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






3. The term 'port des bras' refers to






4. Circle of the leg - tracing a half circle upon the ground using the toes






5. Placing an accent on a normally weak beat






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






7. The rhythmic pattern of the movements is varied






8. In order to improve student's kinesthetic awareness and originality - a teacher might assign






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






10. Forward brush followed by a step






11. He was the choreographer for Ballets Russes






12. The jazz dance choreography in the musical theater classics Chicago and Cabaret is the work of






13. The pelvis is pressed forcefully forward






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






15. Nonliteral choreography may have all but which of the following goals






16. All performers begin at the same time but at different starting points within the same phrase






17. The movement is performed using a different body part






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






19. To strike - striking the floor with the foot in a brushing movement






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






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






22. Leaving the ground and landing on the same foot






23. Slow sustained movements that often incorporate developpes and balances such as penches






24. A type of dance that concentrates of footwork and rhythm. This type of dance grew out of American popular dancing - with significant roots in African American - Irish and english clogging traditions.






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






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






27. Early modern dance composition - such as that of martha graham - was characterized by which of the following forms?






28. Sturdy body with strong dense musculature - lack of flexibility






29. 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






30. Leaving the ground and landing on the other foot






31. 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?






32. Refers to the length of time a movement takes - from initiation to completion






33. Movements are repeated






34. Multiple performers perform a movement in succession






35. A feeling of completion or wholeness in a dance achieved when all parts work well together.






36. Tap dancers that are part of the jazz musical tradition such as bill bojangles robinson - sammy davis jr. - gregory hines and savion glover






37. She was the co-founder of denishawn - the first modern dance school






38. Rounded body type.






39. 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






40. Dancers begin at different points in a phrase - fall into step as the phrase progresses - and end in unison






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






42. A structure of movement patterns in time; the pattern produced by emphasis and duration of notes in music.






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






44. The movement is performed backwards






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






46. Celebrated teacher of jazz technique






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






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






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






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







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