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Dance Basics
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performing-arts
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dance
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Which of the following movements can be performed en dedans
jazz dance
george balanchine
Marius Petipa
pirouette
2. Combination: sustained time/indirect space/strong weight
press
aerobic exercise
wring
lester horton
3. 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
ectomorph
slap
weight
4. 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
tendu
hyperextension
Butoh
rhythm
5. Which of the following two muscles are used for flexion in dance?
biceps brachii - biceps femoris
Direction
Beauchamps & Noverre
turns from corner
6. These brothers were famous in vaudeville - on the jazz circuit and in hollywood for their daring acrobatic style
assessing complex assignments
tempo
harold and fayard nicholas
jazz
7. 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.
bill bojangles robinson
time
erick hawkins
fifth position
8. Multiple performers perform a movement in succession
master juba lane
transverse horizontal plane
canon
space
9. A form of physical movement progressing from one place to another. Walking - running - grapevine - galloping - leaping - jumping - hopping - skipping - sliding - etc.
cramp roll
locomotion
gus giordano
bill bojangles robinson
10. He was a crippled dancer who created a therapeutic method that led to the development of standard jazz technique
Luigi
bob fosse
body knowledge
polyrhythm
11. She brought the precursors of ballet to France in the 1500s
Catherine de Medici
master juba lane
modern
slap
12. The sagittal plane divides the body
vertically
ballet
kinesphere
flap
13. Modern jazz style that emphasizes agility in all areas
bill bojangles robinson
matt mattox
ball change
syncopation
14. Basic movements or short sequences are manipulated to create new but related movements
motif and development
flexion
ballet
transitions
15. An element of dance that refers to the immediate spherical space surrounding the body in all directions. Use of space includes shape - direction - pathway - range of movement and level of movment(Low - middle - high).
cholly atkins
space
snap
body knowledge
16. Celebrated teacher of jazz technique
fourth position
matt mattox
variety
press
17. A choreographer asks four dancers to perform different movements simultaneously. This is called a
master juba lane
first position
tableau
improving flexibility
18. Multiple performers perform the movement in the same way at the same time
tap
hyperextension
unison
pathways
19. Where is the apron of the stage located
Giselle
improving flexibility
transition
at the front
20. This involves placing the limbs into positions so that the resulting combination of angles is unusual.
adductor magnus
slap
punch
angular oppositions
21. Physics principles that govern motion - flow - and weight in time and space including: the law of gravity - balance and centrifugal force.
Kinesthetics
fragmentation
vertically
bill bojangles robinson
22. She was a hollywood dancer who appeared in 42nd street and other films
tap
body knowledge
ruby keeler
flexion and extension
23. These denishawn students produced the first modern dance performance and established the humphrey technique
entrechat
third position
doris humphrey and charles weidman
merce cunningham
24. Which of the following men is known for pioneering tap dance as a young man living in the Five Points neighborhood of NY city
abduction
master juba lane
third position
flap
25. He was the co-founder of denishawn and the founder of jacob's pillow dance festival
jazz
ted shawn
twyla tharp
flick
26. Combination: sudden time/direct space/strong weight
Giselle
matt mattox
punch
isolated movement
27. The degree of ease or continuousness of a movement from initiation to completion
flow
ideokinesis
syncopation
hinge
28. In Laban Movement Analysis the space in which a dancer's body is moving is called the
alexander technique
repetition
tempo
kinesphere
29. The original french form of classical ballet from Russia
extension
vaganova method
hinge
second position
30. This denishawn student - legendary dancer - and choreographer developed the graham technique
at the front
martha graham
doris humphrey
modern dance
31. Forward brush followed by a backward brush
shuffle
ruby keeler
George Balanchine
ball and socket joint
32. Which of the following ballets used music not composed by Tchaikovsky
reverance
improve muscle strength
Giselle
touch
33. To strike - striking the floor with the foot in a brushing movement
frappe
wring
bob fosse
martha graham
34. He was a legendary avant garde choreographer
merce cunningham
George Balanchine
step
Giselle
35. A particular kind or style of dance - such as - ballet - jazz - modern - folk - tap - hip-hop - etc.
george balanchine
savion glover
snap
genre
36. Late modern dance technique that created dances without any attached historical - cultural or philosophical meanings
frappe
george balanchine
accumulation
merce cunningham
37. She was the co-founder of denishawn - the first modern dance school
glide
ruth st. denis
charles weidman
economic development
38. Outward rotation; turning a limb outward - toward the back of the body
eversion
paul taylor
savion glover
broadway or show tap
39. The rhythmic pattern of the movements is varied
action/reaction
hinge
rhythm
cumulative canons
40. The term 'port des bras' refers to
simultaneous canons
flexion
ideokinesis
movement of the arms
41. Movement of a limb away from the midline of the body
entrechat
abduction
force/energy
turns from corner
42. The inability of dancers to maintain their spacing during a group sequence most likely indicates a lack of
promenade - turns - lifts - leaps
bartenieff fundamentals
adduction
kinesthetic awareness
43. To extend or stretch - pointing the toes
extension
transverse horizontal plane
tendu
martha graham
44. Energy of movement expressed in varying intensities - accent and quality
pirouette
Direction
dynamics
tempo
45. Combination: sudden time/direct space/light weight
lester horton
dab
cecchetti method
axial movement
46. 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)
jack cole
fifth position
assessing complex assignments
variety
47. Tap dancers that focus on design and dance aspect of tapping such as fred astaire - gene kelly and ann miller
merce cunningham
alexander technique
broadway or show tap
augmentation/diminution
48. Combination: sustained time/indirect space/lightweight
free dance
float
bob fosse
sagittal plane
49. Striking the floor with the tip of the foot - with or without a weight change
Beauchamps & Noverre
doris humphrey
polyrhythm
toe
50. The pelvis is pressed forcefully forward
fred astaire and ginger rogers
pelvic thrusts
telling a traditional story
genre