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Dance Basics
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performing-arts
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dance
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. He was a turn of the century vaudeville hoofer who danced on broadway and in hollywood's shirley temple films
bill bojangles robinson
rhythm tap
tempo
toe
2. The original movement is the question and the new movement is the answer
a contact improvisation exercise
flap
action/reaction
fifth position
3. Defined specifically as the volume at Which musical notes are played.
aerobic exercise
charles weidman
dynamics
first position
4. Leaving the ground and landing on the other foot
tendu
Marius Petipa
cecchetti method
jump
5. Combination: sudden time/direct space/light weight
dab
merce cunningham
ball change
time
6. Intersects an upright standing body horizontally the table plane
at the front
transverse horizontal plane
george balanchine
economic development
7. Phrasing may be determined by all but which of the following
tempo
motif and development
economic development
space
8. 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.
paul taylor
tap dance
syncopation
axial movement
9. This is a repeating pattern of stressed and unstressed beats in a piece of music
snap
paul taylor
inversion
rhythm
10. A piece of choreography or dance
genre
float
sagittal plane
work
11. 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
doris humphrey
ballet
pelvic thrusts
hyperextension
12. If a ballet step such as grand battement is performed en croix - this means
dynamics
ballet
space
in all directions
13. This duo became famous in the 1940s along with cab calloway they were part of the big band circuit - and they performed in hollywood
space
cholly atkins and coles
turns at center
kinesthetic awareness
14. Energy of movement expressed in varying intensities - accent and quality
jack cole
unity
dynamics
tap
15. Sturdy body with strong dense musculature - lack of flexibility
mesomorph
merce cunningham
adagio
toe
16. A position of the body in space - such as curved - straight - angular - twisted - symmetrical - asymmetrical - etc.
Marius Petipa
eversion
rotation
shape
17. Which of the following two muscles are used for flexion in dance?
biceps brachii - biceps femoris
improve muscle strength
dynamics
glide
18. Modern jazz style that is a therapeutic method - emphasizes fluidity - unbroken motion - balance - and smooth transitions.
Luigi
axial movement
pirouette
matt mattox
19. When a frappe` is performed - the accent is typically on the
extension of the working leg
pirouette
repetition
movement of the arms
20. The action of turning a ball-and-socket joint; circular movement around a central axis
Kinesthetics
in all directions
matt mattox
rotation
21. They codified many standard ballet rules still used today
touch
syncopation
Beauchamps & Noverre
sagittal plane
22. This legendary tap dance partner of charles hone coles also worked as a choreographer for artists with the motown record label
cholly atkins
Marius Petipa
improving flexibility
canon
23. This denishawn dancer and broadway choreographer invented theater dance
wring
transverse horizontal plane
vertically
jack cole
24. This broadway and hollywood choreographer did the film version of west side story
broadway or show tap
modern
flick
jerome robbins
25. 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
Catherine de Medici
adductor magnus
pelvic thrusts
bartenieff fundamentals
26. Runs vertically from the front to the back of an upright standing body the wheel plane
modern
gus giordano
sagittal plane
projection
27. 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
transverse horizontal plane
ideokinesis
Principles of composition
snap
28. 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
promenade - turns - lifts - leaps
rhythm
alexander technique
improving flexibility
29. A dance teacher would most likely suggest that a student practice Pilates exercises in order to
fred astaire and ginger rogers
adagio
reverance
improve muscle strength
30. He was a star dancer with and controversial choerographer for Ballets Russes
tap dance
ann miller
frontal plane
Nijinsky
31. Late modern dance technique that draws from everyday gestures and movements such as sitting - crawling - rolling - walking - and running.
lester horton
paul taylor
Catherine de Medici
King Louis XIV
32. 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.
hyperextension
contrast
bill bojangles robinson
ideokinesis
33. 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
repetition
motif and development
modern dance
master juba lane
34. An element of dance characterized by the release of potential energy into kinetic energy. It utilizes body weight - reveals the effects of gravity on the body - is projected into space - and affects emotional and spatial relationships and intentions.
social dance
transition
touch
force/energy
35. He is the father of ballet in American and the founder of the NY city Ballet
assessing complex assignments
kinesphere
George Balanchine
Luigi
36. Combination: sudden time/indirect space/strong weight
hyperextension
tempo acceleration/deceleration
slash
King Louis XIV
37. Loie Fuller - Isadora Duncan - Ruth St. Denis developed what kind of dance
modern
in all directions
entrechat
movement of the arms
38. The original french form of classical ballet from Russia
twyla tharp
rhythm
vaganova method
savion glover
39. He is a new generation broadway/hollywood tap and hip hop dancer and choreographer
slash
gus giordano
savion glover
erick hawkins
40. This hollywood jazz and tap dancer popularized the practice of wearing pantyhose in place of stockings
frontal plane
ann miller
syncopation
flexion and extension
41. Combination: sudden time/direct space/strong weight
punch
choreography
incorporation
Catherine de Medici
42. A form of physical movement progressing from one place to another. Walking - running - grapevine - galloping - leaping - jumping - hopping - skipping - sliding - etc.
locomotion
choreography
contrast
harold and fayard nicholas
43. He was the creator of legendary ballets for the Russian Imperial Theatre including the Nutcracker and Swan Lake
loie fuller and isadora duncan
space
polyrhythm
Marius Petipa
44. Skills requiring cooperation -coordination and dependence - including imitation - lead and follow - echo - mirroring and call and response
partnering/group skills
feldenkrais
ball and socket joint
tempo acceleration/deceleration
45. This denishawn student - legendary dancer - and choreographer developed the graham technique
modern dance
toe
flap
martha graham
46. In Laban Movement Analysis the space in which a dancer's body is moving is called the
angular oppositions
unison
kinesphere
aerobic exercise
47. Movement of a limb away from the midline of the body
cramp roll
abduction
aerobic exercise
mesomorph
48. Similar to the principles of visual art. Refers to the presence of unity - continuity (transitions) and variety (contrasts and repitition-patterns) in the choreography
Principles of composition
motif and development
Giselle
genre
49. The rhythmic pattern of the movements is varied
head whip
3/4
rhythm
lester horton
50. These hollywood partners were famous for appearing in films that featured their supernaturally smooth ballroom and tap styles
extension
tempo
biceps brachii - biceps femoris
fred astaire and ginger rogers