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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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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. In jazz dance - bending backward from the knees while maintaining a straight torso is called a
hinge
work
slap
paul taylor
2. He was the founder of Ballets Russes
Diaghilev
modern dance
adductor magnus
ideokinesis
3. The founder of the modern classical method of ballet
social dance
melody
adduction
george balanchine
4. He was a celebrated choreographer and the first male dance for the graham company
unity
erick hawkins
charles weidman
Direction
5. Lightly striking the floor in an outward sweeping motion (brush with ball - scuff with heel)
brush/scuff
frontal plane
tempo
punch
6. All performers begin at the same time but at different starting points within the same phrase
variety
simultaneous canons
fragmentation
movement of the arms
7. She was the co-founder of denishawn - the first modern dance school
transitions
economic development
instrumentation
ruth st. denis
8. He established the horton technique and was a longtime partner of bell lewitzky
ball change
lester horton
repetition
adagio
9. Dancers begin at different points in a phrase - fall into step as the phrase progresses - and end in unison
cumulative canons
economic development
space
interdisciplinary
10. A lean body with enhanced flexibility due to a lack of muscular strength
step
endomorph
kinesphere
snap
11. To strike - striking the floor with the foot in a brushing movement
step
vertically
tap dance
frappe
12. A structure of movement patterns in time; the pattern produced by emphasis and duration of notes in music.
punch
tempo
rhythm
loie fuller and isadora duncan
13. Late modern dance technique that draws from everyday gestures and movements such as sitting - crawling - rolling - walking - and running.
flexion
ballet
paul taylor
grand allegro
14. The movement is performed using a different body part
pathways
Marius Petipa
work
instrumentation
15. Which of the following ballets used music not composed by Tchaikovsky
master juba lane
line dancing
Giselle
space
16. 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
dynamics
slash
broadway or show tap
alexander technique
17. 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.
meter
force/energy
adductor magnus
space
18. 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.
fifth position
bob fosse
at the front
pathways
19. Which of the following tasks is the duty of a stage manager?
folk/traditional
coordinating lighting and sound cues
tempo acceleration/deceleration
hyperextension
20. This duo became famous in the 1940s along with cab calloway they were part of the big band circuit - and they performed in hollywood
erick hawkins
harold and fayard nicholas
cholly atkins and coles
slap
21. Celebrated teacher of jazz technique
flow
matt mattox
glide
bill bojangles robinson
22. In order to relieve muscle tension - a dancer might engage in all but which of the following practices
pilates
tableau
movement of the arms
cholly atkins
23. If one were to eliminate the jumping elements from the combination which steps would be eliminated
line dancing
narrative
the changement and the sautes
Luigi
24. Awareness of one's body and its possibilities - capabilities and limitations
frappe
Bob Fosse
syncopation
body knowledge
25. Which of the following is typically not a goal of ideokinesis
sammy davis jr
improving flexibility
gene kelly
rond de jambe
26. He was a broadway - hollywood and las vegas dancer - singer and actor
sammy davis jr
adagio
jump
rhythm tap
27. Placing the entire foot on the floor with a weight change
cecchetti method
adduction
float
stamp
28. With which of the following styles of modern dance is Isadora Duncan associated?
tendu
pelvic thrusts
free dance
vaganova method
29. The movement is speeded up or slowed down
tempo acceleration/deceleration
modern
frappe
transitions
30. A particular kind or style of dance - such as - ballet - jazz - modern - folk - tap - hip-hop - etc.
improvisation
genre
social dance
modern
31. 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
feldenkrais
tap dance
fourth position
32. Movements are repeated
canon
repetition
locomotion
george balanchine
33. Placing the entire foot on the floor without a weight change
ballet
head whip
punch
stomp
34. These include pirouette and fouette turns - in which the dancer remains in one place on the floor
Butoh
transverse horizontal plane
accumulation
turns at center
35. Runs vertically from the front to the back of an upright standing body the wheel plane
sagittal plane
charles weidman
George Balanchine
transition
36. Refers to simple - multiple - and different rhythm patterns played at the same time.
polyrhythm
transition
lester horton
weight
37. A piece of choreography that lacks flow could be improved by the addition of
float
melody
transitions
plie
38. He was a broadway/hollywood hoofer and actor who ushered in the tap revival of the 1980s
punch
sammy davis jr
stamp
gregory hines
39. The term 'port des bras' refers to
projection
movement of the arms
King Louis XIV
space
40. These hollywood partners were famous for appearing in films that featured their supernaturally smooth ballroom and tap styles
syncopation
petit allegro
ballet
fred astaire and ginger rogers
41. 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)?
body knowledge
shape
fourth position
adductor magnus
42. This is a kind of snap. the head is tossed or turned from a frontward orientation to the side.
head whip
savion glover
master juba lane
at the front
43. Rubrics are most effective for
sagittal plane
petit allegro
augmentation/diminution
assessing complex assignments
44. This involves placing the limbs into positions so that the resulting combination of angles is unusual.
Butoh
angular oppositions
cecchetti method
Luigi
45. Placing the ball of the foot on the floor without a weight change
turns at center
bill bojangles robinson
touch
george balanchine
46. These brothers were famous in vaudeville - on the jazz circuit and in hollywood for their daring acrobatic style
tendu
vaganova method
force/energy
harold and fayard nicholas
47. Which of the following steps in tap dance would produce a total of four audible taps?
cramp roll
degage
angular oppositions
grand allegro
48. The action of straightening a joint or the action of increasing the angle between tow levers
feldenkrais
fifth position
contrast
extension
49. This is the dynamic hitting of a positions
snap
coordinating lighting and sound cues
partnering/group skills
gene kelly
50. Modern jazz style that emphasizes agility in all areas
matt mattox
jazz hands
toe
instrumentation