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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 speed of the music or dance
retrograde
tempo
harold and fayard nicholas
eversion
2. Intersects an upright standing body horizontally the table plane
choreography
george balanchine
turns from corner
transverse horizontal plane
3. Movement created spontaneously - which ranges from freeform to highly structured environments - always including an element of chance.
ball and socket joint
improvisation
ideokinesis
ballet
4. Reach space or personal space.
frappe
accumulation
incorporation
kinesphere
5. Four main movements in the pas de deux
developpe
choreography
loie fuller and isadora duncan
promenade - turns - lifts - leaps
6. Forward brush followed by a step
a contact improvisation exercise
cholly atkins and coles
flap
plie
7. For which of the following types of dance is a shoe with a small - soft heel traditionally worn
inversion
extension of the working leg
jazz
merce cunningham
8. The action of turning a ball-and-socket joint; circular movement around a central axis
rotation
modern dance
rhythm tap
instrumentation
9. 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.
jump
coordinating lighting and sound cues
contrast
modern dance
10. Placing the ball of the foot on the floor without a weight change
punch
improvisation
touch
frontal plane
11. A feeling of completion or wholeness in a dance achieved when all parts work well together.
unity
vertically
hinge
Bob Fosse
12. The size of the movement is increased or decreased
slash
tendu
lester horton
augmentation/diminution
13. The movement is performed backwards
retrograde
syncopation
tap
Diaghilev
14. Feet: heel of one foot against the big toe of the other foot - toes turned out arms. both arms extending overhead
tempo acceleration/deceleration
space
fred astaire and ginger rogers
fifth position
15. He was the choreographer for Ballets Russes
transition
doris humphrey
gregory hines
Mikhail Fokine
16. Defined specifically as the volume at Which musical notes are played.
jack cole
dynamics
extension of the working leg
pirouette
17. A choreographer asks four dancers to perform different movements simultaneously. This is called a
tableau
katherine dunham
meter
syncopation
18. He was a broadway/hollywood hoofer and actor who ushered in the tap revival of the 1980s
ted shawn
gregory hines
3/4
unison
19. 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
interdisciplinary
modern dance
Principles of composition
endomorph
20. He was the co-founder of denishawn and the founder of jacob's pillow dance festival
kinesthetic awareness
tendu
improving flexibility
ted shawn
21. Late modern dance technique that created dances without any attached historical - cultural or philosophical meanings
merce cunningham
bartenieff fundamentals
folk/traditional
incorporation
22. Placing the entire foot on the floor without a weight change
stomp
jazz dance
doris humphrey and charles weidman
gus giordano
23. Combination: sustained time/indirect space/strong weight
flick
pirouette
wring
choreography
24. Similar to the principles of visual art. Refers to the presence of unity - continuity (transitions) and variety (contrasts and repitition-patterns) in the choreography
Kinesthetics
Principles of composition
time
bill bojangles robinson
25. The term 'port des bras' refers to
movement of the arms
second position
narrative
ted shawn
26. Succession of tones set to a particular rhythm that serves as the voice in music
developpe
matt mattox
the changement and the sautes
melody
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
lester horton
master juba lane
ball and socket joint
the changement and the sautes
28. They codified many standard ballet rules still used today
Beauchamps & Noverre
Mikhail Fokine
kinesthetic awareness
modern dance
29. Dance movemnt that takes place at the same time across the whole group of dancers
pilates
unison
stamp
rhythm
30. He established the first ballet school in France in the 1600s
ballet
pelvic thrusts
King Louis XIV
tempo acceleration/deceleration
31. 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
work
bartenieff fundamentals
shuffle
modern dance
32. He was the founder of Ballets Russes
Diaghilev
space
loie fuller and isadora duncan
cholly atkins
33. In jazz dance - bending backward from the knees while maintaining a straight torso is called a
hinge
jack cole
hop
loie fuller and isadora duncan
34. 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.
axial movement
partnering/group skills
matt mattox
time
35. Placing the ball of the foot on the floor with a weight change
step
choreography
Diaghilev
kinesthetic awareness
36. Modern jazz style that is an exploratory style. mixes in ballet
lester horton
augmentation/diminution
adagio
gus giordano
37. In Laban's theory of effort (sometimes called movement dynamics) - which of the following qualities is not a dimension of effort?
folk/traditional
Mikhail Fokine
ideokinesis
Direction
38. The jazz dance choreography in the musical theater classics Chicago and Cabaret is the work of
kinesphere
ball and socket joint
Bob Fosse
a contact improvisation exercise
39. A lean body with enhanced flexibility due to a lack of muscular strength
axial movement
endomorph
hyperextension
fragmentation
40. Modern dance technique that transformed everyday movement in to the absurd or dramatic
3/4
charles weidman
grand allegro
glide
41. In Laban Movement Analysis the space in which a dancer's body is moving is called the
kinesphere
charles weidman
overuse of a tendon
Kinesthetics
42. Feet separated shoulder width toes turned out arms: both extended open and held symmetrically out to the sides - hands between the shoulders and ribcage
ballet
pathways
second position
erick hawkins
43. Tendonitis is typically caused by
matt mattox
cholly atkins and coles
overuse of a tendon
vertically
44. Early modern dance composition - such as that of martha graham - was characterized by which of the following forms?
head whip
ruth st. denis
narrative
jump
45. Dance marked by movement isolations and complex polyrhythms found in African American music such as - ragtime - jazz - spirituals - blues - work songs and is considered and American style of dance.
erick hawkins
cholly atkins
jazz dance
second position
46. To extend or stretch - pointing the toes
tendu
George Balanchine
Beauchamps & Noverre
stamp
47. She brought the precursors of ballet to France in the 1500s
Catherine de Medici
merce cunningham
accumulation
modern
48. Bending and straightening the knees
martha graham
repetition
plie
pathways
49. The rhythmic pattern of the movements is varied
movement of the arms
economic development
rhythm
space
50. Which of the following is typically not a goal of ideokinesis
gus giordano
canon
aerobic exercise
improving flexibility