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Dance Basics

Subjects : performing-arts, dance
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1. He was the creator of legendary ballets for the Russian Imperial Theatre including the Nutcracker and Swan Lake






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






3. This broadway and hollywood choreographer did the film version of west side story






4. This is a kind of snap. the head is tossed or turned from a frontward orientation to the side.






5. Tap dancers that are part of the jazz musical tradition such as bill bojangles robinson - sammy davis jr. - gregory hines and savion glover






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






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






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






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






10. The sagittal plane divides the body






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






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






13. When a movment phrase or section progresses to the next.






14. Four main movements in the pas de deux






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






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






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






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






19. Forward brush followed by a touch






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






21. Rubrics are most effective for






22. 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






23. Kazua ohno and tatsumi hijikata developed






24. Combination: sustained time/indirect space/lightweight






25. The movement is speeded up or slowed down






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






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. Celebrated teacher of jazz technique






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






30. Multiple performers perform a movement in succession






31. She was an award-winning choreographer of both broadway and hollywood jazz and modern dance






32. Asking students to research a non-western culture and perform a dance from that culture is an example of an _____ approach to learning






33. Forward brush followed by a backward brush






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






35. Lightly striking the floor in an outward sweeping motion (brush with ball - scuff with heel)






36. The action of turning a ball-and-socket joint; circular movement around a central axis






37. Physics principles that govern motion - flow - and weight in time and space including: the law of gravity - balance and centrifugal force.






38. More is added to the original movement






39. This celebrated teacher founded the jazz dance world congress






40. Modern jazz style that emphasizes agility in all areas






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






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






43. He was the founder of Ballets Russes






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






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






46. Combination: sustained time/direct space/strong weight






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






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






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






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






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