles and wrists and flat back. Contractions, spirals, use of floor, tilts, energy and flow
Classical ballet
Pointe work, shapes, lifts and mime
Folk dance
Foot patterns, group shapes
Jazz dance
Isolations, syncopation, rhythm, lively
African dance
Near the floor, Bent knees, use of body, rhythm
Indian dance
Hands and eyes, rhythm, close to flooring
Binary
A,B
Ternary
A,B,A
Rondo
A,B,A,C,A,D
Theme and variation/ episodic
A,B,C,D
Narrative
A,B,C
Arch
A,B,C,B,A