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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. Combination: sustained time/indirect space/lightweight
Luigi
ideokinesis
doris humphrey
float
2. A feeling of completion or wholeness in a dance achieved when all parts work well together.
punch
unity
tap dance
Luigi
3. He established the horton technique and was a longtime partner of bell lewitzky
incorporation
doris humphrey and charles weidman
time
lester horton
4. 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
flap
ideokinesis
stomp
economic development
5. All performers begin at the same time but at different starting points within the same phrase
vertically
work
simultaneous canons
jack cole
6. Late modern dance technique that created dances without any attached historical - cultural or philosophical meanings
merce cunningham
shuffle
tendu
adduction
7. An element of dance that refers to the immediate spherical space surrounding the body in all directions. Use of space includes shape - direction - pathway - range of movement and level of movment(Low - middle - high).
hinge
merce cunningham
space
modern dance
8. Movement of a limb toward the midline of the body
sagittal plane
developpe
adduction
Marius Petipa
9. A movement is made part of another movement
incorporation
master juba lane
kinesthetic awareness
ann miller
10. Awareness of one's body and its possibilities - capabilities and limitations
tap dance
body knowledge
ball and socket joint
entrechat
11. 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
petit allegro
matt mattox
ted shawn
hyperextension
12. Placing an accent on a normally weak beat
syncopation
pirouette
adduction
incorporation
13. Which of the following ballets used music not composed by Tchaikovsky
flow
Giselle
doris humphrey and charles weidman
tempo
14. These brothers were famous in vaudeville - on the jazz circuit and in hollywood for their daring acrobatic style
Kinesthetics
harold and fayard nicholas
contrast
angular oppositions
15. 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
inversion
incorporation
feldenkrais
lester horton
16. Feet separated shoulder width toes turned out arms: both extended open and held symmetrically out to the sides - hands between the shoulders and ribcage
master juba lane
ann miller
dynamics
second position
17. This focuses on recognizing habitual movement patterns and postures - as well as places of accumulated tension - and then altering patterns and postures to address associated problems. can help improve balance - muscular support and flexibility - coo
dab
alexander technique
plie
matt mattox
18. To develop or grow - drawing the working foot up the standing leg and then extending it outward
reverance
george balanchine
developpe
stamp
19. What is the meter in the waltz
kinesphere
3/4
rhythm tap
work
20. More is added to the original movement
jazz
entrechat
flick
accumulation
21. He was the co-founder of denishawn and the founder of jacob's pillow dance festival
a contact improvisation exercise
ted shawn
Beauchamps & Noverre
mesomorph
22. He is the father of ballet in American and the founder of the NY city Ballet
plie
ball change
pirouette
George Balanchine
23. Modern dance technique style that explores fall and recovery
free dance
modern
doris humphrey
adductor magnus
24. He was a celebrated choreographer and the first male dance for the graham company
polyrhythm
erick hawkins
extension of the working leg
choreography
25. He was the choreographer for Ballets Russes
Direction
Mikhail Fokine
erick hawkins
transition
26. 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.
axial movement
pathways
matt mattox
toe
27. Inward rotation; turning a limb inward - toward the front of the body
space
fred astaire and ginger rogers
inversion
action/reaction
28. Movement created spontaneously - which ranges from freeform to highly structured environments - always including an element of chance.
jerome robbins
master juba lane
hyperextension
improvisation
29. This celebrated teacher founded the jazz dance world congress
unison
master juba lane
gus giordano
shape
30. Celebrated teacher of jazz technique
turns from corner
matt mattox
incorporation
fragmentation
31. Forward brush followed by a touch
pilates
rhythm
slap
hinge
32. The original french form of classical ballet from Russia
folk/traditional
slash
bill bojangles robinson
vaganova method
33. Which of the following movements can be performed en dedans
Kinesthetics
pirouette
angular oppositions
flick
34. 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
hinge
shape
pilates
third position
35. Bending and straightening the knees
second position
fred astaire and ginger rogers
petit allegro
plie
36. Basic movements or short sequences are manipulated to create new but related movements
gregory hines
vaganova method
motif and development
Butoh
37. Large jumps or leaps Which move the dancer across the floor - such as grandes jetes or tours jetes
flick
instrumentation
grand allegro
george balanchine
38. Which of the following tasks is the duty of a stage manager?
entrechat
coordinating lighting and sound cues
ann miller
feldenkrais
39. This hollywood jazz and tap dancer popularized the practice of wearing pantyhose in place of stockings
time
paul taylor
ann miller
accumulation
40. He was a star dancer with and controversial choerographer for Ballets Russes
developpe
tempo
Nijinsky
interdisciplinary
41. These include pique - chaine - and similar turns that move the dancer across the floor
turns from corner
shape
modern dance
stomp
42. She was a hollywood dancer who appeared in 42nd street and other films
ruby keeler
incorporation
fragmentation
broadway or show tap
43. Dance performed in a social setting; traditionally referred to as ballroom - but includes all popular social dances performed with or without partners
Principles of composition
matt mattox
social dance
King Louis XIV
44. A piece of choreography that lacks flow could be improved by the addition of
transitions
dab
lester horton
rond de jambe
45. He established the first ballet school in France in the 1600s
dynamics
dynamics
King Louis XIV
ballet
46. The inability of dancers to maintain their spacing during a group sequence most likely indicates a lack of
rhythm
matt mattox
Principles of composition
kinesthetic awareness
47. He was a crippled dancer who created a therapeutic method that led to the development of standard jazz technique
bill bojangles robinson
Luigi
cholly atkins
flow
48. When a frappe` is performed - the accent is typically on the
abduction
ted shawn
extension of the working leg
assessing complex assignments
49. They codified many standard ballet rules still used today
Beauchamps & Noverre
touch
bill bojangles robinson
syncopation
50. Is the degree of the force of body weight introduced into a movement
frappe
retrograde
weight
modern dance