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Dance Basics

Subjects : performing-arts, dance
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Which of the following ballets used music not composed by Tchaikovsky






2. For which of the following types of dance is a shoe with a small - soft heel traditionally worn






3. Skills requiring cooperation -coordination and dependence - including imitation - lead and follow - echo - mirroring and call and response






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






5. A state of equilibrium referring to the balance of weight or the spatial arrangement of bodies.






6. 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.






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






8. Two steps in sequence - one on each foot; the first step gets less weight than the second






9. If one were to eliminate the jumping elements from the combination which steps would be eliminated






10. Forward brush followed by a backward brush






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






12. Movements are repeated






13. Loie Fuller - Isadora Duncan - Ruth St. Denis developed what kind of dance






14. In order to relieve muscle tension - a dancer might engage in all but which of the following practices






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






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






17. The action of turning a ball-and-socket joint; circular movement around a central axis






18. The movement is speeded up or slowed down






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






20. Which of the following dance steps is most advanced? plie - degage - entrechat - tendu






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






22. The movement is performed using a different body part






23. Awareness of one's body and its possibilities - capabilities and limitations






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






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






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






27. He is the father of ballet in American and the founder of the NY city Ballet






28. Multiple performers perform a movement in succession






29. This is the speed at Which music is played.






30. Movement of a limb toward the midline of the body






31. Intersects an upright standing body horizontally the table plane






32. A choreographer asks four dancers to perform different movements simultaneously. This is called a






33. Striking the floor with an immediate release; can be done with the heel or the ball of the foot






34. They were the progenitors of modern dance






35. This award winning choreographer and musical director of cabaret - sweet charity - and all that jazz created the fosse technique






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






37. Refers to the length of time a movement takes - from initiation to completion






38. 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






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






40. He was a legendary avant garde choreographer






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






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






43. To extend or stretch - pointing the toes






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






45. What is the meter in the waltz






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






47. A piece of choreography or dance






48. This is the dynamic hitting of a positions






49. Tendonitis is typically caused by






50. He was a broadway/hollywood hoofer and actor who ushered in the tap revival of the 1980s