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5.4 Quick reference

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Section A: Quick Reference

Section A Q7–Q12 · Category sort · Definition drill · Most examined terms

📚 What you will learn on this page

  • Sort all skills into their correct category — the same type of question that appears in MCQ
  • Drill the 12 key definitions — tap to reveal both ingredients for each 2-mark term
  • Check you know the most frequently examined terms per category

Tap a skill to select it, then tap a bin to place it. Tap a placed skill to return it to the bank. When all 20 are placed, hit Check.

Flexibility
Dynamic Content
Projection
Systematic Repetition
Warming Up
Coordination
Timing
Spatial Awareness
Commitment
Safe Execution
Stamina
Relationship Content
Phrasing
Movement Memory
Hydration
Isolation
Rhythmic Content
Musicality
Rehearsal Discipline
Cooling Down
💪 Physical0
🎯 Technical0
🎭 Expressive0
🧠 Mental0
🛡️ Safe Practice0

Tap a card to reveal the definition (and both ingredients for 2-mark terms). Filter by category to focus your practice.

P
Posture
1m
Tap to reveal both ingredients
Definition
The way the body is held.
C
Control
2m
Tap to reveal both ingredients
Ingredient 1
The ability to start and stop movement, change direction
Ingredient 2
and hold a shape efficiently
I
Isolation
2m
Tap to reveal both ingredients
Ingredient 1
An independent movement
Ingredient 2
of part of the body
F
Flexibility
1m
Tap to reveal both ingredients
Definition
Range of movement in the joints (muscles, tendons and ligaments).
T
Timing
2m
Tap to reveal both ingredients
Ingredient 1
The use of time or counts
Ingredient 2
matching movements to sound and/or other dancers
C
Counterpoint
2m
Tap to reveal both ingredients
Ingredient 1
Dancers perform different phrases
Ingredient 2
simultaneously / at the same time
⚠️
⚠️ Counterpoint ≠ canon
S
Spatial Awareness
1m
Tap to reveal both ingredients
Definition
Consciousness of the surrounding space and its effective use. EXPRESSIVE — not Physical.
⚠️
⚠️ Expressive, not Physical
P
Phrasing
1m
Tap to reveal both ingredients
Definition
The way in which energy is distributed in the execution of a movement phrase.
P
Projection
2m
Tap to reveal both ingredients
Ingredient 1
A specific physical action directed outward
Ingredient 2
how it connects with or draws in the audience
E
Expressive skills
2m
Tap to reveal both ingredients
Ingredient 1
Performance artistry
Ingredient 2
engage the audience
M
Movement Memory
1m
Tap to reveal both ingredients
Definition
Automatic recall of learned movement material without conscious thought. MENTAL — not Technical.
⚠️
⚠️ Mental (MC³), not Technical
M
Mental Rehearsal
1m
Tap to reveal both ingredients
Definition
Thinking through or visualising the dance.

These are the terms that appear most often in Section A Q7–Q12. trap flags the most common category errors.

💪 Physical
  • balance
  • coordination
  • control
  • isolationtrap
  • extension
🎯 Technical
  • counterpointtrap
  • timing
  • dynamic content
  • relationship content
🎭 Expressive
  • expressive skills (definition)
  • musicality
  • focus
  • spatial awarenesstrap
  • phrasing
🧠 Mental
  • movement memorytrap
  • mental rehearsal
  • rehearsal discipline
  • systematic repetition
🛡️ Safe Practice
  • cool-down physiological reasonstrap
  • safe execution
  • safe working practice
  • hydration / nutrition

📌 Category Traps — Know These

Spatial AwarenessExpressive — NOT Physical. The S in SPF SPF MC.
Movement MemoryMental (MC³) — NOT Technical, despite the name.
CounterpointRelationship Content → Technical. NOT Spatial or Dynamic.
Moving StylisticallyTechnical — about accuracy of execution in a dance style.
PhrasingExpressive — about distributing energy within a phrase.
IsolationPhysical — independent body-part movement. NOT performing alone in space.

✏️ Quick Reference — Test Yourself

10 questions on categories, definitions and the most common traps · answer all, then Submit

Which category is movement memory in?
Category identification
Which of these is NOT a physical skill?
MCQ — NOT question
Counterpoint belongs to which technical skill area?
MCQ
Which category does 'moving in a stylistically accurate way' belong to?
MCQ
Which of these is a DUET/TRIO only skill?
MCQ
Which definition correctly describes phrasing?
Define
The most common category error for 'spatial awareness' is placing it in which category?
Category trap
Which of these mental skills is used DURING performance (not only in rehearsal)?
MCQ
'Safe execution' belongs to which skill category?
MCQ
A student writes: 'I used isolation when I performed the phrase alone in the corner.' What is wrong with this answer?
Definition trap

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