dance technique
Trained body mechanics
Dance technique is the body of skills, movements, and physical methods that form the foundation of a particular dance style or dance generally.
It encompasses posture, alignment, footwork, coordination, and the precise execution of steps: She spent years developing her ballet technique.
Technique is distinguished from artistry or interpretation—it's the mechanical mastery that enables expressive performance.
- turnoutNumber attending an event
- across the floorFrom one side to another
- isolationsStates of being apart
- breath controlManaging exhalation deliberately
- balanceSteadiness or amount owed
posture · body line · proprioception · arabesque · flexibility · core stability · coordination · spatial awareness · transitions · contraction · alignment · footwork · floor pattern · pirouette · warm-ups · masterclasses · strength · en pointe
- performing artsacting, music, drama, theater, theatre
- dance & gymnasticsrhythmic gymnastics, aerobics, ballet, floor exercise, tumbling
- performance trainingacting class, ballet class, drama class, drama school, singing lessons
- hands-on skillscraftsmanship, manual skill, tool use, carpentry, plumbing
- danceballet, breaking, b-boying, ballroom, waltz
- dance biographyprima ballerina
dance techniqueimprovisation
Spontaneous, unplanned creation
free movement · freestyle · free dance · jam session · ecstatic dance
dance techniqueartistic expression
Creative manifestation of vision
emotional expression · interpretation · artistry · artistic vision · musicality
dance, danced, dancer, dancers, dances, dancing, technique, techniques, technical