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Dance Basics
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performing-arts
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Which of the following is typically not a goal of ideokinesis
3/4
a contact improvisation exercise
pelvic thrusts
improving flexibility
2. Succession of tones set to a particular rhythm that serves as the voice in music
Mikhail Fokine
fourth position
melody
simultaneous canons
3. The intentional quality of the path taken by a body part or a body through space during a movement. direct or indirect
space
plie
transitions
gus giordano
4. Runs vertically from the front to the back of an upright standing body the wheel plane
sagittal plane
matt mattox
stomp
improvisation
5. The orginal french form of classical ballet from italy
Butoh
cecchetti method
entrechat
developpe
6. Loie Fuller - Isadora Duncan - Ruth St. Denis developed what kind of dance
Luigi
economic development
rhythm
modern
7. He was a legendary avant garde choreographer
merce cunningham
turns at center
genre
pilates
8. In order to improve student's kinesthetic awareness and originality - a teacher might assign
a contact improvisation exercise
dynamics
twyla tharp
martha graham
9. Modern jazz style that emphasizes agility in all areas
space
pirouette
matt mattox
work
10. He was the creator of legendary ballets for the Russian Imperial Theatre including the Nutcracker and Swan Lake
head whip
sagittal plane
tendu
Marius Petipa
11. These include pique - chaine - and similar turns that move the dancer across the floor
merce cunningham
turns from corner
doris humphrey and charles weidman
martha graham
12. Which of the following men is known for pioneering tap dance as a young man living in the Five Points neighborhood of NY city
martha graham
master juba lane
touch
rhythm
13. Rubrics are most effective for
free dance
assessing complex assignments
dynamics
vertically
14. The original french form of classical ballet from Russia
gus giordano
touch
vaganova method
rotation
15. Stretching of the foot along the floor - away from the standing leg
tendu
body knowledge
polyrhythm
gregory hines
16. Slow port-de-bras and bow at the end of class to acknowledge gratitude to the teacher
extension
turns from corner
bob fosse
reverance
17. In order to relieve muscle tension - a dancer might engage in all but which of the following practices
cholly atkins and coles
cramp roll
pilates
tempo
18. 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?
economic development
angular oppositions
transitions
savion glover
19. Jose Limon - Alvin Ailey - Paul Taylor - Katharine Dunham - Merce Cunningham expanded
modern dance
lester horton
loie fuller and isadora duncan
rhythm
20. A lean body with enhanced flexibility due to a lack of muscular strength
jazz hands
work
endomorph
promenade - turns - lifts - leaps
21. Combination: sudden time/indirect space/strong weight
Butoh
at the front
slash
press
22. Circle of the leg - tracing a half circle upon the ground using the toes
savion glover
rond de jambe
space
endomorph
23. A position of the body in space - such as curved - straight - angular - twisted - symmetrical - asymmetrical - etc.
unison
turns at center
repetition
shape
24. The size of the movement is increased or decreased
augmentation/diminution
space
transitions
martha graham
25. Skills requiring cooperation -coordination and dependence - including imitation - lead and follow - echo - mirroring and call and response
merce cunningham
partnering/group skills
fred astaire and ginger rogers
space
26. A movement is made part of another movement
incorporation
vertically
coordinating lighting and sound cues
ball change
27. Two steps in sequence - one on each foot; the first step gets less weight than the second
Catherine de Medici
projection
head whip
ball change
28. Modern dance technique that appears in the lateral T shape his dancers assume - a one-leg balance with the torso tilted off-center and the other leg extended to the side in a counterbalance
lester horton
Catherine de Medici
slap
improvisation
29. All performers begin at the same time but at different starting points within the same phrase
sammy davis jr
action/reaction
simultaneous canons
flick
30. A piece of choreography that lacks flow could be improved by the addition of
broadway or show tap
transitions
space
time
31. Dance performed in a social setting; traditionally referred to as ballroom - but includes all popular social dances performed with or without partners
adductor magnus
grand allegro
shuffle
social dance
32. Modern dance technique that transformed everyday movement in to the absurd or dramatic
entrechat
in all directions
charles weidman
movement of the arms
33. In jazz dance - bending backward from the knees while maintaining a straight torso is called a
hinge
tempo
syncopation
narrative
34. 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
meter
martha graham
eversion
feldenkrais
35. A choreographer asks four dancers to perform different movements simultaneously. This is called a
rhythm tap
fragmentation
meter
tableau
36. She was a hollywood dancer who appeared in 42nd street and other films
isolated movement
improvisation
line dancing
ruby keeler
37. Feet heels touching toes turned out arms: both arms held in front of the torso hands at waist level
improve muscle strength
first position
wring
dab
38. The jazz dance choreography in the musical theater classics Chicago and Cabaret is the work of
ideokinesis
gregory hines
Bob Fosse
brush/scuff
39. They codified many standard ballet rules still used today
jazz
rhythm tap
lester horton
Beauchamps & Noverre
40. A dance teacher would most likely suggest that a student practice Pilates exercises in order to
savion glover
head whip
pathways
improve muscle strength
41. Sturdy body with strong dense musculature - lack of flexibility
weight
Luigi
mesomorph
punch
42. Awareness of one's body and its possibilities - capabilities and limitations
body knowledge
space
stamp
merce cunningham
43. The speed of the music or dance
the changement and the sautes
tempo
ideokinesis
tap
44. He was the choreographer for Ballets Russes
Mikhail Fokine
in all directions
stamp
tap dance
45. Of the following types of social dance listed below - which does not involve partnering?
King Louis XIV
line dancing
savion glover
in all directions
46. To extend or stretch - pointing the toes
tap dance
float
tendu
stomp
47. He was the first African american dancer to play to white audiences
sagittal plane
cumulative canons
tempo
master juba lane
48. These denishawn students produced the first modern dance performance and established the humphrey technique
Mikhail Fokine
doris humphrey and charles weidman
promenade - turns - lifts - leaps
improve muscle strength
49. This denishawn dancer and broadway choreographer invented theater dance
jack cole
jerome robbins
instrumentation
entrechat
50. Leaving the ground and landing on the same foot
overuse of a tendon
space
hop
pirouette