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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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1. 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
ruby keeler
aerobic exercise
interdisciplinary
2. The term 'port des bras' refers to
ted shawn
feldenkrais
erick hawkins
movement of the arms
3. Placing the ball of the foot on the floor with a weight change
Nijinsky
retrograde
eversion
step
4. A choreographer asks four dancers to perform different movements simultaneously. This is called a
george balanchine
syncopation
tableau
dynamics
5. Slow sustained movements that often incorporate developpes and balances such as penches
biceps brachii - biceps femoris
overuse of a tendon
adagio
bill bojangles robinson
6. A form of Western classical dance that originated in the Renaissance courts of Europe. The dance form was formally codified by the time of King Louis XIV (mid-1600's) - Who was accomplished dancer - responsible for extensive notation as well as suppo
action/reaction
ball and socket joint
ballet
coordinating lighting and sound cues
7. This celebrated teacher founded the jazz dance world congress
master juba lane
repetition
entrechat
gus giordano
8. The size of the movement is increased or decreased
augmentation/diminution
melody
twyla tharp
martha graham
9. 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
sagittal plane
cecchetti method
paul taylor
10. Asking students to research a non-western culture and perform a dance from that culture is an example of an _____ approach to learning
the changement and the sautes
interdisciplinary
erick hawkins
adductor magnus
11. This is a repeated grouping of accented beats
Luigi
Marius Petipa
erick hawkins
meter
12. A dance teacher would most likely suggest that a student practice Pilates exercises in order to
improve muscle strength
george balanchine
cholly atkins and coles
Bob Fosse
13. He was a celebrated choreographer and the first male dance for the graham company
erick hawkins
fragmentation
inversion
Bob Fosse
14. Outward rotation; turning a limb outward - toward the back of the body
jazz dance
eversion
hop
rhythm
15. Lightly striking the floor in an outward sweeping motion (brush with ball - scuff with heel)
narrative
promenade - turns - lifts - leaps
angular oppositions
brush/scuff
16. 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.
syncopation
jack cole
force/energy
ruth st. denis
17. In Laban Movement Analysis the space in which a dancer's body is moving is called the
tap
Beauchamps & Noverre
kinesphere
modern dance
18. This focuses on recognizing habitual movement patterns and postures - as well as places of accumulated tension - and then altering patterns and postures to address associated problems. can help improve balance - muscular support and flexibility - coo
tendu
alexander technique
canon
narrative
19. The sagittal plane divides the body
vertically
fred astaire and ginger rogers
eversion
alexander technique
20. These denishawn students produced the first modern dance performance and established the humphrey technique
tableau
canon
doris humphrey and charles weidman
extension of the working leg
21. When a frappe` is performed - the accent is typically on the
extension of the working leg
fred astaire and ginger rogers
modern dance
third position
22. A piece of choreography or dance
work
adductor magnus
genre
Luigi
23. Where is the apron of the stage located
at the front
hinge
improving flexibility
cholly atkins and coles
24. 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
space
feldenkrais
head whip
augmentation/diminution
25. 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
folk/traditional
ballet
erick hawkins
Bob Fosse
26. Tap dancers that focus on design and dance aspect of tapping such as fred astaire - gene kelly and ann miller
broadway or show tap
feldenkrais
pilates
instrumentation
27. He was the creator of legendary ballets for the Russian Imperial Theatre including the Nutcracker and Swan Lake
shuffle
motif and development
Marius Petipa
transitions
28. Which of the following two muscles are used for flexion in dance?
reverance
isolated movement
biceps brachii - biceps femoris
syncopation
29. Placing an accent on a normally weak beat
syncopation
vertically
Marius Petipa
Principles of composition
30. The movement is performed backwards
unison
feldenkrais
retrograde
flick
31. Part of a movement is performed
fragmentation
broadway or show tap
force/energy
paul taylor
32. Large jumps or leaps Which move the dancer across the floor - such as grandes jetes or tours jetes
brush/scuff
ted shawn
grand allegro
entrechat
33. He was a broadway - hollywood and las vegas dancer - singer and actor
ann miller
weight
developpe
sammy davis jr
34. He established the first ballet school in France in the 1600s
economic development
erick hawkins
ballet
King Louis XIV
35. When a movment phrase or section progresses to the next.
hop
modern dance
transition
axial movement
36. 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)?
ruth st. denis
telling a traditional story
instrumentation
adductor magnus
37. Dance performed in a social setting; traditionally referred to as ballroom - but includes all popular social dances performed with or without partners
George Balanchine
brush/scuff
overuse of a tendon
social dance
38. He was a legendary avant garde choreographer
float
merce cunningham
modern dance
body knowledge
39. The founder of the modern classical method of ballet
axial movement
george balanchine
instrumentation
katherine dunham
40. Is the degree of the force of body weight introduced into a movement
float
tendu
modern
weight
41. Placing the entire foot on the floor without a weight change
stomp
interdisciplinary
ectomorph
brush/scuff
42. Which of the following ballets used music not composed by Tchaikovsky
body knowledge
modern dance
second position
Giselle
43. Feet: heel of one foot against the big toe of the other foot - toes turned out arms. both arms extending overhead
fifth position
gregory hines
ted shawn
modern
44. A particular kind or style of dance - such as - ballet - jazz - modern - folk - tap - hip-hop - etc.
promenade - turns - lifts - leaps
flap
genre
ball change
45. Sturdy body with strong dense musculature - lack of flexibility
Giselle
harold and fayard nicholas
flick
mesomorph
46. All performers begin at the same time but at different starting points within the same phrase
simultaneous canons
work
charles weidman
extension
47. While executing a fouette turn (fouette en tournant) the dancer's working leg is engaged in
cecchetti method
alexander technique
flexion and extension
pelvic thrusts
48. Combination: sustained time/indirect space/lightweight
press
unity
george balanchine
float
49. Multiple performers perform the movement in the same way at the same time
promenade - turns - lifts - leaps
transverse horizontal plane
unison
third position
50. Placing the entire foot on the floor with a weight change
stamp
Diaghilev
rotation
syncopation