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Dance Basics
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Subjects
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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Tendonitis is typically caused by
degage
overuse of a tendon
shape
plie
2. Combination: sudden time/indirect space/strong weight
feldenkrais
petit allegro
slash
tempo
3. Sturdy body with strong dense musculature - lack of flexibility
mesomorph
Diaghilev
fourth position
martha graham
4. A line along which a person or part of the person such as an arm or head - moves. Pathways can be linear - in circles - zigzags - etc.
pathways
interdisciplinary
fourth position
Diaghilev
5. These include pique - chaine - and similar turns that move the dancer across the floor
cramp roll
turns from corner
jazz dance
cholly atkins
6. Four main movements in the pas de deux
contrast
jump
frappe
promenade - turns - lifts - leaps
7. She was a hollywood dancer who appeared in 42nd street and other films
ruby keeler
extension
toe
fifth position
8. Rubrics are most effective for
assessing complex assignments
matt mattox
retrograde
tableau
9. Modern jazz style that emphasizes agility in all areas
matt mattox
harold and fayard nicholas
dynamics
hyperextension
10. Striking the floor with an immediate release; can be done with the heel or the ball of the foot
tap
tendu
Catherine de Medici
doris humphrey and charles weidman
11. Tap dancers that focus on design and dance aspect of tapping such as fred astaire - gene kelly and ann miller
pirouette
broadway or show tap
gus giordano
hop
12. This legendary tap dance partner of charles hone coles also worked as a choreographer for artists with the motown record label
lester horton
improving flexibility
cholly atkins
first position
13. Placing an accent on a normally weak beat
cramp roll
syncopation
modern dance
adduction
14. In order to develop a dancer's endurance for a long performance - a teacher would recommend
improving flexibility
shape
flexion and extension
aerobic exercise
15. Succession of tones set to a particular rhythm that serves as the voice in music
mesomorph
melody
axial movement
gus giordano
16. The action of straightening a joint or the action of increasing the angle between tow levers
extension
tempo
cholly atkins
free dance
17. A particular kind or style of dance - such as - ballet - jazz - modern - folk - tap - hip-hop - etc.
jazz
twyla tharp
genre
choreography
18. A piece of choreography that lacks flow could be improved by the addition of
transitions
George Balanchine
Beauchamps & Noverre
aerobic exercise
19. 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?
touch
King Louis XIV
improve muscle strength
economic development
20. He was a broadway - hollywood and las vegas dancer - singer and actor
fred astaire and ginger rogers
developpe
sammy davis jr
Principles of composition
21. Feet separated shoulder width toes turned out arms: both extended open and held symmetrically out to the sides - hands between the shoulders and ribcage
coordinating lighting and sound cues
locomotion
second position
in all directions
22. Combination: sudden time/direct space/light weight
hinge
dab
assessing complex assignments
grand allegro
23. To develop or grow - drawing the working foot up the standing leg and then extending it outward
pathways
abduction
eversion
developpe
24. This celebrated teacher founded the jazz dance world congress
pelvic thrusts
harold and fayard nicholas
gus giordano
pathways
25. This denishawn student - legendary dancer - and choreographer developed the graham technique
erick hawkins
partnering/group skills
martha graham
syncopation
26. What is the primary muscle that is stretched by reaching forward from a seated position and bending the upper torso as close to the floor as possible - while the legs are extended to the sides at roughly a 150 degree angle (straddle stretch)?
flexion and extension
transition
adductor magnus
ruby keeler
27. Similar to the principles of visual art. Refers to the presence of unity - continuity (transitions) and variety (contrasts and repitition-patterns) in the choreography
Principles of composition
time
Kinesthetics
overuse of a tendon
28. Movement of a limb toward the midline of the body
merce cunningham
master juba lane
adduction
pathways
29. Modern dance technique style that explores fall and recovery
doris humphrey
time
pelvic thrusts
assessing complex assignments
30. An element of dance characterized by the release of potential energy into kinetic energy. It utilizes body weight - reveals the effects of gravity on the body - is projected into space - and affects emotional and spatial relationships and intentions.
inversion
tempo
force/energy
toe
31. The speed of the music or dance
gus giordano
jerome robbins
tempo
projection
32. He is a new generation broadway/hollywood tap and hip hop dancer and choreographer
rond de jambe
stomp
partnering/group skills
savion glover
33. He was a celebrated choreographer and the first male dance for the graham company
King Louis XIV
cumulative canons
fourth position
erick hawkins
34. Movement of a limb away from the midline of the body
Marius Petipa
flexion
jump
abduction
35. Late modern dance technique that draws from everyday gestures and movements such as sitting - crawling - rolling - walking - and running.
charles weidman
flexion
doris humphrey
paul taylor
36. This hollywood jazz and tap dancer popularized the practice of wearing pantyhose in place of stockings
kinesphere
ann miller
extension of the working leg
punch
37. The orginal french form of classical ballet from italy
punch
time
syncopation
cecchetti method
38. They were the progenitors of modern dance
choreography
canon
loie fuller and isadora duncan
at the front
39. The hip joint is a
rond de jambe
Giselle
adduction
ball and socket joint
40. Leaving the ground and landing on the other foot
loie fuller and isadora duncan
jump
charles weidman
fragmentation
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
lester horton
dynamics
plie
gregory hines
42. The action of turning a ball-and-socket joint; circular movement around a central axis
choreography
slash
broadway or show tap
rotation
43. Part of a movement is performed
kinesphere
fragmentation
time
jerome robbins
44. Outward rotation; turning a limb outward - toward the back of the body
improving flexibility
a contact improvisation exercise
ballet
eversion
45. He was the founder of Ballets Russes
retrograde
projection
Diaghilev
george balanchine
46. Placing the ball of the foot on the floor with a weight change
force/energy
unison
step
lester horton
47. They codified many standard ballet rules still used today
sammy davis jr
Beauchamps & Noverre
choreography
Bob Fosse
48. 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).
harold and fayard nicholas
Luigi
space
interdisciplinary
49. He established the first ballet school in France in the 1600s
Butoh
martha graham
savion glover
King Louis XIV
50. These hollywood partners were famous for appearing in films that featured their supernaturally smooth ballroom and tap styles
second position
fred astaire and ginger rogers
jerome robbins
ballet