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Dance Basics

Subjects : performing-arts, dance
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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. To strike - striking the floor with the foot in a brushing movement






3. The movement is speeded up or slowed down






4. The speed of the music or dance






5. She was the co-founder of denishawn - the first modern dance school






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






7. Two steps in sequence - one on each foot; the first step gets less weight than the second






8. This is a repeated grouping of accented beats






9. The pelvis is pressed forcefully forward






10. This hollywood jazz and tap dancer popularized the practice of wearing pantyhose in place of stockings






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






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






13. 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.






14. Phrasing may be determined by all but which of the following






15. For which of the following types of dance is a shoe with a small - soft heel traditionally worn






16. 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






17. If one were to eliminate the jumping elements from the combination which steps would be eliminated






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






19. Forward brush followed by a step






20. He was a broadway and hollywood tap and jazz dancer - as well as a movie star






21. The term 'port des bras' refers to






22. This broadway and hollywood performer and choreographer introduced African and caribbean dance styles






23. Inward rotation; turning a limb inward - toward the front of the body






24. Multiple performers perform the movement in the same way at the same time






25. 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






26. Leaving the ground and landing on the same foot






27. He was a legendary avant garde choreographer






28. In Laban's theory of effort (sometimes called movement dynamics) - which of the following qualities is not a dimension of effort?






29. When a frappe` is performed - the accent is typically on the






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






31. The sagittal plane divides the body






32. Circle of the leg - tracing a half circle upon the ground using the toes






33. In jazz dance - bending backward from the knees while maintaining a straight torso is called a






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






35. Dance performed in a social setting; traditionally referred to as ballroom - but includes all popular social dances performed with or without partners






36. Awareness of one's body and its possibilities - capabilities and limitations






37. Feet separated shoulder width toes turned out arms: both extended open and held symmetrically out to the sides - hands between the shoulders and ribcage






38. Which of the following societal changes has probably had the least impact on the variety of dance styles that are performed in the US today?






39. Placing the entire foot on the floor with a weight change






40. The jazz dance choreography in the musical theater classics Chicago and Cabaret is the work of






41. Creation and composition of dances by arranging or inventing steps - movements - and pattern of movements.






42. Rounded body type.






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






44. Combination: sudden time/direct space/strong weight






45. Celebrated teacher of jazz technique






46. Feet heels touching toes turned out arms: both arms held in front of the torso hands at waist level






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






48. A state of equilibrium referring to the balance of weight or the spatial arrangement of bodies.






49. What is the meter in the waltz






50. Tap dancers that are part of the jazz musical tradition such as bill bojangles robinson - sammy davis jr. - gregory hines and savion glover