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Dance Basics

Subjects : performing-arts, dance
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The hip joint is a






2. More is added to the original movement






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






4. The founder of the modern classical method of ballet






5. The orginal french form of classical ballet from italy






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






7. Kazua ohno and tatsumi hijikata developed






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






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






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






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






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






13. 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






14. She brought the precursors of ballet to France in the 1500s






15. These include pique - chaine - and similar turns that move the dancer across the floor






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






17. Modern jazz style that emphasizes agility in all areas






18. Movement of a limb toward the midline of the body






19. In Laban's theory of effort (sometimes called movement dynamics) - which of the following qualities is not a dimension of effort?






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






21. Observers would be unlikely to see contractions - releases - and isolations in which of the following dance forms?






22. Jose Limon - Alvin Ailey - Paul Taylor - Katharine Dunham - Merce Cunningham expanded






23. Modern dance technique style that explores fall and recovery






24. Inward rotation; turning a limb inward - toward the front of the body






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






26. 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






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






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






29. The pelvis is pressed forcefully forward






30. This award winning choreographer and musical director of cabaret - sweet charity - and all that jazz created the fosse technique






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






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






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






34. The inability of dancers to maintain their spacing during a group sequence most likely indicates a lack of






35. He established the first ballet school in France in the 1600s






36. 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.






37. 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?






38. Four main movements in the pas de deux






39. Lightly striking the floor in an outward sweeping motion (brush with ball - scuff with heel)






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






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






42. Feet: heel of one foot against the big toe of the other foot - toes turned out arms. both arms extending overhead






43. Feet heels touching toes turned out arms: both arms held in front of the torso hands at waist level






44. Late modern dance technique that draws from everyday gestures and movements such as sitting - crawling - rolling - walking - and running.






45. This celebrated teacher founded the jazz dance world congress






46. This is a kind of snap. the head is tossed or turned from a frontward orientation to the side.






47. To disengage - brushing foot thru tendu to slightly leave the ground






48. This is a repeated grouping of accented beats






49. What is the meter in the waltz






50. Basic movements or short sequences are manipulated to create new but related movements