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Dance Basics
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Subjects
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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. Movement of a limb away from the midline of the body
adductor magnus
abduction
frappe
adagio
2. He was the first African american dancer to play to white audiences
force/energy
matt mattox
master juba lane
tableau
3. Celebrated teacher of jazz technique
stamp
Nijinsky
accumulation
matt mattox
4. He was the choreographer for Ballets Russes
space
modern dance
Mikhail Fokine
biceps brachii - biceps femoris
5. 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
broadway or show tap
martha graham
partnering/group skills
6. Tendonitis is typically caused by
improve muscle strength
improvisation
overuse of a tendon
rhythm
7. Rounded body type.
wring
jazz
snap
ectomorph
8. This is the speed at Which music is played.
gregory hines
tendu
tempo
bartenieff fundamentals
9. The size of the movement is increased or decreased
telling a traditional story
inversion
augmentation/diminution
space
10. They were the progenitors of modern dance
at the front
slash
loie fuller and isadora duncan
Luigi
11. A lean body with enhanced flexibility due to a lack of muscular strength
endomorph
adductor magnus
Luigi
savion glover
12. Tap dance is known for making heavy use of which of the following types of rhythm?
syncopation
space
meter
loie fuller and isadora duncan
13. The movement is speeded up or slowed down
tempo acceleration/deceleration
erick hawkins
fragmentation
dab
14. Which of the following two muscles are used for flexion in dance?
pathways
biceps brachii - biceps femoris
sammy davis jr
free dance
15. Modern dance technique that involves a dramatic contraction and release - emphasizes weight moving into the floor and a spiral image for off-center or off-balance movement
martha graham
unity
folk/traditional
King Louis XIV
16. Lightly striking the floor in an outward sweeping motion (brush with ball - scuff with heel)
jazz dance
rotation
King Louis XIV
brush/scuff
17. The hip joint is a
degage
eversion
ball and socket joint
flexion
18. Inward rotation; turning a limb inward - toward the front of the body
choreography
inversion
aerobic exercise
plie
19. Nonliteral choreography may have all but which of the following goals
cramp roll
telling a traditional story
fourth position
ball change
20. 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
martha graham
erick hawkins
ideokinesis
free dance
21. Combination: sudden time/direct space/strong weight
george balanchine
bill bojangles robinson
punch
hop
22. Succession of tones set to a particular rhythm that serves as the voice in music
cholly atkins and coles
melody
alexander technique
space
23. Combination: sustained time/direct space/light weight
economic development
glide
ted shawn
slap
24. The movement is performed using a different body part
cumulative canons
force/energy
tap
instrumentation
25. When a frappe` is performed - the accent is typically on the
modern
extension of the working leg
Diaghilev
projection
26. Jose Limon - Alvin Ailey - Paul Taylor - Katharine Dunham - Merce Cunningham expanded
modern dance
dab
pilates
inversion
27. He was a crippled dancer who created a therapeutic method that led to the development of standard jazz technique
dynamics
matt mattox
charles weidman
Luigi
28. The original french form of classical ballet from Russia
projection
wring
grand allegro
vaganova method
29. While executing a fouette turn (fouette en tournant) the dancer's working leg is engaged in
martha graham
aerobic exercise
flexion and extension
merce cunningham
30. He established the first ballet school in France in the 1600s
katherine dunham
King Louis XIV
gene kelly
glide
31. The rhythmic pattern of the movements is varied
brush/scuff
rhythm
grand allegro
punch
32. Small - quick jumps in place such as changements - temps leves - and assembles
transverse horizontal plane
petit allegro
modern dance
fifth position
33. A form of Western classical dance that originated in the Renaissance courts of Europe. The dance form was formally codified by the time of King Louis XIV (mid-1600's) - Who was accomplished dancer - responsible for extensive notation as well as suppo
transitions
ballet
abduction
turns from corner
34. 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.
narrative
force/energy
time
contrast
35. Multiple performers perform the movement in the same way at the same time
a contact improvisation exercise
Giselle
unison
melody
36. Modern jazz style that emphasizes agility in all areas
pathways
flick
matt mattox
Luigi
37. The degree of ease or continuousness of a movement from initiation to completion
dynamics
flow
brush/scuff
modern dance
38. For which of the following types of dance is a shoe with a small - soft heel traditionally worn
jazz
work
syncopation
Butoh
39. Outward rotation; turning a limb outward - toward the back of the body
rhythm
free dance
eversion
Luigi
40. Intersects an upright standing body horizontally the table plane
folk/traditional
kinesphere
gregory hines
transverse horizontal plane
41. What is the meter in the waltz
matt mattox
3/4
assessing complex assignments
retrograde
42. A dance teacher would most likely suggest that a student practice Pilates exercises in order to
adduction
improve muscle strength
ideokinesis
cramp roll
43. Modern jazz style that is an exploratory style. mixes in ballet
gus giordano
matt mattox
adductor magnus
time
44. 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
Nijinsky
feldenkrais
jazz hands
narrative
45. Combination: sudden time/indirect space/light weight
social dance
flick
transitions
Kinesthetics
46. Asking students to research a non-western culture and perform a dance from that culture is an example of an _____ approach to learning
head whip
repetition
interdisciplinary
bartenieff fundamentals
47. The founder of the modern classical method of ballet
force/energy
cumulative canons
Bob Fosse
george balanchine
48. Placing the entire foot on the floor without a weight change
plie
stomp
mesomorph
locomotion
49. Combination: sudden time/indirect space/strong weight
George Balanchine
kinesphere
abduction
slash
50. Movements are repeated
repetition
glide
ideokinesis
rond de jambe