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Dance Basics
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Subjects
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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. Forward brush followed by a backward brush
shuffle
developpe
Butoh
extension
2. She was the co-founder of denishawn - the first modern dance school
Diaghilev
ruth st. denis
bob fosse
accumulation
3. He is a new generation broadway/hollywood tap and hip hop dancer and choreographer
melody
isolated movement
tap dance
savion glover
4. In order to improve student's kinesthetic awareness and originality - a teacher might assign
a contact improvisation exercise
developpe
dab
bob fosse
5. The ability of the dancer to present their body with confidence and the required energy to communicate movements clearly to an audience.
retrograde
fragmentation
paul taylor
projection
6. The action of bending a joint or the action of decreasing the angle between two levers
feldenkrais
contrast
lester horton
flexion
7. Circle of the leg - tracing a half circle upon the ground using the toes
charles weidman
Marius Petipa
ballet
rond de jambe
8. They codified many standard ballet rules still used today
Beauchamps & Noverre
Direction
mesomorph
pilates
9. These denishawn students produced the first modern dance performance and established the humphrey technique
cramp roll
time
at the front
doris humphrey and charles weidman
10. A piece of choreography that lacks flow could be improved by the addition of
degage
transitions
cecchetti method
jazz dance
11. Striking the floor with the tip of the foot - with or without a weight change
Mikhail Fokine
toe
third position
kinesphere
12. Modern dance technique style that explores fall and recovery
ectomorph
rhythm
rotation
doris humphrey
13. Movement of a limb away from the midline of the body
abduction
lester horton
choreography
jack cole
14. A form of physical movement progressing from one place to another. Walking - running - grapevine - galloping - leaping - jumping - hopping - skipping - sliding - etc.
tableau
locomotion
vaganova method
variety
15. Modern jazz style that is a therapeutic method - emphasizes fluidity - unbroken motion - balance - and smooth transitions.
retrograde
matt mattox
Luigi
vertically
16. A structure of movement patterns in time; the pattern produced by emphasis and duration of notes in music.
cholly atkins and coles
rhythm
flap
float
17. Runs vertically from the front to the back of an upright standing body the wheel plane
sagittal plane
kinesphere
charles weidman
work
18. Which of the following dance steps is most advanced? plie - degage - entrechat - tendu
unity
Direction
entrechat
rotation
19. Modern jazz style that is an exploratory style. mixes in ballet
gus giordano
unity
repetition
flick
20. Modern dance technique that involves a dramatic contraction and release - emphasizes weight moving into the floor and a spiral image for off-center or off-balance movement
retrograde
rotation
martha graham
hyperextension
21. A particular kind or style of dance - such as - ballet - jazz - modern - folk - tap - hip-hop - etc.
rhythm tap
canon
genre
force/energy
22. Combination: sudden time/direct space/strong weight
punch
shuffle
fred astaire and ginger rogers
reverance
23. This legendary tap dance partner of charles hone coles also worked as a choreographer for artists with the motown record label
turns from corner
cholly atkins
jazz
tap
24. Celebrated teacher of jazz technique
matt mattox
mesomorph
economic development
frappe
25. 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.
pathways
hinge
force/energy
repetition
26. 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
jerome robbins
dynamics
merce cunningham
third position
27. 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?
broadway or show tap
loie fuller and isadora duncan
economic development
Direction
28. Which of the following ballets used music not composed by Tchaikovsky
transition
vaganova method
george balanchine
Giselle
29. With which of the following styles of modern dance is Isadora Duncan associated?
line dancing
free dance
tempo
endomorph
30. This is a repeated grouping of accented beats
melody
Principles of composition
Nijinsky
meter
31. The intentional quality of the path taken by a body part or a body through space during a movement. direct or indirect
merce cunningham
space
brush/scuff
dab
32. Observers would be unlikely to see contractions - releases - and isolations in which of the following dance forms?
ballet
tempo
promenade - turns - lifts - leaps
fred astaire and ginger rogers
33. In Laban Movement Analysis the space in which a dancer's body is moving is called the
Diaghilev
kinesphere
unison
the changement and the sautes
34. Reach space or personal space.
kinesphere
partnering/group skills
fifth position
tendu
35. Awareness of one's body and its possibilities - capabilities and limitations
a contact improvisation exercise
lester horton
bill bojangles robinson
body knowledge
36. Which of the following two muscles are used for flexion in dance?
biceps brachii - biceps femoris
instrumentation
telling a traditional story
pelvic thrusts
37. 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.
force/energy
projection
at the front
tempo acceleration/deceleration
38. A lean body with enhanced flexibility due to a lack of muscular strength
hyperextension
action/reaction
economic development
endomorph
39. He was a celebrated choreographer and the first male dance for the graham company
erick hawkins
broadway or show tap
wring
flap
40. Forward brush followed by a step
flap
matt mattox
time
second position
41. Placing the entire foot on the floor without a weight change
extension of the working leg
stomp
Mikhail Fokine
polyrhythm
42. Combination: sustained time/direct space/light weight
glide
tableau
time
Mikhail Fokine
43. Slow sustained movements that often incorporate developpes and balances such as penches
adagio
flick
master juba lane
eversion
44. If a ballet step such as grand battement is performed en croix - this means
rhythm tap
in all directions
Principles of composition
incorporation
45. Modern jazz style that emphasizes agility in all areas
jazz hands
fifth position
matt mattox
transverse horizontal plane
46. He was the co-founder of denishawn and the founder of jacob's pillow dance festival
feldenkrais
Mikhail Fokine
Principles of composition
ted shawn
47. Visualized as running vertically cross the chest - shoulder to should - on an upright standing body. the door plane
frontal plane
tempo
endomorph
petit allegro
48. 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
dynamics
at the front
modern dance
genre
49. Outward rotation; turning a limb outward - toward the back of the body
master juba lane
eversion
flap
endomorph
50. Inward rotation; turning a limb inward - toward the front of the body
inversion
social dance
head whip
variety