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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. He was a broadway and hollywood tap and jazz dancer - as well as a movie star






2. 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






3. The intentional quality of the path taken by a body part or a body through space during a movement. direct or indirect






4. Placing the ball of the foot on the floor with a weight change






5. She was a hollywood dancer who appeared in 42nd street and other films






6. All performers begin at the same time but at different starting points within the same phrase






7. Celebrated teacher of jazz technique






8. The original french form of classical ballet from Russia






9. 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






10. Four main movements in the pas de deux






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






12. Feet heel of one foot against the instep of the other foot toes turned out arms: arm corresponding with front foot overhead arem corresponding with back foot open to the side as in second position






13. This involves placing the limbs into positions so that the resulting combination of angles is unusual.






14. Leaving the ground and landing on the same foot






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






16. This broadway and hollywood performer and choreographer introduced African and caribbean dance styles






17. The element of dance involving rhythm - phrasing - tempo - accent and duration. Time can be metered as in music or based on body rhythms such as breath - emotions - and heartbeat.






18. This is a repeated grouping of accented beats






19. Reach space or personal space.






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






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






22. The rhythmic pattern of the movements is varied






23. 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






24. The sagittal plane divides the body






25. To extend or stretch - pointing the toes






26. The pelvis is pressed forcefully forward






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






28. Tendonitis is typically caused by






29. Kazua ohno and tatsumi hijikata developed






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






31. Which of the following dance steps is most advanced? plie - degage - entrechat - tendu






32. He was a turn of the century vaudeville hoofer who danced on broadway and in hollywood's shirley temple films






33. The term 'port des bras' refers to






34. The speed of the music or dance






35. Movements are repeated






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






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






38. He was a broadway/hollywood hoofer and actor who ushered in the tap revival of the 1980s






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






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






41. Slow port-de-bras and bow at the end of class to acknowledge gratitude to the teacher






42. This denishawn dancer and broadway choreographer invented theater dance






43. Intersects an upright standing body horizontally the table plane






44. Part of a movement is performed






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






46. 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






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






48. He was the choreographer for Ballets Russes






49. 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.






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