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Dance Basics

Subjects : performing-arts, dance
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Combination: sudden time/indirect space/strong weight






2. Forward brush followed by a backward brush






3. This is the speed at Which music is played.






4. These denishawn students produced the first modern dance performance and established the humphrey technique






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






6. Movements are repeated






7. 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






8. This broadway and hollywood choreographer did the film version of west side story






9. Feet: separated shoulder width third position arms: arm corresponding with front foot in front of the torso as in first position - arm corresponding with back foot overhead as in fifth position






10. This celebrated teacher founded the jazz dance world congress






11. Widespread hand posture where the fingers are extended strongly outward from the palm






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






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






14. Jose Limon - Alvin Ailey - Paul Taylor - Katharine Dunham - Merce Cunningham expanded






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






16. These hollywood partners were famous for appearing in films that featured their supernaturally smooth ballroom and tap styles






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






18. Four main movements in the pas de deux






19. Combination: sudden time/indirect space/light weight






20. Visualized as running vertically cross the chest - shoulder to should - on an upright standing body. the door plane






21. The movement is performed using a different body part






22. Asking students to research a non-western culture and perform a dance from that culture is an example of an _____ approach to learning






23. Bending and straightening the knees






24. She was a hollywood dancer who appeared in 42nd street and other films






25. Small - quick jumps in place such as changements - temps leves - and assembles






26. Refers to simple - multiple - and different rhythm patterns played at the same time.






27. He was a turn of the century vaudeville hoofer who danced on broadway and in hollywood's shirley temple films






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






29. Combination: sustained time/direct space/strong weight






30. This legendary tap dance partner of charles hone coles also worked as a choreographer for artists with the motown record label






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






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






33. The term 'port des bras' refers to






34. Which of the following two muscles are used for flexion in dance?






35. More is added to the original movement






36. This duo became famous in the 1940s along with cab calloway they were part of the big band circuit - and they performed in hollywood






37. Based on laban movement analysis - this practice encourages a deepened awareness of the connections between mind - body - movement - and internal and external environments to enhance mobility and function






38. They codified many standard ballet rules still used today






39. A piece of choreography or dance






40. In order to improve student's kinesthetic awareness and originality - a teacher might assign






41. He was the creator of legendary ballets for the Russian Imperial Theatre including the Nutcracker and Swan Lake






42. Which of the following is typically not a goal of ideokinesis






43. In Laban Movement Analysis the space in which a dancer's body is moving is called the






44. Multiple performers perform a movement in succession






45. Which of the following movements can be performed en dedans






46. Dance movemnt that takes place at the same time across the whole group of dancers






47. Tap dancers that focus on design and dance aspect of tapping such as fred astaire - gene kelly and ann miller






48. 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






49. This is a repeating pattern of stressed and unstressed beats in a piece of music






50. To develop or grow - drawing the working foot up the standing leg and then extending it outward