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Dance Basics

Subjects : performing-arts, dance
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Bending and straightening the knees






2. He was a turn of the century vaudeville hoofer who danced on broadway and in hollywood's shirley temple films






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






4. Where is the apron of the stage located






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






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






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






8. Dancers begin at different points in a phrase - fall into step as the phrase progresses - and end in unison






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






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






11. These include pirouette and fouette turns - in which the dancer remains in one place on the floor






12. A position of the body in space - such as curved - straight - angular - twisted - symmetrical - asymmetrical - etc.






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






14. 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






15. He was the choreographer for Ballets Russes






16. The term 'port des bras' refers to






17. 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.






18. The hip joint is a






19. The size of the movement is increased or decreased






20. The original french form of classical ballet from Russia






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






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






23. The movement is performed backwards






24. Leaving the ground and landing on the other foot






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






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






27. A piece of choreography or dance






28. This broadway and hollywood performer and choreographer introduced African and caribbean dance styles






29. A form of Western classical dance that originated in the Renaissance courts of Europe. The dance form was formally codified by the time of King Louis XIV (mid-1600's) - Who was accomplished dancer - responsible for extensive notation as well as suppo






30. This involves placing the limbs into positions so that the resulting combination of angles is unusual.






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






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






33. The founder of the modern classical method of ballet






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






35. Forward brush followed by a touch






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






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






38. Stretching of the foot along the floor - away from the standing leg






39. The jazz dance choreography in the musical theater classics Chicago and Cabaret is the work of






40. 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






41. To strike - striking the floor with the foot in a brushing movement






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






43. To extend or stretch - pointing the toes






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






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






46. 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.






47. Modern dance technique that appears in the lateral T shape his dancers assume - a one-leg balance with the torso tilted off-center and the other leg extended to the side in a counterbalance






48. They codified many standard ballet rules still used today






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






50. Part of a movement is performed