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






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






3. He was a celebrated choreographer and the first male dance for the graham company






4. A structure of movement patterns in time; the pattern produced by emphasis and duration of notes in music.






5. Tap dancers that are part of the jazz musical tradition such as bill bojangles robinson - sammy davis jr. - gregory hines and savion glover






6. Forward brush followed by a backward brush






7. Physics principles that govern motion - flow - and weight in time and space including: the law of gravity - balance and centrifugal force.






8. Refers to the length of time a movement takes - from initiation to completion






9. Multiple performers perform a movement in succession






10. Which of the following tasks is the duty of a stage manager?






11. Based on laban movement analysis - this practice encourages a deepened awareness of the connections between mind - body - movement - and internal and external environments to enhance mobility and function






12. He is a new generation broadway/hollywood tap and hip hop dancer and choreographer






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






14. This award winning choreographer and musical director of cabaret - sweet charity - and all that jazz created the fosse technique






15. Late modern dance technique that draws from everyday gestures and movements such as sitting - crawling - rolling - walking - and running.






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






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






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






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






20. Placing an accent on a normally weak beat






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






22. 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.






23. They codified many standard ballet rules still used today






24. The action of turning a ball-and-socket joint; circular movement around a central axis






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






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






27. Large jumps or leaps Which move the dancer across the floor - such as grandes jetes or tours jetes






28. 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






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






30. Slow port-de-bras and bow at the end of class to acknowledge gratitude to the teacher






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






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






33. Of the following types of social dance listed below - which does not involve partnering?






34. The pelvis is pressed forcefully forward






35. An element of dance characterized by the release of potential energy into kinetic energy. It utilizes body weight - reveals the effects of gravity on the body - is projected into space - and affects emotional and spatial relationships and intentions.






36. The term 'port des bras' refers to






37. 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






38. He was a turn of the century vaudeville hoofer who danced on broadway and in hollywood's shirley temple films






39. 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.






40. Widespread hand posture where the fingers are extended strongly outward from the palm






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






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






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






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






45. Sturdy body with strong dense musculature - lack of flexibility






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






47. Refers to simple - multiple - and different rhythm patterns played at the same time.






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






49. He was a broadway/hollywood hoofer and actor who ushered in the tap revival of the 1980s






50. A type of dance that concentrates of footwork and rhythm. This type of dance grew out of American popular dancing - with significant roots in African American - Irish and english clogging traditions.