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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. More is added to the original movement
economic development
Luigi
line dancing
accumulation
2. If one were to eliminate the jumping elements from the combination which steps would be eliminated
the changement and the sautes
meter
axial movement
bill bojangles robinson
3. This celebrated teacher founded the jazz dance world congress
tap
augmentation/diminution
savion glover
gus giordano
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
ideokinesis
doris humphrey and charles weidman
lester horton
tempo
5. Combination: sustained time/indirect space/strong weight
wring
at the front
rhythm
matt mattox
6. 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.
biceps brachii - biceps femoris
variety
entrechat
contrast
7. Creation and composition of dances by arranging or inventing steps - movements - and pattern of movements.
snap
brush/scuff
choreography
free dance
8. She was a hollywood dancer who appeared in 42nd street and other films
tableau
ruby keeler
weight
movement of the arms
9. Loie Fuller - Isadora Duncan - Ruth St. Denis developed what kind of dance
rhythm
modern
kinesphere
lester horton
10. In Laban's theory of effort (sometimes called movement dynamics) - which of the following qualities is not a dimension of effort?
time
space
Direction
work
11. Energy of movement expressed in varying intensities - accent and quality
gene kelly
slash
space
dynamics
12. Tendonitis is typically caused by
overuse of a tendon
step
tempo acceleration/deceleration
space
13. These hollywood partners were famous for appearing in films that featured their supernaturally smooth ballroom and tap styles
doris humphrey
axial movement
fred astaire and ginger rogers
adductor magnus
14. When a movment phrase or section progresses to the next.
cholly atkins
rhythm
transition
fred astaire and ginger rogers
15. Intersects an upright standing body horizontally the table plane
transverse horizontal plane
ruth st. denis
flow
toe
16. A choreographer asks four dancers to perform different movements simultaneously. This is called a
flick
force/energy
tableau
Giselle
17. Striking the floor with an immediate release; can be done with the heel or the ball of the foot
accumulation
tap
tempo
merce cunningham
18. In order to improve student's kinesthetic awareness and originality - a teacher might assign
choreography
Bob Fosse
a contact improvisation exercise
extension of the working leg
19. These include pique - chaine - and similar turns that move the dancer across the floor
ballet
ruth st. denis
matt mattox
turns from corner
20. Inward rotation; turning a limb inward - toward the front of the body
alexander technique
tendu
ann miller
inversion
21. He was a star dancer with and controversial choerographer for Ballets Russes
Nijinsky
King Louis XIV
biceps brachii - biceps femoris
hinge
22. The size of the movement is increased or decreased
ballet
tempo
angular oppositions
augmentation/diminution
23. This legendary tap dance partner of charles hone coles also worked as a choreographer for artists with the motown record label
cholly atkins
vertically
Diaghilev
lester horton
24. Combination: sustained time/indirect space/lightweight
projection
flow
free dance
float
25. Dance performed in a social setting; traditionally referred to as ballroom - but includes all popular social dances performed with or without partners
entrechat
pathways
social dance
at the front
26. Refers to simple - multiple - and different rhythm patterns played at the same time.
stamp
folk/traditional
polyrhythm
a contact improvisation exercise
27. A feeling of completion or wholeness in a dance achieved when all parts work well together.
unity
transition
toe
jack cole
28. Modern jazz style that is a therapeutic method - emphasizes fluidity - unbroken motion - balance - and smooth transitions.
gregory hines
choreography
Luigi
wring
29. The term 'port des bras' refers to
Butoh
movement of the arms
weight
frappe
30. Striking the floor with the tip of the foot - with or without a weight change
toe
modern dance
alexander technique
ball change
31. Multiple performers perform a movement in succession
eversion
Marius Petipa
canon
alexander technique
32. Which of the following is typically not a goal of ideokinesis
modern
ball change
jazz dance
improving flexibility
33. Forward brush followed by a touch
tap dance
slap
Luigi
work
34. The movement is performed backwards
genre
improving flexibility
matt mattox
retrograde
35. Succession of tones set to a particular rhythm that serves as the voice in music
martha graham
melody
narrative
rhythm
36. He was the choreographer for Ballets Russes
unison
Mikhail Fokine
master juba lane
frappe
37. In order to develop a dancer's endurance for a long performance - a teacher would recommend
extension of the working leg
broadway or show tap
tendu
aerobic exercise
38. He was a broadway - hollywood and las vegas dancer - singer and actor
glide
sammy davis jr
adductor magnus
Giselle
39. Placing the ball of the foot on the floor without a weight change
gus giordano
katherine dunham
cecchetti method
touch
40. Dance associated with a nationalistic purpose - usually performed today as surviving portion of a traditional celebration and done for social gatherings or as recreation
degage
slash
cecchetti method
folk/traditional
41. Which of the following societal changes has probably had the least impact on the variety of dance styles that are performed in the US today?
tap dance
economic development
slash
doris humphrey and charles weidman
42. Skills requiring cooperation -coordination and dependence - including imitation - lead and follow - echo - mirroring and call and response
flexion and extension
time
partnering/group skills
a contact improvisation exercise
43. A position of the body in space - such as curved - straight - angular - twisted - symmetrical - asymmetrical - etc.
entrechat
pathways
shape
assessing complex assignments
44. A form of physical movement progressing from one place to another. Walking - running - grapevine - galloping - leaping - jumping - hopping - skipping - sliding - etc.
genre
Catherine de Medici
syncopation
locomotion
45. 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
Diaghilev
feldenkrais
kinesphere
promenade - turns - lifts - leaps
46. To develop or grow - drawing the working foot up the standing leg and then extending it outward
syncopation
developpe
endomorph
first position
47. To strike - striking the floor with the foot in a brushing movement
modern dance
punch
lester horton
frappe
48. Which of the following men is known for pioneering tap dance as a young man living in the Five Points neighborhood of NY city
ball and socket joint
master juba lane
syncopation
fourth position
49. Defined specifically as the volume at Which musical notes are played.
twyla tharp
jazz
dynamics
Giselle
50. Small - quick jumps in place such as changements - temps leves - and assembles
space
savion glover
petit allegro
narrative