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Dance Basics

Subjects : performing-arts, dance
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The degree of ease or continuousness of a movement from initiation to completion






2. The ability of the dancer to present their body with confidence and the required energy to communicate movements clearly to an audience.






3. Dance associated with a nationalistic purpose - usually performed today as surviving portion of a traditional celebration and done for social gatherings or as recreation






4. Modern jazz style that emphasizes agility in all areas






5. Two steps in sequence - one on each foot; the first step gets less weight than the second






6. A piece of choreography or dance






7. 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.






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






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






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






11. The movement is performed backwards






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






13. 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






14. A movement is made part of another movement






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






16. Bending and straightening the knees






17. 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.






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






19. 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.






20. Forward brush followed by a backward brush






21. Which of the following is typically not a goal of ideokinesis






22. He was a crippled dancer who created a therapeutic method that led to the development of standard jazz technique






23. Modern jazz style that is a therapeutic method - emphasizes fluidity - unbroken motion - balance - and smooth transitions.






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






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






26. 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)?






27. This focuses on recognizing habitual movement patterns and postures - as well as places of accumulated tension - and then altering patterns and postures to address associated problems. can help improve balance - muscular support and flexibility - coo






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






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






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






31. Which of the following movements can be performed en dedans






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






33. Tap dancers that focus on design and dance aspect of tapping such as fred astaire - gene kelly and ann miller






34. This duo became famous in the 1940s along with cab calloway they were part of the big band circuit - and they performed in hollywood






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






36. Combination: sudden time/indirect space/strong weight






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






38. Tendonitis is typically caused by






39. The term 'port des bras' refers to






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






41. 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






42. He was a legendary avant garde choreographer






43. He was a broadway - hollywood and las vegas dancer - singer and actor






44. Dance movemnt that takes place at the same time across the whole group of dancers






45. Tap dancers that are part of the jazz musical tradition such as bill bojangles robinson - sammy davis jr. - gregory hines and savion glover






46. The original french form of classical ballet from Russia






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






48. She was the co-founder of denishawn - the first modern dance school






49. The movement is speeded up or slowed down






50. 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