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Dance Basics

Subjects : performing-arts, dance
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Modern jazz style that is a therapeutic method - emphasizes fluidity - unbroken motion - balance - and smooth transitions.






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






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






4. Small - quick jumps in place such as changements - temps leves - and assembles






5. She was a hollywood dancer who appeared in 42nd street and other films






6. The pelvis is pressed forcefully forward






7. This is a repeated grouping of accented beats






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






9. Part of a movement is performed






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






11. These denishawn students produced the first modern dance performance and established the humphrey technique






12. Modern jazz style that emphasizes agility in all areas






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






14. Which of the following tasks is the duty of a stage manager?






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






16. 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)






17. This is a repeating pattern of stressed and unstressed beats in a piece of music






18. 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?






19. Combination: sudden time/direct space/light weight






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






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






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






23. 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






24. Kazua ohno and tatsumi hijikata developed






25. Succession of tones set to a particular rhythm that serves as the voice in music






26. Inward rotation; turning a limb inward - toward the front of the body






27. A feeling of completion or wholeness in a dance achieved when all parts work well together.






28. Runs vertically from the front to the back of an upright standing body the wheel plane






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






30. 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






31. He was a broadway - hollywood and las vegas dancer - singer and actor






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






33. Sturdy body with strong dense musculature - lack of flexibility






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






35. A type of dance that concentrates of footwork and rhythm. This type of dance grew out of American popular dancing - with significant roots in African American - Irish and english clogging traditions.






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






37. Movements are repeated






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






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






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






41. The original movement is the question and the new movement is the answer






42. Modern dance technique that transformed everyday movement in to the absurd or dramatic






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






44. Rounded body type.






45. The hip joint is a






46. Forward brush followed by a touch






47. This broadway and hollywood choreographer did the film version of west side story






48. In order to develop a dancer's endurance for a long performance - a teacher would recommend






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






50. Based on laban movement analysis - this practice encourages a deepened awareness of the connections between mind - body - movement - and internal and external environments to enhance mobility and function