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Dance Basics

Subjects : performing-arts, dance
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. He was a broadway - hollywood and las vegas dancer - singer and actor






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






3. Intersects an upright standing body horizontally the table plane






4. The movement is speeded up or slowed down






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






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






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






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






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






10. He was the founder of Ballets Russes






11. 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






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






13. Modern jazz style that is an exploratory style. mixes in ballet






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






15. Which of the following steps in tap dance would produce a total of four audible taps?






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






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






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






19. Feet: separated shoulder width third position arms: arm corresponding with front foot in front of the torso as in first position - arm corresponding with back foot overhead as in fifth position






20. Which of the following societal changes has probably had the least impact on the variety of dance styles that are performed in the US today?






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






22. Which of the following men is known for pioneering tap dance as a young man living in the Five Points neighborhood of NY city






23. The action of turning a ball-and-socket joint; circular movement around a central axis






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






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






26. Placing the ball of the foot on the floor without a weight change






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






28. Rounded body type.






29. The original movement is the question and the new movement is the answer






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






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






32. Movements are repeated






33. Refers to simple - multiple - and different rhythm patterns played at the same time.






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






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






36. In order to develop a dancer's endurance for a long performance - a teacher would recommend






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






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






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






40. A lean body with enhanced flexibility due to a lack of muscular strength






41. Dance associated with a nationalistic purpose - usually performed today as surviving portion of a traditional celebration and done for social gatherings or as recreation






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






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






44. Forward brush followed by a touch






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






46. A quantity or range of different things. Helps maintain the audiences interest and helps the choreographer to develop the dance. Contrasts in the use of space(open/closed) - force(smooth/sharp) and spatial designs(straight lines/ curves/zigzags)






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






48. Feet heel of one foot against the instep of the other foot toes turned out arms: arm corresponding with front foot overhead arem corresponding with back foot open to the side as in second position






49. Defined specifically as the volume at Which musical notes are played.






50. Physics principles that govern motion - flow - and weight in time and space including: the law of gravity - balance and centrifugal force.