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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. This is the dynamic hitting of a positions






2. The founder of the modern classical method of ballet






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






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






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






6. Rubrics are most effective for






7. Forward brush followed by a touch






8. When a frappe` is performed - the accent is typically on the






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






10. Combination: sudden time/direct space/light weight






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






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






13. The movement is performed backwards






14. This duo became famous in the 1940s along with cab calloway they were part of the big band circuit - and they performed in hollywood






15. Which of the following tasks is the duty of a stage manager?






16. 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






17. Modern jazz style that emphasizes agility in all areas






18. He was a broadway - hollywood and las vegas dancer - singer and actor






19. Loie Fuller - Isadora Duncan - Ruth St. Denis developed what kind of dance






20. The movement is performed using a different body part






21. The size of the movement is increased or decreased






22. Modern dance technique style that explores fall and recovery






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






24. The hip joint is a






25. Visualized as running vertically cross the chest - shoulder to should - on an upright standing body. the door plane






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






27. 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






28. Circle of the leg - tracing a half circle upon the ground using the toes






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






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






31. Modern jazz style that is an exploratory style. mixes in ballet






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






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






34. Four main movements in the pas de deux






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






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






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






38. This is a repeated grouping of accented beats






39. Combination: sudden time/indirect space/strong weight






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






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






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






43. 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.






44. He was the founder of Ballets Russes






45. Part of a movement is performed






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






47. More is added to the original movement






48. He was a crippled dancer who created a therapeutic method that led to the development of standard jazz technique






49. A type of dance that began as a rebellion against steps and positions and values - Expressive and original or authentic movement. Alvin Ailey and Martha Graham






50. 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






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