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Dance Basics

Subjects : performing-arts, dance
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1. Which of the following men is known for pioneering tap dance as a young man living in the Five Points neighborhood of NY city






2. He established the horton technique and was a longtime partner of bell lewitzky






3. 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






4. Movements are repeated






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






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






7. Four main movements in the pas de deux






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






9. The rhythmic pattern of the movements is varied






10. Placing the entire foot on the floor without a weight change






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






12. Widespread hand posture where the fingers are extended strongly outward from the palm






13. The movement is speeded up or slowed down






14. Feet heels touching toes turned out arms: both arms held in front of the torso hands at waist level






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






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






17. Refers to simple - multiple - and different rhythm patterns played at the same time.






18. This celebrated teacher founded the jazz dance world congress






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






20. Forward brush followed by a backward brush






21. 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.






22. The size of the movement is increased or decreased






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






24. The speed of the music or dance






25. Tendonitis is typically caused by






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






27. 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).






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






29. To strike - striking the floor with the foot in a brushing movement






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






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






32. Leaving the ground and landing on the same foot






33. A choreographer asks four dancers to perform different movements simultaneously. This is called a






34. These hollywood partners were famous for appearing in films that featured their supernaturally smooth ballroom and tap styles






35. He was the first African american dancer to play to white audiences






36. More is added to the original movement






37. Rounded body type.






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






39. The hip joint is a






40. The action of turning a ball-and-socket joint; circular movement around a central axis






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






42. A state of equilibrium referring to the balance of weight or the spatial arrangement of bodies.






43. 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)?






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






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






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






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






48. In order to relieve muscle tension - a dancer might engage in all but which of the following practices






49. Modern jazz style that emphasizes agility in all areas






50. Inward rotation; turning a limb inward - toward the front of the body







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