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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. She brought the precursors of ballet to France in the 1500s
Catherine de Medici
retrograde
jerome robbins
partnering/group skills
2. He was a celebrated choreographer and the first male dance for the graham company
rotation
erick hawkins
Principles of composition
action/reaction
3. 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
touch
master juba lane
george balanchine
hyperextension
4. 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.
jazz dance
unison
overuse of a tendon
Diaghilev
5. This is the speed at Which music is played.
tempo
petit allegro
cholly atkins
katherine dunham
6. Slow sustained movements that often incorporate developpes and balances such as penches
feldenkrais
pathways
adagio
rhythm tap
7. Placing the ball of the foot on the floor without a weight change
syncopation
overuse of a tendon
ballet
touch
8. Large jumps or leaps Which move the dancer across the floor - such as grandes jetes or tours jetes
transition
tap dance
gus giordano
grand allegro
9. Which of the following two muscles are used for flexion in dance?
fifth position
movement of the arms
biceps brachii - biceps femoris
mesomorph
10. A feeling of completion or wholeness in a dance achieved when all parts work well together.
matt mattox
tendu
improve muscle strength
unity
11. Phrasing may be determined by all but which of the following
space
Mikhail Fokine
pathways
frappe
12. Modern jazz style that is an exploratory style. mixes in ballet
bill bojangles robinson
gus giordano
assessing complex assignments
simultaneous canons
13. Combination: sustained time/indirect space/strong weight
rond de jambe
doris humphrey and charles weidman
tempo
wring
14. A dance teacher would most likely suggest that a student practice Pilates exercises in order to
gus giordano
overuse of a tendon
motif and development
improve muscle strength
15. Which of the following men is known for pioneering tap dance as a young man living in the Five Points neighborhood of NY city
first position
master juba lane
variety
slash
16. Early modern dance composition - such as that of martha graham - was characterized by which of the following forms?
unison
lester horton
projection
narrative
17. 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.
force/energy
ballet
third position
punch
18. To set side by side to emphasize difference in dance - two movements that differ in energy - space - (size - direction - level) - design (symmetrical/asymmetrical - open/closed) - timing (fast/slow - even -uneven - themes or patterns.
genre
contrast
adduction
gene kelly
19. 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.
shape
the changement and the sautes
isolated movement
third position
20. He was a broadway - hollywood and las vegas dancer - singer and actor
extension of the working leg
vaganova method
ted shawn
sammy davis jr
21. Creation and composition of dances by arranging or inventing steps - movements - and pattern of movements.
locomotion
katherine dunham
choreography
projection
22. This practice employs repetitive motions derived from fundamental gestures and natural movements to increase awareness of habitual movement patterns and release tension left over from old injuries and habits in order to expand range of motion in the
projection
adductor magnus
Principles of composition
feldenkrais
23. 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.
pathways
martha graham
tempo
slap
24. Multiple performers perform the movement in the same way at the same time
unison
jazz
free dance
gus giordano
25. Runs vertically from the front to the back of an upright standing body the wheel plane
sagittal plane
unison
polyrhythm
petit allegro
26. Forward brush followed by a step
ectomorph
tempo
at the front
flap
27. The jazz dance choreography in the musical theater classics Chicago and Cabaret is the work of
Bob Fosse
flexion
coordinating lighting and sound cues
second position
28. Placing an accent on a normally weak beat
Principles of composition
Butoh
3/4
syncopation
29. This is a kind of snap. the head is tossed or turned from a frontward orientation to the side.
melody
transitions
rhythm
head whip
30. 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
fifth position
matt mattox
snap
modern dance
31. The inability of dancers to maintain their spacing during a group sequence most likely indicates a lack of
paul taylor
turns from corner
martha graham
kinesthetic awareness
32. Combination: sudden time/direct space/strong weight
bill bojangles robinson
coordinating lighting and sound cues
punch
kinesthetic awareness
33. Leaving the ground and landing on the same foot
hop
doris humphrey and charles weidman
flexion
savion glover
34. He was a star dancer with and controversial choerographer for Ballets Russes
Nijinsky
angular oppositions
dab
bartenieff fundamentals
35. Movement created spontaneously - which ranges from freeform to highly structured environments - always including an element of chance.
angular oppositions
improvisation
tableau
abduction
36. This celebrated teacher founded the jazz dance world congress
dynamics
touch
gus giordano
genre
37. Which of the following tasks is the duty of a stage manager?
flexion
coordinating lighting and sound cues
snap
ectomorph
38. Energy of movement expressed in varying intensities - accent and quality
ballet
polyrhythm
assessing complex assignments
dynamics
39. Where is the apron of the stage located
at the front
endomorph
mesomorph
partnering/group skills
40. Two steps in sequence - one on each foot; the first step gets less weight than the second
Beauchamps & Noverre
ball change
retrograde
pelvic thrusts
41. The size of the movement is increased or decreased
lester horton
cramp roll
augmentation/diminution
second position
42. Visualized as running vertically cross the chest - shoulder to should - on an upright standing body. the door plane
stamp
in all directions
alexander technique
frontal plane
43. This denishawn student - legendary dancer - and choreographer developed the graham technique
martha graham
lester horton
unity
gus giordano
44. Leaving the ground and landing on the other foot
adagio
jump
Nijinsky
extension
45. Multiple performers perform a movement in succession
unison
choreography
canon
the changement and the sautes
46. What is the meter in the waltz
3/4
press
flap
modern dance
47. The original french form of classical ballet from Russia
incorporation
vaganova method
telling a traditional story
transverse horizontal plane
48. Forward brush followed by a backward brush
tempo
shuffle
pilates
erick hawkins
49. A piece of choreography or dance
Luigi
adagio
contrast
work
50. In order to relieve muscle tension - a dancer might engage in all but which of the following practices
pilates
meter
pelvic thrusts
work