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Dance Basics

Subjects : performing-arts, dance
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Combination: sudden time/indirect space/light weight






2. What is the meter in the waltz






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






4. The orginal french form of classical ballet from italy






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






6. He established the horton technique and was a longtime partner of bell lewitzky






7. To disengage - brushing foot thru tendu to slightly leave the ground






8. Skills requiring cooperation -coordination and dependence - including imitation - lead and follow - echo - mirroring and call and response






9. Four main movements in the pas de deux






10. Celebrated teacher of jazz technique






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






12. Which of the following two muscles are used for flexion in dance?






13. Observers would be unlikely to see contractions - releases - and isolations in which of the following dance forms?






14. Forward brush followed by a step






15. Leaving the ground and landing on the same foot






16. Intersects an upright standing body horizontally the table plane






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






18. Loie Fuller - Isadora Duncan - Ruth St. Denis developed what kind of dance






19. Dance performed in a social setting; traditionally referred to as ballroom - but includes all popular social dances performed with or without partners






20. A form of Western classical dance that originated in the Renaissance courts of Europe. The dance form was formally codified by the time of King Louis XIV (mid-1600's) - Who was accomplished dancer - responsible for extensive notation as well as suppo






21. 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.






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






23. 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.






24. She was an award-winning choreographer of both broadway and hollywood jazz and modern dance






25. This is a repeated grouping of accented beats






26. 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)






27. 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






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






29. Tap dancers that are part of the jazz musical tradition such as bill bojangles robinson - sammy davis jr. - gregory hines and savion glover






30. Feet: separated shoulder width third position arms: arm corresponding with front foot in front of the torso as in first position - arm corresponding with back foot overhead as in fifth position






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






32. This legendary tap dance partner of charles hone coles also worked as a choreographer for artists with the motown record label






33. 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






34. The action of bending a joint or the action of decreasing the angle between two levers






35. Late modern dance technique that draws from everyday gestures and movements such as sitting - crawling - rolling - walking - and running.






36. If one were to eliminate the jumping elements from the combination which steps would be eliminated






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






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






39. 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).






40. Movement of a limb away from the midline of the body






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






42. A state of equilibrium referring to the balance of weight or the spatial arrangement of bodies.






43. Reach space or personal space.






44. These include pique - chaine - and similar turns that move the dancer across the floor






45. The rhythmic pattern of the movements is varied






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






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






48. These include pirouette and fouette turns - in which the dancer remains in one place on the floor






49. Placing an accent on a normally weak beat






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