Dance and Movement Studies · Dance Performance

The Elements of Dance

Breaking down movement into space, time, force, and body alignment.

Key Questions

  1. 1How does a dancer's use of negative space communicate isolation or connection?
  2. 2In what ways does the speed of a movement sequence alter its perceived meaning?
  3. 3How can tension and release in the body be used to tell a story without words?

Ontario Curriculum Expectations

ON: Dance: Creating, Presenting, and Performing - Grade 10ON: Dance: Foundations - Grade 10
Grade: Grade 10
Subject: The Arts
Unit: Dance and Movement Studies
Period: Dance Performance

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