Dance technique

Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 95. Chapters: Ballet technique, Choreographic techniques, Dance moves, Partner dance technique, Connection, Improvisation, Lead and follow, Musicality, Moshing, Glossary of ballet, Glossary of partner dance terms, Royal Academy of Dance, Cecchetti method, Acro dance, Chicken Dance, Glossary of dance moves, Contact improvisation, Vogue, En pointe, Moonwalk, Sprinkler dance, Bourrée, Turn, British ballet, Promenade position, Tap dance technique, Jacking, Health risks of professional dance, Direction of movement, Natya Yoga, Robot, Choreography, Dosado, Positions of the feet in ballet, Russian ballet, Allemande, Split, Curtsey, Dance improvisation, Italian ballet, Position of the arms in ballet, Waacking, Arabesque, Karana dance, Closed position, Bournonville method, Dutty Wine, Jazz hands, 32 fouettés en tournant, Blocking, Vaganova method, Rock step, Dip, Spotting, Chasse, Yemenite step, Turnout, Right and Left Grand, Natural and reverse turns, Ballon, Pivot turn, Mashed Potato, Get down, Dance slot, Shimmy, Waving, Grapevine, Front aerial, Pelvic thrust, Suzie Q, Box Step, Wu-tang, Aplomb, Release technique, Chicken walks, Gaga, Handhold, Lock step, Grinding, Counter promenade position, Balanchine method, Dance partnering, Weight transfer, Gancho, Body contact, French ballet, Feather, Minuet step, Syncopation, Basic, Botafogo, Snap, Triple step, Footwork, Ball change, Frame, Jazz Box, Fleckerl, Two-step, Dance positions, Thunder Clap, Canter rhythm, Hitch hike, Maxie Ford, Bump, Humphrey-Weidman, V6, Close embrace, Harlem Shuffle, Open position, Kip, Lame duck. Excerpt: Ballet is a formalized type of dance; ballet dance is usually performed on stage as part of a ballet dance work which includes mime, acting, and is set to music. Dancers can perform either en pointe or demi-pointe; in ballet class, the dancers work either at the barre or in centre floor. A significant part of ballet terminology is in the French language, because ballet became formalized in France. To the side or in the second position. À la seconde usually means a step that moves sideways or a movement done to the side such as grand battement à la seconde. A technically challenging type of turn is pirouette à la seconde, where the dancer spins with the working leg in second position à la hauteur. This turn is usually performed by male dancers, and because of the advanced skills required to perform it correctly, it is seen as the male counterpart of fouettés en tournant. ADAGE (French, Gallicism from the Italian original), ADAGIO (Italian). From the Italian combination of the preposition A + AGIO (noun) with a D in between the two As for phonetic reasons (and elision): ad agio --> adagio (literally, at ease). In song, Adagio means "slowly", and in ballet it means slow, enfolding movements. In a classical ballet class, the Adagio portion of the lesson concentrates on slow movements to improve the dancer's ability to control the leg and increase extension (i.e., to bring the leg into high positions with control and ease). In a Grand Pas (or Classical Pas de deux, Grand Pas d'action, etc.), the Adagio is usually referred to as the Grand adage, and often follows the Entrée. This Adage is typically the outward movement of the Grand Pas where the female dancer is partnered by the lead male dancer and/or one or more suitors. In ballet, the word adagio does not refer to the music accompanying the dance but rather the type of balletic movement being pe...