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Dance Basics

Subjects : performing-arts, dance
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Forward brush followed by a backward brush






2. She was the co-founder of denishawn - the first modern dance school






3. He is a new generation broadway/hollywood tap and hip hop dancer and choreographer






4. In order to improve student's kinesthetic awareness and originality - a teacher might assign






5. The ability of the dancer to present their body with confidence and the required energy to communicate movements clearly to an audience.






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






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






8. They codified many standard ballet rules still used today






9. These denishawn students produced the first modern dance performance and established the humphrey technique






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






11. Striking the floor with the tip of the foot - with or without a weight change






12. Modern dance technique style that explores fall and recovery






13. Movement of a limb away from the midline of the body






14. A form of physical movement progressing from one place to another. Walking - running - grapevine - galloping - leaping - jumping - hopping - skipping - sliding - etc.






15. Modern jazz style that is a therapeutic method - emphasizes fluidity - unbroken motion - balance - and smooth transitions.






16. A structure of movement patterns in time; the pattern produced by emphasis and duration of notes in music.






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






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






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






20. 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






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






22. Combination: sudden time/direct space/strong weight






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






24. Celebrated teacher of jazz technique






25. 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.






26. 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






27. 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?






28. Which of the following ballets used music not composed by Tchaikovsky






29. With which of the following styles of modern dance is Isadora Duncan associated?






30. This is a repeated grouping of accented beats






31. The intentional quality of the path taken by a body part or a body through space during a movement. direct or indirect






32. Observers would be unlikely to see contractions - releases - and isolations in which of the following dance forms?






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






34. Reach space or personal space.






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






36. Which of the following two muscles are used for flexion in dance?






37. 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.






38. A lean body with enhanced flexibility due to a lack of muscular strength






39. He was a celebrated choreographer and the first male dance for the graham company






40. Forward brush followed by a step






41. Placing the entire foot on the floor without a weight change






42. Combination: sustained time/direct space/light weight






43. Slow sustained movements that often incorporate developpes and balances such as penches






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






45. Modern jazz style that emphasizes agility in all areas






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






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






48. A type of dance that began as a rebellion against steps and positions and values - Expressive and original or authentic movement. Alvin Ailey and Martha Graham






49. Outward rotation; turning a limb outward - toward the back of the body






50. Inward rotation; turning a limb inward - toward the front of the body