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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. Intersects an upright standing body horizontally the table plane
in all directions
flap
merce cunningham
transverse horizontal plane
2. The movement is performed using a different body part
flick
instrumentation
choreography
modern
3. The movement is performed backwards
extension
glide
fifth position
retrograde
4. Modern jazz style that emphasizes agility in all areas
matt mattox
ruth st. denis
first position
adagio
5. 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
mesomorph
kinesphere
weight
erick hawkins
6. Nonliteral choreography may have all but which of the following goals
gregory hines
flexion
sammy davis jr
telling a traditional story
7. He is the father of ballet in American and the founder of the NY city Ballet
action/reaction
George Balanchine
tableau
katherine dunham
8. He established the first ballet school in France in the 1600s
King Louis XIV
the changement and the sautes
matt mattox
telling a traditional story
9. When a movment phrase or section progresses to the next.
in all directions
transition
work
motif and development
10. Leaving the ground and landing on the same foot
jazz
overuse of a tendon
ruth st. denis
hop
11. Tap dance is known for making heavy use of which of the following types of rhythm?
kinesphere
syncopation
flexion and extension
locomotion
12. A lean body with enhanced flexibility due to a lack of muscular strength
Diaghilev
endomorph
ruby keeler
press
13. Combination: sustained time/indirect space/strong weight
matt mattox
3/4
wring
lester horton
14. Placing the ball of the foot on the floor with a weight change
movement of the arms
step
entrechat
the changement and the sautes
15. Combination: sudden time/indirect space/strong weight
instrumentation
Beauchamps & Noverre
slash
balance
16. Modern jazz style that is a therapeutic method - emphasizes fluidity - unbroken motion - balance - and smooth transitions.
in all directions
ruby keeler
Luigi
glide
17. Based on laban movement analysis - this practice encourages a deepened awareness of the connections between mind - body - movement - and internal and external environments to enhance mobility and function
katherine dunham
Butoh
gene kelly
bartenieff fundamentals
18. These denishawn students produced the first modern dance performance and established the humphrey technique
sammy davis jr
genre
merce cunningham
doris humphrey and charles weidman
19. To develop or grow - drawing the working foot up the standing leg and then extending it outward
line dancing
jump
body knowledge
developpe
20. Reach space or personal space.
kinesphere
transitions
gene kelly
stamp
21. This denishawn dancer and broadway choreographer invented theater dance
cholly atkins and coles
martha graham
jack cole
simultaneous canons
22. 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.
coordinating lighting and sound cues
developpe
overuse of a tendon
pathways
23. In jazz dance - bending backward from the knees while maintaining a straight torso is called a
axial movement
vaganova method
hinge
eversion
24. These hollywood partners were famous for appearing in films that featured their supernaturally smooth ballroom and tap styles
rhythm tap
Beauchamps & Noverre
fred astaire and ginger rogers
flexion and extension
25. Asking students to research a non-western culture and perform a dance from that culture is an example of an _____ approach to learning
ann miller
rhythm
improve muscle strength
interdisciplinary
26. Combination: sustained time/indirect space/lightweight
improvisation
master juba lane
jazz hands
float
27. He was a crippled dancer who created a therapeutic method that led to the development of standard jazz technique
the changement and the sautes
augmentation/diminution
martha graham
Luigi
28. She was an award-winning choreographer of both broadway and hollywood jazz and modern dance
twyla tharp
axial movement
body knowledge
Marius Petipa
29. These brothers were famous in vaudeville - on the jazz circuit and in hollywood for their daring acrobatic style
dynamics
harold and fayard nicholas
fifth position
stamp
30. Refers to the length of time a movement takes - from initiation to completion
gus giordano
time
extension
genre
31. Placing the entire foot on the floor without a weight change
stomp
tempo
adagio
bob fosse
32. Large jumps or leaps Which move the dancer across the floor - such as grandes jetes or tours jetes
gus giordano
a contact improvisation exercise
grand allegro
savion glover
33. Is the degree of the force of body weight introduced into a movement
turns from corner
tap
shuffle
weight
34. Widespread hand posture where the fingers are extended strongly outward from the palm
improving flexibility
jazz hands
time
tableau
35. This celebrated teacher founded the jazz dance world congress
endomorph
lester horton
gus giordano
action/reaction
36. The degree of ease or continuousness of a movement from initiation to completion
sagittal plane
flow
broadway or show tap
time
37. Which of the following movements can be performed en dedans
social dance
shape
flow
pirouette
38. Tap dancers that focus on design and dance aspect of tapping such as fred astaire - gene kelly and ann miller
ball change
unison
Mikhail Fokine
broadway or show tap
39. Striking the floor with the tip of the foot - with or without a weight change
toe
telling a traditional story
simultaneous canons
rhythm tap
40. Bending and straightening the knees
touch
matt mattox
improvisation
plie
41. Dance performed in a social setting; traditionally referred to as ballroom - but includes all popular social dances performed with or without partners
social dance
katherine dunham
modern
cecchetti method
42. The term 'port des bras' refers to
movement of the arms
aerobic exercise
cumulative canons
fifth position
43. He was the founder of Ballets Russes
merce cunningham
pathways
modern
Diaghilev
44. 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
adduction
promenade - turns - lifts - leaps
fred astaire and ginger rogers
45. The size of the movement is increased or decreased
rhythm
augmentation/diminution
broadway or show tap
tempo
46. Two steps in sequence - one on each foot; the first step gets less weight than the second
slash
improving flexibility
Nijinsky
ball change
47. This focuses on recognizing habitual movement patterns and postures - as well as places of accumulated tension - and then altering patterns and postures to address associated problems. can help improve balance - muscular support and flexibility - coo
Nijinsky
alexander technique
rond de jambe
dynamics
48. Four main movements in the pas de deux
jack cole
promenade - turns - lifts - leaps
george balanchine
cumulative canons
49. The action of straightening a joint or the action of increasing the angle between tow levers
accumulation
extension
telling a traditional story
free dance
50. For which of the following types of dance is a shoe with a small - soft heel traditionally worn
tableau
3/4
jazz
angular oppositions