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Dance Basics

Subjects : performing-arts, dance
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1. 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






2. This broadway and hollywood choreographer did the film version of west side story






3. The founder of the modern classical method of ballet






4. Combination: sustained time/indirect space/lightweight






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






6. He was a legendary avant garde choreographer






7. 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






8. If a ballet step such as grand battement is performed en croix - this means






9. Creation and composition of dances by arranging or inventing steps - movements - and pattern of movements.






10. Movement of a limb away from the midline of the body






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






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






13. Similar to the principles of visual art. Refers to the presence of unity - continuity (transitions) and variety (contrasts and repitition-patterns) in the choreography






14. This is the dynamic hitting of a positions






15. Rounded body type.






16. Celebrated teacher of jazz technique






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






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






19. She was an award-winning choreographer of both broadway and hollywood jazz and modern dance






20. A dance teacher would most likely suggest that a student practice Pilates exercises in order to






21. This celebrated teacher founded the jazz dance world congress






22. The orginal french form of classical ballet from italy






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






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






25. Part of a movement is performed






26. To disengage - brushing foot thru tendu to slightly leave the ground






27. Modern dance technique that transformed everyday movement in to the absurd or dramatic






28. Kazua ohno and tatsumi hijikata developed






29. Forward brush followed by a touch






30. 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






31. The hip joint is a






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






33. Combination: sudden time/direct space/light weight






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






35. Slow sustained movements that often incorporate developpes and balances such as penches






36. Placing an accent on a normally weak beat






37. 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






38. She brought the precursors of ballet to France in the 1500s






39. More is added to the original movement






40. This is a repeating pattern of stressed and unstressed beats in a piece of music






41. A piece of choreography or dance






42. Lightly striking the floor in an outward sweeping motion (brush with ball - scuff with heel)






43. Rubrics are most effective for






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






45. He was a celebrated choreographer and the first male dance for the graham company






46. This award winning choreographer and musical director of cabaret - sweet charity - and all that jazz created the fosse technique






47. Multiple performers perform the movement in the same way at the same time






48. The sagittal plane divides the body






49. Leaving the ground and landing on the other foot






50. A structure of movement patterns in time; the pattern produced by emphasis and duration of notes in music.






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