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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. Modern dance technique style that explores fall and recovery
tendu
charles weidman
pirouette
doris humphrey
2. The sagittal plane divides the body
vertically
assessing complex assignments
master juba lane
aerobic exercise
3. A particular kind or style of dance - such as - ballet - jazz - modern - folk - tap - hip-hop - etc.
touch
step
genre
tap
4. The movement is speeded up or slowed down
tempo acceleration/deceleration
glide
George Balanchine
space
5. Of the following types of social dance listed below - which does not involve partnering?
tap dance
broadway or show tap
line dancing
ruth st. denis
6. For which of the following types of dance is a shoe with a small - soft heel traditionally worn
jazz
punch
press
ball change
7. Succession of tones set to a particular rhythm that serves as the voice in music
rhythm tap
Marius Petipa
matt mattox
melody
8. 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
ballet
brush/scuff
snap
narrative
9. 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.
time
kinesthetic awareness
rhythm tap
axial movement
10. Placing the entire foot on the floor with a weight change
choreography
stamp
ectomorph
Diaghilev
11. Is the degree of the force of body weight introduced into a movement
transitions
ballet
weight
flap
12. 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.
Marius Petipa
isolated movement
weight
meter
13. This award winning choreographer and musical director of cabaret - sweet charity - and all that jazz created the fosse technique
jack cole
cholly atkins and coles
bob fosse
accumulation
14. 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.
tap
contrast
tendu
Direction
15. Leaving the ground and landing on the same foot
grand allegro
projection
tempo acceleration/deceleration
hop
16. Combination: sudden time/direct space/strong weight
hinge
punch
coordinating lighting and sound cues
Nijinsky
17. Celebrated teacher of jazz technique
modern dance
matt mattox
pathways
ruth st. denis
18. The jazz dance choreography in the musical theater classics Chicago and Cabaret is the work of
body knowledge
Bob Fosse
slap
Luigi
19. She was the co-founder of denishawn - the first modern dance school
space
jazz dance
ruth st. denis
folk/traditional
20. He was the co-founder of denishawn and the founder of jacob's pillow dance festival
erick hawkins
matt mattox
ted shawn
plie
21. She was a hollywood dancer who appeared in 42nd street and other films
adduction
developpe
ruby keeler
lester horton
22. Slow sustained movements that often incorporate developpes and balances such as penches
space
Direction
matt mattox
adagio
23. 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)
paul taylor
folk/traditional
variety
transition
24. The movement is performed using a different body part
partnering/group skills
instrumentation
improving flexibility
eversion
25. Combination: sustained time/direct space/light weight
tap
glide
retrograde
pelvic thrusts
26. To disengage - brushing foot thru tendu to slightly leave the ground
polyrhythm
degage
jack cole
loie fuller and isadora duncan
27. Modern dance technique that involves a dramatic contraction and release - emphasizes weight moving into the floor and a spiral image for off-center or off-balance movement
martha graham
locomotion
rotation
balance
28. The term 'port des bras' refers to
projection
movement of the arms
Nijinsky
flick
29. This is a repeated grouping of accented beats
meter
jerome robbins
jazz
shape
30. Multiple performers perform a movement in succession
dynamics
katherine dunham
brush/scuff
canon
31. This broadway and hollywood performer and choreographer introduced African and caribbean dance styles
pilates
katherine dunham
stomp
tendu
32. In Laban Movement Analysis the space in which a dancer's body is moving is called the
kinesphere
doris humphrey
canon
paul taylor
33. Modern jazz style that emphasizes agility in all areas
improving flexibility
vertically
frontal plane
matt mattox
34. Dancers begin at different points in a phrase - fall into step as the phrase progresses - and end in unison
cumulative canons
frappe
narrative
locomotion
35. A piece of choreography that lacks flow could be improved by the addition of
transitions
variety
vaganova method
action/reaction
36. 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
assessing complex assignments
plie
hyperextension
tempo
37. Modern jazz style that is a therapeutic method - emphasizes fluidity - unbroken motion - balance - and smooth transitions.
Luigi
Nijinsky
jerome robbins
weight
38. He was a legendary avant garde choreographer
cumulative canons
merce cunningham
canon
adduction
39. Striking the floor with an immediate release; can be done with the heel or the ball of the foot
tap
lester horton
space
axial movement
40. Which of the following movements can be performed en dedans
pirouette
dab
cecchetti method
ruth st. denis
41. The pelvis is pressed forcefully forward
pelvic thrusts
merce cunningham
Marius Petipa
Mikhail Fokine
42. The founder of the modern classical method of ballet
george balanchine
turns at center
variety
first position
43. Movement created spontaneously - which ranges from freeform to highly structured environments - always including an element of chance.
plie
Bob Fosse
improvisation
sammy davis jr
44. These denishawn students produced the first modern dance performance and established the humphrey technique
fifth position
interdisciplinary
doris humphrey and charles weidman
tempo
45. Energy of movement expressed in varying intensities - accent and quality
jack cole
punch
contrast
dynamics
46. Movement of a limb away from the midline of the body
abduction
alexander technique
ideokinesis
broadway or show tap
47. Reach space or personal space.
polyrhythm
jump
kinesphere
step
48. He was the first African american dancer to play to white audiences
choreography
master juba lane
charles weidman
pelvic thrusts
49. She brought the precursors of ballet to France in the 1500s
Catherine de Medici
lester horton
incorporation
mesomorph
50. The speed of the music or dance
time
simultaneous canons
gregory hines
tempo