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Dance Basics
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. All performers begin at the same time but at different starting points within the same phrase
tempo
simultaneous canons
rhythm
syncopation
2. In order to relieve muscle tension - a dancer might engage in all but which of the following practices
pilates
gus giordano
master juba lane
narrative
3. The movement is performed backwards
retrograde
Kinesthetics
syncopation
weight
4. Which of the following men is known for pioneering tap dance as a young man living in the Five Points neighborhood of NY city
variety
wring
master juba lane
third position
5. A type of dance that began as a rebellion against steps and positions and values - Expressive and original or authentic movement. Alvin Ailey and Martha Graham
matt mattox
tempo
repetition
modern dance
6. Combination: sudden time/indirect space/light weight
pelvic thrusts
matt mattox
flick
repetition
7. He was a broadway and hollywood tap and jazz dancer - as well as a movie star
martha graham
developpe
martha graham
gene kelly
8. Intersects an upright standing body horizontally the table plane
transitions
transverse horizontal plane
meter
broadway or show tap
9. Feet: heel of one foot against the big toe of the other foot - toes turned out arms. both arms extending overhead
dab
fifth position
head whip
lester horton
10. Defined specifically as the volume at Which musical notes are played.
ideokinesis
dynamics
frappe
float
11. They codified many standard ballet rules still used today
frappe
matt mattox
tempo
Beauchamps & Noverre
12. This denishawn student - legendary dancer - and choreographer developed the graham technique
ectomorph
Nijinsky
martha graham
partnering/group skills
13. Feet heels touching toes turned out arms: both arms held in front of the torso hands at waist level
first position
at the front
adductor magnus
action/reaction
14. This is a kind of snap. the head is tossed or turned from a frontward orientation to the side.
head whip
dynamics
narrative
projection
15. Of the following types of social dance listed below - which does not involve partnering?
line dancing
abduction
dab
snap
16. If one were to eliminate the jumping elements from the combination which steps would be eliminated
vertically
alexander technique
the changement and the sautes
katherine dunham
17. In Laban's theory of effort (sometimes called movement dynamics) - which of the following qualities is not a dimension of effort?
Direction
syncopation
improve muscle strength
choreography
18. The inability of dancers to maintain their spacing during a group sequence most likely indicates a lack of
loie fuller and isadora duncan
kinesthetic awareness
tap
cholly atkins
19. Early modern dance composition - such as that of martha graham - was characterized by which of the following forms?
narrative
merce cunningham
adagio
ballet
20. To strike - striking the floor with the foot in a brushing movement
frappe
unison
modern dance
ectomorph
21. To disengage - brushing foot thru tendu to slightly leave the ground
degage
flexion
transverse horizontal plane
modern dance
22. Placing the ball of the foot on the floor without a weight change
flexion
touch
harold and fayard nicholas
head whip
23. He was a turn of the century vaudeville hoofer who danced on broadway and in hollywood's shirley temple films
bill bojangles robinson
rhythm tap
ballet
dab
24. Combination: sustained time/direct space/strong weight
matt mattox
improvisation
martha graham
press
25. He was a star dancer with and controversial choerographer for Ballets Russes
master juba lane
reverance
Nijinsky
Bob Fosse
26. Sturdy body with strong dense musculature - lack of flexibility
mesomorph
float
space
unity
27. Inward rotation; turning a limb inward - toward the front of the body
inversion
balance
matt mattox
line dancing
28. 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).
ectomorph
rhythm
space
Marius Petipa
29. In order to improve student's kinesthetic awareness and originality - a teacher might assign
fifth position
partnering/group skills
a contact improvisation exercise
Diaghilev
30. Modern jazz style that emphasizes agility in all areas
eversion
martha graham
simultaneous canons
matt mattox
31. Bending and straightening the knees
tableau
matt mattox
plie
vertically
32. Asking students to research a non-western culture and perform a dance from that culture is an example of an _____ approach to learning
extension
transverse horizontal plane
interdisciplinary
assessing complex assignments
33. Which of the following ballets used music not composed by Tchaikovsky
mesomorph
Giselle
Nijinsky
work
34. Tendonitis is typically caused by
work
inversion
paul taylor
overuse of a tendon
35. Tap dancers that focus on design and dance aspect of tapping such as fred astaire - gene kelly and ann miller
press
force/energy
slash
broadway or show tap
36. When a frappe` is performed - the accent is typically on the
touch
hyperextension
ted shawn
extension of the working leg
37. Modern dance technique style that explores fall and recovery
social dance
retrograde
doris humphrey
feldenkrais
38. Modern jazz style that is a therapeutic method - emphasizes fluidity - unbroken motion - balance - and smooth transitions.
toe
vaganova method
tap dance
Luigi
39. Which of the following is typically not a goal of ideokinesis
improving flexibility
movement of the arms
choreography
cholly atkins and coles
40. 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
doris humphrey and charles weidman
loie fuller and isadora duncan
jazz hands
hyperextension
41. She brought the precursors of ballet to France in the 1500s
Catherine de Medici
ruby keeler
first position
brush/scuff
42. Which of the following tasks is the duty of a stage manager?
hyperextension
erick hawkins
charles weidman
coordinating lighting and sound cues
43. He was a legendary avant garde choreographer
toe
jazz hands
polyrhythm
merce cunningham
44. Basic movements or short sequences are manipulated to create new but related movements
flexion and extension
sagittal plane
motif and development
adagio
45. The degree of ease or continuousness of a movement from initiation to completion
pelvic thrusts
first position
free dance
flow
46. He was the choreographer for Ballets Russes
space
Mikhail Fokine
tempo acceleration/deceleration
pelvic thrusts
47. The pelvis is pressed forcefully forward
eversion
rhythm tap
folk/traditional
pelvic thrusts
48. Kazua ohno and tatsumi hijikata developed
loie fuller and isadora duncan
flow
rhythm tap
Butoh
49. Striking the floor with the tip of the foot - with or without a weight change
press
contrast
frontal plane
toe
50. This is the speed at Which music is played.
the changement and the sautes
space
pelvic thrusts
tempo