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Dance Basics

Subjects : performing-arts, dance
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1. Which of the following is typically not a goal of ideokinesis






2. Movement executed with one body part or a small part of the body. Examples are rooling the head - shruggung the shoulders and rotating the pelvis.






3. Modern jazz style that emphasizes agility in all areas






4. He was a celebrated choreographer and the first male dance for the graham company






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






6. Late modern dance technique that draws from everyday gestures and movements such as sitting - crawling - rolling - walking - and running.






7. This broadway and hollywood performer and choreographer introduced African and caribbean dance styles






8. The movement is performed using a different body part






9. For which of the following types of dance is a shoe with a small - soft heel traditionally worn






10. Striking the floor with an immediate release; can be done with the heel or the ball of the foot






11. 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






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






13. A form of Western classical dance that originated in the Renaissance courts of Europe. The dance form was formally codified by the time of King Louis XIV (mid-1600's) - Who was accomplished dancer - responsible for extensive notation as well as suppo






14. 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.






15. Leaving the ground and landing on the other foot






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






17. Combination: sudden time/direct space/strong weight






18. Movement created spontaneously - which ranges from freeform to highly structured environments - always including an element of chance.






19. 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)






20. He established the horton technique and was a longtime partner of bell lewitzky






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






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






23. Late modern dance technique that created dances without any attached historical - cultural or philosophical meanings






24. A particular kind or style of dance - such as - ballet - jazz - modern - folk - tap - hip-hop - etc.






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






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






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






28. This is a kind of snap. the head is tossed or turned from a frontward orientation to the side.






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






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






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






32. Movements are repeated






33. He established the first ballet school in France in the 1600s






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






35. Dance movemnt that takes place at the same time across the whole group of dancers






36. When a movment phrase or section progresses to the next.






37. Kazua ohno and tatsumi hijikata developed






38. While executing a fouette turn (fouette en tournant) the dancer's working leg is engaged in






39. Skills requiring cooperation -coordination and dependence - including imitation - lead and follow - echo - mirroring and call and response






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






41. The term 'port des bras' refers to






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






43. Phrasing may be determined by all but which of the following






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






45. These brothers were famous in vaudeville - on the jazz circuit and in hollywood for their daring acrobatic style






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






47. Reach space or personal space.






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






49. The size of the movement is increased or decreased






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