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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. 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
dab
space
feldenkrais
genre
2. Modern dance technique that transformed everyday movement in to the absurd or dramatic
Diaghilev
gene kelly
syncopation
charles weidman
3. They were the progenitors of modern dance
tempo acceleration/deceleration
merce cunningham
loie fuller and isadora duncan
genre
4. 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.
sammy davis jr
twyla tharp
Mikhail Fokine
force/energy
5. These include pirouette and fouette turns - in which the dancer remains in one place on the floor
katherine dunham
bob fosse
turns at center
movement of the arms
6. Feet heels touching toes turned out arms: both arms held in front of the torso hands at waist level
Kinesthetics
jump
first position
stomp
7. Combination: sustained time/indirect space/strong weight
rhythm
economic development
biceps brachii - biceps femoris
wring
8. The sagittal plane divides the body
jazz dance
partnering/group skills
angular oppositions
vertically
9. The intentional quality of the path taken by a body part or a body through space during a movement. direct or indirect
tableau
shuffle
jump
space
10. He was the first African american dancer to play to white audiences
dynamics
bill bojangles robinson
master juba lane
ann miller
11. While executing a fouette turn (fouette en tournant) the dancer's working leg is engaged in
bill bojangles robinson
developpe
flexion and extension
action/reaction
12. Placing an accent on a normally weak beat
improving flexibility
contrast
syncopation
body knowledge
13. To set side by side to emphasize difference in dance - two movements that differ in energy - space - (size - direction - level) - design (symmetrical/asymmetrical - open/closed) - timing (fast/slow - even -uneven - themes or patterns.
Butoh
3/4
isolated movement
contrast
14. Movement of a limb away from the midline of the body
gregory hines
tap dance
narrative
abduction
15. The original french form of classical ballet from Russia
tap
simultaneous canons
vaganova method
eversion
16. Succession of tones set to a particular rhythm that serves as the voice in music
work
melody
space
space
17. These include pique - chaine - and similar turns that move the dancer across the floor
turns from corner
syncopation
adductor magnus
weight
18. He was a star dancer with and controversial choerographer for Ballets Russes
economic development
extension of the working leg
Nijinsky
cumulative canons
19. This employs mental visualization of carefull devised imagery with tactile input to enhance coordination of movement and adjust habitual posture and movement habits. if one can see efficient and aligned movement - one can achieve it
variety
stamp
ideokinesis
flexion and extension
20. Combination: sustained time/indirect space/lightweight
float
abduction
space
fragmentation
21. This is the speed at Which music is played.
tempo
space
cumulative canons
extension of the working leg
22. Late modern dance technique that draws from everyday gestures and movements such as sitting - crawling - rolling - walking - and running.
Butoh
glide
paul taylor
telling a traditional story
23. When a frappe` is performed - the accent is typically on the
broadway or show tap
extension of the working leg
fifth position
touch
24. Late modern dance technique that created dances without any attached historical - cultural or philosophical meanings
third position
merce cunningham
canon
cecchetti method
25. She was the co-founder of denishawn - the first modern dance school
telling a traditional story
ruth st. denis
overuse of a tendon
george balanchine
26. The movement is performed backwards
retrograde
Direction
tempo acceleration/deceleration
weight
27. He was a legendary avant garde choreographer
merce cunningham
matt mattox
space
toe
28. The movement is speeded up or slowed down
kinesphere
rhythm
flexion and extension
tempo acceleration/deceleration
29. Refers to the length of time a movement takes - from initiation to completion
promenade - turns - lifts - leaps
jazz dance
time
master juba lane
30. This celebrated teacher founded the jazz dance world congress
Catherine de Medici
merce cunningham
gus giordano
second position
31. Placing the entire foot on the floor with a weight change
bob fosse
incorporation
hyperextension
stamp
32. 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
matt mattox
head whip
Direction
33. He was a broadway/hollywood hoofer and actor who ushered in the tap revival of the 1980s
time
gregory hines
matt mattox
flexion
34. Combination: sudden time/direct space/light weight
sammy davis jr
dab
ruth st. denis
melody
35. The size of the movement is increased or decreased
tendu
turns at center
augmentation/diminution
doris humphrey and charles weidman
36. Reach space or personal space.
adagio
kinesphere
erick hawkins
melody
37. Basic movements or short sequences are manipulated to create new but related movements
motif and development
syncopation
flap
toe
38. A piece of choreography or dance
work
rotation
kinesthetic awareness
charles weidman
39. The rhythmic pattern of the movements is varied
rhythm
promenade - turns - lifts - leaps
Luigi
bob fosse
40. A position of the body in space - such as curved - straight - angular - twisted - symmetrical - asymmetrical - etc.
line dancing
incorporation
tendu
shape
41. The pelvis is pressed forcefully forward
jump
tempo
turns at center
pelvic thrusts
42. 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
wring
space
lester horton
third position
43. Sturdy body with strong dense musculature - lack of flexibility
mesomorph
flexion and extension
dynamics
third position
44. Observers would be unlikely to see contractions - releases - and isolations in which of the following dance forms?
ball and socket joint
adductor magnus
ballet
Direction
45. A lean body with enhanced flexibility due to a lack of muscular strength
lester horton
folk/traditional
narrative
endomorph
46. This is a repeated grouping of accented beats
harold and fayard nicholas
biceps brachii - biceps femoris
space
meter
47. A form of physical movement progressing from one place to another. Walking - running - grapevine - galloping - leaping - jumping - hopping - skipping - sliding - etc.
press
sagittal plane
locomotion
martha graham
48. Combination: sustained time/direct space/strong weight
time
press
Diaghilev
alexander technique
49. More is added to the original movement
mesomorph
accumulation
rhythm
time
50. Where is the apron of the stage located
at the front
erick hawkins
Marius Petipa
axial movement