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Dance Basics
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performing-arts
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dance
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. This broadway and hollywood choreographer did the film version of west side story
rhythm tap
flexion
turns from corner
jerome robbins
2. These hollywood partners were famous for appearing in films that featured their supernaturally smooth ballroom and tap styles
jazz
cramp roll
Giselle
fred astaire and ginger rogers
3. Which of the following tasks is the duty of a stage manager?
biceps brachii - biceps femoris
fourth position
wring
coordinating lighting and sound cues
4. The founder of the modern classical method of ballet
twyla tharp
kinesthetic awareness
toe
george balanchine
5. The movement is speeded up or slowed down
tempo acceleration/deceleration
tableau
Bob Fosse
press
6. Refers to simple - multiple - and different rhythm patterns played at the same time.
time
flexion
polyrhythm
the changement and the sautes
7. Kazua ohno and tatsumi hijikata developed
Butoh
doris humphrey and charles weidman
master juba lane
ballet
8. Where is the apron of the stage located
George Balanchine
at the front
rond de jambe
fragmentation
9. Four main movements in the pas de deux
ann miller
promenade - turns - lifts - leaps
sammy davis jr
jazz dance
10. Combination: sustained time/direct space/strong weight
action/reaction
grand allegro
tempo
press
11. He was a legendary avant garde choreographer
bartenieff fundamentals
unity
cholly atkins
merce cunningham
12. A particular kind or style of dance - such as - ballet - jazz - modern - folk - tap - hip-hop - etc.
3/4
extension
jump
genre
13. More is added to the original movement
ball and socket joint
frontal plane
accumulation
cecchetti method
14. Multiple performers perform the movement in the same way at the same time
unison
overuse of a tendon
fred astaire and ginger rogers
harold and fayard nicholas
15. Small - quick jumps in place such as changements - temps leves - and assembles
degage
transition
ball change
petit allegro
16. The intentional quality of the path taken by a body part or a body through space during a movement. direct or indirect
space
unison
pirouette
touch
17. This denishawn dancer and broadway choreographer invented theater dance
gus giordano
brush/scuff
choreography
jack cole
18. She was the co-founder of denishawn - the first modern dance school
unison
augmentation/diminution
jazz dance
ruth st. denis
19. 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
angular oppositions
action/reaction
mesomorph
lester horton
20. Late modern dance technique that created dances without any attached historical - cultural or philosophical meanings
flick
movement of the arms
tableau
merce cunningham
21. 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
ball change
modern dance
transverse horizontal plane
turns at center
22. He is a new generation broadway/hollywood tap and hip hop dancer and choreographer
float
dab
gregory hines
savion glover
23. He was a broadway/hollywood hoofer and actor who ushered in the tap revival of the 1980s
fourth position
cholly atkins
gregory hines
Kinesthetics
24. This hollywood jazz and tap dancer popularized the practice of wearing pantyhose in place of stockings
ann miller
bob fosse
master juba lane
projection
25. A piece of choreography or dance
work
entrechat
space
time
26. He was a crippled dancer who created a therapeutic method that led to the development of standard jazz technique
Luigi
head whip
biceps brachii - biceps femoris
partnering/group skills
27. Two steps in sequence - one on each foot; the first step gets less weight than the second
weight
choreography
ball change
touch
28. The hip joint is a
inversion
ball and socket joint
lester horton
fifth position
29. Combination: sudden time/indirect space/strong weight
biceps brachii - biceps femoris
angular oppositions
Diaghilev
slash
30. Modern jazz style that emphasizes agility in all areas
gus giordano
katherine dunham
matt mattox
folk/traditional
31. In order to relieve muscle tension - a dancer might engage in all but which of the following practices
pilates
hinge
Luigi
space
32. These include pique - chaine - and similar turns that move the dancer across the floor
turns from corner
erick hawkins
matt mattox
rotation
33. This is a kind of snap. the head is tossed or turned from a frontward orientation to the side.
jazz dance
repetition
time
head whip
34. A line along which a person or part of the person such as an arm or head - moves. Pathways can be linear - in circles - zigzags - etc.
Beauchamps & Noverre
interdisciplinary
transitions
pathways
35. 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
choreography
time
katherine dunham
fourth position
36. 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.
kinesphere
ted shawn
tap dance
ballet
37. He is the father of ballet in American and the founder of the NY city Ballet
simultaneous canons
ball and socket joint
George Balanchine
meter
38. This duo became famous in the 1940s along with cab calloway they were part of the big band circuit - and they performed in hollywood
cholly atkins and coles
developpe
snap
rhythm tap
39. Bending and straightening the knees
space
brush/scuff
plie
aerobic exercise
40. The inability of dancers to maintain their spacing during a group sequence most likely indicates a lack of
tableau
kinesthetic awareness
dynamics
paul taylor
41. This legendary tap dance partner of charles hone coles also worked as a choreographer for artists with the motown record label
doris humphrey and charles weidman
jazz dance
cholly atkins
Nijinsky
42. Modern dance technique that transformed everyday movement in to the absurd or dramatic
at the front
charles weidman
first position
doris humphrey and charles weidman
43. Combination: sustained time/indirect space/lightweight
float
tap
doris humphrey
fred astaire and ginger rogers
44. To develop or grow - drawing the working foot up the standing leg and then extending it outward
at the front
assessing complex assignments
developpe
work
45. Leaving the ground and landing on the same foot
entrechat
movement of the arms
hop
the changement and the sautes
46. A lean body with enhanced flexibility due to a lack of muscular strength
endomorph
grand allegro
adagio
Kinesthetics
47. Multiple performers perform a movement in succession
improve muscle strength
King Louis XIV
transverse horizontal plane
canon
48. 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
step
augmentation/diminution
axial movement
improve muscle strength
49. The size of the movement is increased or decreased
augmentation/diminution
space
rotation
variety
50. This broadway and hollywood performer and choreographer introduced African and caribbean dance styles
katherine dunham
George Balanchine
jazz dance
axial movement