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






2. To extend or stretch - pointing the toes






3. A line along which a person or part of the person such as an arm or head - moves. Pathways can be linear - in circles - zigzags - etc.






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






5. The movement is performed backwards






6. He is a new generation broadway/hollywood tap and hip hop dancer and choreographer






7. The founder of the modern classical method of ballet






8. Dance marked by movement isolations and complex polyrhythms found in African American music such as - ragtime - jazz - spirituals - blues - work songs and is considered and American style of dance.






9. If one were to eliminate the jumping elements from the combination which steps would be eliminated






10. Placing the entire foot on the floor with a weight change






11. Combination: sudden time/indirect space/light weight






12. Tap dance is known for making heavy use of which of the following types of rhythm?






13. Movements are repeated






14. The movement is speeded up or slowed down






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






16. 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






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






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






19. Intersects an upright standing body horizontally the table plane






20. Striking the floor with the tip of the foot - with or without a weight change






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






22. This hollywood jazz and tap dancer popularized the practice of wearing pantyhose in place of stockings






23. 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






24. The action of turning a ball-and-socket joint; circular movement around a central axis






25. The action of straightening a joint or the action of increasing the angle between tow levers






26. Reach space or personal space.






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






28. Forward brush followed by a backward brush






29. More is added to the original movement






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






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






32. 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






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






34. Four main movements in the pas de deux






35. Movement of a limb toward the midline of the body






36. Modern dance technique that involves a dramatic contraction and release - emphasizes weight moving into the floor and a spiral image for off-center or off-balance movement






37. The degree of ease or continuousness of a movement from initiation to completion






38. This focuses on recognizing habitual movement patterns and postures - as well as places of accumulated tension - and then altering patterns and postures to address associated problems. can help improve balance - muscular support and flexibility - coo






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






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






41. She brought the precursors of ballet to France in the 1500s






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






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






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






45. These include pirouette and fouette turns - in which the dancer remains in one place on the floor






46. 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






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






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






49. This is a repeating pattern of stressed and unstressed beats in a piece of music






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