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Dance Basics

Subjects : performing-arts, dance
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1. 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)?






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






3. He was the choreographer for Ballets Russes






4. Modern dance technique that transformed everyday movement in to the absurd or dramatic






5. Striking the floor with an immediate release; can be done with the heel or the ball of the foot






6. 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






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






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






9. The pelvis is pressed forcefully forward






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






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






12. The ability of the dancer to present their body with confidence and the required energy to communicate movements clearly to an audience.






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






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






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






16. Rubrics are most effective for






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






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






19. Kazua ohno and tatsumi hijikata developed






20. Forward brush followed by a backward brush






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






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






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






24. She was an award-winning choreographer of both broadway and hollywood jazz and modern dance






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






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






27. Basic movements or short sequences are manipulated to create new but related movements






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






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






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






31. Placing the entire foot on the floor without a weight change






32. The sagittal plane divides the body






33. 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.






34. This celebrated teacher founded the jazz dance world congress






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






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






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






38. These hollywood partners were famous for appearing in films that featured their supernaturally smooth ballroom and tap styles






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






40. Striking the floor with the tip of the foot - with or without a weight change






41. Movements are repeated






42. Combination: sudden time/indirect space/light weight






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






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






45. The size of the movement is increased or decreased






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






47. 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






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






49. He was the first African american dancer to play to white audiences






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