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Dance Basics

Subjects : performing-arts, dance
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. He was a broadway/hollywood hoofer and actor who ushered in the tap revival of the 1980s






2. Tap dancers that focus on design and dance aspect of tapping such as fred astaire - gene kelly and ann miller






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






4. This broadway and hollywood performer and choreographer introduced African and caribbean dance styles






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






6. Which of the following ballets used music not composed by Tchaikovsky






7. Slow port-de-bras and bow at the end of class to acknowledge gratitude to the teacher






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






9. Dance associated with a nationalistic purpose - usually performed today as surviving portion of a traditional celebration and done for social gatherings or as recreation






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






11. Which of the following steps in tap dance would produce a total of four audible taps?






12. A dance teacher would most likely suggest that a student practice Pilates exercises in order to






13. 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.






14. 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






15. Small - quick jumps in place such as changements - temps leves - and assembles






16. Physics principles that govern motion - flow - and weight in time and space including: the law of gravity - balance and centrifugal force.






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






18. Lightly striking the floor in an outward sweeping motion (brush with ball - scuff with heel)






19. Dancers begin at different points in a phrase - fall into step as the phrase progresses - and end in unison






20. Forward brush followed by a backward brush






21. To develop or grow - drawing the working foot up the standing leg and then extending it outward






22. Striking the floor with the tip of the foot - with or without a weight change






23. Similar to the principles of visual art. Refers to the presence of unity - continuity (transitions) and variety (contrasts and repitition-patterns) in the choreography






24. All performers begin at the same time but at different starting points within the same phrase






25. She was an award-winning choreographer of both broadway and hollywood jazz and modern dance






26. Modern jazz style that emphasizes agility in all areas






27. Feet: heel of one foot against the big toe of the other foot - toes turned out arms. both arms extending overhead






28. Combination: sudden time/direct space/light weight






29. To extend or stretch - pointing the toes






30. In jazz dance - bending backward from the knees while maintaining a straight torso is called a






31. The movement is speeded up or slowed down






32. Which of the following men is known for pioneering tap dance as a young man living in the Five Points neighborhood of NY city






33. Phrasing may be determined by all but which of the following






34. The size of the movement is increased or decreased






35. He was the creator of legendary ballets for the Russian Imperial Theatre including the Nutcracker and Swan Lake






36. The jazz dance choreography in the musical theater classics Chicago and Cabaret is the work of






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






38. A feeling of completion or wholeness in a dance achieved when all parts work well together.






39. Reach space or personal space.






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






41. With which of the following styles of modern dance is Isadora Duncan associated?






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






43. Stretching of the foot along the floor - away from the standing leg






44. Feet heels touching toes turned out arms: both arms held in front of the torso hands at waist level






45. Runs vertically from the front to the back of an upright standing body the wheel plane






46. He established the horton technique and was a longtime partner of bell lewitzky






47. 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






48. He was the first African american dancer to play to white audiences






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






50. Part of a movement is performed