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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. When a frappe` is performed - the accent is typically on the
dynamics
George Balanchine
extension of the working leg
flexion
2. The original movement is the question and the new movement is the answer
pelvic thrusts
telling a traditional story
action/reaction
simultaneous canons
3. This is the dynamic hitting of a positions
rhythm
folk/traditional
snap
social dance
4. 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
mesomorph
bob fosse
modern dance
line dancing
5. Combination: sustained time/indirect space/lightweight
float
modern dance
doris humphrey and charles weidman
unity
6. He is a new generation broadway/hollywood tap and hip hop dancer and choreographer
gus giordano
savion glover
martha graham
extension of the working leg
7. He was the co-founder of denishawn and the founder of jacob's pillow dance festival
ted shawn
punch
modern
unity
8. They codified many standard ballet rules still used today
wring
jack cole
syncopation
Beauchamps & Noverre
9. Dance marked by movement isolations and complex polyrhythms found in African American music such as - ragtime - jazz - spirituals - blues - work songs and is considered and American style of dance.
Butoh
shuffle
jazz dance
brush/scuff
10. Striking the floor with the tip of the foot - with or without a weight change
unison
toe
eversion
Mikhail Fokine
11. This is a repeating pattern of stressed and unstressed beats in a piece of music
Marius Petipa
charles weidman
rhythm
petit allegro
12. This duo became famous in the 1940s along with cab calloway they were part of the big band circuit - and they performed in hollywood
3/4
isolated movement
pathways
cholly atkins and coles
13. This is a kind of snap. the head is tossed or turned from a frontward orientation to the side.
turns from corner
pathways
head whip
flick
14. Movements are repeated
bill bojangles robinson
repetition
syncopation
jazz dance
15. 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.
hop
cecchetti method
isolated movement
Marius Petipa
16. Jose Limon - Alvin Ailey - Paul Taylor - Katharine Dunham - Merce Cunningham expanded
modern dance
time
tableau
paul taylor
17. Rounded body type.
extension of the working leg
gus giordano
transition
ectomorph
18. Refers to the length of time a movement takes - from initiation to completion
shuffle
time
weight
transverse horizontal plane
19. Physics principles that govern motion - flow - and weight in time and space including: the law of gravity - balance and centrifugal force.
Kinesthetics
float
accumulation
adagio
20. Combination: sudden time/direct space/strong weight
gregory hines
punch
toe
lester horton
21. For which of the following types of dance is a shoe with a small - soft heel traditionally worn
transverse horizontal plane
instrumentation
ruby keeler
jazz
22. 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.
narrative
jazz dance
cholly atkins
force/energy
23. Forward brush followed by a touch
master juba lane
stamp
slap
pelvic thrusts
24. This broadway and hollywood choreographer did the film version of west side story
ball change
flexion and extension
jerome robbins
dynamics
25. He was a celebrated choreographer and the first male dance for the graham company
erick hawkins
jazz dance
flexion
alexander technique
26. If one were to eliminate the jumping elements from the combination which steps would be eliminated
narrative
dab
lester horton
the changement and the sautes
27. The term 'port des bras' refers to
tap
movement of the arms
head whip
adagio
28. Tap dancers that focus on design and dance aspect of tapping such as fred astaire - gene kelly and ann miller
improvisation
time
broadway or show tap
pathways
29. What is the primary muscle that is stretched by reaching forward from a seated position and bending the upper torso as close to the floor as possible - while the legs are extended to the sides at roughly a 150 degree angle (straddle stretch)?
cholly atkins and coles
stomp
simultaneous canons
adductor magnus
30. To disengage - brushing foot thru tendu to slightly leave the ground
degage
fred astaire and ginger rogers
meter
loie fuller and isadora duncan
31. Feet: heel of one foot against the big toe of the other foot - toes turned out arms. both arms extending overhead
shape
modern dance
contrast
fifth position
32. Placing an accent on a normally weak beat
choreography
syncopation
eversion
axial movement
33. In Laban's theory of effort (sometimes called movement dynamics) - which of the following qualities is not a dimension of effort?
Direction
broadway or show tap
matt mattox
rhythm
34. This award winning choreographer and musical director of cabaret - sweet charity - and all that jazz created the fosse technique
polyrhythm
bob fosse
merce cunningham
kinesphere
35. Two steps in sequence - one on each foot; the first step gets less weight than the second
slash
modern
ball change
overuse of a tendon
36. The founder of the modern classical method of ballet
transition
unison
contrast
george balanchine
37. This is a repeated grouping of accented beats
pathways
grand allegro
simultaneous canons
meter
38. Movement of a limb toward the midline of the body
bill bojangles robinson
weight
adduction
george balanchine
39. If a ballet step such as grand battement is performed en croix - this means
rhythm
in all directions
Mikhail Fokine
partnering/group skills
40. He was a legendary avant garde choreographer
time
merce cunningham
bartenieff fundamentals
entrechat
41. Dance performed in a social setting; traditionally referred to as ballroom - but includes all popular social dances performed with or without partners
pilates
contrast
George Balanchine
social dance
42. This broadway and hollywood performer and choreographer introduced African and caribbean dance styles
katherine dunham
time
toe
ann miller
43. Which of the following men is known for pioneering tap dance as a young man living in the Five Points neighborhood of NY city
stamp
master juba lane
sammy davis jr
degage
44. Tap dance is known for making heavy use of which of the following types of rhythm?
syncopation
sagittal plane
space
eversion
45. The movement is performed using a different body part
improvisation
vertically
instrumentation
flap
46. The intentional quality of the path taken by a body part or a body through space during a movement. direct or indirect
dynamics
a contact improvisation exercise
space
sagittal plane
47. 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).
vertically
partnering/group skills
space
entrechat
48. She was a hollywood dancer who appeared in 42nd street and other films
ruby keeler
unity
angular oppositions
Luigi
49. Late modern dance technique that draws from everyday gestures and movements such as sitting - crawling - rolling - walking - and running.
bob fosse
paul taylor
3/4
gus giordano
50. 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)
modern
turns from corner
variety
wring