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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. In Laban Movement Analysis the space in which a dancer's body is moving is called the
balance
genre
kinesphere
ideokinesis
2. He was a star dancer with and controversial choerographer for Ballets Russes
Diaghilev
matt mattox
turns at center
Nijinsky
3. A feeling of completion or wholeness in a dance achieved when all parts work well together.
Principles of composition
gus giordano
unity
dynamics
4. What is the meter in the waltz
Luigi
3/4
promenade - turns - lifts - leaps
vertically
5. Rounded body type.
sagittal plane
ectomorph
Diaghilev
work
6. He was a crippled dancer who created a therapeutic method that led to the development of standard jazz technique
Luigi
master juba lane
instrumentation
angular oppositions
7. This is a repeated grouping of accented beats
simultaneous canons
turns from corner
meter
third position
8. The sagittal plane divides the body
a contact improvisation exercise
bartenieff fundamentals
vertically
Direction
9. In order to improve student's kinesthetic awareness and originality - a teacher might assign
space
lester horton
syncopation
a contact improvisation exercise
10. To disengage - brushing foot thru tendu to slightly leave the ground
hinge
jazz dance
work
degage
11. Combination: sudden time/direct space/strong weight
improve muscle strength
eversion
jack cole
punch
12. If a ballet step such as grand battement is performed en croix - this means
flexion and extension
Catherine de Medici
master juba lane
in all directions
13. A piece of choreography or dance
work
tendu
George Balanchine
telling a traditional story
14. Outward rotation; turning a limb outward - toward the back of the body
Kinesthetics
kinesphere
eversion
flow
15. This denishawn dancer and broadway choreographer invented theater dance
eversion
cholly atkins
jack cole
work
16. Movement of a limb toward the midline of the body
pilates
adduction
at the front
angular oppositions
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
social dance
first position
flick
fourth 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
kinesphere
bob fosse
rhythm tap
master juba lane
19. Tendonitis is typically caused by
gregory hines
dynamics
entrechat
overuse of a tendon
20. A structure of movement patterns in time; the pattern produced by emphasis and duration of notes in music.
rhythm
ideokinesis
economic development
adductor magnus
21. Tap dance is known for making heavy use of which of the following types of rhythm?
fred astaire and ginger rogers
Mikhail Fokine
syncopation
matt mattox
22. This involves placing the limbs into positions so that the resulting combination of angles is unusual.
lester horton
narrative
angular oppositions
body knowledge
23. Sturdy body with strong dense musculature - lack of flexibility
mesomorph
King Louis XIV
entrechat
second position
24. The speed of the music or dance
King Louis XIV
tempo
Beauchamps & Noverre
Catherine de Medici
25. He established the horton technique and was a longtime partner of bell lewitzky
lester horton
slap
space
simultaneous canons
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
endomorph
modern dance
ted shawn
ballet
27. Leaving the ground and landing on the other foot
martha graham
overuse of a tendon
jump
work
28. He was a broadway - hollywood and las vegas dancer - singer and actor
developpe
movement of the arms
cholly atkins and coles
sammy davis jr
29. Late modern dance technique that draws from everyday gestures and movements such as sitting - crawling - rolling - walking - and running.
frontal plane
punch
paul taylor
unity
30. Bending and straightening the knees
frappe
flap
plie
abduction
31. Placing the entire foot on the floor without a weight change
interdisciplinary
ballet
stomp
kinesphere
32. Energy of movement expressed in varying intensities - accent and quality
adduction
tempo
dynamics
Direction
33. Kazua ohno and tatsumi hijikata developed
Butoh
head whip
meter
flexion and extension
34. Placing the ball of the foot on the floor without a weight change
tendu
biceps brachii - biceps femoris
touch
reverance
35. He was a celebrated choreographer and the first male dance for the graham company
flexion
katherine dunham
press
erick hawkins
36. Placing the ball of the foot on the floor with a weight change
dynamics
work
step
force/energy
37. Modern dance technique style that explores fall and recovery
doris humphrey
axial movement
reverance
contrast
38. In order to develop a dancer's endurance for a long performance - a teacher would recommend
ball and socket joint
kinesphere
aerobic exercise
merce cunningham
39. He was a broadway and hollywood tap and jazz dancer - as well as a movie star
modern dance
time
kinesthetic awareness
gene kelly
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
pirouette
erick hawkins
gregory hines
axial movement
41. Of the following types of social dance listed below - which does not involve partnering?
axial movement
tempo
transition
line dancing
42. This is the speed at Which music is played.
tempo
kinesthetic awareness
ruby keeler
alexander technique
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
gus giordano
hyperextension
transition
petit allegro
44. The intentional quality of the path taken by a body part or a body through space during a movement. direct or indirect
jazz dance
space
time
kinesphere
45. The inability of dancers to maintain their spacing during a group sequence most likely indicates a lack of
kinesthetic awareness
unison
stamp
turns at center
46. He was the first African american dancer to play to white audiences
master juba lane
rhythm
flow
unity
47. This is the dynamic hitting of a positions
snap
tap dance
weight
third position
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.
Marius Petipa
jazz dance
reverance
entrechat
49. Dancers begin at different points in a phrase - fall into step as the phrase progresses - and end in unison
unison
coordinating lighting and sound cues
cumulative canons
genre
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.
ideokinesis
force/energy
flexion and extension
Principles of composition