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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. Forward brush followed by a touch
ann miller
angular oppositions
vertically
slap
2. Large jumps or leaps Which move the dancer across the floor - such as grandes jetes or tours jetes
grand allegro
genre
cholly atkins
flap
3. Combination: sustained time/indirect space/strong weight
wring
coordinating lighting and sound cues
body knowledge
head whip
4. The original french form of classical ballet from Russia
hop
vaganova method
ball change
gus giordano
5. Combination: sustained time/indirect space/lightweight
improving flexibility
dab
time
float
6. Observers would be unlikely to see contractions - releases - and isolations in which of the following dance forms?
ballet
weight
master juba lane
jerome robbins
7. This denishawn student - legendary dancer - and choreographer developed the graham technique
jazz dance
martha graham
ectomorph
George Balanchine
8. Awareness of one's body and its possibilities - capabilities and limitations
cramp roll
polyrhythm
body knowledge
work
9. The ability of the dancer to present their body with confidence and the required energy to communicate movements clearly to an audience.
loie fuller and isadora duncan
matt mattox
petit allegro
projection
10. Creation and composition of dances by arranging or inventing steps - movements - and pattern of movements.
first position
tap dance
time
choreography
11. Modern jazz style that is a therapeutic method - emphasizes fluidity - unbroken motion - balance - and smooth transitions.
Luigi
Kinesthetics
repetition
tap
12. These brothers were famous in vaudeville - on the jazz circuit and in hollywood for their daring acrobatic style
the changement and the sautes
tempo
gus giordano
harold and fayard nicholas
13. Phrasing may be determined by all but which of the following
martha graham
space
Bob Fosse
repetition
14. While executing a fouette turn (fouette en tournant) the dancer's working leg is engaged in
ruby keeler
flexion and extension
time
balance
15. Modern dance technique that transformed everyday movement in to the absurd or dramatic
interdisciplinary
broadway or show tap
fred astaire and ginger rogers
charles weidman
16. He was the creator of legendary ballets for the Russian Imperial Theatre including the Nutcracker and Swan Lake
Marius Petipa
isolated movement
simultaneous canons
frappe
17. Loie Fuller - Isadora Duncan - Ruth St. Denis developed what kind of dance
meter
mesomorph
modern
ball and socket joint
18. A feeling of completion or wholeness in a dance achieved when all parts work well together.
grand allegro
tempo
unity
rhythm
19. For which of the following types of dance is a shoe with a small - soft heel traditionally worn
simultaneous canons
pathways
jazz
coordinating lighting and sound cues
20. The founder of the modern classical method of ballet
adduction
gus giordano
george balanchine
meter
21. The action of turning a ball-and-socket joint; circular movement around a central axis
3/4
rotation
choreography
rond de jambe
22. Late modern dance technique that draws from everyday gestures and movements such as sitting - crawling - rolling - walking - and running.
paul taylor
eversion
tap
folk/traditional
23. This legendary tap dance partner of charles hone coles also worked as a choreographer for artists with the motown record label
float
cholly atkins
vertically
ted shawn
24. Widespread hand posture where the fingers are extended strongly outward from the palm
jazz hands
punch
transition
Principles of composition
25. To develop or grow - drawing the working foot up the standing leg and then extending it outward
melody
wring
turns from corner
developpe
26. These hollywood partners were famous for appearing in films that featured their supernaturally smooth ballroom and tap styles
jack cole
bartenieff fundamentals
Beauchamps & Noverre
fred astaire and ginger rogers
27. To set side by side to emphasize difference in dance - two movements that differ in energy - space - (size - direction - level) - design (symmetrical/asymmetrical - open/closed) - timing (fast/slow - even -uneven - themes or patterns.
choreography
space
contrast
meter
28. 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
ann miller
fragmentation
adductor magnus
ideokinesis
29. Feet heels touching toes turned out arms: both arms held in front of the torso hands at waist level
martha graham
cholly atkins
wring
first position
30. Refers to simple - multiple - and different rhythm patterns played at the same time.
Luigi
glide
gregory hines
polyrhythm
31. Skills requiring cooperation -coordination and dependence - including imitation - lead and follow - echo - mirroring and call and response
partnering/group skills
at the front
sagittal plane
martha graham
32. Physics principles that govern motion - flow - and weight in time and space including: the law of gravity - balance and centrifugal force.
Kinesthetics
degage
ruby keeler
George Balanchine
33. When a movment phrase or section progresses to the next.
doris humphrey
pilates
transition
jump
34. Forward brush followed by a step
Beauchamps & Noverre
accumulation
degage
flap
35. 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
feldenkrais
glide
master juba lane
rhythm
36. A state of equilibrium referring to the balance of weight or the spatial arrangement of bodies.
rond de jambe
balance
third position
motif and development
37. The inability of dancers to maintain their spacing during a group sequence most likely indicates a lack of
kinesphere
George Balanchine
kinesthetic awareness
pathways
38. Modern jazz style that is an exploratory style. mixes in ballet
space
turns from corner
gus giordano
ballet
39. Placing the ball of the foot on the floor with a weight change
charles weidman
bartenieff fundamentals
step
bill bojangles robinson
40. Placing the ball of the foot on the floor without a weight change
touch
bartenieff fundamentals
meter
tempo
41. This hollywood jazz and tap dancer popularized the practice of wearing pantyhose in place of stockings
the changement and the sautes
ann miller
projection
broadway or show tap
42. These denishawn students produced the first modern dance performance and established the humphrey technique
augmentation/diminution
George Balanchine
gus giordano
doris humphrey and charles weidman
43. 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
master juba lane
Nijinsky
erick hawkins
meter
44. A type of dance that concentrates of footwork and rhythm. This type of dance grew out of American popular dancing - with significant roots in African American - Irish and english clogging traditions.
tap dance
developpe
second position
feldenkrais
45. This involves placing the limbs into positions so that the resulting combination of angles is unusual.
first position
punch
angular oppositions
alexander technique
46. This celebrated teacher founded the jazz dance world congress
stamp
ted shawn
jazz hands
gus giordano
47. He was a crippled dancer who created a therapeutic method that led to the development of standard jazz technique
step
Luigi
jazz hands
ball change
48. Slow sustained movements that often incorporate developpes and balances such as penches
matt mattox
adagio
Kinesthetics
fourth position
49. Which of the following two muscles are used for flexion in dance?
hyperextension
repetition
third position
biceps brachii - biceps femoris
50. The movement is performed using a different body part
instrumentation
Giselle
flick
matt mattox