| A | B |
|---|
| Elements | Time, Space and Force |
| Choreographic Forms | Theme, Variations, Rondo, and Narrative |
| Styles | Ballet, Tap, Jazz, and Modern |
| Time | the relationship of one movement or part of a movement to another |
| Pulse | the ongoing underlying beat |
| Tempo | The speed with which a movement is performed |
| Duration | the length of time a movement lasts |
| Rhythm | a flow of sound or movement having regular accented beats |
| Syncopation | a temporary accenting of a normally weak beat in music to vary the rhythm |
| Phrasing | a grouping and articulation of a group of notes |
| Accent | a movement or shape performed in such a way as to give emphasis |
| Space | the area occupied by the dancer's body |
| Direction | the way a dance faces or moves |
| Size | magnitude of a body shape or movememtn |
| Pathways | patterns made as the dance moves; locomotor or non-locomotor movements |
| Levels | the vertical distance from the floor |
| Shapes | the form created by the body's position in space |
| Force | degree of muscular tension and use of energy while moving |
| Dynamics | how a movement is done |
| Flow | continuity of movement |
| Weight | lightness of movement |
| Choreography | the art of arranging dances |
| Theme | the basic idea of the play |
| Rondo | a dance structure with three or more themes where one theme is repeated |
| Narrative | choreographic structure that follows a specific story line to convery information |
| Variation | contrasts in the use of the dance elements |
| Ballet | a classic form of dance growing out of the French nobility |
| Tap | a percussive dance form in which dancers produce sounds by wearing metal taps on shoes |
| Jazz | America music maked by lively rhythms with unusual accents |
| Modern | a form of dance breaking from ballet traditions to a liberated form of movement |
