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Dance Basics

Subjects : performing-arts, dance
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1. A piece of choreography or dance






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






3. Forward brush followed by a backward brush






4. 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






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






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






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






8. 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






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






10. Where is the apron of the stage located






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






12. 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






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






14. Movement of a limb away from the midline of the body






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






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






17. The pelvis is pressed forcefully forward






18. Celebrated teacher of jazz technique






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






20. 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






21. 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






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






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






24. 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.






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






26. 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.






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






28. When a frappe` is performed - the accent is typically on the






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






30. In Laban Movement Analysis the space in which a dancer's body is moving is called the






31. Movements are repeated






32. The movement is speeded up or slowed down






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






34. Four main movements in the pas de deux






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






36. In jazz dance - bending backward from the knees while maintaining a straight torso is called a






37. Placing the ball of the foot on the floor with a weight change






38. This employs mental visualization of carefull devised imagery with tactile input to enhance coordination of movement and adjust habitual posture and movement habits. if one can see efficient and aligned movement - one can achieve it






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






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






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






42. The rhythmic pattern of the movements is varied






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






44. Energy of movement expressed in varying intensities - accent and quality






45. Combination: sustained time/direct space/strong weight






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






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






48. Asking students to research a non-western culture and perform a dance from that culture is an example of an _____ approach to learning






49. Feet heels touching toes turned out arms: both arms held in front of the torso hands at waist level






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.







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