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Dance Basics
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performing-arts
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dance
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Stretching of the foot along the floor - away from the standing leg
tendu
pelvic thrusts
ball change
pilates
2. He established the horton technique and was a longtime partner of bell lewitzky
developpe
lester horton
turns from corner
body knowledge
3. Dancers begin at different points in a phrase - fall into step as the phrase progresses - and end in unison
social dance
cumulative canons
tap
ball change
4. 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
social dance
martha graham
Catherine de Medici
movement of the arms
5. Early modern dance composition - such as that of martha graham - was characterized by which of the following forms?
narrative
jerome robbins
repetition
doris humphrey
6. He is a new generation broadway/hollywood tap and hip hop dancer and choreographer
transitions
wring
third position
savion glover
7. The hip joint is a
Marius Petipa
ball and socket joint
improvisation
Diaghilev
8. Which of the following is typically not a goal of ideokinesis
improving flexibility
unison
ruby keeler
shape
9. Feet: heel of one foot against the big toe of the other foot - toes turned out arms. both arms extending overhead
fifth position
harold and fayard nicholas
force/energy
slash
10. He was a legendary avant garde choreographer
merce cunningham
unity
King Louis XIV
lester horton
11. This is a repeating pattern of stressed and unstressed beats in a piece of music
bartenieff fundamentals
George Balanchine
Mikhail Fokine
rhythm
12. The original french form of classical ballet from Russia
slap
space
vaganova method
adductor magnus
13. Combination: sudden time/indirect space/strong weight
slash
folk/traditional
merce cunningham
projection
14. Slow sustained movements that often incorporate developpes and balances such as penches
adagio
time
polyrhythm
jazz hands
15. These brothers were famous in vaudeville - on the jazz circuit and in hollywood for their daring acrobatic style
coordinating lighting and sound cues
Diaghilev
harold and fayard nicholas
developpe
16. He was the founder of Ballets Russes
transition
Diaghilev
slash
ann miller
17. Feet separated shoulder width toes turned out arms: both extended open and held symmetrically out to the sides - hands between the shoulders and ribcage
slap
second position
wring
jack cole
18. Tendonitis is typically caused by
press
pathways
overuse of a tendon
extension
19. The term 'port des bras' refers to
ectomorph
ball and socket joint
cholly atkins and coles
movement of the arms
20. Awareness of one's body and its possibilities - capabilities and limitations
head whip
martha graham
body knowledge
ectomorph
21. Dance performed in a social setting; traditionally referred to as ballroom - but includes all popular social dances performed with or without partners
projection
social dance
entrechat
narrative
22. Phrasing may be determined by all but which of the following
space
ball change
shuffle
pilates
23. He is the father of ballet in American and the founder of the NY city Ballet
katherine dunham
space
narrative
George Balanchine
24. Combination: sudden time/indirect space/light weight
jazz
modern
touch
flick
25. A piece of choreography that lacks flow could be improved by the addition of
turns from corner
the changement and the sautes
transitions
aerobic exercise
26. In order to relieve muscle tension - a dancer might engage in all but which of the following practices
doris humphrey
tap dance
melody
pilates
27. Feet heel of one foot against the instep of the other foot toes turned out arms: arm corresponding with front foot overhead arem corresponding with back foot open to the side as in second position
third position
ectomorph
social dance
interdisciplinary
28. The intentional quality of the path taken by a body part or a body through space during a movement. direct or indirect
space
partnering/group skills
Marius Petipa
stamp
29. She brought the precursors of ballet to France in the 1500s
body knowledge
Catherine de Medici
step
projection
30. Succession of tones set to a particular rhythm that serves as the voice in music
extension
Nijinsky
melody
polyrhythm
31. She was a hollywood dancer who appeared in 42nd street and other films
frappe
ruby keeler
ted shawn
syncopation
32. All performers begin at the same time but at different starting points within the same phrase
rhythm
simultaneous canons
aerobic exercise
vertically
33. Basic movements or short sequences are manipulated to create new but related movements
motif and development
endomorph
adagio
isolated movement
34. To disengage - brushing foot thru tendu to slightly leave the ground
incorporation
gus giordano
degage
balance
35. Physics principles that govern motion - flow - and weight in time and space including: the law of gravity - balance and centrifugal force.
eversion
turns at center
step
Kinesthetics
36. Modern jazz style that emphasizes agility in all areas
cholly atkins
lester horton
a contact improvisation exercise
matt mattox
37. Dance marked by movement isolations and complex polyrhythms found in African American music such as - ragtime - jazz - spirituals - blues - work songs and is considered and American style of dance.
force/energy
variety
matt mattox
jazz dance
38. Nonliteral choreography may have all but which of the following goals
ectomorph
telling a traditional story
vaganova method
promenade - turns - lifts - leaps
39. 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
social dance
improving flexibility
snap
40. Combination: sustained time/indirect space/strong weight
fred astaire and ginger rogers
lester horton
folk/traditional
wring
41. Tap dancers that are part of the jazz musical tradition such as bill bojangles robinson - sammy davis jr. - gregory hines and savion glover
rhythm tap
gus giordano
gene kelly
ted shawn
42. A feeling of completion or wholeness in a dance achieved when all parts work well together.
adductor magnus
variety
kinesphere
unity
43. This is a kind of snap. the head is tossed or turned from a frontward orientation to the side.
ball change
head whip
twyla tharp
free dance
44. 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
bartenieff fundamentals
a contact improvisation exercise
improving flexibility
tempo
45. Which of the following movements can be performed en dedans
jump
endomorph
jazz
pirouette
46. 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?
unison
grand allegro
first position
economic development
47. An element of dance that refers to the immediate spherical space surrounding the body in all directions. Use of space includes shape - direction - pathway - range of movement and level of movment(Low - middle - high).
space
hinge
erick hawkins
canon
48. 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.
Luigi
force/energy
improve muscle strength
pathways
49. Placing the ball of the foot on the floor without a weight change
Giselle
press
second position
touch
50. 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
erick hawkins
improvisation
Mikhail Fokine
axial movement