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Dance Basics

Subjects : performing-arts, dance
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1. He is the father of ballet in American and the founder of the NY city Ballet






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






3. Forward brush followed by a backward brush






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. He was a broadway and hollywood tap and jazz dancer - as well as a movie star






13. The original french form of classical ballet from Russia






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






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






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






17. He was the co-founder of denishawn and the founder of jacob's pillow dance festival






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






19. Intersects an upright standing body horizontally the table plane






20. Widespread hand posture where the fingers are extended strongly outward from the palm






21. They codified many standard ballet rules still used today






22. The movement is speeded up or slowed down






23. Modern jazz style that emphasizes agility in all areas






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






25. Tendonitis is typically caused by






26. Four main movements in the pas de deux






27. Celebrated teacher of jazz technique






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






29. This is the speed at Which music is played.






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






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






32. This hollywood jazz and tap dancer popularized the practice of wearing pantyhose in place of stockings






33. 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.






34. Multiple performers perform a movement in succession






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






36. When a movment phrase or section progresses to the next.






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






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






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






42. 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.






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






44. He was the creator of legendary ballets for the Russian Imperial Theatre including the Nutcracker and Swan Lake






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






46. The founder of the modern classical method of ballet






47. A movement is made part of another movement






48. Modern dance technique that appears in the lateral T shape his dancers assume - a one-leg balance with the torso tilted off-center and the other leg extended to the side in a counterbalance






49. 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.






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






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