Language of Dance

Vocabulary / Movement Technique / Choreography Principles


Vocabulary
Arts Alive (from the National Arts Centre) 
http://www.artsalive.ca/en/dan/dance101/glossary.asp
Glossary of dance terms

American Ballet Theatre - Dictionary
http://www.abt.org/education/dictionary/index.html
This online dictionary features a glossary of terms and steps as well as accompanying video clips.

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Movement Technique

Shall We Dance?
http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/content/2194/
a lesson from ArtsEdge on identifying the features of good dance partners

A North Carolina teacher shares: TIPS: STRATEGIES FOR TEACHING THE ELEMENTS OF DANCE
http://www.dpi.state.nc.us/curriculum/artsed/resources/handbook/dance/34time

Glossary of Human Anatomy Terms
http://www.artsalive.ca/en/dan/dance101/anatomy.asp
From the Arts Alive Site – Learn about the instrument of the dancer.

Learn for Yourself in Dance
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/dancin/resources/lesson_plan-d2.html
from PBS – a dance lesson – basic techniques and learn about dancers and dancing.

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Choreography

Making Dance: The Creation Production Process
http://www.artsalive.ca/en/dan/make/index.asp
From the Arts Alive site. Learn about the process, experiment with virtual choreography – this site contains a lot of valuable information