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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. Movement of a limb toward the midline of the body
punch
rond de jambe
adduction
action/reaction
2. The movement is performed using a different body part
jack cole
slash
instrumentation
transitions
3. In Laban Movement Analysis the space in which a dancer's body is moving is called the
touch
Marius Petipa
kinesphere
hyperextension
4. Phrasing may be determined by all but which of the following
space
merce cunningham
3/4
harold and fayard nicholas
5. Which of the following dance steps is most advanced? plie - degage - entrechat - tendu
entrechat
transitions
shuffle
stomp
6. He was a turn of the century vaudeville hoofer who danced on broadway and in hollywood's shirley temple films
inversion
toe
bill bojangles robinson
ballet
7. Sturdy body with strong dense musculature - lack of flexibility
unison
mesomorph
ruby keeler
third position
8. These brothers were famous in vaudeville - on the jazz circuit and in hollywood for their daring acrobatic style
jump
jerome robbins
transverse horizontal plane
harold and fayard nicholas
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)
3/4
unity
Nijinsky
variety
10. Asking students to research a non-western culture and perform a dance from that culture is an example of an _____ approach to learning
rotation
matt mattox
cumulative canons
interdisciplinary
11. These denishawn students produced the first modern dance performance and established the humphrey technique
doris humphrey and charles weidman
syncopation
bill bojangles robinson
entrechat
12. Movement anchored to one spot by a pody part. Only the available space in any direction is used while the initial body contact is being maintained. Movement is organized around the axis of the body and is not designed to travel from one location to a
angular oppositions
axial movement
cholly atkins
hinge
13. 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.
instrumentation
jazz dance
Butoh
ann miller
14. He was a broadway/hollywood hoofer and actor who ushered in the tap revival of the 1980s
petit allegro
biceps brachii - biceps femoris
modern dance
gregory hines
15. A dance teacher would most likely suggest that a student practice Pilates exercises in order to
gene kelly
Nijinsky
improve muscle strength
step
16. In order to relieve muscle tension - a dancer might engage in all but which of the following practices
tendu
pilates
rhythm
sagittal plane
17. 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
ball change
toe
hyperextension
syncopation
18. Dancers begin at different points in a phrase - fall into step as the phrase progresses - and end in unison
george balanchine
Bob Fosse
tempo
cumulative canons
19. She was an award-winning choreographer of both broadway and hollywood jazz and modern dance
twyla tharp
tempo
King Louis XIV
syncopation
20. Placing the ball of the foot on the floor without a weight change
narrative
touch
jump
float
21. The orginal french form of classical ballet from italy
a contact improvisation exercise
hinge
George Balanchine
cecchetti method
22. The pelvis is pressed forcefully forward
jazz dance
pelvic thrusts
cholly atkins
coordinating lighting and sound cues
23. This is the dynamic hitting of a positions
Luigi
snap
touch
syncopation
24. The founder of the modern classical method of ballet
aerobic exercise
rond de jambe
matt mattox
george balanchine
25. For which of the following types of dance is a shoe with a small - soft heel traditionally worn
savion glover
jazz
folk/traditional
time
26. They were the progenitors of modern dance
ectomorph
loie fuller and isadora duncan
syncopation
second position
27. This duo became famous in the 1940s along with cab calloway they were part of the big band circuit - and they performed in hollywood
cholly atkins and coles
brush/scuff
cholly atkins
gregory hines
28. Forward brush followed by a backward brush
promenade - turns - lifts - leaps
vaganova method
time
shuffle
29. A piece of choreography or dance
rhythm
gregory hines
work
jazz
30. 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
modern dance
jazz dance
ballet
melody
31. Outward rotation; turning a limb outward - toward the back of the body
tableau
eversion
weight
vaganova method
32. The inability of dancers to maintain their spacing during a group sequence most likely indicates a lack of
vertically
inversion
harold and fayard nicholas
kinesthetic awareness
33. Dance movemnt that takes place at the same time across the whole group of dancers
unison
turns from corner
tendu
improve muscle strength
34. Modern jazz style that is an exploratory style. mixes in ballet
George Balanchine
gus giordano
unison
Kinesthetics
35. Leaving the ground and landing on the same foot
projection
hop
at the front
movement of the arms
36. He was a legendary avant garde choreographer
jack cole
press
merce cunningham
savion glover
37. 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).
savion glover
space
extension of the working leg
modern dance
38. This involves placing the limbs into positions so that the resulting combination of angles is unusual.
angular oppositions
tableau
promenade - turns - lifts - leaps
ideokinesis
39. Reach space or personal space.
fifth position
turns from corner
rhythm
kinesphere
40. In jazz dance - bending backward from the knees while maintaining a straight torso is called a
hinge
dab
feldenkrais
pilates
41. 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.
force/energy
ruby keeler
Luigi
sammy davis jr
42. In Laban's theory of effort (sometimes called movement dynamics) - which of the following qualities is not a dimension of effort?
bartenieff fundamentals
interdisciplinary
unity
Direction
43. Modern dance technique style that explores fall and recovery
doris humphrey
tableau
syncopation
ectomorph
44. Basic movements or short sequences are manipulated to create new but related movements
melody
line dancing
Beauchamps & Noverre
motif and development
45. A lean body with enhanced flexibility due to a lack of muscular strength
flick
endomorph
abduction
extension of the working leg
46. 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.
contrast
eversion
Luigi
coordinating lighting and sound cues
47. Kazua ohno and tatsumi hijikata developed
ted shawn
savion glover
merce cunningham
Butoh
48. This is a repeated grouping of accented beats
first position
erick hawkins
overuse of a tendon
meter
49. Feet: heel of one foot against the big toe of the other foot - toes turned out arms. both arms extending overhead
partnering/group skills
slash
body knowledge
fifth position
50. 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)?
modern
lester horton
space
adductor magnus