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Dance Basics

Subjects : performing-arts, dance
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Feet separated shoulder width toes turned out arms: both extended open and held symmetrically out to the sides - hands between the shoulders and ribcage






2. A type of dance that began as a rebellion against steps and positions and values - Expressive and original or authentic movement. Alvin Ailey and Martha Graham






3. Celebrated teacher of jazz technique






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






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






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






7. A choreographer asks four dancers to perform different movements simultaneously. This is called a






8. He was a broadway/hollywood hoofer and actor who ushered in the tap revival of the 1980s






9. He was a broadway - hollywood and las vegas dancer - singer and actor






10. 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.






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






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






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






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






15. A lean body with enhanced flexibility due to a lack of muscular strength






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






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






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






19. Which of the following men is known for pioneering tap dance as a young man living in the Five Points neighborhood of NY city






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






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






22. This focuses on recognizing habitual movement patterns and postures - as well as places of accumulated tension - and then altering patterns and postures to address associated problems. can help improve balance - muscular support and flexibility - coo






23. More is added to the original movement






24. A movement is made part of another movement






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






26. The speed of the music or dance






27. She brought the precursors of ballet to France in the 1500s






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






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






30. Visualized as running vertically cross the chest - shoulder to should - on an upright standing body. the door plane






31. The hip joint is a






32. 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






33. Late modern dance technique that created dances without any attached historical - cultural or philosophical meanings






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






35. Late modern dance technique that draws from everyday gestures and movements such as sitting - crawling - rolling - walking - and running.






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






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






38. Part of a movement is performed






39. Which of the following movements can be performed en dedans






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






41. Combination: sustained time/indirect space/lightweight






42. 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






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






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






45. Inward rotation; turning a limb inward - toward the front of the body






46. Energy of movement expressed in varying intensities - accent and quality






47. The size of the movement is increased or decreased






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






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






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