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Dance Basics

Subjects : performing-arts, dance
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The term 'port des bras' refers to






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






3. He was a star dancer with and controversial choerographer for Ballets Russes






4. 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.






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






6. The sagittal plane divides the body






7. The size of the movement is increased or decreased






8. Succession of tones set to a particular rhythm that serves as the voice in music






9. He was a legendary avant garde choreographer






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






11. This is the speed at Which music is played.






12. Placing an accent on a normally weak beat






13. What is the meter in the waltz






14. Stretching of the foot along the floor - away from the standing leg






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






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






17. This denishawn dancer and broadway choreographer invented theater dance






18. A feeling of completion or wholeness in a dance achieved when all parts work well together.






19. The speed of the music or dance






20. If a ballet step such as grand battement is performed en croix - this means






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






22. A position of the body in space - such as curved - straight - angular - twisted - symmetrical - asymmetrical - etc.






23. Rounded body type.






24. He was the founder of Ballets Russes






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






26. These include pique - chaine - and similar turns that move the dancer across the floor






27. Which of the following is typically not a goal of ideokinesis






28. This celebrated teacher founded the jazz dance world congress






29. This is the dynamic hitting of a positions






30. Outward rotation; turning a limb outward - toward the back of the body






31. To disengage - brushing foot thru tendu to slightly leave the ground






32. This broadway and hollywood choreographer did the film version of west side story






33. Refers to the length of time a movement takes - from initiation to completion






34. The inability of dancers to maintain their spacing during a group sequence most likely indicates a lack of






35. The element of dance involving rhythm - phrasing - tempo - accent and duration. Time can be metered as in music or based on body rhythms such as breath - emotions - and heartbeat.






36. The action of bending a joint or the action of decreasing the angle between two levers






37. Inward rotation; turning a limb inward - toward the front of the body






38. A form of physical movement progressing from one place to another. Walking - running - grapevine - galloping - leaping - jumping - hopping - skipping - sliding - etc.






39. Slow port-de-bras and bow at the end of class to acknowledge gratitude to the teacher






40. 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






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






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






43. 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






44. They were the progenitors of modern dance






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






46. The movement is performed backwards






47. 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.






48. Combination: sustained time/direct space/light weight






49. These denishawn students produced the first modern dance performance and established the humphrey technique






50. The action of over-straightening a joint past its natural angle - or the action of increasing the angle between two levers to more than 180 degrees