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Dance Basics
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performing-arts
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dance
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Small - quick jumps in place such as changements - temps leves - and assembles
telling a traditional story
overuse of a tendon
work
petit allegro
2. Similar to the principles of visual art. Refers to the presence of unity - continuity (transitions) and variety (contrasts and repitition-patterns) in the choreography
retrograde
third position
Principles of composition
syncopation
3. He was a broadway - hollywood and las vegas dancer - singer and actor
adduction
charles weidman
sammy davis jr
Giselle
4. Feet heels touching toes turned out arms: both arms held in front of the torso hands at waist level
lester horton
modern dance
jazz dance
first position
5. Awareness of one's body and its possibilities - capabilities and limitations
assessing complex assignments
vertically
rhythm
body knowledge
6. To extend or stretch - pointing the toes
matt mattox
Luigi
tendu
instrumentation
7. Combination: sustained time/indirect space/lightweight
float
cramp roll
charles weidman
kinesphere
8. A structure of movement patterns in time; the pattern produced by emphasis and duration of notes in music.
folk/traditional
isolated movement
time
rhythm
9. For which of the following types of dance is a shoe with a small - soft heel traditionally worn
turns at center
glide
improving flexibility
jazz
10. The founder of the modern classical method of ballet
flexion and extension
contrast
grand allegro
george balanchine
11. Movement of a limb toward the midline of the body
adduction
a contact improvisation exercise
polyrhythm
Luigi
12. What is the primary muscle that is stretched by reaching forward from a seated position and bending the upper torso as close to the floor as possible - while the legs are extended to the sides at roughly a 150 degree angle (straddle stretch)?
adductor magnus
adduction
jump
martha graham
13. Refers to simple - multiple - and different rhythm patterns played at the same time.
polyrhythm
transitions
melody
fourth position
14. They were the progenitors of modern dance
loie fuller and isadora duncan
improving flexibility
bartenieff fundamentals
balance
15. Combination: sudden time/indirect space/strong weight
cumulative canons
gus giordano
slash
adductor magnus
16. Which of the following ballets used music not composed by Tchaikovsky
fragmentation
Giselle
ann miller
transition
17. 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
genre
slap
bartenieff fundamentals
space
18. Loie Fuller - Isadora Duncan - Ruth St. Denis developed what kind of dance
at the front
modern
flow
third position
19. 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.
force/energy
gus giordano
developpe
doris humphrey and charles weidman
20. Late modern dance technique that draws from everyday gestures and movements such as sitting - crawling - rolling - walking - and running.
paul taylor
flap
augmentation/diminution
cecchetti method
21. Widespread hand posture where the fingers are extended strongly outward from the palm
3/4
at the front
rhythm
jazz hands
22. These hollywood partners were famous for appearing in films that featured their supernaturally smooth ballroom and tap styles
kinesphere
jazz
fifth position
fred astaire and ginger rogers
23. When a frappe` is performed - the accent is typically on the
transitions
Butoh
frappe
extension of the working leg
24. The speed of the music or dance
tempo
tap dance
head whip
cholly atkins and coles
25. The size of the movement is increased or decreased
harold and fayard nicholas
endomorph
aerobic exercise
augmentation/diminution
26. Combination: sustained time/direct space/strong weight
fourth position
tap
Diaghilev
press
27. He was the founder of Ballets Russes
Diaghilev
frontal plane
tendu
flick
28. 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)
stamp
variety
step
fifth position
29. Late modern dance technique that created dances without any attached historical - cultural or philosophical meanings
rond de jambe
ted shawn
locomotion
merce cunningham
30. He was a turn of the century vaudeville hoofer who danced on broadway and in hollywood's shirley temple films
isolated movement
bill bojangles robinson
tableau
glide
31. Kazua ohno and tatsumi hijikata developed
third position
body knowledge
Butoh
Giselle
32. Multiple performers perform a movement in succession
loie fuller and isadora duncan
King Louis XIV
canon
sammy davis jr
33. She was a hollywood dancer who appeared in 42nd street and other films
ballet
free dance
flexion
ruby keeler
34. These include pirouette and fouette turns - in which the dancer remains in one place on the floor
ruth st. denis
wring
turns at center
touch
35. She brought the precursors of ballet to France in the 1500s
hop
Catherine de Medici
in all directions
head whip
36. Phrasing may be determined by all but which of the following
unison
bill bojangles robinson
space
doris humphrey
37. 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
cholly atkins and coles
pathways
turns from corner
martha graham
38. 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
alexander technique
tableau
Giselle
erick hawkins
39. He was the first African american dancer to play to white audiences
tendu
pelvic thrusts
press
master juba lane
40. To strike - striking the floor with the foot in a brushing movement
improvisation
third position
unison
frappe
41. These brothers were famous in vaudeville - on the jazz circuit and in hollywood for their daring acrobatic style
george balanchine
harold and fayard nicholas
economic development
Beauchamps & Noverre
42. Of the following types of social dance listed below - which does not involve partnering?
line dancing
biceps brachii - biceps femoris
pirouette
choreography
43. Lightly striking the floor in an outward sweeping motion (brush with ball - scuff with heel)
alexander technique
brush/scuff
turns at center
Bob Fosse
44. Sturdy body with strong dense musculature - lack of flexibility
ted shawn
fourth position
mesomorph
extension of the working leg
45. He established the first ballet school in France in the 1600s
ectomorph
biceps brachii - biceps femoris
King Louis XIV
tap
46. He was a legendary avant garde choreographer
tap
ball change
flexion and extension
merce cunningham
47. The hip joint is a
gene kelly
modern dance
ball and socket joint
adductor magnus
48. Circle of the leg - tracing a half circle upon the ground using the toes
mesomorph
assessing complex assignments
transition
rond de jambe
49. A dance teacher would most likely suggest that a student practice Pilates exercises in order to
improve muscle strength
body knowledge
martha graham
dab
50. These include pique - chaine - and similar turns that move the dancer across the floor
dynamics
developpe
turns from corner
a contact improvisation exercise