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Dance Basics
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performing-arts
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dance
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. This celebrated teacher founded the jazz dance world congress
gus giordano
charles weidman
George Balanchine
bartenieff fundamentals
2. Dancers begin at different points in a phrase - fall into step as the phrase progresses - and end in unison
ruth st. denis
Kinesthetics
stamp
cumulative canons
3. Part of a movement is performed
hyperextension
martha graham
fragmentation
angular oppositions
4. In Laban's theory of effort (sometimes called movement dynamics) - which of the following qualities is not a dimension of effort?
modern
tableau
martha graham
Direction
5. Refers to the length of time a movement takes - from initiation to completion
time
ruby keeler
endomorph
kinesphere
6. Combination: sudden time/direct space/light weight
dab
rond de jambe
sagittal plane
interdisciplinary
7. The intentional quality of the path taken by a body part or a body through space during a movement. direct or indirect
space
cramp roll
hinge
variety
8. Which of the following dance steps is most advanced? plie - degage - entrechat - tendu
entrechat
sagittal plane
Diaghilev
glide
9. 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
charles weidman
second position
ballet
sagittal plane
10. This focuses on recognizing habitual movement patterns and postures - as well as places of accumulated tension - and then altering patterns and postures to address associated problems. can help improve balance - muscular support and flexibility - coo
telling a traditional story
Kinesthetics
bill bojangles robinson
alexander technique
11. A type of dance that began as a rebellion against steps and positions and values - Expressive and original or authentic movement. Alvin Ailey and Martha Graham
modern dance
cecchetti method
master juba lane
float
12. 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
modern
ball and socket joint
modern dance
ideokinesis
13. Slow sustained movements that often incorporate developpes and balances such as penches
Kinesthetics
aerobic exercise
adagio
ectomorph
14. Modern jazz style that is a therapeutic method - emphasizes fluidity - unbroken motion - balance - and smooth transitions.
incorporation
erick hawkins
Luigi
modern dance
15. He established the horton technique and was a longtime partner of bell lewitzky
3/4
ruth st. denis
unity
lester horton
16. Late modern dance technique developed through an effortless free flow technique that released tension in the body through an emphasis on weight - placement - impulse - immediacy and movement dynamics
adduction
Diaghilev
erick hawkins
ectomorph
17. The founder of the modern classical method of ballet
martha graham
modern dance
george balanchine
improve muscle strength
18. What is the meter in the waltz
polyrhythm
glide
ann miller
3/4
19. Is the degree of the force of body weight introduced into a movement
weight
tableau
hop
partnering/group skills
20. 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
ball and socket joint
force/energy
axial movement
coordinating lighting and sound cues
21. Placing the ball of the foot on the floor with a weight change
narrative
step
rotation
float
22. Small - quick jumps in place such as changements - temps leves - and assembles
jazz hands
petit allegro
projection
variety
23. He was the co-founder of denishawn and the founder of jacob's pillow dance festival
ted shawn
flap
time
frappe
24. While executing a fouette turn (fouette en tournant) the dancer's working leg is engaged in
master juba lane
adduction
free dance
flexion and extension
25. Tap dance is known for making heavy use of which of the following types of rhythm?
economic development
tendu
dynamics
syncopation
26. Which of the following steps in tap dance would produce a total of four audible taps?
instrumentation
cramp roll
doris humphrey
variety
27. Modern dance technique that appears in the lateral T shape his dancers assume - a one-leg balance with the torso tilted off-center and the other leg extended to the side in a counterbalance
transitions
lester horton
reverance
modern dance
28. Stretching of the foot along the floor - away from the standing leg
aerobic exercise
ted shawn
polyrhythm
tendu
29. Modern jazz style that emphasizes agility in all areas
matt mattox
3/4
adagio
rotation
30. Placing the entire foot on the floor with a weight change
wring
rhythm
stamp
kinesphere
31. These include pirouette and fouette turns - in which the dancer remains in one place on the floor
bartenieff fundamentals
ball change
matt mattox
turns at center
32. Large jumps or leaps Which move the dancer across the floor - such as grandes jetes or tours jetes
force/energy
adduction
grand allegro
slash
33. Four main movements in the pas de deux
promenade - turns - lifts - leaps
Butoh
Kinesthetics
jazz hands
34. Feet: heel of one foot against the big toe of the other foot - toes turned out arms. both arms extending overhead
flow
fifth position
dab
shuffle
35. She was an award-winning choreographer of both broadway and hollywood jazz and modern dance
twyla tharp
rond de jambe
alexander technique
abduction
36. Late modern dance technique that draws from everyday gestures and movements such as sitting - crawling - rolling - walking - and running.
paul taylor
adduction
step
rotation
37. The sagittal plane divides the body
vertically
coordinating lighting and sound cues
tempo
social dance
38. An element of dance that refers to the immediate spherical space surrounding the body in all directions. Use of space includes shape - direction - pathway - range of movement and level of movment(Low - middle - high).
hyperextension
jump
slash
space
39. Reach space or personal space.
turns from corner
kinesphere
in all directions
feldenkrais
40. Outward rotation; turning a limb outward - toward the back of the body
vaganova method
transitions
eversion
jazz hands
41. 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
flap
ballet
broadway or show tap
martha graham
42. A piece of choreography or dance
work
rhythm
ted shawn
stomp
43. Physics principles that govern motion - flow - and weight in time and space including: the law of gravity - balance and centrifugal force.
Kinesthetics
interdisciplinary
vaganova method
kinesthetic awareness
44. Combination: sudden time/direct space/strong weight
punch
transition
slash
feldenkrais
45. Dance associated with a nationalistic purpose - usually performed today as surviving portion of a traditional celebration and done for social gatherings or as recreation
pilates
twyla tharp
folk/traditional
augmentation/diminution
46. In jazz dance - bending backward from the knees while maintaining a straight torso is called a
hinge
modern
float
tempo acceleration/deceleration
47. 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
Butoh
isolated movement
ann miller
fourth position
48. Nonliteral choreography may have all but which of the following goals
turns from corner
telling a traditional story
tempo
interdisciplinary
49. Combination: sudden time/indirect space/strong weight
first position
slash
lester horton
touch
50. She was the co-founder of denishawn - the first modern dance school
modern dance
grand allegro
ruth st. denis
bill bojangles robinson