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Dance Basics

Subjects : performing-arts, dance
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1. For which of the following types of dance is a shoe with a small - soft heel traditionally worn






2. Rubrics are most effective for






3. This is the dynamic hitting of a positions






4. 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






5. Modern jazz style that emphasizes agility in all areas






6. Feet separated shoulder width toes turned out arms: both extended open and held symmetrically out to the sides - hands between the shoulders and ribcage






7. Small - quick jumps in place such as changements - temps leves - and assembles






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






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






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






11. This denishawn dancer and broadway choreographer invented theater dance






12. 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)






13. Basic movements or short sequences are manipulated to create new but related movements






14. A particular kind or style of dance - such as - ballet - jazz - modern - folk - tap - hip-hop - etc.






15. Celebrated teacher of jazz technique






16. The speed of the music or dance






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






18. 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






19. The sagittal plane divides the body






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






21. 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).






22. What is the meter in the waltz






23. Movements are repeated






24. Late modern dance technique developed through an effortless free flow technique that released tension in the body through an emphasis on weight - placement - impulse - immediacy and movement dynamics






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






26. Four main movements in the pas de deux






27. A lean body with enhanced flexibility due to a lack of muscular strength






28. In Laban Movement Analysis the space in which a dancer's body is moving is called the






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






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






31. This celebrated teacher founded the jazz dance world congress






32. Outward rotation; turning a limb outward - toward the back of the body






33. Is the degree of the force of body weight introduced into a movement






34. Combination: sustained time/indirect space/strong weight






35. Forward brush followed by a touch






36. Jose Limon - Alvin Ailey - Paul Taylor - Katharine Dunham - Merce Cunningham expanded






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






38. Placing the ball of the foot on the floor without a weight change






39. In jazz dance - bending backward from the knees while maintaining a straight torso is called a






40. Phrasing may be determined by all but which of the following






41. 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






42. 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.






43. They were the progenitors of modern dance






44. Runs vertically from the front to the back of an upright standing body the wheel plane






45. The degree of ease or continuousness of a movement from initiation to completion






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






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






48. Reach space or personal space.






49. 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






50. He was a crippled dancer who created a therapeutic method that led to the development of standard jazz technique