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Dance Basics

Subjects : performing-arts, dance
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1. Defined specifically as the volume at Which musical notes are played.






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






3. He was the creator of legendary ballets for the Russian Imperial Theatre including the Nutcracker and Swan Lake






4. He was a legendary avant garde choreographer






5. 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






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






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






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






9. 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).






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






11. Multiple performers perform the movement in the same way at the same time






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






13. Sturdy body with strong dense musculature - lack of flexibility






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






15. Combination: sudden time/indirect space/strong weight






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






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






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






19. Combination: sustained time/indirect space/strong weight






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






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






22. This is a repeating pattern of stressed and unstressed beats in a piece of music






23. 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.






24. Rubrics are most effective for






25. The action of over-straightening a joint past its natural angle - or the action of increasing the angle between two levers to more than 180 degrees






26. What is the meter in the waltz






27. Early modern dance composition - such as that of martha graham - was characterized by which of the following forms?






28. To develop or grow - drawing the working foot up the standing leg and then extending it outward






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






30. A type of dance that concentrates of footwork and rhythm. This type of dance grew out of American popular dancing - with significant roots in African American - Irish and english clogging traditions.






31. While executing a fouette turn (fouette en tournant) the dancer's working leg is engaged in






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






33. Rounded body type.






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






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






36. To disengage - brushing foot thru tendu to slightly leave the ground






37. To extend or stretch - pointing the toes






38. He was a star dancer with and controversial choerographer for Ballets Russes






39. 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)?






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






41. 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






42. A feeling of completion or wholeness in a dance achieved when all parts work well together.






43. Which of the following is typically not a goal of ideokinesis






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






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






46. Late modern dance technique that draws from everyday gestures and movements such as sitting - crawling - rolling - walking - and running.






47. 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.






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






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






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