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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. All performers begin at the same time but at different starting points within the same phrase
simultaneous canons
coordinating lighting and sound cues
adductor magnus
social dance
2. Runs vertically from the front to the back of an upright standing body the wheel plane
sagittal plane
interdisciplinary
shuffle
transition
3. Late modern dance technique developed through an effortless free flow technique that released tension in the body through an emphasis on weight - placement - impulse - immediacy and movement dynamics
partnering/group skills
charles weidman
ideokinesis
erick hawkins
4. Circle of the leg - tracing a half circle upon the ground using the toes
rond de jambe
ruth st. denis
modern dance
axial movement
5. A piece of choreography or dance
work
3/4
contrast
ballet
6. Combination: sudden time/direct space/light weight
wring
dynamics
dab
3/4
7. Kazua ohno and tatsumi hijikata developed
axial movement
Butoh
jack cole
Catherine de Medici
8. This broadway and hollywood performer and choreographer introduced African and caribbean dance styles
action/reaction
developpe
at the front
katherine dunham
9. Reach space or personal space.
Catherine de Medici
unity
hop
kinesphere
10. Skills requiring cooperation -coordination and dependence - including imitation - lead and follow - echo - mirroring and call and response
partnering/group skills
the changement and the sautes
Marius Petipa
bob fosse
11. Energy of movement expressed in varying intensities - accent and quality
ball and socket joint
fourth position
Giselle
dynamics
12. Combination: sudden time/indirect space/light weight
cholly atkins and coles
flick
genre
sagittal plane
13. 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
feldenkrais
stamp
dab
interdisciplinary
14. A quantity or range of different things. Helps maintain the audiences interest and helps the choreographer to develop the dance. Contrasts in the use of space(open/closed) - force(smooth/sharp) and spatial designs(straight lines/ curves/zigzags)
glide
slap
Bob Fosse
variety
15. They codified many standard ballet rules still used today
paul taylor
bartenieff fundamentals
eversion
Beauchamps & Noverre
16. He established the first ballet school in France in the 1600s
simultaneous canons
King Louis XIV
social dance
reverance
17. The action of bending a joint or the action of decreasing the angle between two levers
flexion
hinge
transverse horizontal plane
tempo acceleration/deceleration
18. In order to relieve muscle tension - a dancer might engage in all but which of the following practices
cramp roll
gus giordano
master juba lane
pilates
19. Tap dancers that focus on design and dance aspect of tapping such as fred astaire - gene kelly and ann miller
first position
bartenieff fundamentals
broadway or show tap
flexion and extension
20. Feet separated shoulder width toes turned out arms: both extended open and held symmetrically out to the sides - hands between the shoulders and ribcage
kinesthetic awareness
syncopation
second position
martha graham
21. He was a star dancer with and controversial choerographer for Ballets Russes
isolated movement
assessing complex assignments
head whip
Nijinsky
22. To extend or stretch - pointing the toes
tendu
merce cunningham
stomp
Kinesthetics
23. These hollywood partners were famous for appearing in films that featured their supernaturally smooth ballroom and tap styles
canon
Luigi
tempo
fred astaire and ginger rogers
24. She brought the precursors of ballet to France in the 1500s
force/energy
Nijinsky
Catherine de Medici
george balanchine
25. This broadway and hollywood choreographer did the film version of west side story
turns at center
narrative
developpe
jerome robbins
26. More is added to the original movement
Kinesthetics
kinesphere
accumulation
ballet
27. A feeling of completion or wholeness in a dance achieved when all parts work well together.
abduction
time
third position
unity
28. Placing the entire foot on the floor with a weight change
head whip
stamp
telling a traditional story
a contact improvisation exercise
29. When a frappe` is performed - the accent is typically on the
incorporation
Principles of composition
extension of the working leg
Diaghilev
30. A structure of movement patterns in time; the pattern produced by emphasis and duration of notes in music.
paul taylor
gene kelly
unison
rhythm
31. 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.
contrast
float
bartenieff fundamentals
tendu
32. This employs mental visualization of carefull devised imagery with tactile input to enhance coordination of movement and adjust habitual posture and movement habits. if one can see efficient and aligned movement - one can achieve it
transitions
pilates
ideokinesis
extension
33. 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.
transverse horizontal plane
force/energy
King Louis XIV
sammy davis jr
34. Late modern dance technique that created dances without any attached historical - cultural or philosophical meanings
merce cunningham
alexander technique
Bob Fosse
interdisciplinary
35. She was the co-founder of denishawn - the first modern dance school
syncopation
stamp
ruth st. denis
matt mattox
36. Similar to the principles of visual art. Refers to the presence of unity - continuity (transitions) and variety (contrasts and repitition-patterns) in the choreography
modern dance
dab
Principles of composition
twyla tharp
37. The hip joint is a
erick hawkins
entrechat
punch
ball and socket joint
38. Intersects an upright standing body horizontally the table plane
transitions
a contact improvisation exercise
repetition
transverse horizontal plane
39. Forward brush followed by a backward brush
touch
shuffle
stamp
plie
40. He was the creator of legendary ballets for the Russian Imperial Theatre including the Nutcracker and Swan Lake
space
bartenieff fundamentals
Marius Petipa
melody
41. Refers to the length of time a movement takes - from initiation to completion
frontal plane
retrograde
time
extension
42. Dance movemnt that takes place at the same time across the whole group of dancers
eversion
flap
frontal plane
unison
43. This is a repeating pattern of stressed and unstressed beats in a piece of music
rhythm
brush/scuff
master juba lane
kinesthetic awareness
44. Observers would be unlikely to see contractions - releases - and isolations in which of the following dance forms?
projection
jump
ballet
endomorph
45. Multiple performers perform a movement in succession
narrative
canon
syncopation
flick
46. This is a repeated grouping of accented beats
snap
tap
meter
Giselle
47. This denishawn student - legendary dancer - and choreographer developed the graham technique
martha graham
balance
toe
dynamics
48. 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
petit allegro
flick
brush/scuff
hyperextension
49. 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
sagittal plane
incorporation
choreography
third position
50. Slow sustained movements that often incorporate developpes and balances such as penches
bartenieff fundamentals
degage
third position
adagio