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Dance Basics
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Subjects
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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. Dance performed in a social setting; traditionally referred to as ballroom - but includes all popular social dances performed with or without partners
space
paul taylor
social dance
master juba lane
2. Modern dance technique that transformed everyday movement in to the absurd or dramatic
transverse horizontal plane
rhythm tap
charles weidman
cholly atkins and coles
3. When a movment phrase or section progresses to the next.
improvisation
extension
feldenkrais
transition
4. Tap dance is known for making heavy use of which of the following types of rhythm?
syncopation
wring
twyla tharp
dab
5. Bending and straightening the knees
jazz dance
Luigi
martha graham
plie
6. Modern jazz style that is a therapeutic method - emphasizes fluidity - unbroken motion - balance - and smooth transitions.
wring
Luigi
harold and fayard nicholas
third position
7. To extend or stretch - pointing the toes
kinesphere
tendu
second position
flow
8. He was a turn of the century vaudeville hoofer who danced on broadway and in hollywood's shirley temple films
modern
bill bojangles robinson
improving flexibility
aerobic exercise
9. They were the progenitors of modern dance
mesomorph
petit allegro
head whip
loie fuller and isadora duncan
10. Which of the following ballets used music not composed by Tchaikovsky
Giselle
broadway or show tap
cramp roll
vertically
11. Energy of movement expressed in varying intensities - accent and quality
stomp
King Louis XIV
dynamics
modern
12. The term 'port des bras' refers to
movement of the arms
jazz dance
flow
contrast
13. Where is the apron of the stage located
sammy davis jr
free dance
tableau
at the front
14. This involves placing the limbs into positions so that the resulting combination of angles is unusual.
interdisciplinary
angular oppositions
rond de jambe
dynamics
15. 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.
George Balanchine
isolated movement
jazz hands
ballet
16. Modern jazz style that emphasizes agility in all areas
matt mattox
petit allegro
in all directions
feldenkrais
17. Placing the entire foot on the floor with a weight change
stamp
rhythm
snap
master juba lane
18. Runs vertically from the front to the back of an upright standing body the wheel plane
axial movement
ann miller
martha graham
sagittal plane
19. More is added to the original movement
accumulation
the changement and the sautes
bartenieff fundamentals
pathways
20. Similar to the principles of visual art. Refers to the presence of unity - continuity (transitions) and variety (contrasts and repitition-patterns) in the choreography
touch
lester horton
entrechat
Principles of composition
21. Outward rotation; turning a limb outward - toward the back of the body
modern dance
turns at center
eversion
harold and fayard nicholas
22. The intentional quality of the path taken by a body part or a body through space during a movement. direct or indirect
broadway or show tap
space
eversion
kinesphere
23. Dancers begin at different points in a phrase - fall into step as the phrase progresses - and end in unison
feldenkrais
cumulative canons
Giselle
augmentation/diminution
24. To disengage - brushing foot thru tendu to slightly leave the ground
stamp
modern dance
unity
degage
25. He was a broadway/hollywood hoofer and actor who ushered in the tap revival of the 1980s
slap
glide
tap
gregory hines
26. When a frappe` is performed - the accent is typically on the
extension of the working leg
work
action/reaction
matt mattox
27. While executing a fouette turn (fouette en tournant) the dancer's working leg is engaged in
master juba lane
flexion and extension
kinesphere
modern
28. Movement of a limb away from the midline of the body
Mikhail Fokine
fragmentation
flow
abduction
29. To develop or grow - drawing the working foot up the standing leg and then extending it outward
kinesphere
developpe
action/reaction
Principles of composition
30. In jazz dance - bending backward from the knees while maintaining a straight torso is called a
melody
flexion
martha graham
hinge
31. A feeling of completion or wholeness in a dance achieved when all parts work well together.
dynamics
gregory hines
savion glover
unity
32. A particular kind or style of dance - such as - ballet - jazz - modern - folk - tap - hip-hop - etc.
modern dance
genre
flow
vertically
33. This denishawn dancer and broadway choreographer invented theater dance
flap
contrast
jack cole
adagio
34. Which of the following men is known for pioneering tap dance as a young man living in the Five Points neighborhood of NY city
flexion
master juba lane
contrast
weight
35. Multiple performers perform a movement in succession
canon
gene kelly
action/reaction
repetition
36. Forward brush followed by a touch
line dancing
time
slap
Luigi
37. Tendonitis is typically caused by
overuse of a tendon
harold and fayard nicholas
transitions
hinge
38. Tap dancers that focus on design and dance aspect of tapping such as fred astaire - gene kelly and ann miller
locomotion
cholly atkins
charles weidman
broadway or show tap
39. 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
axial movement
Direction
modern
improve muscle strength
40. For which of the following types of dance is a shoe with a small - soft heel traditionally worn
hop
space
dab
jazz
41. 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
lester horton
unison
tendu
mesomorph
42. Which of the following two muscles are used for flexion in dance?
biceps brachii - biceps femoris
Catherine de Medici
ballet
improving flexibility
43. Defined specifically as the volume at Which musical notes are played.
kinesthetic awareness
dynamics
bill bojangles robinson
projection
44. This broadway and hollywood performer and choreographer introduced African and caribbean dance styles
katherine dunham
master juba lane
tap
adductor magnus
45. In order to improve student's kinesthetic awareness and originality - a teacher might assign
a contact improvisation exercise
martha graham
rhythm
fred astaire and ginger rogers
46. She was a hollywood dancer who appeared in 42nd street and other films
unity
ruby keeler
movement of the arms
lester horton
47. The orginal french form of classical ballet from italy
lester horton
cecchetti method
matt mattox
endomorph
48. Combination: sudden time/direct space/light weight
syncopation
stamp
dab
promenade - turns - lifts - leaps
49. Awareness of one's body and its possibilities - capabilities and limitations
meter
body knowledge
promenade - turns - lifts - leaps
motif and development
50. He is a new generation broadway/hollywood tap and hip hop dancer and choreographer
petit allegro
savion glover
loie fuller and isadora duncan
improvisation