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Dance Basics

Subjects : performing-arts, dance
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. These brothers were famous in vaudeville - on the jazz circuit and in hollywood for their daring acrobatic style






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






3. In Laban's theory of effort (sometimes called movement dynamics) - which of the following qualities is not a dimension of effort?






4. If a ballet step such as grand battement is performed en croix - this means






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






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






7. More is added to the original movement






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






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






10. A form of physical movement progressing from one place to another. Walking - running - grapevine - galloping - leaping - jumping - hopping - skipping - sliding - etc.






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






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






13. Lightly striking the floor in an outward sweeping motion (brush with ball - scuff with heel)






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






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






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






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






18. Where is the apron of the stage located






19. He established the horton technique and was a longtime partner of bell lewitzky






20. Bending and straightening the knees






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






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






23. He was a crippled dancer who created a therapeutic method that led to the development of standard jazz technique






24. 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.






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






26. These include pirouette and fouette turns - in which the dancer remains in one place on the floor






27. This involves placing the limbs into positions so that the resulting combination of angles is unusual.






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






29. Placing an accent on a normally weak beat






30. Stretching of the foot along the floor - away from the standing leg






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






32. To extend or stretch - pointing the toes






33. Which of the following movements can be performed en dedans






34. Which of the following is typically not a goal of ideokinesis






35. In order to improve student's kinesthetic awareness and originality - a teacher might assign






36. This is a repeated grouping of accented beats






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






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






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






40. Combination: sustained time/direct space/light weight






41. 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.






42. The sagittal plane divides the body






43. They codified many standard ballet rules still used today






44. These denishawn students produced the first modern dance performance and established the humphrey technique






45. 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.






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






47. To strike - striking the floor with the foot in a brushing movement






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






49. He was a broadway - hollywood and las vegas dancer - singer and actor






50. This broadway and hollywood choreographer did the film version of west side story