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Dance Basics

Subjects : performing-arts, dance
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. This is a repeating pattern of stressed and unstressed beats in a piece of music






2. More is added to the original movement






3. The inability of dancers to maintain their spacing during a group sequence most likely indicates a lack of






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






5. Reach space or personal space.






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






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






8. Circle of the leg - tracing a half circle upon the ground using the toes






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






10. The size of the movement is increased or decreased






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






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






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






14. 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.






15. 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?






16. He was the founder of Ballets Russes






17. Combination: sustained time/indirect space/lightweight






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






19. This employs mental visualization of carefull devised imagery with tactile input to enhance coordination of movement and adjust habitual posture and movement habits. if one can see efficient and aligned movement - one can achieve it






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






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






22. Feet heel of one foot against the instep of the other foot toes turned out arms: arm corresponding with front foot overhead arem corresponding with back foot open to the side as in second position






23. The movement is performed backwards






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






25. He was a crippled dancer who created a therapeutic method that led to the development of standard jazz technique






26. This is a repeated grouping of accented beats






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






28. Modern dance technique that transformed everyday movement in to the absurd or dramatic






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






30. They codified many standard ballet rules still used today






31. Combination: sustained time/indirect space/strong weight






32. The action of bending a joint or the action of decreasing the angle between two levers






33. Tendonitis is typically caused by






34. Leaving the ground and landing on the same foot






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






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






37. Placing the ball of the foot on the floor without a weight change






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






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






40. Placing an accent on a normally weak beat






41. The movement is speeded up or slowed down






42. This denishawn dancer and broadway choreographer invented theater dance






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






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






45. Part of a movement is performed






46. Combination: sudden time/direct space/light weight






47. 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






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






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






50. Four main movements in the pas de deux