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Dance Basics

Subjects : performing-arts, dance
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1. Leaving the ground and landing on the other foot






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






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






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






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






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






7. What is the primary muscle that is stretched by reaching forward from a seated position and bending the upper torso as close to the floor as possible - while the legs are extended to the sides at roughly a 150 degree angle (straddle stretch)?






8. The orginal french form of classical ballet from italy






9. 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)






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






11. When a movment phrase or section progresses to the next.






12. Intersects an upright standing body horizontally the table plane






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






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






15. The degree of ease or continuousness of a movement from initiation to completion






16. Rubrics are most effective for






17. While executing a fouette turn (fouette en tournant) the dancer's working leg is engaged in






18. Defined specifically as the volume at Which musical notes are played.






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






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






21. What is the meter in the waltz






22. He was the founder of Ballets Russes






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






24. Dance performed in a social setting; traditionally referred to as ballroom - but includes all popular social dances performed with or without partners






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






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






27. He was the choreographer for Ballets Russes






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






29. They were the progenitors of modern dance






30. A position of the body in space - such as curved - straight - angular - twisted - symmetrical - asymmetrical - etc.






31. An element of dance that refers to the immediate spherical space surrounding the body in all directions. Use of space includes shape - direction - pathway - range of movement and level of movment(Low - middle - high).






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






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






34. A form of physical movement progressing from one place to another. Walking - running - grapevine - galloping - leaping - jumping - hopping - skipping - sliding - etc.






35. 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






36. Slow sustained movements that often incorporate developpes and balances such as penches






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






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






39. The movement is performed backwards






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






41. Feet: heel of one foot against the big toe of the other foot - toes turned out arms. both arms extending overhead






42. 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






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






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






45. 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.






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






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






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






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






50. Movements are repeated







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