Test your basic knowledge |

Dance Basics

Subjects : performing-arts, dance
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. In Laban Movement Analysis the space in which a dancer's body is moving is called the






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






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






4. What is the meter in the waltz






5. Rounded body type.






6. He was a crippled dancer who created a therapeutic method that led to the development of standard jazz technique






7. This is a repeated grouping of accented beats






8. The sagittal plane divides the body






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






10. To disengage - brushing foot thru tendu to slightly leave the ground






11. Combination: sudden time/direct space/strong weight






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






13. A piece of choreography or dance






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






15. This denishawn dancer and broadway choreographer invented theater dance






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






17. Feet: separated shoulder width third position arms: arm corresponding with front foot in front of the torso as in first position - arm corresponding with back foot overhead as in fifth position






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






19. Tendonitis is typically caused by






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






21. Tap dance is known for making heavy use of which of the following types of rhythm?






22. This involves placing the limbs into positions so that the resulting combination of angles is unusual.






23. Sturdy body with strong dense musculature - lack of flexibility






24. The speed of the music or dance






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






26. A form of Western classical dance that originated in the Renaissance courts of Europe. The dance form was formally codified by the time of King Louis XIV (mid-1600's) - Who was accomplished dancer - responsible for extensive notation as well as suppo






27. Leaving the ground and landing on the other foot






28. He was a broadway - hollywood and las vegas dancer - singer and actor






29. Late modern dance technique that draws from everyday gestures and movements such as sitting - crawling - rolling - walking - and running.






30. Bending and straightening the knees






31. Placing the entire foot on the floor without a weight change






32. Energy of movement expressed in varying intensities - accent and quality






33. Kazua ohno and tatsumi hijikata developed






34. Placing the ball of the foot on the floor without a weight change






35. He was a celebrated choreographer and the first male dance for the graham company






36. Placing the ball of the foot on the floor with a weight change






37. Modern dance technique style that explores fall and recovery






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






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






40. 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






41. Of the following types of social dance listed below - which does not involve partnering?






42. This is the speed at Which music is played.






43. The action of over-straightening a joint past its natural angle - or the action of increasing the angle between two levers to more than 180 degrees






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






45. The inability of dancers to maintain their spacing during a group sequence most likely indicates a lack of






46. He was the first African american dancer to play to white audiences






47. This is the dynamic hitting of a positions






48. 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.






49. Dancers begin at different points in a phrase - fall into step as the phrase progresses - and end in unison






50. An element of dance characterized by the release of potential energy into kinetic energy. It utilizes body weight - reveals the effects of gravity on the body - is projected into space - and affects emotional and spatial relationships and intentions.