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Dance Basics

Subjects : performing-arts, dance
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Combination: sustained time/direct space/strong weight






2. Late modern dance technique that created dances without any attached historical - cultural or philosophical meanings






3. The hip joint is a






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






5. He was a celebrated choreographer and the first male dance for the graham company






6. This is a repeating pattern of stressed and unstressed beats in a piece of music






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






8. He was the first African american dancer to play to white audiences






9. A dance teacher would most likely suggest that a student practice Pilates exercises in order to






10. Striking the floor with an immediate release; can be done with the heel or the ball of the foot






11. The founder of the modern classical method of ballet






12. Placing an accent on a normally weak beat






13. 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.






14. The intentional quality of the path taken by a body part or a body through space during a movement. direct or indirect






15. Two steps in sequence - one on each foot; the first step gets less weight than the second






16. Which of the following men is known for pioneering tap dance as a young man living in the Five Points neighborhood of NY city






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






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






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






20. Dancers begin at different points in a phrase - fall into step as the phrase progresses - and end in unison






21. Tap dance is known for making heavy use of which of the following types of rhythm?






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






23. Placing the entire foot on the floor without a weight change






24. Sturdy body with strong dense musculature - lack of flexibility






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






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






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






28. Which of the following steps in tap dance would produce a total of four audible taps?






29. The term 'port des bras' refers to






30. In jazz dance - bending backward from the knees while maintaining a straight torso is called a






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






32. This celebrated teacher founded the jazz dance world congress






33. Where is the apron of the stage located






34. Based on laban movement analysis - this practice encourages a deepened awareness of the connections between mind - body - movement - and internal and external environments to enhance mobility and function






35. This denishawn dancer and broadway choreographer invented theater dance






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






37. The original movement is the question and the new movement is the answer






38. 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






39. In order to develop a dancer's endurance for a long performance - a teacher would recommend






40. A form of physical movement progressing from one place to another. Walking - running - grapevine - galloping - leaping - jumping - hopping - skipping - sliding - etc.






41. 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






42. The movement is performed backwards






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






44. This broadway and hollywood choreographer did the film version of west side story






45. An element of dance that refers to the immediate spherical space surrounding the body in all directions. Use of space includes shape - direction - pathway - range of movement and level of movment(Low - middle - high).






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






47. The rhythmic pattern of the movements is varied






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






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






50. 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.