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Dance Basics

Subjects : performing-arts, dance
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1. Observers would be unlikely to see contractions - releases - and isolations in which of the following dance forms?






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






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






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






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






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






7. 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.






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






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






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






11. 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.






12. The action of straightening a joint or the action of increasing the angle between tow levers






13. Kazua ohno and tatsumi hijikata developed






14. This duo became famous in the 1940s along with cab calloway they were part of the big band circuit - and they performed in hollywood






15. For which of the following types of dance is a shoe with a small - soft heel traditionally worn






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






17. Intersects an upright standing body horizontally the table plane






18. Rounded body type.






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






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






21. Basic movements or short sequences are manipulated to create new but related movements






22. All performers begin at the same time but at different starting points within the same phrase






23. He was a crippled dancer who created a therapeutic method that led to the development of standard jazz technique






24. He established the first ballet school in France in the 1600s






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






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






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






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






29. Where is the apron of the stage located






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






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






32. They codified many standard ballet rules still used today






33. These include pique - chaine - and similar turns that move the dancer across the floor






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






35. 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).






36. Tap dance is known for making heavy use of which of the following types of rhythm?






37. This celebrated teacher founded the jazz dance world congress






38. Nonliteral choreography may have all but which of the following goals






39. The size of the movement is increased or decreased






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






41. 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?






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






43. Defined specifically as the volume at Which musical notes are played.






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






45. 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)






46. Multiple performers perform a movement in succession






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






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






49. 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






50. Modern dance technique style that explores fall and recovery