VIP Class Notes (Tony)

Write about what the director told you to do.

How did he tell you to move your body?

Use the body parts vocabulary below.

Vocabulary

This is the first time we studied this word.

Ballet

Spanish Dance:  Salsa, (hips) Flamenco (Wrists)

Traditional / Classical : Chinese dance

director – dao yan

eg: Do you have a favorite director?

My favorite director is Wang Jia Wei.

drama – 1. about theatre   2. a kind of movie, or tv show, Very emotional

BODY PARTS:

bone – gu tou

eg: Many actors in the theatre, will say. “Break a Leg.” They don’t want you to really break your leg bone. It is just a way to say, “Good luck!”  So, Don’t ever say “Good luck” it is really bad luck.

cartilage – ear and nose bones, not really bones

eg: Your nose and ears have cartilage inside.

belly – du zi

eg: My belly hurts today.

Chest – large part of upper body, in the front.

Back – large part of upper body, in the front.

LOWER BODY:

hips – two large bones, between your belly and legs

eg: In salsa dancing, you need to move your hips a lot.

     legs – tui

eg: In the second salsa picture, one leg is straight, and the other leg is bent. (ADJ)

knees – in the middle of your leg, Can bend

eg: Bend your knees.

ankles – between feet and legs

eg: My ankles hurt from dancing

toes – at ends of your feet

eg: I have 10 toes.

UPPER BODY:     Arms

shoulders – between your chest and arms

eg: Shake your shoulders.

elbows – in the middle of arms, Can bend

eg: Your elbows are one of the strongest parts of your body.

wrists – between hands and arms, can bend

eg: You are supposed to wear that on your wrists.

eg: The watch on my wrist says it is 5pm.

knuckles – part of your hand that can bend

eg: Six months ago I cut my knuckles on glass.

fingers – part of your hand that can bend and grab.

eg: Tap your fingers on the piano keys. Don’t hit the keys so hard.

Grammar

2 years ago we had