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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. She was a hollywood dancer who appeared in 42nd street and other films
time
frontal plane
syncopation
ruby keeler
2. Bending and straightening the knees
variety
plie
pelvic thrusts
in all directions
3. The movement is performed using a different body part
vertically
jump
instrumentation
Diaghilev
4. The founder of the modern classical method of ballet
isolated movement
tap dance
extension of the working leg
george balanchine
5. Nonliteral choreography may have all but which of the following goals
telling a traditional story
jazz hands
biceps brachii - biceps femoris
tempo
6. Modern dance technique style that explores fall and recovery
balance
doris humphrey
overuse of a tendon
turns from corner
7. To develop or grow - drawing the working foot up the standing leg and then extending it outward
developpe
shape
line dancing
bartenieff fundamentals
8. Defined specifically as the volume at Which musical notes are played.
weight
Catherine de Medici
shape
dynamics
9. Which of the following ballets used music not composed by Tchaikovsky
gene kelly
dynamics
extension of the working leg
Giselle
10. Visualized as running vertically cross the chest - shoulder to should - on an upright standing body. the door plane
frontal plane
frappe
Luigi
syncopation
11. A form of physical movement progressing from one place to another. Walking - running - grapevine - galloping - leaping - jumping - hopping - skipping - sliding - etc.
projection
locomotion
pelvic thrusts
doris humphrey
12. Early modern dance composition - such as that of martha graham - was characterized by which of the following forms?
narrative
modern dance
fourth position
jerome robbins
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?
simultaneous canons
economic development
retrograde
ball change
14. Kazua ohno and tatsumi hijikata developed
pelvic thrusts
Butoh
space
glide
15. Dance movemnt that takes place at the same time across the whole group of dancers
ann miller
jazz hands
unison
dab
16. Which of the following tasks is the duty of a stage manager?
Butoh
retrograde
narrative
coordinating lighting and sound cues
17. Reach space or personal space.
tap
balance
kinesphere
savion glover
18. With which of the following styles of modern dance is Isadora Duncan associated?
free dance
alexander technique
tempo
transverse horizontal plane
19. Large jumps or leaps Which move the dancer across the floor - such as grandes jetes or tours jetes
stamp
degage
Nijinsky
grand allegro
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.
tap dance
tempo
Mikhail Fokine
toe
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
biceps brachii - biceps femoris
kinesthetic awareness
extension of the working leg
second position
22. When a frappe` is performed - the accent is typically on the
extension of the working leg
ruth st. denis
unison
turns at center
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
erick hawkins
gus giordano
feldenkrais
hinge
24. Of the following types of social dance listed below - which does not involve partnering?
polyrhythm
Beauchamps & Noverre
line dancing
hyperextension
25. He was a broadway and hollywood tap and jazz dancer - as well as a movie star
erick hawkins
gene kelly
glide
harold and fayard nicholas
26. Which of the following dance steps is most advanced? plie - degage - entrechat - tendu
entrechat
modern dance
folk/traditional
first position
27. He was a turn of the century vaudeville hoofer who danced on broadway and in hollywood's shirley temple films
vaganova method
plie
snap
bill bojangles robinson
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
jazz hands
master juba lane
Butoh
pilates
29. Tendonitis is typically caused by
turns from corner
overuse of a tendon
first position
ballet
30. Sturdy body with strong dense musculature - lack of flexibility
pathways
mesomorph
alexander technique
paul taylor
31. Energy of movement expressed in varying intensities - accent and quality
transverse horizontal plane
in all directions
Catherine de Medici
dynamics
32. In order to relieve muscle tension - a dancer might engage in all but which of the following practices
extension of the working leg
gus giordano
pilates
shuffle
33. Striking the floor with an immediate release; can be done with the heel or the ball of the foot
merce cunningham
narrative
tap
petit allegro
34. The original french form of classical ballet from Russia
pelvic thrusts
vaganova method
Kinesthetics
Direction
35. Widespread hand posture where the fingers are extended strongly outward from the palm
unison
jazz hands
slap
3/4
36. When a movment phrase or section progresses to the next.
transition
flap
Butoh
Giselle
37. He established the first ballet school in France in the 1600s
mesomorph
King Louis XIV
3/4
george balanchine
38. Creation and composition of dances by arranging or inventing steps - movements - and pattern of movements.
Diaghilev
tap dance
economic development
choreography
39. A particular kind or style of dance - such as - ballet - jazz - modern - folk - tap - hip-hop - etc.
flick
coordinating lighting and sound cues
genre
frappe
40. This denishawn dancer and broadway choreographer invented theater dance
rhythm tap
time
jack cole
doris humphrey
41. Combination: sudden time/indirect space/light weight
tempo acceleration/deceleration
King Louis XIV
flick
variety
42. Striking the floor with the tip of the foot - with or without a weight change
jazz hands
toe
hyperextension
second position
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
choreography
modern dance
adagio
kinesthetic awareness
44. Which of the following movements can be performed en dedans
pathways
pirouette
space
degage
45. In Laban Movement Analysis the space in which a dancer's body is moving is called the
tendu
Catherine de Medici
kinesphere
repetition
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
ruth st. denis
tempo acceleration/deceleration
martha graham
pirouette
47. To strike - striking the floor with the foot in a brushing movement
lester horton
matt mattox
frappe
transition
48. The ability of the dancer to present their body with confidence and the required energy to communicate movements clearly to an audience.
degage
cholly atkins
projection
choreography
49. Inward rotation; turning a limb inward - toward the front of the body
kinesphere
glide
cecchetti method
inversion
50. Which of the following is typically not a goal of ideokinesis
fragmentation
Mikhail Fokine
improving flexibility
fred astaire and ginger rogers