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Dance Basics

Subjects : performing-arts, dance
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A form of physical movement progressing from one place to another. Walking - running - grapevine - galloping - leaping - jumping - hopping - skipping - sliding - etc.






2. Asking students to research a non-western culture and perform a dance from that culture is an example of an _____ approach to learning






3. Jose Limon - Alvin Ailey - Paul Taylor - Katharine Dunham - Merce Cunningham expanded






4. In Laban Movement Analysis the space in which a dancer's body is moving is called the






5. The hip joint is a






6. Leaving the ground and landing on the other foot






7. 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






8. A movement is made part of another movement






9. A piece of choreography that lacks flow could be improved by the addition of






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






11. These hollywood partners were famous for appearing in films that featured their supernaturally smooth ballroom and tap styles






12. The pelvis is pressed forcefully forward






13. She was a hollywood dancer who appeared in 42nd street and other films






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






15. Rubrics are most effective for






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






17. A dance teacher would most likely suggest that a student practice Pilates exercises in order to






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






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






20. 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






21. He was the first African american dancer to play to white audiences






22. What is the primary muscle that is stretched by reaching forward from a seated position and bending the upper torso as close to the floor as possible - while the legs are extended to the sides at roughly a 150 degree angle (straddle stretch)?






23. He was a broadway - hollywood and las vegas dancer - singer and actor






24. Combination: sustained time/indirect space/lightweight






25. To develop or grow - drawing the working foot up the standing leg and then extending it outward






26. Intersects an upright standing body horizontally the table plane






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






28. 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






29. Multiple performers perform the movement in the same way at the same time






30. Modern jazz style that emphasizes agility in all areas






31. 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






32. More is added to the original movement






33. The ability of the dancer to present their body with confidence and the required energy to communicate movements clearly to an audience.






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






35. Combination: sudden time/direct space/light weight






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






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






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






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






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






41. Awareness of one's body and its possibilities - capabilities and limitations






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






43. Placing the entire foot on the floor without a weight change






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






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






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






47. Modern jazz style that is a therapeutic method - emphasizes fluidity - unbroken motion - balance - and smooth transitions.






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






49. 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






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