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Dance Basics

Subjects : performing-arts, dance
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1. Modern dance technique that transformed everyday movement in to the absurd or dramatic






2. The jazz dance choreography in the musical theater classics Chicago and Cabaret is the work of






3. Visualized as running vertically cross the chest - shoulder to should - on an upright standing body. the door plane






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






5. Multiple performers perform the movement in the same way at the same time






6. Succession of tones set to a particular rhythm that serves as the voice in music






7. Runs vertically from the front to the back of an upright standing body the wheel plane






8. He was a broadway/hollywood hoofer and actor who ushered in the tap revival of the 1980s






9. Is the degree of the force of body weight introduced into a movement






10. When a frappe` is performed - the accent is typically on the






11. 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.






12. He was a turn of the century vaudeville hoofer who danced on broadway and in hollywood's shirley temple films






13. Dance movemnt that takes place at the same time across the whole group of dancers






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






15. Energy of movement expressed in varying intensities - accent and quality






16. 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.






17. This celebrated teacher founded the jazz dance world congress






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






19. He is a new generation broadway/hollywood tap and hip hop dancer and choreographer






20. More is added to the original movement






21. The sagittal plane divides the body






22. Forward brush followed by a touch






23. 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






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






25. Rounded body type.






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






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






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






29. 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






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






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






32. In order to improve student's kinesthetic awareness and originality - a teacher might assign






33. He was the choreographer for Ballets Russes






34. This duo became famous in the 1940s along with cab calloway they were part of the big band circuit - and they performed in hollywood






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






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






37. With which of the following styles of modern dance is Isadora Duncan associated?






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






39. The action of straightening a joint or the action of increasing the angle between tow levers






40. The hip joint is a






41. The size of the movement is increased or decreased






42. Leaving the ground and landing on the other foot






43. He was a star dancer with and controversial choerographer for Ballets Russes






44. Leaving the ground and landing on the same foot






45. He is the father of ballet in American and the founder of the NY city Ballet






46. This is the speed at Which music is played.






47. Four main movements in the pas de deux






48. Intersects an upright standing body horizontally the table plane






49. They codified many standard ballet rules still used today






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