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Dance Basics
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Subjects
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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. A piece of choreography that lacks flow could be improved by the addition of
doris humphrey
twyla tharp
projection
transitions
2. Where is the apron of the stage located
turns from corner
Luigi
at the front
george balanchine
3. 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
contrast
stamp
ball and socket joint
hyperextension
4. This is the dynamic hitting of a positions
in all directions
rhythm
syncopation
snap
5. 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
adagio
ballet
body knowledge
Giselle
6. Forward brush followed by a touch
slap
social dance
cramp roll
fragmentation
7. Leaving the ground and landing on the other foot
tempo
tendu
King Louis XIV
jump
8. She was a hollywood dancer who appeared in 42nd street and other films
merce cunningham
reverance
unison
ruby keeler
9. In order to develop a dancer's endurance for a long performance - a teacher would recommend
jazz
aerobic exercise
touch
turns at center
10. This involves placing the limbs into positions so that the resulting combination of angles is unusual.
turns at center
loie fuller and isadora duncan
savion glover
angular oppositions
11. Slow sustained movements that often incorporate developpes and balances such as penches
cumulative canons
adagio
modern dance
unison
12. Phrasing may be determined by all but which of the following
charles weidman
space
martha graham
social dance
13. To extend or stretch - pointing the toes
melody
Kinesthetics
tendu
assessing complex assignments
14. He was a celebrated choreographer and the first male dance for the graham company
erick hawkins
ballet
jack cole
stomp
15. She was an award-winning choreographer of both broadway and hollywood jazz and modern dance
twyla tharp
modern
cholly atkins and coles
Marius Petipa
16. Movement created spontaneously - which ranges from freeform to highly structured environments - always including an element of chance.
incorporation
improvisation
doris humphrey
George Balanchine
17. The original movement is the question and the new movement is the answer
matt mattox
flexion and extension
paul taylor
action/reaction
18. Modern jazz style that is a therapeutic method - emphasizes fluidity - unbroken motion - balance - and smooth transitions.
incorporation
canon
Luigi
jazz dance
19. A movement is made part of another movement
incorporation
harold and fayard nicholas
unity
loie fuller and isadora duncan
20. Inward rotation; turning a limb inward - toward the front of the body
inversion
lester horton
rotation
accumulation
21. Awareness of one's body and its possibilities - capabilities and limitations
body knowledge
gus giordano
modern dance
angular oppositions
22. He was the co-founder of denishawn and the founder of jacob's pillow dance festival
Beauchamps & Noverre
transitions
time
ted shawn
23. Combination: sustained time/indirect space/strong weight
wring
social dance
bartenieff fundamentals
rond de jambe
24. The hip joint is a
dynamics
ball and socket joint
savion glover
tap
25. Movement of a limb away from the midline of the body
dab
Diaghilev
economic development
abduction
26. Lightly striking the floor in an outward sweeping motion (brush with ball - scuff with heel)
brush/scuff
transverse horizontal plane
Diaghilev
doris humphrey
27. The action of turning a ball-and-socket joint; circular movement around a central axis
Marius Petipa
merce cunningham
merce cunningham
rotation
28. He was the creator of legendary ballets for the Russian Imperial Theatre including the Nutcracker and Swan Lake
Marius Petipa
fred astaire and ginger rogers
space
tempo acceleration/deceleration
29. A feeling of completion or wholeness in a dance achieved when all parts work well together.
unity
at the front
melody
cramp roll
30. A dance teacher would most likely suggest that a student practice Pilates exercises in order to
savion glover
grand allegro
rhythm
improve muscle strength
31. Outward rotation; turning a limb outward - toward the back of the body
eversion
syncopation
tendu
paul taylor
32. To strike - striking the floor with the foot in a brushing movement
syncopation
frappe
ballet
stomp
33. In order to improve student's kinesthetic awareness and originality - a teacher might assign
Principles of composition
balance
a contact improvisation exercise
fred astaire and ginger rogers
34. To develop or grow - drawing the working foot up the standing leg and then extending it outward
George Balanchine
space
george balanchine
developpe
35. 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
slash
Mikhail Fokine
charles weidman
lester horton
36. These include pirouette and fouette turns - in which the dancer remains in one place on the floor
brush/scuff
turns at center
rhythm tap
endomorph
37. A choreographer asks four dancers to perform different movements simultaneously. This is called a
sammy davis jr
tableau
transition
Direction
38. Defined specifically as the volume at Which musical notes are played.
george balanchine
dynamics
unison
adductor magnus
39. Skills requiring cooperation -coordination and dependence - including imitation - lead and follow - echo - mirroring and call and response
hinge
cholly atkins and coles
matt mattox
partnering/group skills
40. Part of a movement is performed
bob fosse
weight
rhythm tap
fragmentation
41. Modern dance technique that transformed everyday movement in to the absurd or dramatic
ruby keeler
toe
genre
charles weidman
42. Which of the following ballets used music not composed by Tchaikovsky
kinesphere
slash
second position
Giselle
43. Combination: sudden time/indirect space/strong weight
pelvic thrusts
slash
biceps brachii - biceps femoris
simultaneous canons
44. The ability of the dancer to present their body with confidence and the required energy to communicate movements clearly to an audience.
Principles of composition
projection
rhythm tap
George Balanchine
45. Circle of the leg - tracing a half circle upon the ground using the toes
repetition
tendu
rond de jambe
matt mattox
46. This is the speed at Which music is played.
tempo
matt mattox
float
unison
47. Dance movemnt that takes place at the same time across the whole group of dancers
alexander technique
gene kelly
unison
tendu
48. The original french form of classical ballet from Russia
plie
choreography
angular oppositions
vaganova method
49. Combination: sustained time/direct space/strong weight
petit allegro
press
modern dance
Diaghilev
50. These hollywood partners were famous for appearing in films that featured their supernaturally smooth ballroom and tap styles
brush/scuff
work
modern dance
fred astaire and ginger rogers