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Dance Basics
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performing-arts
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dance
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. They were the progenitors of modern dance
eversion
rhythm
ballet
loie fuller and isadora duncan
2. Which of the following two muscles are used for flexion in dance?
biceps brachii - biceps femoris
interdisciplinary
adagio
jazz hands
3. Jose Limon - Alvin Ailey - Paul Taylor - Katharine Dunham - Merce Cunningham expanded
twyla tharp
weight
modern dance
paul taylor
4. 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
extension
ectomorph
ideokinesis
cecchetti method
5. This duo became famous in the 1940s along with cab calloway they were part of the big band circuit - and they performed in hollywood
contrast
cholly atkins and coles
ann miller
kinesphere
6. 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
second position
contrast
fifth position
feldenkrais
7. Combination: sustained time/direct space/strong weight
adduction
press
instrumentation
body knowledge
8. A type of dance that began as a rebellion against steps and positions and values - Expressive and original or authentic movement. Alvin Ailey and Martha Graham
eversion
ted shawn
jazz
modern dance
9. He was a broadway - hollywood and las vegas dancer - singer and actor
coordinating lighting and sound cues
sammy davis jr
turns at center
step
10. This broadway and hollywood performer and choreographer introduced African and caribbean dance styles
transverse horizontal plane
canon
katherine dunham
improve muscle strength
11. What is the meter in the waltz
martha graham
syncopation
3/4
pilates
12. Sturdy body with strong dense musculature - lack of flexibility
vaganova method
snap
Nijinsky
mesomorph
13. A feeling of completion or wholeness in a dance achieved when all parts work well together.
unity
weight
gregory hines
hop
14. The orginal french form of classical ballet from italy
dab
biceps brachii - biceps femoris
cecchetti method
touch
15. Forward brush followed by a step
flap
Luigi
cecchetti method
broadway or show tap
16. In Laban's theory of effort (sometimes called movement dynamics) - which of the following qualities is not a dimension of effort?
dab
variety
Direction
syncopation
17. Visualized as running vertically cross the chest - shoulder to should - on an upright standing body. the door plane
brush/scuff
syncopation
frontal plane
punch
18. Tap dance is known for making heavy use of which of the following types of rhythm?
repetition
syncopation
fourth position
erick hawkins
19. Placing the ball of the foot on the floor with a weight change
step
George Balanchine
adduction
entrechat
20. Modern dance technique that involves a dramatic contraction and release - emphasizes weight moving into the floor and a spiral image for off-center or off-balance movement
jump
isolated movement
brush/scuff
martha graham
21. To develop or grow - drawing the working foot up the standing leg and then extending it outward
folk/traditional
developpe
incorporation
economic development
22. 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
touch
Butoh
tendu
hyperextension
23. Rubrics are most effective for
contrast
assessing complex assignments
doris humphrey
reverance
24. 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
bartenieff fundamentals
punch
gregory hines
reverance
25. This hollywood jazz and tap dancer popularized the practice of wearing pantyhose in place of stockings
ann miller
bill bojangles robinson
modern dance
repetition
26. A position of the body in space - such as curved - straight - angular - twisted - symmetrical - asymmetrical - etc.
merce cunningham
paul taylor
Beauchamps & Noverre
shape
27. She was the co-founder of denishawn - the first modern dance school
ruth st. denis
matt mattox
katherine dunham
action/reaction
28. A structure of movement patterns in time; the pattern produced by emphasis and duration of notes in music.
grand allegro
endomorph
folk/traditional
rhythm
29. He was a crippled dancer who created a therapeutic method that led to the development of standard jazz technique
Luigi
isolated movement
transverse horizontal plane
Nijinsky
30. To disengage - brushing foot thru tendu to slightly leave the ground
repetition
hinge
extension of the working leg
degage
31. Movement anchored to one spot by a pody part. Only the available space in any direction is used while the initial body contact is being maintained. Movement is organized around the axis of the body and is not designed to travel from one location to a
reverance
turns at center
lester horton
axial movement
32. Slow port-de-bras and bow at the end of class to acknowledge gratitude to the teacher
accumulation
tendu
alexander technique
reverance
33. The size of the movement is increased or decreased
toe
tempo
repetition
augmentation/diminution
34. Movement executed with one body part or a small part of the body. Examples are rooling the head - shruggung the shoulders and rotating the pelvis.
the changement and the sautes
polyrhythm
isolated movement
Giselle
35. She brought the precursors of ballet to France in the 1500s
modern
ballet
harold and fayard nicholas
Catherine de Medici
36. More is added to the original movement
accumulation
pilates
jack cole
social dance
37. Dance performed in a social setting; traditionally referred to as ballroom - but includes all popular social dances performed with or without partners
tempo acceleration/deceleration
social dance
space
variety
38. In order to relieve muscle tension - a dancer might engage in all but which of the following practices
polyrhythm
retrograde
brush/scuff
pilates
39. Where is the apron of the stage located
social dance
shuffle
at the front
overuse of a tendon
40. Forward brush followed by a backward brush
shuffle
tap dance
incorporation
aerobic exercise
41. If a ballet step such as grand battement is performed en croix - this means
free dance
space
modern dance
in all directions
42. Of the following types of social dance listed below - which does not involve partnering?
line dancing
ruby keeler
partnering/group skills
jazz
43. This award winning choreographer and musical director of cabaret - sweet charity - and all that jazz created the fosse technique
katherine dunham
the changement and the sautes
bob fosse
improve muscle strength
44. The movement is performed backwards
balance
transverse horizontal plane
retrograde
syncopation
45. Small - quick jumps in place such as changements - temps leves - and assembles
master juba lane
petit allegro
loie fuller and isadora duncan
tendu
46. This is a repeating pattern of stressed and unstressed beats in a piece of music
incorporation
tempo
rhythm
stamp
47. Feet heel of one foot against the instep of the other foot toes turned out arms: arm corresponding with front foot overhead arem corresponding with back foot open to the side as in second position
contrast
third position
kinesthetic awareness
wring
48. Observers would be unlikely to see contractions - releases - and isolations in which of the following dance forms?
turns at center
master juba lane
ballet
unity
49. Tendonitis is typically caused by
Marius Petipa
overuse of a tendon
abduction
ballet
50. Slow sustained movements that often incorporate developpes and balances such as penches
adagio
retrograde
overuse of a tendon
extension of the working leg