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Dance Basics
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1. He is the father of ballet in American and the founder of the NY city Ballet
flap
extension
merce cunningham
George Balanchine
2. With which of the following styles of modern dance is Isadora Duncan associated?
augmentation/diminution
free dance
transition
vertically
3. Forward brush followed by a backward brush
stamp
syncopation
transitions
shuffle
4. He was a celebrated choreographer and the first male dance for the graham company
erick hawkins
pirouette
tempo
Catherine de Medici
5. Inward rotation; turning a limb inward - toward the front of the body
rhythm
inversion
genre
slash
6. Succession of tones set to a particular rhythm that serves as the voice in music
stamp
narrative
melody
snap
7. The intentional quality of the path taken by a body part or a body through space during a movement. direct or indirect
lester horton
space
jazz hands
transverse horizontal plane
8. Is the degree of the force of body weight introduced into a movement
erick hawkins
weight
stomp
martha graham
9. He was a turn of the century vaudeville hoofer who danced on broadway and in hollywood's shirley temple films
endomorph
bill bojangles robinson
matt mattox
jerome robbins
10. This broadway and hollywood performer and choreographer introduced African and caribbean dance styles
canon
rhythm
King Louis XIV
katherine dunham
11. Observers would be unlikely to see contractions - releases - and isolations in which of the following dance forms?
improvisation
press
kinesthetic awareness
ballet
12. He was a broadway and hollywood tap and jazz dancer - as well as a movie star
flow
bartenieff fundamentals
social dance
gene kelly
13. The original french form of classical ballet from Russia
wring
vaganova method
brush/scuff
jazz
14. When a frappe` is performed - the accent is typically on the
adduction
repetition
locomotion
extension of the working leg
15. The degree of ease or continuousness of a movement from initiation to completion
adductor magnus
body knowledge
flow
repetition
16. Late modern dance technique that created dances without any attached historical - cultural or philosophical meanings
partnering/group skills
merce cunningham
charles weidman
space
17. He was the co-founder of denishawn and the founder of jacob's pillow dance festival
simultaneous canons
pelvic thrusts
turns from corner
ted shawn
18. He was a broadway/hollywood hoofer and actor who ushered in the tap revival of the 1980s
gregory hines
extension of the working leg
extension
interdisciplinary
19. Intersects an upright standing body horizontally the table plane
tap dance
instrumentation
transverse horizontal plane
cholly atkins
20. Widespread hand posture where the fingers are extended strongly outward from the palm
george balanchine
martha graham
stamp
jazz hands
21. They codified many standard ballet rules still used today
frappe
Beauchamps & Noverre
weight
narrative
22. The movement is speeded up or slowed down
bill bojangles robinson
master juba lane
flick
tempo acceleration/deceleration
23. Modern jazz style that emphasizes agility in all areas
wring
choreography
matt mattox
frontal plane
24. If one were to eliminate the jumping elements from the combination which steps would be eliminated
instrumentation
coordinating lighting and sound cues
the changement and the sautes
inversion
25. Tendonitis is typically caused by
slap
overuse of a tendon
jerome robbins
flow
26. Four main movements in the pas de deux
developpe
bill bojangles robinson
master juba lane
promenade - turns - lifts - leaps
27. Celebrated teacher of jazz technique
the changement and the sautes
Catherine de Medici
transverse horizontal plane
matt mattox
28. Energy of movement expressed in varying intensities - accent and quality
biceps brachii - biceps femoris
dynamics
merce cunningham
promenade - turns - lifts - leaps
29. This is the speed at Which music is played.
tempo
second position
social dance
jack cole
30. Runs vertically from the front to the back of an upright standing body the wheel plane
vertically
unison
press
sagittal plane
31. Movement of a limb away from the midline of the body
force/energy
biceps brachii - biceps femoris
wring
abduction
32. This hollywood jazz and tap dancer popularized the practice of wearing pantyhose in place of stockings
developpe
tempo
ann miller
work
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.
contrast
force/energy
Luigi
kinesthetic awareness
34. Multiple performers perform a movement in succession
shape
Beauchamps & Noverre
canon
flap
35. Basic movements or short sequences are manipulated to create new but related movements
George Balanchine
motif and development
incorporation
instrumentation
36. When a movment phrase or section progresses to the next.
kinesphere
third position
variety
transition
37. The inability of dancers to maintain their spacing during a group sequence most likely indicates a lack of
tableau
bob fosse
kinesthetic awareness
George Balanchine
38. Visualized as running vertically cross the chest - shoulder to should - on an upright standing body. the door plane
ball change
grand allegro
frontal plane
doris humphrey and charles weidman
39. These brothers were famous in vaudeville - on the jazz circuit and in hollywood for their daring acrobatic style
hyperextension
harold and fayard nicholas
george balanchine
King Louis XIV
40. She was the co-founder of denishawn - the first modern dance school
locomotion
hop
3/4
ruth st. denis
41. In jazz dance - bending backward from the knees while maintaining a straight torso is called a
martha graham
hinge
body knowledge
inversion
42. 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.
time
frappe
Diaghilev
unison
43. The action of straightening a joint or the action of increasing the angle between tow levers
ball and socket joint
extension
flexion and extension
flow
44. He was the creator of legendary ballets for the Russian Imperial Theatre including the Nutcracker and Swan Lake
tap dance
narrative
bob fosse
Marius Petipa
45. In order to relieve muscle tension - a dancer might engage in all but which of the following practices
pilates
extension
float
gene kelly
46. The founder of the modern classical method of ballet
jack cole
angular oppositions
george balanchine
punch
47. A movement is made part of another movement
paul taylor
gus giordano
incorporation
flap
48. Modern dance technique that appears in the lateral T shape his dancers assume - a one-leg balance with the torso tilted off-center and the other leg extended to the side in a counterbalance
social dance
Bob Fosse
turns at center
lester horton
49. 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
frappe
isolated movement
improving flexibility
50. Which of the following is typically not a goal of ideokinesis
improving flexibility
Mikhail Fokine
hyperextension
ball and socket joint
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