The Elements of Dance are the foundational concepts and vocabulary that help students develop movement skills and understand dance as an artistic practice. This Art Collector Set introduces each of the five elements:

Body     Action     Space     Time     Energy

Teachers and teaching artists may use this Art Collector Set as part of their classes. Students may also use it as an independent study. Furthermore, any registered user of ArtsConnectEd may duplicate this Set to make a customizable copy, conveniently repurposing the icons and text to focus on different dance works, dancers or choreographers, or dance styles or histories.

The Elements of Dance Sets have been created through a partnership of Walker Art Center and Perpich Center for Arts Education using frameworks and tools developed by Diane Aldis for Perpich professional development and outreach programs.