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Dance Basics

Subjects : performing-arts, dance
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1. If a ballet step such as grand battement is performed en croix - this means






2. Modern jazz style that is a therapeutic method - emphasizes fluidity - unbroken motion - balance - and smooth transitions.






3. This denishawn student - legendary dancer - and choreographer developed the graham technique






4. Combination: sustained time/indirect space/strong weight






5. Asking students to research a non-western culture and perform a dance from that culture is an example of an _____ approach to learning






6. 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






7. Lightly striking the floor in an outward sweeping motion (brush with ball - scuff with heel)






8. The sagittal plane divides the body






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






10. The movement is performed backwards






11. The movement is performed using a different body part






12. In Laban's theory of effort (sometimes called movement dynamics) - which of the following qualities is not a dimension of effort?






13. The action of over-straightening a joint past its natural angle - or the action of increasing the angle between two levers to more than 180 degrees






14. Tap dance is known for making heavy use of which of the following types of rhythm?






15. Tap dancers that focus on design and dance aspect of tapping such as fred astaire - gene kelly and ann miller






16. He was a celebrated choreographer and the first male dance for the graham company






17. Basic movements or short sequences are manipulated to create new but related movements






18. The degree of ease or continuousness of a movement from initiation to completion






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






20. When a movment phrase or section progresses to the next.






21. Modern jazz style that emphasizes agility in all areas






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






23. More is added to the original movement






24. A particular kind or style of dance - such as - ballet - jazz - modern - folk - tap - hip-hop - etc.






25. The orginal french form of classical ballet from italy






26. Which of the following men is known for pioneering tap dance as a young man living in the Five Points neighborhood of NY city






27. Creation and composition of dances by arranging or inventing steps - movements - and pattern of movements.






28. He was a crippled dancer who created a therapeutic method that led to the development of standard jazz technique






29. 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.






30. Physics principles that govern motion - flow - and weight in time and space including: the law of gravity - balance and centrifugal force.






31. Combination: sudden time/indirect space/strong weight






32. 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.






33. Is the degree of the force of body weight introduced into a movement






34. With which of the following styles of modern dance is Isadora Duncan associated?






35. 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






36. Outward rotation; turning a limb outward - toward the back of the body






37. This denishawn dancer and broadway choreographer invented theater dance






38. Which of the following is typically not a goal of ideokinesis






39. Dance associated with a nationalistic purpose - usually performed today as surviving portion of a traditional celebration and done for social gatherings or as recreation






40. Kazua ohno and tatsumi hijikata developed






41. They were the progenitors of modern dance






42. He was a star dancer with and controversial choerographer for Ballets Russes






43. 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?






44. To strike - striking the floor with the foot in a brushing movement






45. She brought the precursors of ballet to France in the 1500s






46. The hip joint is a






47. Tendonitis is typically caused by






48. Striking the floor with an immediate release; can be done with the heel or the ball of the foot






49. Slow sustained movements that often incorporate developpes and balances such as penches






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