Example of composition resources:

• The elements of dance

• Stimuli and how they are used in composition

• The process of composition

• Motif

• Repetition

• Variation and contrast

• Stage position and design

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ALL of these resources will prepare you for both the practical application of core composition and the interview component.

Example of performance resources:

• Body skills

• Body awareness and somatotypes

• Warm up and cool down

• Types of stretching

• S.M.A.R.T dance

• The skeletal system

• The muscular system

• Components of a dance class

• Components of body maintenance

• Dance injuries, treatment and prevention

• Performance quality

• The core muscles

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ALL of these resources will prepare you for both the practical application of core performance and the interview component.

Example of appreciation resources:

• Interpretation of the work:

  • Context​

  • Genre

  • Subject matter

  • Meaning 

  • Significance

• Components:

  • Movement​

  • Spatial elements

  • Dynamic elements

  • Aural elements

  • Dancers

  • Setting and environment

• Motif and motif into phrase​

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These resources are study guides that will assist with your study of the work. ALL of these resources will prepare you for both the practical application of core composition and the interview component.