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Dance Basics

Subjects : performing-arts, dance
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. This is a kind of snap. the head is tossed or turned from a frontward orientation to the side.






2. The orginal french form of classical ballet from italy






3. 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.






4. The ability of the dancer to present their body with confidence and the required energy to communicate movements clearly to an audience.






5. Which of the following steps in tap dance would produce a total of four audible taps?






6. Bending and straightening the knees






7. Movement of a limb away from the midline of the body






8. This is a repeated grouping of accented beats






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






10. Multiple performers perform a movement in succession






11. Feet: heel of one foot against the big toe of the other foot - toes turned out arms. both arms extending overhead






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






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






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






15. To extend or stretch - pointing the toes






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






17. While executing a fouette turn (fouette en tournant) the dancer's working leg is engaged in






18. A position of the body in space - such as curved - straight - angular - twisted - symmetrical - asymmetrical - etc.






19. Combination: sustained time/indirect space/lightweight






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






21. Combination: sudden time/indirect space/light weight






22. Dancers begin at different points in a phrase - fall into step as the phrase progresses - and end in unison






23. Leaving the ground and landing on the other foot






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






25. They codified many standard ballet rules still used today






26. The term 'port des bras' refers to






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






28. 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)






29. He was the founder of Ballets Russes






30. Four main movements in the pas de deux






31. A movement is made part of another movement






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






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






34. In jazz dance - bending backward from the knees while maintaining a straight torso is called a






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






36. 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?






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






38. Movement of a limb toward the midline of the body






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






40. Small - quick jumps in place such as changements - temps leves - and assembles






41. He was the first African american dancer to play to white audiences






42. When a frappe` is performed - the accent is typically on the






43. He established the horton technique and was a longtime partner of bell lewitzky






44. He was the co-founder of denishawn and the founder of jacob's pillow dance festival






45. The rhythmic pattern of the movements is varied






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






47. Two steps in sequence - one on each foot; the first step gets less weight than the second






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






49. Modern dance technique style that explores fall and recovery






50. Movement anchored to one spot by a pody part. Only the available space in any direction is used while the initial body contact is being maintained. Movement is organized around the axis of the body and is not designed to travel from one location to a