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Dance Basics

Subjects : performing-arts, dance
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Forward brush followed by a touch






2. Large jumps or leaps Which move the dancer across the floor - such as grandes jetes or tours jetes






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






4. The original french form of classical ballet from Russia






5. Combination: sustained time/indirect space/lightweight






6. Observers would be unlikely to see contractions - releases - and isolations in which of the following dance forms?






7. This denishawn student - legendary dancer - and choreographer developed the graham technique






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






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






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






11. Modern jazz style that is a therapeutic method - emphasizes fluidity - unbroken motion - balance - and smooth transitions.






12. These brothers were famous in vaudeville - on the jazz circuit and in hollywood for their daring acrobatic style






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






14. While executing a fouette turn (fouette en tournant) the dancer's working leg is engaged in






15. Modern dance technique that transformed everyday movement in to the absurd or dramatic






16. He was the creator of legendary ballets for the Russian Imperial Theatre including the Nutcracker and Swan Lake






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






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






19. For which of the following types of dance is a shoe with a small - soft heel traditionally worn






20. The founder of the modern classical method of ballet






21. The action of turning a ball-and-socket joint; circular movement around a central axis






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






23. This legendary tap dance partner of charles hone coles also worked as a choreographer for artists with the motown record label






24. Widespread hand posture where the fingers are extended strongly outward from the palm






25. To develop or grow - drawing the working foot up the standing leg and then extending it outward






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






27. To set side by side to emphasize difference in dance - two movements that differ in energy - space - (size - direction - level) - design (symmetrical/asymmetrical - open/closed) - timing (fast/slow - even -uneven - themes or patterns.






28. 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






29. Feet heels touching toes turned out arms: both arms held in front of the torso hands at waist level






30. Refers to simple - multiple - and different rhythm patterns played at the same time.






31. Skills requiring cooperation -coordination and dependence - including imitation - lead and follow - echo - mirroring and call and response






32. Physics principles that govern motion - flow - and weight in time and space including: the law of gravity - balance and centrifugal force.






33. When a movment phrase or section progresses to the next.






34. Forward brush followed by a step






35. This practice employs repetitive motions derived from fundamental gestures and natural movements to increase awareness of habitual movement patterns and release tension left over from old injuries and habits in order to expand range of motion in the






36. A state of equilibrium referring to the balance of weight or the spatial arrangement of bodies.






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






38. Modern jazz style that is an exploratory style. mixes in ballet






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






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






41. This hollywood jazz and tap dancer popularized the practice of wearing pantyhose in place of stockings






42. These denishawn students produced the first modern dance performance and established the humphrey technique






43. 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






44. 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.






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






46. This celebrated teacher founded the jazz dance world congress






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






48. Slow sustained movements that often incorporate developpes and balances such as penches






49. Which of the following two muscles are used for flexion in dance?






50. The movement is performed using a different body part