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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. Multiple performers perform the movement in the same way at the same time
unison
ruth st. denis
a contact improvisation exercise
vertically
2. The sagittal plane divides the body
vertically
canon
Catherine de Medici
fifth position
3. Movement of a limb away from the midline of the body
ectomorph
abduction
brush/scuff
gus giordano
4. A choreographer asks four dancers to perform different movements simultaneously. This is called a
simultaneous canons
tableau
contrast
isolated movement
5. Modern dance technique style that explores fall and recovery
inversion
doris humphrey
turns from corner
jazz
6. He was a broadway and hollywood tap and jazz dancer - as well as a movie star
interdisciplinary
gene kelly
harold and fayard nicholas
bob fosse
7. To extend or stretch - pointing the toes
meter
tendu
weight
plie
8. The pelvis is pressed forcefully forward
pelvic thrusts
motif and development
pilates
hyperextension
9. Lightly striking the floor in an outward sweeping motion (brush with ball - scuff with heel)
unison
brush/scuff
adduction
adductor magnus
10. The degree of ease or continuousness of a movement from initiation to completion
flow
katherine dunham
erick hawkins
Catherine de Medici
11. 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
canon
retrograde
modern dance
flexion and extension
12. Placing the ball of the foot on the floor with a weight change
modern
feldenkrais
step
augmentation/diminution
13. He established the first ballet school in France in the 1600s
tendu
Beauchamps & Noverre
erick hawkins
King Louis XIV
14. Movements are repeated
charles weidman
work
lester horton
repetition
15. Leaving the ground and landing on the same foot
a contact improvisation exercise
hop
lester horton
time
16. Combination: sustained time/direct space/light weight
glide
tap dance
Diaghilev
syncopation
17. Which of the following two muscles are used for flexion in dance?
jack cole
matt mattox
ideokinesis
biceps brachii - biceps femoris
18. Combination: sudden time/indirect space/light weight
syncopation
flick
paul taylor
Catherine de Medici
19. Basic movements or short sequences are manipulated to create new but related movements
motif and development
polyrhythm
loie fuller and isadora duncan
reverance
20. He was a broadway/hollywood hoofer and actor who ushered in the tap revival of the 1980s
at the front
dab
gregory hines
savion glover
21. Stretching of the foot along the floor - away from the standing leg
improve muscle strength
Butoh
in all directions
tendu
22. For which of the following types of dance is a shoe with a small - soft heel traditionally worn
jerome robbins
contrast
jazz
economic development
23. With which of the following styles of modern dance is Isadora Duncan associated?
fifth position
rhythm
twyla tharp
free dance
24. These brothers were famous in vaudeville - on the jazz circuit and in hollywood for their daring acrobatic style
time
projection
interdisciplinary
harold and fayard nicholas
25. Defined specifically as the volume at Which musical notes are played.
lester horton
dynamics
syncopation
assessing complex assignments
26. This is a repeating pattern of stressed and unstressed beats in a piece of music
choreography
at the front
rhythm
movement of the arms
27. This is a repeated grouping of accented beats
incorporation
meter
jack cole
work
28. Large jumps or leaps Which move the dancer across the floor - such as grandes jetes or tours jetes
economic development
syncopation
accumulation
grand allegro
29. To disengage - brushing foot thru tendu to slightly leave the ground
Diaghilev
time
cholly atkins and coles
degage
30. Feet heels touching toes turned out arms: both arms held in front of the torso hands at waist level
axial movement
first position
economic development
kinesphere
31. Which of the following men is known for pioneering tap dance as a young man living in the Five Points neighborhood of NY city
tempo
pathways
master juba lane
bartenieff fundamentals
32. Combination: sudden time/direct space/light weight
cecchetti method
glide
martha graham
dab
33. 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
dynamics
hinge
hyperextension
Giselle
34. He is the father of ballet in American and the founder of the NY city Ballet
projection
fourth position
George Balanchine
King Louis XIV
35. 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)?
martha graham
pirouette
adductor magnus
aerobic exercise
36. The original french form of classical ballet from Russia
flick
first position
martha graham
vaganova method
37. The orginal french form of classical ballet from italy
cecchetti method
punch
charles weidman
fourth position
38. This denishawn student - legendary dancer - and choreographer developed the graham technique
folk/traditional
martha graham
rond de jambe
body knowledge
39. A form of Western classical dance that originated in the Renaissance courts of Europe. The dance form was formally codified by the time of King Louis XIV (mid-1600's) - Who was accomplished dancer - responsible for extensive notation as well as suppo
action/reaction
ballet
matt mattox
sammy davis jr
40. Succession of tones set to a particular rhythm that serves as the voice in music
first position
second position
rhythm
melody
41. Physics principles that govern motion - flow - and weight in time and space including: the law of gravity - balance and centrifugal force.
flick
pilates
cholly atkins and coles
Kinesthetics
42. This broadway and hollywood performer and choreographer introduced African and caribbean dance styles
kinesphere
katherine dunham
matt mattox
incorporation
43. Tap dancers that are part of the jazz musical tradition such as bill bojangles robinson - sammy davis jr. - gregory hines and savion glover
merce cunningham
tap dance
promenade - turns - lifts - leaps
rhythm tap
44. Late modern dance technique that draws from everyday gestures and movements such as sitting - crawling - rolling - walking - and running.
choreography
degage
extension
paul taylor
45. Feet: separated shoulder width third position arms: arm corresponding with front foot in front of the torso as in first position - arm corresponding with back foot overhead as in fifth position
in all directions
reverance
fourth position
augmentation/diminution
46. A piece of choreography that lacks flow could be improved by the addition of
flick
instrumentation
transitions
Diaghilev
47. The rhythmic pattern of the movements is varied
rhythm
weight
Marius Petipa
improving flexibility
48. Tap dance is known for making heavy use of which of the following types of rhythm?
lester horton
kinesthetic awareness
syncopation
snap
49. Reach space or personal space.
cholly atkins and coles
fragmentation
kinesphere
narrative
50. Creation and composition of dances by arranging or inventing steps - movements - and pattern of movements.
choreography
paul taylor
George Balanchine
biceps brachii - biceps femoris