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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. In order to relieve muscle tension - a dancer might engage in all but which of the following practices
contrast
cumulative canons
master juba lane
pilates
2. This denishawn student - legendary dancer - and choreographer developed the graham technique
eversion
martha graham
float
third position
3. Which of the following ballets used music not composed by Tchaikovsky
Giselle
flow
projection
syncopation
4. 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
martha graham
unity
social dance
rotation
5. Placing the entire foot on the floor without a weight change
stomp
brush/scuff
genre
transition
6. Refers to simple - multiple - and different rhythm patterns played at the same time.
polyrhythm
cecchetti method
projection
modern
7. Bending and straightening the knees
plie
merce cunningham
ballet
pilates
8. Is the degree of the force of body weight introduced into a movement
shape
Nijinsky
weight
dynamics
9. The speed of the music or dance
savion glover
rhythm
tempo
harold and fayard nicholas
10. Early modern dance composition - such as that of martha graham - was characterized by which of the following forms?
kinesthetic awareness
shuffle
narrative
movement of the arms
11. Combination: sudden time/direct space/strong weight
punch
matt mattox
modern dance
ball and socket joint
12. Which of the following two muscles are used for flexion in dance?
flick
improvisation
biceps brachii - biceps femoris
projection
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
hyperextension
gregory hines
turns at center
paul taylor
14. Nonliteral choreography may have all but which of the following goals
dynamics
kinesphere
accumulation
telling a traditional story
15. In jazz dance - bending backward from the knees while maintaining a straight torso is called a
developpe
gene kelly
hinge
tempo
16. Placing the entire foot on the floor with a weight change
stamp
tendu
transitions
developpe
17. Dance associated with a nationalistic purpose - usually performed today as surviving portion of a traditional celebration and done for social gatherings or as recreation
Diaghilev
variety
rond de jambe
folk/traditional
18. In Laban Movement Analysis the space in which a dancer's body is moving is called the
turns from corner
kinesphere
modern dance
savion glover
19. A piece of choreography that lacks flow could be improved by the addition of
transitions
action/reaction
body knowledge
tap dance
20. Asking students to research a non-western culture and perform a dance from that culture is an example of an _____ approach to learning
savion glover
interdisciplinary
Nijinsky
angular oppositions
21. Loie Fuller - Isadora Duncan - Ruth St. Denis developed what kind of dance
adduction
slash
unison
modern
22. The sagittal plane divides the body
savion glover
vertically
merce cunningham
modern
23. The action of bending a joint or the action of decreasing the angle between two levers
flexion
entrechat
pilates
fifth position
24. The degree of ease or continuousness of a movement from initiation to completion
master juba lane
erick hawkins
flow
balance
25. She was a hollywood dancer who appeared in 42nd street and other films
reverance
movement of the arms
simultaneous canons
ruby keeler
26. When a frappe` is performed - the accent is typically on the
extension of the working leg
developpe
instrumentation
shuffle
27. 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.
syncopation
pilates
pathways
ruby keeler
28. He was a star dancer with and controversial choerographer for Ballets Russes
melody
snap
Nijinsky
3/4
29. Placing the ball of the foot on the floor without a weight change
touch
rhythm
pelvic thrusts
harold and fayard nicholas
30. 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
variety
ballet
free dance
King Louis XIV
31. Physics principles that govern motion - flow - and weight in time and space including: the law of gravity - balance and centrifugal force.
Giselle
at the front
the changement and the sautes
Kinesthetics
32. Two steps in sequence - one on each foot; the first step gets less weight than the second
coordinating lighting and sound cues
turns at center
ball change
projection
33. This is the speed at Which music is played.
frontal plane
assessing complex assignments
tempo
ideokinesis
34. This award winning choreographer and musical director of cabaret - sweet charity - and all that jazz created the fosse technique
tempo acceleration/deceleration
bob fosse
first position
ideokinesis
35. Dance performed in a social setting; traditionally referred to as ballroom - but includes all popular social dances performed with or without partners
abduction
Kinesthetics
social dance
jack cole
36. Modern jazz style that emphasizes agility in all areas
dab
matt mattox
Principles of composition
flow
37. The ability of the dancer to present their body with confidence and the required energy to communicate movements clearly to an audience.
projection
brush/scuff
wring
abduction
38. Outward rotation; turning a limb outward - toward the back of the body
adagio
improving flexibility
social dance
eversion
39. What is the meter in the waltz
bill bojangles robinson
ideokinesis
adduction
3/4
40. Late modern dance technique developed through an effortless free flow technique that released tension in the body through an emphasis on weight - placement - impulse - immediacy and movement dynamics
step
slash
erick hawkins
cramp roll
41. Forward brush followed by a step
partnering/group skills
flap
biceps brachii - biceps femoris
ann miller
42. To strike - striking the floor with the foot in a brushing movement
stomp
improve muscle strength
rhythm
frappe
43. Which of the following men is known for pioneering tap dance as a young man living in the Five Points neighborhood of NY city
master juba lane
choreography
adductor magnus
work
44. 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.
vaganova method
turns at center
Marius Petipa
time
45. 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.
head whip
slap
isolated movement
hyperextension
46. He was the choreographer for Ballets Russes
rhythm
ball and socket joint
Mikhail Fokine
gus giordano
47. The rhythmic pattern of the movements is varied
hyperextension
at the front
rhythm
body knowledge
48. A movement is made part of another movement
float
stomp
incorporation
vaganova method
49. Refers to the length of time a movement takes - from initiation to completion
float
head whip
time
sammy davis jr
50. The orginal french form of classical ballet from italy
modern dance
punch
cecchetti method
savion glover