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Dance Basics

Subjects : performing-arts, dance
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1. 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.






2. Feet: separated shoulder width third position arms: arm corresponding with front foot in front of the torso as in first position - arm corresponding with back foot overhead as in fifth position






3. Modern dance technique that transformed everyday movement in to the absurd or dramatic






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






5. Early modern dance composition - such as that of martha graham - was characterized by which of the following forms?






6. 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






7. This is a repeated grouping of accented beats






8. He was the co-founder of denishawn and the founder of jacob's pillow dance festival






9. Late modern dance technique that draws from everyday gestures and movements such as sitting - crawling - rolling - walking - and running.






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






11. The movement is performed backwards






12. Tendonitis is typically caused by






13. He is the father of ballet in American and the founder of the NY city Ballet






14. These include pirouette and fouette turns - in which the dancer remains in one place on the floor






15. The pelvis is pressed forcefully forward






16. Forward brush followed by a step






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






18. A choreographer asks four dancers to perform different movements simultaneously. This is called a






19. Runs vertically from the front to the back of an upright standing body the wheel plane






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






21. Succession of tones set to a particular rhythm that serves as the voice in music






22. This denishawn student - legendary dancer - and choreographer developed the graham technique






23. This involves placing the limbs into positions so that the resulting combination of angles is unusual.






24. This celebrated teacher founded the jazz dance world congress






25. Lightly striking the floor in an outward sweeping motion (brush with ball - scuff with heel)






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






27. Movement of a limb away from the midline of the body






28. A form of physical movement progressing from one place to another. Walking - running - grapevine - galloping - leaping - jumping - hopping - skipping - sliding - etc.






29. Where is the apron of the stage located






30. These include pique - chaine - and similar turns that move the dancer across the floor






31. Leaving the ground and landing on the other foot






32. 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






33. 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.






34. He established the horton technique and was a longtime partner of bell lewitzky






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






36. In order to relieve muscle tension - a dancer might engage in all but which of the following practices






37. While executing a fouette turn (fouette en tournant) the dancer's working leg is engaged in






38. He was a turn of the century vaudeville hoofer who danced on broadway and in hollywood's shirley temple films






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






40. Feet: heel of one foot against the big toe of the other foot - toes turned out arms. both arms extending overhead






41. Which of the following is typically not a goal of ideokinesis






42. A position of the body in space - such as curved - straight - angular - twisted - symmetrical - asymmetrical - etc.






43. They codified many standard ballet rules still used today






44. What is the primary muscle that is stretched by reaching forward from a seated position and bending the upper torso as close to the floor as possible - while the legs are extended to the sides at roughly a 150 degree angle (straddle stretch)?






45. The original movement is the question and the new movement is the answer






46. The size of the movement is increased or decreased






47. Slow sustained movements that often incorporate developpes and balances such as penches






48. Which of the following steps in tap dance would produce a total of four audible taps?






49. Late modern dance technique that created dances without any attached historical - cultural or philosophical meanings






50. Which of the following two muscles are used for flexion in dance?