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Dance Basics
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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Sturdy body with strong dense musculature - lack of flexibility
projection
narrative
gene kelly
mesomorph
2. This is a kind of snap. the head is tossed or turned from a frontward orientation to the side.
head whip
twyla tharp
george balanchine
interdisciplinary
3. The action of bending a joint or the action of decreasing the angle between two levers
matt mattox
flexion
tempo
gus giordano
4. The ability of the dancer to present their body with confidence and the required energy to communicate movements clearly to an audience.
aerobic exercise
inversion
projection
petit allegro
5. Movement anchored to one spot by a pody part. Only the available space in any direction is used while the initial body contact is being maintained. Movement is organized around the axis of the body and is not designed to travel from one location to a
modern
loie fuller and isadora duncan
inversion
axial movement
6. Movement of a limb away from the midline of the body
syncopation
variety
abduction
tendu
7. A movement is made part of another movement
Principles of composition
extension of the working leg
incorporation
stomp
8. He was a legendary avant garde choreographer
cholly atkins
erick hawkins
merce cunningham
pirouette
9. Forward brush followed by a touch
slap
adagio
frappe
body knowledge
10. In order to develop a dancer's endurance for a long performance - a teacher would recommend
improving flexibility
aerobic exercise
axial movement
Beauchamps & Noverre
11. These hollywood partners were famous for appearing in films that featured their supernaturally smooth ballroom and tap styles
unison
time
broadway or show tap
fred astaire and ginger rogers
12. Runs vertically from the front to the back of an upright standing body the wheel plane
meter
modern
sagittal plane
inversion
13. Bending and straightening the knees
ball and socket joint
bob fosse
promenade - turns - lifts - leaps
plie
14. Multiple performers perform the movement in the same way at the same time
unison
space
cecchetti method
pilates
15. Slow port-de-bras and bow at the end of class to acknowledge gratitude to the teacher
gus giordano
projection
reverance
press
16. She was an award-winning choreographer of both broadway and hollywood jazz and modern dance
transitions
head whip
twyla tharp
second position
17. 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?
economic development
aerobic exercise
feldenkrais
instrumentation
18. Combination: sudden time/direct space/strong weight
punch
ideokinesis
sagittal plane
cramp roll
19. Placing the entire foot on the floor with a weight change
time
body knowledge
master juba lane
stamp
20. Which of the following movements can be performed en dedans
vertically
glide
pirouette
body knowledge
21. Energy of movement expressed in varying intensities - accent and quality
glide
dynamics
tendu
cholly atkins
22. Large jumps or leaps Which move the dancer across the floor - such as grandes jetes or tours jetes
ann miller
grand allegro
narrative
biceps brachii - biceps femoris
23. 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
modern dance
pelvic thrusts
Mikhail Fokine
lester horton
24. He was a broadway and hollywood tap and jazz dancer - as well as a movie star
gene kelly
Nijinsky
narrative
social dance
25. 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.
pathways
genre
press
kinesthetic awareness
26. To extend or stretch - pointing the toes
matt mattox
inversion
melody
tendu
27. A structure of movement patterns in time; the pattern produced by emphasis and duration of notes in music.
fragmentation
rhythm
gus giordano
head whip
28. Reach space or personal space.
pirouette
erick hawkins
kinesphere
gregory hines
29. This is the dynamic hitting of a positions
space
snap
instrumentation
abduction
30. This hollywood jazz and tap dancer popularized the practice of wearing pantyhose in place of stockings
Kinesthetics
toe
fragmentation
ann miller
31. He established the horton technique and was a longtime partner of bell lewitzky
mesomorph
pelvic thrusts
bob fosse
lester horton
32. He was a star dancer with and controversial choerographer for Ballets Russes
wring
feldenkrais
Nijinsky
adductor magnus
33. The rhythmic pattern of the movements is varied
rhythm
interdisciplinary
dab
frappe
34. Combination: sudden time/indirect space/light weight
extension
pilates
flick
fred astaire and ginger rogers
35. Dance performed in a social setting; traditionally referred to as ballroom - but includes all popular social dances performed with or without partners
transverse horizontal plane
frappe
interdisciplinary
social dance
36. Loie Fuller - Isadora Duncan - Ruth St. Denis developed what kind of dance
matt mattox
modern
Direction
promenade - turns - lifts - leaps
37. Kazua ohno and tatsumi hijikata developed
flick
folk/traditional
Butoh
extension of the working leg
38. A lean body with enhanced flexibility due to a lack of muscular strength
broadway or show tap
tap
transition
endomorph
39. 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
fourth position
folk/traditional
ideokinesis
40. He is a new generation broadway/hollywood tap and hip hop dancer and choreographer
reverance
savion glover
glide
press
41. Leaving the ground and landing on the same foot
petit allegro
gus giordano
hop
tendu
42. Tap dancers that are part of the jazz musical tradition such as bill bojangles robinson - sammy davis jr. - gregory hines and savion glover
shuffle
canon
rhythm
rhythm tap
43. Forward brush followed by a step
brush/scuff
charles weidman
flap
biceps brachii - biceps femoris
44. The action of straightening a joint or the action of increasing the angle between tow levers
extension
merce cunningham
harold and fayard nicholas
ballet
45. The original french form of classical ballet from Russia
pathways
vaganova method
transition
Kinesthetics
46. Multiple performers perform a movement in succession
coordinating lighting and sound cues
canon
doris humphrey and charles weidman
free dance
47. Modern jazz style that is a therapeutic method - emphasizes fluidity - unbroken motion - balance - and smooth transitions.
Luigi
transverse horizontal plane
frontal plane
fred astaire and ginger rogers
48. Phrasing may be determined by all but which of the following
press
space
transverse horizontal plane
jump
49. Asking students to research a non-western culture and perform a dance from that culture is an example of an _____ approach to learning
extension
cholly atkins
interdisciplinary
tempo
50. This is the speed at Which music is played.
modern dance
tempo
petit allegro
glide