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Dance Basics

Subjects : performing-arts, dance
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Bending and straightening the knees






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






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






4. 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.






5. 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






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






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






8. Multiple performers perform a movement in succession






9. To develop or grow - drawing the working foot up the standing leg and then extending it outward






10. All performers begin at the same time but at different starting points within the same phrase






11. Early modern dance composition - such as that of martha graham - was characterized by which of the following forms?






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






13. What is the meter in the waltz






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






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






16. Part of a movement is performed






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






18. 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






19. The rhythmic pattern of the movements is varied






20. The pelvis is pressed forcefully forward






21. Forward brush followed by a backward brush






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






23. For which of the following types of dance is a shoe with a small - soft heel traditionally worn






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






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






26. Modern jazz style that is a therapeutic method - emphasizes fluidity - unbroken motion - balance - and smooth transitions.






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






28. Where is the apron of the stage located






29. Which of the following dance steps is most advanced? plie - degage - entrechat - tendu






30. Outward rotation; turning a limb outward - toward the back of the body






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






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






33. Which of the following steps in tap dance would produce a total of four audible taps?






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






35. Dancers begin at different points in a phrase - fall into step as the phrase progresses - and end in unison






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






37. Late modern dance technique that created dances without any attached historical - cultural or philosophical meanings






38. Movement of a limb toward the midline of the body






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






40. This is a kind of snap. the head is tossed or turned from a frontward orientation to the side.






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






42. Dance marked by movement isolations and complex polyrhythms found in African American music such as - ragtime - jazz - spirituals - blues - work songs and is considered and American style of dance.






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






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






45. The ability of the dancer to present their body with confidence and the required energy to communicate movements clearly to an audience.






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






47. He was the creator of legendary ballets for the Russian Imperial Theatre including the Nutcracker and Swan Lake






48. With which of the following styles of modern dance is Isadora Duncan associated?






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






50. 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