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Dance Basics

Subjects : performing-arts, dance
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1. Of the following types of social dance listed below - which does not involve partnering?






2. He was a celebrated choreographer and the first male dance for the graham company






3. This legendary tap dance partner of charles hone coles also worked as a choreographer for artists with the motown record label






4. A choreographer asks four dancers to perform different movements simultaneously. This is called a






5. Tendonitis is typically caused by






6. The size of the movement is increased or decreased






7. If a ballet step such as grand battement is performed en croix - this means






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






9. This employs mental visualization of carefull devised imagery with tactile input to enhance coordination of movement and adjust habitual posture and movement habits. if one can see efficient and aligned movement - one can achieve it






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






11. Combination: sustained time/indirect space/lightweight






12. Movements are repeated






13. Sturdy body with strong dense musculature - lack of flexibility






14. The action of bending a joint or the action of decreasing the angle between two levers






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






16. These include pirouette and fouette turns - in which the dancer remains in one place on the floor






17. Which of the following tasks is the duty of a stage manager?






18. The original french form of classical ballet from Russia






19. Combination: sudden time/indirect space/light weight






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






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






22. He was a broadway and hollywood tap and jazz dancer - as well as a movie star






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






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






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






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






27. Feet separated shoulder width toes turned out arms: both extended open and held symmetrically out to the sides - hands between the shoulders and ribcage






28. Circle of the leg - tracing a half circle upon the ground using the toes






29. When a movment phrase or section progresses to the next.






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






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






32. A state of equilibrium referring to the balance of weight or the spatial arrangement of bodies.






33. He was a crippled dancer who created a therapeutic method that led to the development of standard jazz technique






34. 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)?






35. Asking students to research a non-western culture and perform a dance from that culture is an example of an _____ approach to learning






36. 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






37. This duo became famous in the 1940s along with cab calloway they were part of the big band circuit - and they performed in hollywood






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






39. A piece of choreography or dance






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






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






42. 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






43. This denishawn dancer and broadway choreographer invented theater dance






44. The speed of the music or dance






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






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






47. This is a repeating pattern of stressed and unstressed beats in a piece of music






48. Skills requiring cooperation -coordination and dependence - including imitation - lead and follow - echo - mirroring and call and response






49. This involves placing the limbs into positions so that the resulting combination of angles is unusual.






50. Dance marked by movement isolations and complex polyrhythms found in African American music such as - ragtime - jazz - spirituals - blues - work songs and is considered and American style of dance.