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Dance Basics

Subjects : performing-arts, dance
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The original french form of classical ballet from Russia






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






3. They codified many standard ballet rules still used today






4. A particular kind or style of dance - such as - ballet - jazz - modern - folk - tap - hip-hop - etc.






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






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






7. Bending and straightening the knees






8. More is added to the original movement






9. Lightly striking the floor in an outward sweeping motion (brush with ball - scuff with heel)






10. He was a broadway/hollywood hoofer and actor who ushered in the tap revival of the 1980s






11. 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






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






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






14. 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






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






16. The original movement is the question and the new movement is the answer






17. Dancers begin at different points in a phrase - fall into step as the phrase progresses - and end in unison






18. This broadway and hollywood choreographer did the film version of west side story






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






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. A structure of movement patterns in time; the pattern produced by emphasis and duration of notes in music.






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






23. A lean body with enhanced flexibility due to a lack of muscular strength






24. The sagittal plane divides the body






25. 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






26. These include pirouette and fouette turns - in which the dancer remains in one place on the floor






27. What is the meter in the waltz






28. For which of the following types of dance is a shoe with a small - soft heel traditionally worn






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






30. Loie Fuller - Isadora Duncan - Ruth St. Denis developed what kind of dance






31. In order to improve student's kinesthetic awareness and originality - a teacher might assign






32. Forward brush followed by a touch






33. They were the progenitors of modern dance






34. Runs vertically from the front to the back of an upright standing body the wheel plane






35. Awareness of one's body and its possibilities - capabilities and limitations






36. Of the following types of social dance listed below - which does not involve partnering?






37. To disengage - brushing foot thru tendu to slightly leave the ground






38. He established the first ballet school in France in the 1600s






39. Early modern dance composition - such as that of martha graham - was characterized by which of the following forms?






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






41. This is a repeated grouping of accented beats






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






43. Combination: sustained time/direct space/light weight






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






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






46. Succession of tones set to a particular rhythm that serves as the voice in music






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






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






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






50. These denishawn students produced the first modern dance performance and established the humphrey technique