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  2. Bournonville method - Wikipedia

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    What is considered today to be the "Bournonville style" is essentially the unfiltered 19th century technique of the French school of classical dance. The technique features very basic use of arms, usually keeping them in preparatoire position. Perpetual use of simple diagonal epaulements. Vocabulary for men is essentially varied forms of beats.

  3. Graham technique - Wikipedia

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    The central woman's pose shows the characteristic tension and theatricality of Graham technique. Graham technique is a modern dance movement style and pedagogy created by American dancer and choreographer Martha Graham (1894–1991). [1] Graham technique has been called the "cornerstone" of American modern dance, and has been taught worldwide. [2]

  4. Basic (dance move) - Wikipedia

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    The basic step, basic figure, basic movement, basic pattern, or simply basic is the dance move that defines the character of a particular dance.It sets the rhythm of the dance; [1] it is the default move to which a dancer returns, when not performing any other moves.

  5. Choreography - Wikipedia

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    In dance, choreography. may also refer to the design itself, which is sometimes expressed by means of dance notation. Dance choreography is sometimes called dance composition . Aspects of dance choreography include the compositional use of organic unity , rhythmic or non-rhythmic articulation, theme and variation, and repetition.

  6. Dance move - Wikipedia

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    Dance patterns may be described according to combinations of quick and slow steps and often by the rhythm or meter of the music, for example waltz steps (three-count step patterns danced to waltz music), swing steps (four-count patterns danced to swing music), polka steps (four-count patterns danced to polka music), and shuffle steps (four ...

  7. Tap dance technique - Wikipedia

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    Most movements, simple and complex, include "taps", "drops", "brushes" (including shuffles and flaps), and "steps". For example, "shuffle ball change" is a shuffle followed by a ball change. Tap dancing steps may be learned and mastered by children and adults alike and are a good way to express/learn rhythm, dance, and percussion.

  8. Dalcroze eurhythmics - Wikipedia

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    Dalcroze Eurhythmics teaches concepts of rhythm, structure, and musical expression through movement. This focus on body-based learning is the concept for which Dalcroze Eurhythmics is best known. It focuses on allowing the student to gain physical awareness and experience of music through training that takes place through all of the senses ...

  9. Dance theory - Wikipedia

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    Dance theory is based on these founding principles, that is the sphere and lines of the body, to derive, show and demonstrate how dance is done. This is achieved by showing which movements to do by and at what speed. It is hypothetically possible to draw and work out a dance by using sphere lines and arrows. Many dance books state how this is done.