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Dance Basics

Subjects : performing-arts, dance
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. She was a hollywood dancer who appeared in 42nd street and other films






2. Bending and straightening the knees






3. The movement is performed using a different body part






4. The founder of the modern classical method of ballet






5. Nonliteral choreography may have all but which of the following goals






6. Modern dance technique style that explores fall and recovery






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






8. Defined specifically as the volume at Which musical notes are played.






9. Which of the following ballets used music not composed by Tchaikovsky






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






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






12. Early modern dance composition - such as that of martha graham - was characterized by which of the following forms?






13. 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?






14. Kazua ohno and tatsumi hijikata developed






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






16. Which of the following tasks is the duty of a stage manager?






17. Reach space or personal space.






18. With which of the following styles of modern dance is Isadora Duncan associated?






19. Large jumps or leaps Which move the dancer across the floor - such as grandes jetes or tours jetes






20. A type of dance that concentrates of footwork and rhythm. This type of dance grew out of American popular dancing - with significant roots in African American - Irish and english clogging traditions.






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






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






23. 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






24. Of the following types of social dance listed below - which does not involve partnering?






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






26. Which of the following dance steps is most advanced? plie - degage - entrechat - tendu






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






28. Which of the following men is known for pioneering tap dance as a young man living in the Five Points neighborhood of NY city






29. Tendonitis is typically caused by






30. Sturdy body with strong dense musculature - lack of flexibility






31. Energy of movement expressed in varying intensities - accent and quality






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






33. Striking the floor with an immediate release; can be done with the heel or the ball of the foot






34. The original french form of classical ballet from Russia






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






36. When a movment phrase or section progresses to the next.






37. He established the first ballet school in France in the 1600s






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






39. A particular kind or style of dance - such as - ballet - jazz - modern - folk - tap - hip-hop - etc.






40. This denishawn dancer and broadway choreographer invented theater dance






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






42. Striking the floor with the tip of the foot - with or without a weight change






43. 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






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






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






46. Modern dance technique that involves a dramatic contraction and release - emphasizes weight moving into the floor and a spiral image for off-center or off-balance movement






47. To strike - striking the floor with the foot in a brushing movement






48. The ability of the dancer to present their body with confidence and the required energy to communicate movements clearly to an audience.






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






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