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Dance Basics
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performing-arts
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dance
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Slow port-de-bras and bow at the end of class to acknowledge gratitude to the teacher
ted shawn
motif and development
cholly atkins and coles
reverance
2. What is the meter in the waltz
3/4
matt mattox
movement of the arms
charles weidman
3. Is the degree of the force of body weight introduced into a movement
ideokinesis
simultaneous canons
weight
ballet
4. He was the co-founder of denishawn and the founder of jacob's pillow dance festival
press
shuffle
ted shawn
pilates
5. The founder of the modern classical method of ballet
ideokinesis
developpe
narrative
george balanchine
6. Striking the floor with the tip of the foot - with or without a weight change
variety
retrograde
toe
ruby keeler
7. Loie Fuller - Isadora Duncan - Ruth St. Denis developed what kind of dance
modern
gus giordano
contrast
Principles of composition
8. Multiple performers perform a movement in succession
retrograde
isolated movement
petit allegro
canon
9. A feeling of completion or wholeness in a dance achieved when all parts work well together.
incorporation
movement of the arms
slap
unity
10. To develop or grow - drawing the working foot up the standing leg and then extending it outward
third position
developpe
abduction
vaganova method
11. Which of the following men is known for pioneering tap dance as a young man living in the Five Points neighborhood of NY city
master juba lane
tempo acceleration/deceleration
fourth position
flexion
12. The degree of ease or continuousness of a movement from initiation to completion
simultaneous canons
flow
weight
improve muscle strength
13. Striking the floor with an immediate release; can be done with the heel or the ball of the foot
Butoh
tap
contrast
savion glover
14. This celebrated teacher founded the jazz dance world congress
biceps brachii - biceps femoris
gus giordano
King Louis XIV
transitions
15. Circle of the leg - tracing a half circle upon the ground using the toes
vertically
Butoh
retrograde
rond de jambe
16. Which of the following movements can be performed en dedans
gus giordano
pirouette
pilates
petit allegro
17. Kazua ohno and tatsumi hijikata developed
hinge
promenade - turns - lifts - leaps
vaganova method
Butoh
18. 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?
economic development
ruth st. denis
Mikhail Fokine
second position
19. 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.
developpe
tempo
tap dance
simultaneous canons
20. A piece of choreography or dance
Direction
weight
work
tap dance
21. Late modern dance technique that draws from everyday gestures and movements such as sitting - crawling - rolling - walking - and running.
paul taylor
locomotion
hop
master juba lane
22. Modern jazz style that emphasizes agility in all areas
glide
weight
matt mattox
charles weidman
23. Placing the entire foot on the floor with a weight change
ball and socket joint
time
meter
stamp
24. Feet: separated shoulder width third position arms: arm corresponding with front foot in front of the torso as in first position - arm corresponding with back foot overhead as in fifth position
rhythm
lester horton
fourth position
movement of the arms
25. In order to develop a dancer's endurance for a long performance - a teacher would recommend
genre
unity
aerobic exercise
second position
26. This legendary tap dance partner of charles hone coles also worked as a choreographer for artists with the motown record label
the changement and the sautes
tempo
cholly atkins
lester horton
27. Leaving the ground and landing on the same foot
space
bill bojangles robinson
first position
hop
28. Forward brush followed by a touch
repetition
slap
improvisation
Luigi
29. They were the progenitors of modern dance
loie fuller and isadora duncan
ruth st. denis
sammy davis jr
rhythm
30. Succession of tones set to a particular rhythm that serves as the voice in music
folk/traditional
melody
Giselle
head whip
31. 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.
Principles of composition
tempo
isolated movement
broadway or show tap
32. All performers begin at the same time but at different starting points within the same phrase
ball change
savion glover
Marius Petipa
simultaneous canons
33. A lean body with enhanced flexibility due to a lack of muscular strength
erick hawkins
endomorph
hop
variety
34. Modern jazz style that is an exploratory style. mixes in ballet
gus giordano
Butoh
abduction
second position
35. She was a hollywood dancer who appeared in 42nd street and other films
ruby keeler
pelvic thrusts
pirouette
vaganova method
36. With which of the following styles of modern dance is Isadora Duncan associated?
incorporation
free dance
adagio
Giselle
37. Large jumps or leaps Which move the dancer across the floor - such as grandes jetes or tours jetes
transition
tempo acceleration/deceleration
erick hawkins
grand allegro
38. The orginal french form of classical ballet from italy
charles weidman
cecchetti method
brush/scuff
jazz dance
39. Four main movements in the pas de deux
promenade - turns - lifts - leaps
line dancing
pathways
ann miller
40. Celebrated teacher of jazz technique
Mikhail Fokine
glide
choreography
matt mattox
41. Defined specifically as the volume at Which musical notes are played.
tempo
dynamics
modern dance
extension of the working leg
42. The rhythmic pattern of the movements is varied
pilates
biceps brachii - biceps femoris
pelvic thrusts
rhythm
43. Movement of a limb toward the midline of the body
rhythm
ann miller
pilates
adduction
44. Skills requiring cooperation -coordination and dependence - including imitation - lead and follow - echo - mirroring and call and response
time
partnering/group skills
harold and fayard nicholas
Luigi
45. This practice employs repetitive motions derived from fundamental gestures and natural movements to increase awareness of habitual movement patterns and release tension left over from old injuries and habits in order to expand range of motion in the
repetition
syncopation
hinge
feldenkrais
46. The movement is speeded up or slowed down
overuse of a tendon
tap dance
Luigi
tempo acceleration/deceleration
47. Combination: sustained time/direct space/light weight
float
movement of the arms
slash
glide
48. He was a star dancer with and controversial choerographer for Ballets Russes
Nijinsky
ruth st. denis
projection
bob fosse
49. 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
repetition
turns at center
lester horton
first position
50. A movement is made part of another movement
meter
katherine dunham
degage
incorporation