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Dance Basics

Subjects : performing-arts, dance
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. He was a legendary avant garde choreographer






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






3. They codified many standard ballet rules still used today






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






5. 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.






6. To set side by side to emphasize difference in dance - two movements that differ in energy - space - (size - direction - level) - design (symmetrical/asymmetrical - open/closed) - timing (fast/slow - even -uneven - themes or patterns.






7. A piece of choreography or dance






8. A dance teacher would most likely suggest that a student practice Pilates exercises in order to






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






10. A form of physical movement progressing from one place to another. Walking - running - grapevine - galloping - leaping - jumping - hopping - skipping - sliding - etc.






11. He is the father of ballet in American and the founder of the NY city Ballet






12. Forward brush followed by a step






13. Celebrated teacher of jazz technique






14. Modern dance technique style that explores fall and recovery






15. Awareness of one's body and its possibilities - capabilities and limitations






16. 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






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






18. Bending and straightening the knees






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






20. Is the degree of the force of body weight introduced into a movement






21. He was the first African american dancer to play to white audiences






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






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






24. Where is the apron of the stage located






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






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






27. 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






28. The inability of dancers to maintain their spacing during a group sequence most likely indicates a lack of






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






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






31. The term 'port des bras' refers to






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






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






34. 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).






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






36. Similar to the principles of visual art. Refers to the presence of unity - continuity (transitions) and variety (contrasts and repitition-patterns) in the choreography






37. Part of a movement is performed






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






39. A choreographer asks four dancers to perform different movements simultaneously. This is called a






40. He was a star dancer with and controversial choerographer for Ballets Russes






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






42. These brothers were famous in vaudeville - on the jazz circuit and in hollywood for their daring acrobatic style






43. Which of the following movements can be performed en dedans






44. Movement created spontaneously - which ranges from freeform to highly structured environments - always including an element of chance.






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






46. This broadway and hollywood performer and choreographer introduced African and caribbean dance styles






47. Placing the ball of the foot on the floor without a weight change






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






49. Movement anchored to one spot by a pody part. Only the available space in any direction is used while the initial body contact is being maintained. Movement is organized around the axis of the body and is not designed to travel from one location to a






50. Nonliteral choreography may have all but which of the following goals