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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. He was a turn of the century vaudeville hoofer who danced on broadway and in hollywood's shirley temple films
tempo
press
bill bojangles robinson
pirouette
2. Four main movements in the pas de deux
frappe
promenade - turns - lifts - leaps
broadway or show tap
pathways
3. The intentional quality of the path taken by a body part or a body through space during a movement. direct or indirect
ruby keeler
space
rhythm tap
Mikhail Fokine
4. They codified many standard ballet rules still used today
ectomorph
tap
Beauchamps & Noverre
polyrhythm
5. Late modern dance technique that created dances without any attached historical - cultural or philosophical meanings
head whip
merce cunningham
Bob Fosse
Luigi
6. Which of the following men is known for pioneering tap dance as a young man living in the Five Points neighborhood of NY city
master juba lane
adductor magnus
overuse of a tendon
cholly atkins and coles
7. Skills requiring cooperation -coordination and dependence - including imitation - lead and follow - echo - mirroring and call and response
partnering/group skills
melody
Principles of composition
Luigi
8. 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
lester horton
bob fosse
force/energy
entrechat
9. A form of physical movement progressing from one place to another. Walking - running - grapevine - galloping - leaping - jumping - hopping - skipping - sliding - etc.
tempo acceleration/deceleration
developpe
locomotion
martha graham
10. 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
hyperextension
Mikhail Fokine
instrumentation
3/4
11. A particular kind or style of dance - such as - ballet - jazz - modern - folk - tap - hip-hop - etc.
tap
jazz hands
fred astaire and ginger rogers
genre
12. Modern jazz style that is an exploratory style. mixes in ballet
improve muscle strength
instrumentation
gus giordano
time
13. Combination: sudden time/indirect space/strong weight
angular oppositions
second position
modern dance
slash
14. Tap dance is known for making heavy use of which of the following types of rhythm?
free dance
polyrhythm
syncopation
flexion and extension
15. He was the choreographer for Ballets Russes
Mikhail Fokine
jerome robbins
Luigi
plie
16. Inward rotation; turning a limb inward - toward the front of the body
kinesphere
step
unison
inversion
17. Which of the following dance steps is most advanced? plie - degage - entrechat - tendu
the changement and the sautes
unity
syncopation
entrechat
18. Is the degree of the force of body weight introduced into a movement
Marius Petipa
weight
turns at center
vaganova method
19. He is a new generation broadway/hollywood tap and hip hop dancer and choreographer
improving flexibility
Marius Petipa
improvisation
savion glover
20. Combination: sudden time/indirect space/light weight
bill bojangles robinson
ruby keeler
telling a traditional story
flick
21. This celebrated teacher founded the jazz dance world congress
tendu
gus giordano
feldenkrais
in all directions
22. The movement is performed backwards
tempo acceleration/deceleration
retrograde
syncopation
biceps brachii - biceps femoris
23. A state of equilibrium referring to the balance of weight or the spatial arrangement of bodies.
balance
tempo acceleration/deceleration
eversion
free dance
24. Widespread hand posture where the fingers are extended strongly outward from the palm
jazz hands
variety
stamp
sammy davis jr
25. What is the meter in the waltz
kinesthetic awareness
transition
3/4
extension of the working leg
26. He established the first ballet school in France in the 1600s
hinge
King Louis XIV
merce cunningham
loie fuller and isadora duncan
27. Dance movemnt that takes place at the same time across the whole group of dancers
action/reaction
melody
space
unison
28. The original french form of classical ballet from Russia
narrative
pelvic thrusts
variety
vaganova method
29. Slow port-de-bras and bow at the end of class to acknowledge gratitude to the teacher
reverance
rhythm
jazz hands
frappe
30. Part of a movement is performed
fragmentation
endomorph
jazz hands
ruth st. denis
31. Tendonitis is typically caused by
shape
overuse of a tendon
social dance
wring
32. A movement is made part of another movement
aerobic exercise
head whip
incorporation
savion glover
33. Movement created spontaneously - which ranges from freeform to highly structured environments - always including an element of chance.
lester horton
transitions
improvisation
ballet
34. Striking the floor with the tip of the foot - with or without a weight change
toe
free dance
isolated movement
cecchetti method
35. This is a repeated grouping of accented beats
space
katherine dunham
assessing complex assignments
meter
36. Of the following types of social dance listed below - which does not involve partnering?
line dancing
axial movement
genre
alexander technique
37. The speed of the music or dance
extension of the working leg
tempo
gus giordano
jazz dance
38. A dance teacher would most likely suggest that a student practice Pilates exercises in order to
axial movement
float
bob fosse
improve muscle strength
39. With which of the following styles of modern dance is Isadora Duncan associated?
incorporation
3/4
sagittal plane
free dance
40. Celebrated teacher of jazz technique
glide
rond de jambe
harold and fayard nicholas
matt mattox
41. Lightly striking the floor in an outward sweeping motion (brush with ball - scuff with heel)
tempo
canon
bartenieff fundamentals
brush/scuff
42. These include pirouette and fouette turns - in which the dancer remains in one place on the floor
turns at center
melody
doris humphrey and charles weidman
jazz dance
43. Which of the following tasks is the duty of a stage manager?
incorporation
coordinating lighting and sound cues
rhythm
loie fuller and isadora duncan
44. Movements are repeated
cholly atkins
syncopation
repetition
flick
45. Outward rotation; turning a limb outward - toward the back of the body
shuffle
tap
vaganova method
eversion
46. He was a broadway and hollywood tap and jazz dancer - as well as a movie star
master juba lane
erick hawkins
fragmentation
gene kelly
47. When a frappe` is performed - the accent is typically on the
snap
extension of the working leg
fifth position
tap dance
48. Placing the entire foot on the floor without a weight change
stomp
Luigi
biceps brachii - biceps femoris
bill bojangles robinson
49. Modern jazz style that is a therapeutic method - emphasizes fluidity - unbroken motion - balance - and smooth transitions.
gregory hines
Luigi
pelvic thrusts
abduction
50. A piece of choreography that lacks flow could be improved by the addition of
second position
3/4
transitions
sagittal plane