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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. He was the choreographer for Ballets Russes
unison
hyperextension
tempo
Mikhail Fokine
2. Which of the following movements can be performed en dedans
weight
pirouette
savion glover
space
3. The founder of the modern classical method of ballet
free dance
george balanchine
grand allegro
slash
4. He established the horton technique and was a longtime partner of bell lewitzky
plie
lester horton
flap
stomp
5. The pelvis is pressed forcefully forward
pelvic thrusts
shape
tendu
dynamics
6. In Laban's theory of effort (sometimes called movement dynamics) - which of the following qualities is not a dimension of effort?
feldenkrais
rotation
Direction
space
7. Modern jazz style that emphasizes agility in all areas
turns at center
matt mattox
improvisation
work
8. Defined specifically as the volume at Which musical notes are played.
kinesthetic awareness
dynamics
master juba lane
transitions
9. He was the co-founder of denishawn and the founder of jacob's pillow dance festival
ted shawn
kinesphere
Kinesthetics
touch
10. The speed of the music or dance
vaganova method
tempo
sammy davis jr
adduction
11. He was a celebrated choreographer and the first male dance for the graham company
erick hawkins
contrast
variety
tendu
12. For which of the following types of dance is a shoe with a small - soft heel traditionally worn
jazz
bill bojangles robinson
reverance
stomp
13. He was the first African american dancer to play to white audiences
bill bojangles robinson
master juba lane
folk/traditional
fourth position
14. Creation and composition of dances by arranging or inventing steps - movements - and pattern of movements.
developpe
toe
choreography
assessing complex assignments
15. Two steps in sequence - one on each foot; the first step gets less weight than the second
melody
ball change
the changement and the sautes
tempo
16. Forward brush followed by a backward brush
projection
shuffle
time
telling a traditional story
17. Late modern dance technique developed through an effortless free flow technique that released tension in the body through an emphasis on weight - placement - impulse - immediacy and movement dynamics
matt mattox
erick hawkins
jack cole
rhythm
18. If one were to eliminate the jumping elements from the combination which steps would be eliminated
merce cunningham
gus giordano
the changement and the sautes
Direction
19. Dance associated with a nationalistic purpose - usually performed today as surviving portion of a traditional celebration and done for social gatherings or as recreation
ball change
balance
folk/traditional
variety
20. She was the co-founder of denishawn - the first modern dance school
angular oppositions
ruth st. denis
Diaghilev
tableau
21. Forward brush followed by a step
accumulation
lester horton
flap
fourth position
22. Which of the following tasks is the duty of a stage manager?
coordinating lighting and sound cues
master juba lane
adduction
adductor magnus
23. Multiple performers perform a movement in succession
martha graham
canon
third position
tempo
24. The action of turning a ball-and-socket joint; circular movement around a central axis
rotation
ruth st. denis
lester horton
space
25. This is a kind of snap. the head is tossed or turned from a frontward orientation to the side.
head whip
assessing complex assignments
plie
turns from corner
26. To strike - striking the floor with the foot in a brushing movement
time
frappe
press
improvisation
27. The element of dance involving rhythm - phrasing - tempo - accent and duration. Time can be metered as in music or based on body rhythms such as breath - emotions - and heartbeat.
Marius Petipa
time
feldenkrais
gregory hines
28. Placing the entire foot on the floor without a weight change
punch
syncopation
meter
stomp
29. Asking students to research a non-western culture and perform a dance from that culture is an example of an _____ approach to learning
bartenieff fundamentals
Beauchamps & Noverre
interdisciplinary
adduction
30. He was a broadway - hollywood and las vegas dancer - singer and actor
sammy davis jr
canon
stomp
Marius Petipa
31. They were the progenitors of modern dance
economic development
loie fuller and isadora duncan
flexion
merce cunningham
32. Late modern dance technique that draws from everyday gestures and movements such as sitting - crawling - rolling - walking - and running.
rond de jambe
3/4
paul taylor
petit allegro
33. This is the speed at Which music is played.
bob fosse
fifth position
step
tempo
34. Rounded body type.
ectomorph
erick hawkins
flexion
jazz hands
35. Tendonitis is typically caused by
overuse of a tendon
brush/scuff
cecchetti method
choreography
36. What is the primary muscle that is stretched by reaching forward from a seated position and bending the upper torso as close to the floor as possible - while the legs are extended to the sides at roughly a 150 degree angle (straddle stretch)?
hyperextension
rhythm
adductor magnus
coordinating lighting and sound cues
37. This is a repeating pattern of stressed and unstressed beats in a piece of music
locomotion
rhythm
matt mattox
third position
38. The action of bending a joint or the action of decreasing the angle between two levers
dynamics
flexion
katherine dunham
economic development
39. This broadway and hollywood performer and choreographer introduced African and caribbean dance styles
adagio
katherine dunham
body knowledge
bob fosse
40. Rubrics are most effective for
assessing complex assignments
pirouette
economic development
angular oppositions
41. Kazua ohno and tatsumi hijikata developed
Butoh
step
pirouette
a contact improvisation exercise
42. Tap dance is known for making heavy use of which of the following types of rhythm?
degage
syncopation
twyla tharp
sagittal plane
43. The size of the movement is increased or decreased
rotation
shuffle
augmentation/diminution
improving flexibility
44. The movement is speeded up or slowed down
projection
developpe
flexion
tempo acceleration/deceleration
45. The inability of dancers to maintain their spacing during a group sequence most likely indicates a lack of
fragmentation
variety
kinesthetic awareness
rhythm tap
46. Runs vertically from the front to the back of an upright standing body the wheel plane
doris humphrey and charles weidman
extension of the working leg
sagittal plane
martha graham
47. Early modern dance composition - such as that of martha graham - was characterized by which of the following forms?
polyrhythm
paul taylor
narrative
matt mattox
48. Basic movements or short sequences are manipulated to create new but related movements
turns at center
petit allegro
inversion
motif and development
49. Inward rotation; turning a limb inward - toward the front of the body
kinesphere
inversion
3/4
choreography
50. He was a legendary avant garde choreographer
merce cunningham
tempo
bill bojangles robinson
telling a traditional story