Elements of Movement
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Body
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What body parts can you move? (arms, legs, head, feet, hands, torso, etc.)
What shapes can you make with your body parts or whole body? (curve, angle, twist, symmetrical, asymmetrical, etc.?) |
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Action
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How can you move around the room? (locomotor movement: run, jump, skip, walk, etc.)
How can you move in place? (axial movement: sway, flick, rotate, etc.) |
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Time
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How fast of slow can you move?
What patterns can you make in the time? (to the beat or moving freely, repeat or contrast, with music or without) |
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Energy
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What words could you use to describe the movement? (smooth, quick, sudden, etc.)
What is the mood? (happy, sad, confident, etc.) |
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Space
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What are the different types of spaces you could explore through movement and body? (high, middle, low, big spaces, small spaces)
How could you move through space? (straight, diagonally, curved, etc.) |