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Dance Basics

Subjects : performing-arts, dance
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1. For which of the following types of dance is a shoe with a small - soft heel traditionally worn






2. Movements are repeated






3. He is a new generation broadway/hollywood tap and hip hop dancer and choreographer






4. Slow port-de-bras and bow at the end of class to acknowledge gratitude to the teacher






5. Basic movements or short sequences are manipulated to create new but related movements






6. A form of Western classical dance that originated in the Renaissance courts of Europe. The dance form was formally codified by the time of King Louis XIV (mid-1600's) - Who was accomplished dancer - responsible for extensive notation as well as suppo






7. He is the father of ballet in American and the founder of the NY city Ballet






8. This is the speed at Which music is played.






9. 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.






10. Late modern dance technique developed through an effortless free flow technique that released tension in the body through an emphasis on weight - placement - impulse - immediacy and movement dynamics






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






12. They were the progenitors of modern dance






13. Observers would be unlikely to see contractions - releases - and isolations in which of the following dance forms?






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






15. Combination: sustained time/indirect space/lightweight






16. 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)






17. He was the first African american dancer to play to white audiences






18. 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.






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






20. These include pique - chaine - and similar turns that move the dancer across the floor






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






22. Movement of a limb toward the midline of the body






23. Combination: sustained time/direct space/strong weight






24. The orginal french form of classical ballet from italy






25. Four main movements in the pas de deux






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






27. 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.






28. 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






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






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






31. A piece of choreography or dance






32. In order to develop a dancer's endurance for a long performance - a teacher would recommend






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






34. The action of straightening a joint or the action of increasing the angle between tow levers






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






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






37. She was an award-winning choreographer of both broadway and hollywood jazz and modern dance






38. Outward rotation; turning a limb outward - toward the back of the body






39. To extend or stretch - pointing the toes






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






41. Jose Limon - Alvin Ailey - Paul Taylor - Katharine Dunham - Merce Cunningham expanded






42. 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






43. 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






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






45. Tap dance is known for making heavy use of which of the following types of rhythm?






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






47. 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.






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






49. 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.






50. Forward brush followed by a touch







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