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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. This focuses on recognizing habitual movement patterns and postures - as well as places of accumulated tension - and then altering patterns and postures to address associated problems. can help improve balance - muscular support and flexibility - coo
fragmentation
alexander technique
kinesphere
tendu
2. Of the following types of social dance listed below - which does not involve partnering?
unison
eversion
merce cunningham
line dancing
3. The orginal french form of classical ballet from italy
snap
cecchetti method
frappe
slap
4. Sturdy body with strong dense musculature - lack of flexibility
dab
harold and fayard nicholas
mesomorph
hyperextension
5. Succession of tones set to a particular rhythm that serves as the voice in music
King Louis XIV
Mikhail Fokine
Marius Petipa
melody
6. Modern jazz style that is an exploratory style. mixes in ballet
ted shawn
gus giordano
second position
turns at center
7. The action of straightening a joint or the action of increasing the angle between tow levers
improve muscle strength
bartenieff fundamentals
extension
harold and fayard nicholas
8. 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.
promenade - turns - lifts - leaps
rond de jambe
contrast
fifth position
9. Observers would be unlikely to see contractions - releases - and isolations in which of the following dance forms?
ballet
choreography
space
narrative
10. The movement is speeded up or slowed down
tempo acceleration/deceleration
Beauchamps & Noverre
lester horton
developpe
11. Where is the apron of the stage located
interdisciplinary
at the front
cecchetti method
tempo acceleration/deceleration
12. 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.
ballet
kinesphere
time
Catherine de Medici
13. Early modern dance composition - such as that of martha graham - was characterized by which of the following forms?
narrative
glide
work
dynamics
14. Which of the following two muscles are used for flexion in dance?
movement of the arms
slap
biceps brachii - biceps femoris
melody
15. Two steps in sequence - one on each foot; the first step gets less weight than the second
flick
fourth position
ball change
matt mattox
16. In jazz dance - bending backward from the knees while maintaining a straight torso is called a
brush/scuff
hinge
martha graham
slash
17. The action of bending a joint or the action of decreasing the angle between two levers
flexion
katherine dunham
contrast
tempo
18. He was the creator of legendary ballets for the Russian Imperial Theatre including the Nutcracker and Swan Lake
Marius Petipa
head whip
ballet
ideokinesis
19. Asking students to research a non-western culture and perform a dance from that culture is an example of an _____ approach to learning
Giselle
interdisciplinary
hinge
snap
20. 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)
variety
ideokinesis
ruby keeler
snap
21. He was the first African american dancer to play to white audiences
extension of the working leg
meter
transitions
master juba lane
22. She was a hollywood dancer who appeared in 42nd street and other films
fourth position
space
gregory hines
ruby keeler
23. 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
tableau
modern dance
syncopation
jump
24. Placing the entire foot on the floor with a weight change
free dance
rhythm
jazz
stamp
25. Tap dancers that are part of the jazz musical tradition such as bill bojangles robinson - sammy davis jr. - gregory hines and savion glover
rhythm tap
Butoh
tendu
tap dance
26. This denishawn student - legendary dancer - and choreographer developed the graham technique
transverse horizontal plane
tendu
martha graham
flexion and extension
27. This broadway and hollywood performer and choreographer introduced African and caribbean dance styles
merce cunningham
jazz hands
ted shawn
katherine dunham
28. Runs vertically from the front to the back of an upright standing body the wheel plane
syncopation
ann miller
sagittal plane
stamp
29. Modern jazz style that emphasizes agility in all areas
augmentation/diminution
dab
twyla tharp
matt mattox
30. Awareness of one's body and its possibilities - capabilities and limitations
flick
improvisation
flap
body knowledge
31. This celebrated teacher founded the jazz dance world congress
work
gus giordano
stomp
snap
32. A particular kind or style of dance - such as - ballet - jazz - modern - folk - tap - hip-hop - etc.
brush/scuff
genre
master juba lane
doris humphrey and charles weidman
33. He was a broadway and hollywood tap and jazz dancer - as well as a movie star
tempo
transitions
gene kelly
polyrhythm
34. These hollywood partners were famous for appearing in films that featured their supernaturally smooth ballroom and tap styles
rhythm
broadway or show tap
fred astaire and ginger rogers
degage
35. Movements are repeated
flick
incorporation
repetition
fourth position
36. Movement created spontaneously - which ranges from freeform to highly structured environments - always including an element of chance.
improvisation
vaganova method
Catherine de Medici
slash
37. He was the co-founder of denishawn and the founder of jacob's pillow dance festival
hop
modern dance
ted shawn
dynamics
38. A state of equilibrium referring to the balance of weight or the spatial arrangement of bodies.
balance
stamp
choreography
instrumentation
39. The movement is performed backwards
paul taylor
retrograde
accumulation
unison
40. 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
lester horton
improve muscle strength
tap
jazz
41. 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.
cramp roll
jazz dance
space
dynamics
42. Rubrics are most effective for
assessing complex assignments
cumulative canons
improving flexibility
ruby keeler
43. These include pirouette and fouette turns - in which the dancer remains in one place on the floor
dab
turns at center
movement of the arms
pilates
44. Which of the following movements can be performed en dedans
cecchetti method
flexion and extension
jazz hands
pirouette
45. 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.
flexion
tap dance
ideokinesis
gregory hines
46. Combination: sustained time/direct space/strong weight
paul taylor
wring
Butoh
press
47. The action of turning a ball-and-socket joint; circular movement around a central axis
Luigi
simultaneous canons
rotation
adductor magnus
48. Placing the ball of the foot on the floor without a weight change
transverse horizontal plane
touch
vertically
step
49. To extend or stretch - pointing the toes
locomotion
3/4
ruby keeler
tendu
50. Dancers begin at different points in a phrase - fall into step as the phrase progresses - and end in unison
cumulative canons
shuffle
endomorph
wring