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Dance Basics

Subjects : performing-arts, dance
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Modern dance technique style that explores fall and recovery






2. The sagittal plane divides the body






3. A particular kind or style of dance - such as - ballet - jazz - modern - folk - tap - hip-hop - etc.






4. The movement is speeded up or slowed down






5. Of the following types of social dance listed below - which does not involve partnering?






6. For which of the following types of dance is a shoe with a small - soft heel traditionally worn






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






8. A form of Western classical dance that originated in the Renaissance courts of Europe. The dance form was formally codified by the time of King Louis XIV (mid-1600's) - Who was accomplished dancer - responsible for extensive notation as well as suppo






9. 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.






10. Placing the entire foot on the floor with a weight change






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






12. 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.






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






14. 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.






15. Leaving the ground and landing on the same foot






16. Combination: sudden time/direct space/strong weight






17. Celebrated teacher of jazz technique






18. The jazz dance choreography in the musical theater classics Chicago and Cabaret is the work of






19. She was the co-founder of denishawn - the first modern dance school






20. He was the co-founder of denishawn and the founder of jacob's pillow dance festival






21. She was a hollywood dancer who appeared in 42nd street and other films






22. Slow sustained movements that often incorporate developpes and balances such as penches






23. A quantity or range of different things. Helps maintain the audiences interest and helps the choreographer to develop the dance. Contrasts in the use of space(open/closed) - force(smooth/sharp) and spatial designs(straight lines/ curves/zigzags)






24. The movement is performed using a different body part






25. Combination: sustained time/direct space/light weight






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






27. 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






28. The term 'port des bras' refers to






29. This is a repeated grouping of accented beats






30. Multiple performers perform a movement in succession






31. This broadway and hollywood performer and choreographer introduced African and caribbean dance styles






32. In Laban Movement Analysis the space in which a dancer's body is moving is called the






33. Modern jazz style that emphasizes agility in all areas






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






35. A piece of choreography that lacks flow could be improved by the addition of






36. 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






37. Modern jazz style that is a therapeutic method - emphasizes fluidity - unbroken motion - balance - and smooth transitions.






38. He was a legendary avant garde choreographer






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






40. Which of the following movements can be performed en dedans






41. The pelvis is pressed forcefully forward






42. The founder of the modern classical method of ballet






43. Movement created spontaneously - which ranges from freeform to highly structured environments - always including an element of chance.






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






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






46. Movement of a limb away from the midline of the body






47. Reach space or personal space.






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






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






50. The speed of the music or dance