Dance Technique

Question 1

What are 3 benefits of a warm up?

Answer 1

• muscles are more pliable
• heart rate increases
• range of movement increases at the joints

Question 2

What are three warm up activities?

Answer 2

• mobilising major muscle groups such as arm swings
• cardio work such as star jumps and jogging
• static stretching such as seated toe reach or quad lunges

Question 3

What are three cool down benefits?

Answer 3

• releases muscular tension
• internal body temperature decreases
• lowers heart rate back to resting

Question 4

What are the three elements alignment includes?

Answer 4

• tracking of the hip-knee-ankle line
• the use of plumbing line - even placement and weight distribution
• activation of core stabilisers to maintain control over the movement

Question 5

What is systematic dance training also referred to as?

Answer 5

Regular dance training

Question 6

What is asked when talking about systematic dance training?

Answer 6

How physical skills are built up over time

Question 7

What do you refer to when discussing improving systematic dance training?

Answer 7

The FITT principles (frequency, intensity, time, type), or warm up techniques like stretching, etc.

Question 8

Three examples of safe execution of movement vocabulary and physical skills

Answer 8

• plié to elevate
• spotting when turning
• safe landing through feet

Question 9

Three safe dance practices to maintain group formations

Answer 9

• use of peripheral vision
• following front person to align formations
• use of correct timing to arrive at the correct position

Question 10

Three consequences for not engaging in safe dance practice in a group context

Answer 10

• falling into the pathway of another dancing, potentially causing injury
• colliding with another dancer
• impeding the aesthetic presentation (the look of it)