ALIGNMENT — to arrange the parts of the body so that the physical effects of gravity are minimized.

AWARENESS — physical consciousness of the body and its movement.

BALANCE — the body’s physical relationship to gravity in which it’s equalized to prevent falling .

BICEPS — the muscle located in the upper arm, responsible for bending the arm.

CARDIOVASCULAR — the lung and heart system which provides blood and oxygen to the muscles.

CENTERING — the calming and concentration of ones thoughts and energies.

CHARACTER — a person’s behavior, revealed through habits of movement, thought and expression.

CONCENTRATION — an individual’s ability to maintain focus physically and in relation to others.

CONTRACTION — the ability of a muscle to do work by shortening the muscle.

DIAPHRAM — a dome shaped muscle located between the chest and the abdomen. — Important for breathing.

DISORIENTATION — losing ones balance with relation to gravity of losing a sense of ones surroundings.

EMOTION — a feeling which results in a physical reaction of expression.

ENDURANCE — an individual’s ability to withstand prolonged force or strain.

ENERGY — the physical force required to carry out movement. Energy can be mobilized mentally in terms of concentration and/or moderation.

ENSEMBLE — a combined effort by all participants in terms of movement of characters.

FLEXIBILITY — an individual’s ability to demonstrate a range of motion. This is achieved from one’s muscles and connective tissue.

FLOCKING — A group actually modeled on the flight of birds in which everyone follows the movement of whoever is in front. As the group changes directions or turns , whoever ends up in front assumes the role of the leader.

FLOW — The smooth transition from one state or position to the next without undue tension or effort.

GRAVITY- The force of attraction to the ground

GROUP DYNAMICS— The energy of a group. The energy of people working together which can be affected by social, cultural, and physical , similarities and differences.

INEER BALALNCE — The ability to maintain one’s position with relation to gravity even with the eyes closed.

JOINTS — The region in which two or more bones meet.

LOCOMOTION/MOVEMENT — The eight basic forms of human movement take place from on place.

GALLOP — a forward movement in which the same foot always steps forward first, followed by the second foot.

HOP — A spring movement transferring weight from one foot to the same foot.

JUMP — The forward transfer of weight using one or both feet but landing on both feet simultaneously.

LEAP — The forward transfer of weight using one foot to leave the ground and landing on the other.

RUN - An extension of walking in which the body leaves the ground between steps.

SKIP — A continuous step hop motion on one foot and then the other.

SLIDE — A side ways movement sweeping with one foot and closing with the other.

WALKING — The forward transfer of weight from one foot to the other.

MIME — A dramatic art form requiring exaggerated physical and facial movements without the use of props costumes or sound.

MIRRORING — a face to face activity in which one person acts as a mirror image of the other person.

MUSCLES — Tissues which produce movement in the body by changing the position of the bones.

PANTOMIME — A dramatic art form requiring exaggerated physical and facial movements with the use of props costumes or sound.

PECTORALS - The upper chest muscles.

PERIPHERAL VISION — The outer ranges of ones visual field where people and objects blur or are not focussed.

POSTURE — The position of the body.

POSTURING — To assume an artificial or affected attitude.

PROPRIOCEPTION - It’s the nervous system in our body that lets us know where our hands are without having to look.

RELEASE — Focused relaxation in which the body retains it’s muscular tone.

RHYTHM — The body’s ability to repeat various movements according to internal sources.(Heart, Breathing) External sources are music and light.

ROUND ROBIN — A circular presentation.

SELF CONSCIOUSNESS — The physical consciousness of the body and its movement.

SHADOWING — One person stands behind the other person and copies all their movements.

SOCIAL DANCE — Dance done in a community for fun but not for a performance.

SPACE — The area through which energy is communicated , three dimension, between , around , up, down, middle.

SPOTTING — To ensure the safety of an individual while learning to perform a new physical activity.

STRENGTH — The capacity of physical exertion using the muscle.

THEATRICAL DANCE — a dance which is performed to an audience.

TRANSFORMATION — A change of outward appearance or a inner nature.

TRICEPS — A muscle located in the upper arm responsible for straightening the arm.

VERTABRAE — The bones of the spine.