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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. Movement of a limb toward the midline of the body
adduction
tendu
dynamics
erick hawkins
2. The element of dance involving rhythm - phrasing - tempo - accent and duration. Time can be metered as in music or based on body rhythms such as breath - emotions - and heartbeat.
wring
flow
cramp roll
time
3. This legendary tap dance partner of charles hone coles also worked as a choreographer for artists with the motown record label
cholly atkins
degage
hyperextension
assessing complex assignments
4. The action of bending a joint or the action of decreasing the angle between two levers
Giselle
flexion
jazz dance
augmentation/diminution
5. He was a crippled dancer who created a therapeutic method that led to the development of standard jazz technique
melody
gregory hines
Luigi
rhythm
6. Which of the following men is known for pioneering tap dance as a young man living in the Five Points neighborhood of NY city
time
rhythm
master juba lane
matt mattox
7. The original french form of classical ballet from Russia
vaganova method
ball and socket joint
erick hawkins
turns from corner
8. The term 'port des bras' refers to
frappe
canon
movement of the arms
bob fosse
9. Nonliteral choreography may have all but which of the following goals
telling a traditional story
tempo acceleration/deceleration
choreography
modern dance
10. Basic movements or short sequences are manipulated to create new but related movements
Bob Fosse
motif and development
coordinating lighting and sound cues
transition
11. Leaving the ground and landing on the other foot
jump
paul taylor
ectomorph
fifth position
12. The action of straightening a joint or the action of increasing the angle between tow levers
jack cole
bartenieff fundamentals
extension
inversion
13. A state of equilibrium referring to the balance of weight or the spatial arrangement of bodies.
meter
economic development
balance
jack cole
14. Tap dancers that focus on design and dance aspect of tapping such as fred astaire - gene kelly and ann miller
flow
punch
broadway or show tap
force/energy
15. This hollywood jazz and tap dancer popularized the practice of wearing pantyhose in place of stockings
space
paul taylor
cholly atkins
ann miller
16. He was the co-founder of denishawn and the founder of jacob's pillow dance festival
ted shawn
gene kelly
gus giordano
space
17. Of the following types of social dance listed below - which does not involve partnering?
hop
entrechat
broadway or show tap
line dancing
18. Loie Fuller - Isadora Duncan - Ruth St. Denis developed what kind of dance
extension
pathways
canon
modern
19. Placing the ball of the foot on the floor with a weight change
bill bojangles robinson
step
tableau
movement of the arms
20. The intentional quality of the path taken by a body part or a body through space during a movement. direct or indirect
space
glide
unity
balance
21. 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.
space
Marius Petipa
contrast
slash
22. 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.
improvisation
force/energy
feldenkrais
balance
23. He was a star dancer with and controversial choerographer for Ballets Russes
toe
gregory hines
Nijinsky
stomp
24. Lightly striking the floor in an outward sweeping motion (brush with ball - scuff with heel)
3/4
tendu
brush/scuff
ballet
25. Placing an accent on a normally weak beat
syncopation
fourth position
incorporation
George Balanchine
26. Combination: sudden time/indirect space/light weight
flick
george balanchine
Direction
free dance
27. Refers to simple - multiple - and different rhythm patterns played at the same time.
charles weidman
polyrhythm
unity
extension of the working leg
28. This denishawn dancer and broadway choreographer invented theater dance
head whip
Bob Fosse
jazz dance
jack cole
29. 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.
kinesthetic awareness
biceps brachii - biceps femoris
rhythm
tap dance
30. The hip joint is a
ball and socket joint
erick hawkins
coordinating lighting and sound cues
gene kelly
31. Movement of a limb away from the midline of the body
matt mattox
abduction
meter
incorporation
32. Forward brush followed by a touch
repetition
slap
doris humphrey and charles weidman
ted shawn
33. Feet: heel of one foot against the big toe of the other foot - toes turned out arms. both arms extending overhead
tap dance
ruby keeler
frappe
fifth position
34. A piece of choreography or dance
free dance
work
erick hawkins
rhythm
35. She was an award-winning choreographer of both broadway and hollywood jazz and modern dance
twyla tharp
entrechat
sammy davis jr
modern dance
36. Combination: sustained time/indirect space/strong weight
cumulative canons
assessing complex assignments
wring
merce cunningham
37. 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
unity
mesomorph
aerobic exercise
lester horton
38. A choreographer asks four dancers to perform different movements simultaneously. This is called a
Principles of composition
frappe
the changement and the sautes
tableau
39. Which of the following movements can be performed en dedans
extension of the working leg
repetition
pirouette
second position
40. Combination: sustained time/direct space/strong weight
kinesthetic awareness
degage
simultaneous canons
press
41. The pelvis is pressed forcefully forward
Mikhail Fokine
pelvic thrusts
motif and development
weight
42. Rounded body type.
ectomorph
unity
head whip
second position
43. 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)?
tableau
adductor magnus
plie
rotation
44. To extend or stretch - pointing the toes
ted shawn
narrative
tendu
accumulation
45. Combination: sudden time/indirect space/strong weight
modern
slash
stomp
economic development
46. She brought the precursors of ballet to France in the 1500s
Catherine de Medici
turns from corner
syncopation
kinesphere
47. 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
interdisciplinary
first position
hyperextension
3/4
48. They codified many standard ballet rules still used today
tap
Beauchamps & Noverre
tempo
a contact improvisation exercise
49. She was the co-founder of denishawn - the first modern dance school
folk/traditional
ruth st. denis
Giselle
head whip
50. Kazua ohno and tatsumi hijikata developed
Butoh
bartenieff fundamentals
variety
unison