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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. Placing an accent on a normally weak beat
syncopation
pilates
King Louis XIV
weight
2. Phrasing may be determined by all but which of the following
rhythm
lester horton
tempo
space
3. Movements are repeated
shape
cecchetti method
repetition
charles weidman
4. These include pique - chaine - and similar turns that move the dancer across the floor
turns from corner
pathways
bill bojangles robinson
pilates
5. Which of the following movements can be performed en dedans
biceps brachii - biceps femoris
frappe
social dance
pirouette
6. Dancers begin at different points in a phrase - fall into step as the phrase progresses - and end in unison
cumulative canons
bill bojangles robinson
space
rhythm
7. A type of dance that began as a rebellion against steps and positions and values - Expressive and original or authentic movement. Alvin Ailey and Martha Graham
twyla tharp
modern dance
narrative
sammy davis jr
8. Forward brush followed by a backward brush
third position
adductor magnus
shuffle
folk/traditional
9. He was a celebrated choreographer and the first male dance for the graham company
erick hawkins
snap
extension
free dance
10. Small - quick jumps in place such as changements - temps leves - and assembles
petit allegro
Catherine de Medici
folk/traditional
retrograde
11. She was the co-founder of denishawn - the first modern dance school
Principles of composition
feldenkrais
doris humphrey and charles weidman
ruth st. denis
12. The action of straightening a joint or the action of increasing the angle between tow levers
degage
angular oppositions
ectomorph
extension
13. Basic movements or short sequences are manipulated to create new but related movements
rond de jambe
genre
motif and development
jump
14. This broadway and hollywood choreographer did the film version of west side story
doris humphrey
jerome robbins
paul taylor
katherine dunham
15. The original french form of classical ballet from Russia
Beauchamps & Noverre
work
vaganova method
touch
16. Movement created spontaneously - which ranges from freeform to highly structured environments - always including an element of chance.
improvisation
reverance
Giselle
augmentation/diminution
17. He was a broadway - hollywood and las vegas dancer - singer and actor
eversion
Bob Fosse
sammy davis jr
free dance
18. Widespread hand posture where the fingers are extended strongly outward from the palm
extension of the working leg
jazz hands
twyla tharp
alexander technique
19. Skills requiring cooperation -coordination and dependence - including imitation - lead and follow - echo - mirroring and call and response
tap dance
partnering/group skills
assessing complex assignments
gus giordano
20. Slow sustained movements that often incorporate developpes and balances such as penches
the changement and the sautes
meter
adagio
cramp roll
21. 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
jerome robbins
sammy davis jr
feldenkrais
unison
22. All performers begin at the same time but at different starting points within the same phrase
simultaneous canons
at the front
merce cunningham
tap dance
23. When a frappe` is performed - the accent is typically on the
bartenieff fundamentals
extension of the working leg
force/energy
weight
24. A feeling of completion or wholeness in a dance achieved when all parts work well together.
unity
tendu
fourth position
jack cole
25. He was the co-founder of denishawn and the founder of jacob's pillow dance festival
rhythm tap
contrast
ted shawn
doris humphrey and charles weidman
26. To develop or grow - drawing the working foot up the standing leg and then extending it outward
Marius Petipa
developpe
doris humphrey and charles weidman
fourth position
27. 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?
stomp
economic development
Butoh
loie fuller and isadora duncan
28. Movement of a limb toward the midline of the body
free dance
adduction
overuse of a tendon
fred astaire and ginger rogers
29. In Laban's theory of effort (sometimes called movement dynamics) - which of the following qualities is not a dimension of effort?
cecchetti method
projection
line dancing
Direction
30. A structure of movement patterns in time; the pattern produced by emphasis and duration of notes in music.
rhythm
space
shape
social dance
31. The action of bending a joint or the action of decreasing the angle between two levers
gene kelly
flexion
ballet
augmentation/diminution
32. Stretching of the foot along the floor - away from the standing leg
augmentation/diminution
instrumentation
slash
tendu
33. The degree of ease or continuousness of a movement from initiation to completion
matt mattox
rhythm
flow
entrechat
34. Movement of a limb away from the midline of the body
modern dance
martha graham
abduction
force/energy
35. He was a turn of the century vaudeville hoofer who danced on broadway and in hollywood's shirley temple films
bill bojangles robinson
reverance
Beauchamps & Noverre
unison
36. The orginal french form of classical ballet from italy
martha graham
head whip
cecchetti method
gus giordano
37. This denishawn dancer and broadway choreographer invented theater dance
float
frontal plane
jack cole
extension of the working leg
38. Sturdy body with strong dense musculature - lack of flexibility
action/reaction
unison
kinesphere
mesomorph
39. This involves placing the limbs into positions so that the resulting combination of angles is unusual.
matt mattox
angular oppositions
at the front
rhythm
40. Loie Fuller - Isadora Duncan - Ruth St. Denis developed what kind of dance
at the front
modern
time
kinesphere
41. Feet heel of one foot against the instep of the other foot toes turned out arms: arm corresponding with front foot overhead arem corresponding with back foot open to the side as in second position
gene kelly
third position
merce cunningham
kinesthetic awareness
42. This is the dynamic hitting of a positions
snap
in all directions
kinesphere
slash
43. Is the degree of the force of body weight introduced into a movement
space
weight
improving flexibility
merce cunningham
44. The action of turning a ball-and-socket joint; circular movement around a central axis
flick
work
retrograde
rotation
45. He was a broadway/hollywood hoofer and actor who ushered in the tap revival of the 1980s
extension
gregory hines
Beauchamps & Noverre
pelvic thrusts
46. The inability of dancers to maintain their spacing during a group sequence most likely indicates a lack of
kinesthetic awareness
social dance
tap dance
sammy davis jr
47. Placing the entire foot on the floor with a weight change
stamp
3/4
frontal plane
ectomorph
48. A dance teacher would most likely suggest that a student practice Pilates exercises in order to
adductor magnus
toe
space
improve muscle strength
49. A choreographer asks four dancers to perform different movements simultaneously. This is called a
jerome robbins
modern dance
tableau
rhythm
50. Feet: heel of one foot against the big toe of the other foot - toes turned out arms. both arms extending overhead
fifth position
3/4
gene kelly
meter