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Dance Basics

Subjects : performing-arts, dance
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Combination: sustained time/direct space/light weight






2. The intentional quality of the path taken by a body part or a body through space during a movement. direct or indirect






3. Combination: sudden time/direct space/light weight






4. This award winning choreographer and musical director of cabaret - sweet charity - and all that jazz created the fosse technique






5. Awareness of one's body and its possibilities - capabilities and limitations






6. Early modern dance composition - such as that of martha graham - was characterized by which of the following forms?






7. A feeling of completion or wholeness in a dance achieved when all parts work well together.






8. Which of the following societal changes has probably had the least impact on the variety of dance styles that are performed in the US today?






9. Feet heel of one foot against the instep of the other foot toes turned out arms: arm corresponding with front foot overhead arem corresponding with back foot open to the side as in second position






10. If a ballet step such as grand battement is performed en croix - this means






11. He was a star dancer with and controversial choerographer for Ballets Russes






12. In jazz dance - bending backward from the knees while maintaining a straight torso is called a






13. The founder of the modern classical method of ballet






14. Skills requiring cooperation -coordination and dependence - including imitation - lead and follow - echo - mirroring and call and response






15. Jose Limon - Alvin Ailey - Paul Taylor - Katharine Dunham - Merce Cunningham expanded






16. Stretching of the foot along the floor - away from the standing leg






17. In order to improve student's kinesthetic awareness and originality - a teacher might assign






18. The sagittal plane divides the body






19. Feet: heel of one foot against the big toe of the other foot - toes turned out arms. both arms extending overhead






20. Intersects an upright standing body horizontally the table plane






21. The speed of the music or dance






22. Which of the following dance steps is most advanced? plie - degage - entrechat - tendu






23. He was a turn of the century vaudeville hoofer who danced on broadway and in hollywood's shirley temple films






24. The element of dance involving rhythm - phrasing - tempo - accent and duration. Time can be metered as in music or based on body rhythms such as breath - emotions - and heartbeat.






25. He was the creator of legendary ballets for the Russian Imperial Theatre including the Nutcracker and Swan Lake






26. He was the choreographer for Ballets Russes






27. Rubrics are most effective for






28. A structure of movement patterns in time; the pattern produced by emphasis and duration of notes in music.






29. In order to relieve muscle tension - a dancer might engage in all but which of the following practices






30. A type of dance that concentrates of footwork and rhythm. This type of dance grew out of American popular dancing - with significant roots in African American - Irish and english clogging traditions.






31. Similar to the principles of visual art. Refers to the presence of unity - continuity (transitions) and variety (contrasts and repitition-patterns) in the choreography






32. They were the progenitors of modern dance






33. To set side by side to emphasize difference in dance - two movements that differ in energy - space - (size - direction - level) - design (symmetrical/asymmetrical - open/closed) - timing (fast/slow - even -uneven - themes or patterns.






34. When a frappe` is performed - the accent is typically on the






35. Combination: sudden time/indirect space/strong weight






36. A piece of choreography that lacks flow could be improved by the addition of






37. This employs mental visualization of carefull devised imagery with tactile input to enhance coordination of movement and adjust habitual posture and movement habits. if one can see efficient and aligned movement - one can achieve it






38. Phrasing may be determined by all but which of the following






39. Which of the following ballets used music not composed by Tchaikovsky






40. Dance marked by movement isolations and complex polyrhythms found in African American music such as - ragtime - jazz - spirituals - blues - work songs and is considered and American style of dance.






41. More is added to the original movement






42. Feet separated shoulder width toes turned out arms: both extended open and held symmetrically out to the sides - hands between the shoulders and ribcage






43. Tap dancers that are part of the jazz musical tradition such as bill bojangles robinson - sammy davis jr. - gregory hines and savion glover






44. The rhythmic pattern of the movements is varied






45. He established the horton technique and was a longtime partner of bell lewitzky






46. Modern dance technique that involves a dramatic contraction and release - emphasizes weight moving into the floor and a spiral image for off-center or off-balance movement






47. In order to develop a dancer's endurance for a long performance - a teacher would recommend






48. Outward rotation; turning a limb outward - toward the back of the body






49. Which of the following steps in tap dance would produce a total of four audible taps?






50. Tendonitis is typically caused by