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Dance Basics

Subjects : performing-arts, dance
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Sturdy body with strong dense musculature - lack of flexibility






2. Slow sustained movements that often incorporate developpes and balances such as penches






3. The movement is performed using a different body part






4. Skills requiring cooperation -coordination and dependence - including imitation - lead and follow - echo - mirroring and call and response






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






6. The intentional quality of the path taken by a body part or a body through space during a movement. direct or indirect






7. Tendonitis is typically caused by






8. Bending and straightening the knees






9. Reach space or personal space.






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






11. A quantity or range of different things. Helps maintain the audiences interest and helps the choreographer to develop the dance. Contrasts in the use of space(open/closed) - force(smooth/sharp) and spatial designs(straight lines/ curves/zigzags)






12. All performers begin at the same time but at different starting points within the same phrase






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






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






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






16. Forward brush followed by a touch






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






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






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






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






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






22. Combination: sudden time/indirect space/strong weight






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






24. Movement created spontaneously - which ranges from freeform to highly structured environments - always including an element of chance.






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






26. A choreographer asks four dancers to perform different movements simultaneously. This is called a






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






28. A structure of movement patterns in time; the pattern produced by emphasis and duration of notes in music.






29. Modern dance technique that appears in the lateral T shape his dancers assume - a one-leg balance with the torso tilted off-center and the other leg extended to the side in a counterbalance






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






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






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






33. He was a broadway/hollywood hoofer and actor who ushered in the tap revival of the 1980s






34. 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.






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






36. Physics principles that govern motion - flow - and weight in time and space including: the law of gravity - balance and centrifugal force.






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






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






39. Kazua ohno and tatsumi hijikata developed






40. Movements are repeated






41. 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






42. Modern jazz style that is an exploratory style. mixes in ballet






43. 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






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






45. The degree of ease or continuousness of a movement from initiation to completion






46. They codified many standard ballet rules still used today






47. This involves placing the limbs into positions so that the resulting combination of angles is unusual.






48. Feet: heel of one foot against the big toe of the other foot - toes turned out arms. both arms extending overhead






49. 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






50. Modern jazz style that emphasizes agility in all areas