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Dance Basics

Subjects : performing-arts, dance
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1. He was a celebrated choreographer and the first male dance for the graham company






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






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






4. Feet: heel of one foot against the big toe of the other foot - toes turned out arms. both arms extending overhead






5. This denishawn student - legendary dancer - and choreographer developed the graham technique






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






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






8. They were the progenitors of modern dance






9. A line along which a person or part of the person such as an arm or head - moves. Pathways can be linear - in circles - zigzags - etc.






10. Forward brush followed by a backward brush






11. 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






12. Placing the entire foot on the floor with a weight change






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






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






15. Dance marked by movement isolations and complex polyrhythms found in African American music such as - ragtime - jazz - spirituals - blues - work songs and is considered and American style of dance.






16. Outward rotation; turning a limb outward - toward the back of the body






17. Combination: sudden time/direct space/strong weight






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






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






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






21. A movement is made part of another movement






22. Combination: sudden time/indirect space/strong weight






23. 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






24. 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.






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






26. He was the choreographer for Ballets Russes






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






28. Which of the following dance steps is most advanced? plie - degage - entrechat - tendu






29. Which of the following two muscles are used for flexion in dance?






30. The hip joint is a






31. 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.






32. Succession of tones set to a particular rhythm that serves as the voice in music






33. The sagittal plane divides the body






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






35. This is a repeating pattern of stressed and unstressed beats in a piece of music






36. Tap dancers that focus on design and dance aspect of tapping such as fred astaire - gene kelly and ann miller






37. This practice employs repetitive motions derived from fundamental gestures and natural movements to increase awareness of habitual movement patterns and release tension left over from old injuries and habits in order to expand range of motion in the






38. Awareness of one's body and its possibilities - capabilities and limitations






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






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






41. What is the meter in the waltz






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






43. Celebrated teacher of jazz technique






44. A choreographer asks four dancers to perform different movements simultaneously. This is called a






45. In order to relieve muscle tension - a dancer might engage in all but which of the following practices






46. This broadway and hollywood performer and choreographer introduced African and caribbean dance styles






47. The movement is speeded up or slowed down






48. A particular kind or style of dance - such as - ballet - jazz - modern - folk - tap - hip-hop - etc.






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






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