Elements of Dance and 4 Different Aspects of Space

• Elements of Dance:

  • Body: refers to how the entire body is molded in space or the configuration of the body parts
  • Action: any human movement included in the act of dancing, such as dance steps, facial movements, partner lifts, gestures, and everyday movements like walking
  • Space: the area performers occupy and where they move, also known as spatial elements, and the relationship of the dancers to each other
• Different Aspects of Space:

  • Direction: dance movements can travel in any direction (forward, side, backward, diagonal)
  • Size: movements can be varied by doing larger or smaller actions
  • Levels: movements can be done in a high, medium, or low level
  • Focus: performers may change their focus by looking at different directions
• Time: executed in varying tempo (speed)
• Energy: about how the movement happens, including variations in movement flow and the use of force, tension, and weight