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Dance Basics

Subjects : performing-arts, dance
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Movements are repeated






2. Succession of tones set to a particular rhythm that serves as the voice in music






3. The element of dance involving rhythm - phrasing - tempo - accent and duration. Time can be metered as in music or based on body rhythms such as breath - emotions - and heartbeat.






4. They were the progenitors of modern dance






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






6. Dance performed in a social setting; traditionally referred to as ballroom - but includes all popular social dances performed with or without partners






7. 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






8. Intersects an upright standing body horizontally the table plane






9. He was the choreographer for Ballets Russes






10. A piece of choreography or dance






11. 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.






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






13. Placing the ball of the foot on the floor without a weight change






14. Small - quick jumps in place such as changements - temps leves - and assembles






15. Jose Limon - Alvin Ailey - Paul Taylor - Katharine Dunham - Merce Cunningham expanded






16. Multiple performers perform a movement in succession






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






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






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






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






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






22. Placing the entire foot on the floor with a weight change






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. 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).






30. Refers to simple - multiple - and different rhythm patterns played at the same time.






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






32. Slow port-de-bras and bow at the end of class to acknowledge gratitude to the teacher






33. Combination: sustained time/indirect space/lightweight






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






35. Where is the apron of the stage located






36. Creation and composition of dances by arranging or inventing steps - movements - and pattern of movements.






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






38. The hip joint is a






39. Bending and straightening the knees






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






41. Leaving the ground and landing on the same foot






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






43. The orginal french form of classical ballet from italy






44. 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






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






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






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






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






49. The original french form of classical ballet from Russia






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