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Dance Basics
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performing-arts
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dance
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. These denishawn students produced the first modern dance performance and established the humphrey technique
frappe
rhythm
inversion
doris humphrey and charles weidman
2. The action of turning a ball-and-socket joint; circular movement around a central axis
flick
3/4
movement of the arms
rotation
3. 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
body knowledge
fourth position
melody
Butoh
4. In Laban's theory of effort (sometimes called movement dynamics) - which of the following qualities is not a dimension of effort?
Direction
rhythm
erick hawkins
gregory hines
5. A piece of choreography or dance
tap
Principles of composition
work
bob fosse
6. These brothers were famous in vaudeville - on the jazz circuit and in hollywood for their daring acrobatic style
harold and fayard nicholas
transverse horizontal plane
3/4
wring
7. He established the horton technique and was a longtime partner of bell lewitzky
telling a traditional story
fragmentation
touch
lester horton
8. A type of dance that began as a rebellion against steps and positions and values - Expressive and original or authentic movement. Alvin Ailey and Martha Graham
modern dance
gus giordano
george balanchine
dab
9. 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
pathways
dynamics
erick hawkins
lester horton
10. The term 'port des bras' refers to
improving flexibility
ideokinesis
movement of the arms
flexion
11. Combination: sudden time/indirect space/light weight
ted shawn
free dance
flick
jerome robbins
12. This hollywood jazz and tap dancer popularized the practice of wearing pantyhose in place of stockings
ruby keeler
ann miller
King Louis XIV
a contact improvisation exercise
13. 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)
charles weidman
merce cunningham
modern
variety
14. She was a hollywood dancer who appeared in 42nd street and other films
transverse horizontal plane
ruby keeler
melody
sagittal plane
15. If one were to eliminate the jumping elements from the combination which steps would be eliminated
the changement and the sautes
loie fuller and isadora duncan
gregory hines
transition
16. The size of the movement is increased or decreased
rotation
augmentation/diminution
third position
abduction
17. Which of the following dance steps is most advanced? plie - degage - entrechat - tendu
incorporation
martha graham
Direction
entrechat
18. A feeling of completion or wholeness in a dance achieved when all parts work well together.
plie
touch
unity
bartenieff fundamentals
19. Jose Limon - Alvin Ailey - Paul Taylor - Katharine Dunham - Merce Cunningham expanded
modern dance
matt mattox
tempo acceleration/deceleration
body knowledge
20. Tap dancers that focus on design and dance aspect of tapping such as fred astaire - gene kelly and ann miller
plie
George Balanchine
third position
broadway or show tap
21. Forward brush followed by a backward brush
time
ideokinesis
shuffle
master juba lane
22. The movement is performed using a different body part
transition
master juba lane
instrumentation
rhythm
23. Stretching of the foot along the floor - away from the standing leg
erick hawkins
matt mattox
tendu
interdisciplinary
24. 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
narrative
work
economic development
axial movement
25. He was the creator of legendary ballets for the Russian Imperial Theatre including the Nutcracker and Swan Lake
slash
Marius Petipa
press
Beauchamps & Noverre
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.
contrast
doris humphrey and charles weidman
isolated movement
jack cole
27. Two steps in sequence - one on each foot; the first step gets less weight than the second
time
turns at center
jazz dance
ball change
28. 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
feldenkrais
ball and socket joint
folk/traditional
brush/scuff
29. Leaving the ground and landing on the other foot
jump
developpe
ball and socket joint
time
30. Skills requiring cooperation -coordination and dependence - including imitation - lead and follow - echo - mirroring and call and response
weight
partnering/group skills
bob fosse
savion glover
31. To disengage - brushing foot thru tendu to slightly leave the ground
degage
angular oppositions
retrograde
cecchetti method
32. The hip joint is a
ball and socket joint
ann miller
angular oppositions
stamp
33. Dance performed in a social setting; traditionally referred to as ballroom - but includes all popular social dances performed with or without partners
pirouette
katherine dunham
degage
social dance
34. A state of equilibrium referring to the balance of weight or the spatial arrangement of bodies.
adductor magnus
glide
balance
ectomorph
35. Celebrated teacher of jazz technique
matt mattox
kinesphere
merce cunningham
force/energy
36. He was a broadway and hollywood tap and jazz dancer - as well as a movie star
gene kelly
vertically
space
adagio
37. Of the following types of social dance listed below - which does not involve partnering?
choreography
line dancing
augmentation/diminution
frappe
38. Large jumps or leaps Which move the dancer across the floor - such as grandes jetes or tours jetes
grand allegro
erick hawkins
developpe
ballet
39. Succession of tones set to a particular rhythm that serves as the voice in music
melody
jazz
touch
space
40. 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
bartenieff fundamentals
developpe
simultaneous canons
petit allegro
41. Early modern dance composition - such as that of martha graham - was characterized by which of the following forms?
erick hawkins
rond de jambe
pathways
narrative
42. Modern dance technique that transformed everyday movement in to the absurd or dramatic
rhythm
matt mattox
charles weidman
shape
43. Basic movements or short sequences are manipulated to create new but related movements
kinesthetic awareness
frontal plane
motif and development
float
44. Combination: sustained time/direct space/light weight
vaganova method
glide
balance
tempo acceleration/deceleration
45. Reach space or personal space.
matt mattox
kinesphere
rond de jambe
degage
46. A lean body with enhanced flexibility due to a lack of muscular strength
endomorph
gene kelly
tendu
adduction
47. Combination: sudden time/direct space/strong weight
stomp
punch
time
work
48. Where is the apron of the stage located
master juba lane
at the front
retrograde
vertically
49. If a ballet step such as grand battement is performed en croix - this means
Mikhail Fokine
space
third position
in all directions
50. This duo became famous in the 1940s along with cab calloway they were part of the big band circuit - and they performed in hollywood
dab
pirouette
cholly atkins and coles
economic development