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Dance Basics

Subjects : performing-arts, dance
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. He is the father of ballet in American and the founder of the NY city Ballet






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






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






4. Leaving the ground and landing on the other foot






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






6. He was the co-founder of denishawn and the founder of jacob's pillow dance festival






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






8. She brought the precursors of ballet to France in the 1500s






9. Refers to the length of time a movement takes - from initiation to completion






10. Combination: sustained time/indirect space/strong weight






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






12. The rhythmic pattern of the movements is varied






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






14. The ability of the dancer to present their body with confidence and the required energy to communicate movements clearly to an audience.






15. This is a repeating pattern of stressed and unstressed beats in a piece of music






16. These include pirouette and fouette turns - in which the dancer remains in one place on the floor






17. Loie Fuller - Isadora Duncan - Ruth St. Denis developed what kind of dance






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






19. The term 'port des bras' refers to






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






21. Placing the entire foot on the floor with a weight change






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






23. Bending and straightening the knees






24. All performers begin at the same time but at different starting points within the same phrase






25. 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






26. A line along which a person or part of the person such as an arm or head - moves. Pathways can be linear - in circles - zigzags - etc.






27. 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.






28. This is the dynamic hitting of a positions






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






30. To extend or stretch - pointing the toes






31. This broadway and hollywood choreographer did the film version of west side story






32. 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?






33. The pelvis is pressed forcefully forward






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






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






36. What is the primary muscle that is stretched by reaching forward from a seated position and bending the upper torso as close to the floor as possible - while the legs are extended to the sides at roughly a 150 degree angle (straddle stretch)?






37. The original movement is the question and the new movement is the answer






38. This celebrated teacher founded the jazz dance world congress






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






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






41. Movement executed with one body part or a small part of the body. Examples are rooling the head - shruggung the shoulders and rotating the pelvis.






42. 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.






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






44. Rounded body type.






45. Forward brush followed by a step






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






47. The size of the movement is increased or decreased






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






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






50. Dance associated with a nationalistic purpose - usually performed today as surviving portion of a traditional celebration and done for social gatherings or as recreation