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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. Which of the following is typically not a goal of ideokinesis
flexion
fred astaire and ginger rogers
George Balanchine
improving flexibility
2. Part of a movement is performed
incorporation
fred astaire and ginger rogers
Mikhail Fokine
fragmentation
3. He was the first African american dancer to play to white audiences
master juba lane
frappe
at the front
jazz hands
4. An element of dance that refers to the immediate spherical space surrounding the body in all directions. Use of space includes shape - direction - pathway - range of movement and level of movment(Low - middle - high).
Bob Fosse
space
ideokinesis
King Louis XIV
5. Late modern dance technique that created dances without any attached historical - cultural or philosophical meanings
degage
movement of the arms
merce cunningham
bob fosse
6. He was the co-founder of denishawn and the founder of jacob's pillow dance festival
frappe
ted shawn
modern dance
rhythm
7. The orginal french form of classical ballet from italy
paul taylor
social dance
cecchetti method
ball and socket joint
8. Which of the following steps in tap dance would produce a total of four audible taps?
cramp roll
dynamics
jump
gus giordano
9. Sturdy body with strong dense musculature - lack of flexibility
time
mesomorph
step
savion glover
10. Refers to simple - multiple - and different rhythm patterns played at the same time.
lester horton
float
transverse horizontal plane
polyrhythm
11. This duo became famous in the 1940s along with cab calloway they were part of the big band circuit - and they performed in hollywood
sammy davis jr
cholly atkins and coles
entrechat
erick hawkins
12. Four main movements in the pas de deux
master juba lane
adductor magnus
eversion
promenade - turns - lifts - leaps
13. This is a kind of snap. the head is tossed or turned from a frontward orientation to the side.
polyrhythm
ruby keeler
head whip
snap
14. Movement of a limb toward the midline of the body
adduction
improve muscle strength
contrast
balance
15. An element of dance characterized by the release of potential energy into kinetic energy. It utilizes body weight - reveals the effects of gravity on the body - is projected into space - and affects emotional and spatial relationships and intentions.
hinge
angular oppositions
shuffle
force/energy
16. He was a star dancer with and controversial choerographer for Ballets Russes
work
developpe
Nijinsky
telling a traditional story
17. This broadway and hollywood choreographer did the film version of west side story
doris humphrey
jerome robbins
contrast
work
18. These include pirouette and fouette turns - in which the dancer remains in one place on the floor
fragmentation
choreography
turns at center
toe
19. The rhythmic pattern of the movements is varied
tap
merce cunningham
pelvic thrusts
rhythm
20. He was a legendary avant garde choreographer
3/4
adductor magnus
sammy davis jr
merce cunningham
21. The action of straightening a joint or the action of increasing the angle between tow levers
second position
aerobic exercise
gregory hines
extension
22. When a frappe` is performed - the accent is typically on the
bartenieff fundamentals
savion glover
extension of the working leg
rhythm
23. Forward brush followed by a touch
jazz hands
slap
contrast
degage
24. A piece of choreography that lacks flow could be improved by the addition of
frappe
twyla tharp
transitions
ideokinesis
25. 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.
Diaghilev
pathways
ballet
cramp roll
26. Where is the apron of the stage located
locomotion
improve muscle strength
flow
at the front
27. This is a repeating pattern of stressed and unstressed beats in a piece of music
line dancing
axial movement
rhythm
degage
28. Inward rotation; turning a limb inward - toward the front of the body
projection
martha graham
repetition
inversion
29. These brothers were famous in vaudeville - on the jazz circuit and in hollywood for their daring acrobatic style
Luigi
turns at center
harold and fayard nicholas
polyrhythm
30. He was a celebrated choreographer and the first male dance for the graham company
transverse horizontal plane
aerobic exercise
pelvic thrusts
erick hawkins
31. 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.
isolated movement
second position
merce cunningham
contrast
32. The inability of dancers to maintain their spacing during a group sequence most likely indicates a lack of
free dance
touch
accumulation
kinesthetic awareness
33. In order to improve student's kinesthetic awareness and originality - a teacher might assign
master juba lane
doris humphrey and charles weidman
paul taylor
a contact improvisation exercise
34. Combination: sustained time/indirect space/lightweight
float
toe
flexion
head whip
35. They were the progenitors of modern dance
loie fuller and isadora duncan
extension
contrast
slash
36. Energy of movement expressed in varying intensities - accent and quality
dynamics
at the front
melody
touch
37. 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
biceps brachii - biceps femoris
george balanchine
fourth position
accumulation
38. He was a broadway and hollywood tap and jazz dancer - as well as a movie star
gene kelly
assessing complex assignments
shape
a contact improvisation exercise
39. 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.
tap dance
action/reaction
ann miller
turns at center
40. He was the choreographer for Ballets Russes
line dancing
alexander technique
Mikhail Fokine
repetition
41. Similar to the principles of visual art. Refers to the presence of unity - continuity (transitions) and variety (contrasts and repitition-patterns) in the choreography
unity
rhythm tap
Principles of composition
partnering/group skills
42. The jazz dance choreography in the musical theater classics Chicago and Cabaret is the work of
George Balanchine
syncopation
tap
Bob Fosse
43. The degree of ease or continuousness of a movement from initiation to completion
flick
ann miller
Luigi
flow
44. The action of bending a joint or the action of decreasing the angle between two levers
flexion
cumulative canons
overuse of a tendon
angular oppositions
45. 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
flick
paul taylor
jazz
bartenieff fundamentals
46. Combination: sudden time/direct space/light weight
flexion
third position
dab
time
47. The movement is performed using a different body part
motif and development
jazz dance
instrumentation
promenade - turns - lifts - leaps
48. With which of the following styles of modern dance is Isadora Duncan associated?
angular oppositions
free dance
reverance
brush/scuff
49. A form of physical movement progressing from one place to another. Walking - running - grapevine - galloping - leaping - jumping - hopping - skipping - sliding - etc.
doris humphrey
fourth position
space
locomotion
50. Which of the following men is known for pioneering tap dance as a young man living in the Five Points neighborhood of NY city
ballet
fragmentation
master juba lane
reverance