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Dance Basics

Subjects : performing-arts, dance
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Skills requiring cooperation -coordination and dependence - including imitation - lead and follow - echo - mirroring and call and response






2. Combination: sudden time/direct space/strong weight






3. Late modern dance technique that created dances without any attached historical - cultural or philosophical meanings






4. Celebrated teacher of jazz technique






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






6. Combination: sustained time/direct space/strong weight






7. He is a new generation broadway/hollywood tap and hip hop dancer and choreographer






8. In Laban Movement Analysis the space in which a dancer's body is moving is called the






9. He was the co-founder of denishawn and the founder of jacob's pillow dance festival






10. Jose Limon - Alvin Ailey - Paul Taylor - Katharine Dunham - Merce Cunningham expanded






11. The sagittal plane divides the body






12. Modern dance technique style that explores fall and recovery






13. The action of straightening a joint or the action of increasing the angle between tow levers






14. Placing an accent on a normally weak beat






15. In order to improve student's kinesthetic awareness and originality - a teacher might assign






16. Combination: sudden time/indirect space/light weight






17. A piece of choreography or dance






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






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






20. This is a repeated grouping of accented beats






21. Leaving the ground and landing on the other foot






22. The speed of the music or dance






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






24. Widespread hand posture where the fingers are extended strongly outward from the palm






25. Stretching of the foot along the floor - away from the standing leg






26. Defined specifically as the volume at Which musical notes are played.






27. They codified many standard ballet rules still used today






28. A quantity or range of different things. Helps maintain the audiences interest and helps the choreographer to develop the dance. Contrasts in the use of space(open/closed) - force(smooth/sharp) and spatial designs(straight lines/ curves/zigzags)






29. Which of the following steps in tap dance would produce a total of four audible taps?






30. Phrasing may be determined by all but which of the following






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






32. He was the choreographer for Ballets Russes






33. 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






34. A movement is made part of another movement






35. Bending and straightening the knees






36. Striking the floor with the tip of the foot - with or without a weight change






37. Dance movemnt that takes place at the same time across the whole group of dancers






38. 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






39. Which of the following ballets used music not composed by Tchaikovsky






40. Feet heels touching toes turned out arms: both arms held in front of the torso hands at waist level






41. Placing the ball of the foot on the floor with a weight change






42. He was a broadway/hollywood hoofer and actor who ushered in the tap revival of the 1980s






43. The term 'port des bras' refers to






44. Modern jazz style that is an exploratory style. mixes in ballet






45. 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?






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






47. Movements are repeated






48. She was the co-founder of denishawn - the first modern dance school






49. Refers to simple - multiple - and different rhythm patterns played at the same time.






50. Combination: sustained time/direct space/light weight