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Dance Basics

Subjects : performing-arts, dance
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1. Leaving the ground and landing on the other foot






2. Two steps in sequence - one on each foot; the first step gets less weight than the second






3. Defined specifically as the volume at Which musical notes are played.






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






5. Combination: sustained time/indirect space/strong weight






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






7. He established the first ballet school in France in the 1600s






8. Inward rotation; turning a limb inward - toward the front of the body






9. 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)






10. While executing a fouette turn (fouette en tournant) the dancer's working leg is engaged in






11. 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






12. The founder of the modern classical method of ballet






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






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






15. Modern jazz style that emphasizes agility in all areas






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






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






18. Celebrated teacher of jazz technique






19. Placing an accent on a normally weak beat






20. The intentional quality of the path taken by a body part or a body through space during a movement. direct or indirect






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






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






23. 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.






24. The orginal french form of classical ballet from italy






25. Dance associated with a nationalistic purpose - usually performed today as surviving portion of a traditional celebration and done for social gatherings or as recreation






26. The original french form of classical ballet from Russia






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






28. Combination: sudden time/direct space/light weight






29. Which of the following societal changes has probably had the least impact on the variety of dance styles that are performed in the US today?






30. Visualized as running vertically cross the chest - shoulder to should - on an upright standing body. the door plane






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






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






33. Bending and straightening the knees






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






35. What is the primary muscle that is stretched by reaching forward from a seated position and bending the upper torso as close to the floor as possible - while the legs are extended to the sides at roughly a 150 degree angle (straddle stretch)?






36. Forward brush followed by a touch






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






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






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






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






41. The hip joint is a






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






43. The degree of ease or continuousness of a movement from initiation to completion






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






45. A state of equilibrium referring to the balance of weight or the spatial arrangement of bodies.






46. 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.






47. A lean body with enhanced flexibility due to a lack of muscular strength






48. 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






49. The jazz dance choreography in the musical theater classics Chicago and Cabaret is the work of






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