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Dance Basics

Subjects : performing-arts, dance
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. He established the first ballet school in France in the 1600s






2. 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.






3. Where is the apron of the stage located






4. The founder of the modern classical method of ballet






5. Rubrics are most effective for






6. For which of the following types of dance is a shoe with a small - soft heel traditionally worn






7. The degree of ease or continuousness of a movement from initiation to completion






8. The jazz dance choreography in the musical theater classics Chicago and Cabaret is the work of






9. She was the co-founder of denishawn - the first modern dance school






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






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






12. Combination: sudden time/indirect space/light weight






13. A state of equilibrium referring to the balance of weight or the spatial arrangement of bodies.






14. If one were to eliminate the jumping elements from the combination which steps would be eliminated






15. Celebrated teacher of jazz technique






16. 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.






17. Inward rotation; turning a limb inward - toward the front of the body






18. Which of the following is typically not a goal of ideokinesis






19. Combination: sustained time/direct space/light weight






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






21. With which of the following styles of modern dance is Isadora Duncan associated?






22. He was a broadway and hollywood tap and jazz dancer - as well as a movie star






23. Movement anchored to one spot by a pody part. Only the available space in any direction is used while the initial body contact is being maintained. Movement is organized around the axis of the body and is not designed to travel from one location to a






24. This celebrated teacher founded the jazz dance world congress






25. Forward brush followed by a backward brush






26. These include pique - chaine - and similar turns that move the dancer across the floor






27. The sagittal plane divides the body






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






29. This is a repeated grouping of accented beats






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






31. Tendonitis is typically caused by






32. He was the founder of Ballets Russes






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






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






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






36. A choreographer asks four dancers to perform different movements simultaneously. This is called a






37. Rounded body type.






38. A particular kind or style of dance - such as - ballet - jazz - modern - folk - tap - hip-hop - etc.






39. These hollywood partners were famous for appearing in films that featured their supernaturally smooth ballroom and tap styles






40. Refers to simple - multiple - and different rhythm patterns played at the same time.






41. Dance movemnt that takes place at the same time across the whole group of dancers






42. Four main movements in the pas de deux






43. Creation and composition of dances by arranging or inventing steps - movements - and pattern of movements.






44. Movement of a limb toward the midline of the body






45. The action of bending a joint or the action of decreasing the angle between two levers






46. Movement of a limb away from the midline of the body






47. Visualized as running vertically cross the chest - shoulder to should - on an upright standing body. the door plane






48. A position of the body in space - such as curved - straight - angular - twisted - symmetrical - asymmetrical - etc.






49. Late modern dance technique that created dances without any attached historical - cultural or philosophical meanings






50. Defined specifically as the volume at Which musical notes are played.