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Dance Basics

Subjects : performing-arts, dance
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1. He was a legendary avant garde choreographer






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






3. Leaving the ground and landing on the same foot






4. She was a hollywood dancer who appeared in 42nd street and other films






5. Multiple performers perform the movement in the same way at the same time






6. In Laban's theory of effort (sometimes called movement dynamics) - which of the following qualities is not a dimension of effort?






7. Which of the following steps in tap dance would produce a total of four audible taps?






8. 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






9. He was a star dancer with and controversial choerographer for Ballets Russes






10. The movement is performed backwards






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






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






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






14. Similar to the principles of visual art. Refers to the presence of unity - continuity (transitions) and variety (contrasts and repitition-patterns) in the choreography






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






16. 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?






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






18. She brought the precursors of ballet to France in the 1500s






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






20. 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






21. Rounded body type.






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






23. In jazz dance - bending backward from the knees while maintaining a straight torso is called a






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






25. Placing the ball of the foot on the floor with a weight change






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






27. Intersects an upright standing body horizontally the table plane






28. Stretching of the foot along the floor - away from the standing leg






29. In Laban Movement Analysis the space in which a dancer's body is moving is called the






30. To extend or stretch - pointing the toes






31. This denishawn student - legendary dancer - and choreographer developed the graham technique






32. Forward brush followed by a touch






33. Forward brush followed by a step






34. Which of the following dance steps is most advanced? plie - degage - entrechat - tendu






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






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






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






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






39. The rhythmic pattern of the movements is varied






40. Phrasing may be determined by all but which of the following






41. Leaving the ground and landing on the other foot






42. Forward brush followed by a backward brush






43. A line along which a person or part of the person such as an arm or head - moves. Pathways can be linear - in circles - zigzags - etc.






44. Which of the following two muscles are used for flexion in dance?






45. 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






46. This denishawn dancer and broadway choreographer invented theater dance






47. A dance teacher would most likely suggest that a student practice Pilates exercises in order to






48. To develop or grow - drawing the working foot up the standing leg and then extending it outward






49. 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






50. He was the founder of Ballets Russes