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Dance Basics

Subjects : performing-arts, dance
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1. Forward brush followed by a backward brush






2. He was a turn of the century vaudeville hoofer who danced on broadway and in hollywood's shirley temple films






3. 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.






4. Of the following types of social dance listed below - which does not involve partnering?






5. Refers to simple - multiple - and different rhythm patterns played at the same time.






6. In Laban Movement Analysis the space in which a dancer's body is moving is called the






7. Modern dance technique that transformed everyday movement in to the absurd or dramatic






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






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






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






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






12. She was a hollywood dancer who appeared in 42nd street and other films






13. This celebrated teacher founded the jazz dance world congress






14. 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.






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






16. Feet: separated shoulder width third position arms: arm corresponding with front foot in front of the torso as in first position - arm corresponding with back foot overhead as in fifth position






17. Bending and straightening the knees






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






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






20. 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






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






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






23. A particular kind or style of dance - such as - ballet - jazz - modern - folk - tap - hip-hop - etc.






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






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






26. Intersects an upright standing body horizontally the table plane






27. Placing the ball of the foot on the floor with a weight change






28. Visualized as running vertically cross the chest - shoulder to should - on an upright standing body. the door plane






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






30. Leaving the ground and landing on the same foot






31. Modern jazz style that is an exploratory style. mixes in ballet






32. The sagittal plane divides the body






33. These hollywood partners were famous for appearing in films that featured their supernaturally smooth ballroom and tap styles






34. Defined specifically as the volume at Which musical notes are played.






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






36. An element of dance characterized by the release of potential energy into kinetic energy. It utilizes body weight - reveals the effects of gravity on the body - is projected into space - and affects emotional and spatial relationships and intentions.






37. The inability of dancers to maintain their spacing during a group sequence most likely indicates a lack of






38. They codified many standard ballet rules still used today






39. This denishawn student - legendary dancer - and choreographer developed the graham technique






40. Dance performed in a social setting; traditionally referred to as ballroom - but includes all popular social dances performed with or without partners






41. To extend or stretch - pointing the toes






42. A quantity or range of different things. Helps maintain the audiences interest and helps the choreographer to develop the dance. Contrasts in the use of space(open/closed) - force(smooth/sharp) and spatial designs(straight lines/ curves/zigzags)






43. Energy of movement expressed in varying intensities - accent and quality






44. These brothers were famous in vaudeville - on the jazz circuit and in hollywood for their daring acrobatic style






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






46. 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






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






48. The original movement is the question and the new movement is the answer






49. Part of a movement is performed






50. The founder of the modern classical method of ballet