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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. 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
Principles of composition
dynamics
extension of the working leg
modern dance
2. The hip joint is a
ball and socket joint
body knowledge
cholly atkins and coles
snap
3. Feet separated shoulder width toes turned out arms: both extended open and held symmetrically out to the sides - hands between the shoulders and ribcage
augmentation/diminution
polyrhythm
second position
dab
4. Succession of tones set to a particular rhythm that serves as the voice in music
melody
sammy davis jr
flap
dab
5. 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)?
transition
action/reaction
adductor magnus
ann miller
6. Combination: sudden time/indirect space/strong weight
motif and development
extension
transitions
slash
7. The term 'port des bras' refers to
flexion
movement of the arms
petit allegro
turns at center
8. He was the choreographer for Ballets Russes
turns from corner
Mikhail Fokine
augmentation/diminution
polyrhythm
9. This denishawn dancer and broadway choreographer invented theater dance
rhythm tap
jack cole
polyrhythm
contrast
10. He is a new generation broadway/hollywood tap and hip hop dancer and choreographer
space
hop
savion glover
matt mattox
11. For which of the following types of dance is a shoe with a small - soft heel traditionally worn
jazz
jack cole
Bob Fosse
inversion
12. The intentional quality of the path taken by a body part or a body through space during a movement. direct or indirect
developpe
lester horton
space
endomorph
13. The action of straightening a joint or the action of increasing the angle between tow levers
extension
first position
free dance
feldenkrais
14. He established the horton technique and was a longtime partner of bell lewitzky
accumulation
rhythm
lester horton
developpe
15. Which of the following dance steps is most advanced? plie - degage - entrechat - tendu
overuse of a tendon
axial movement
hinge
entrechat
16. A particular kind or style of dance - such as - ballet - jazz - modern - folk - tap - hip-hop - etc.
tableau
dynamics
paul taylor
genre
17. This involves placing the limbs into positions so that the resulting combination of angles is unusual.
angular oppositions
touch
matt mattox
flick
18. 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
Butoh
Beauchamps & Noverre
a contact improvisation exercise
ballet
19. A position of the body in space - such as curved - straight - angular - twisted - symmetrical - asymmetrical - etc.
narrative
george balanchine
reverance
shape
20. Leaving the ground and landing on the other foot
merce cunningham
jump
modern dance
inversion
21. Skills requiring cooperation -coordination and dependence - including imitation - lead and follow - echo - mirroring and call and response
augmentation/diminution
petit allegro
space
partnering/group skills
22. Striking the floor with the tip of the foot - with or without a weight change
modern dance
pilates
King Louis XIV
toe
23. Which of the following ballets used music not composed by Tchaikovsky
incorporation
martha graham
Giselle
projection
24. Intersects an upright standing body horizontally the table plane
Kinesthetics
Principles of composition
turns at center
transverse horizontal plane
25. Similar to the principles of visual art. Refers to the presence of unity - continuity (transitions) and variety (contrasts and repitition-patterns) in the choreography
developpe
Principles of composition
gregory hines
line dancing
26. Rounded body type.
ectomorph
slap
shape
vaganova method
27. Forward brush followed by a step
flap
entrechat
jump
erick hawkins
28. Combination: sudden time/indirect space/light weight
Principles of composition
ted shawn
fifth position
flick
29. In order to relieve muscle tension - a dancer might engage in all but which of the following practices
fred astaire and ginger rogers
flap
ball and socket joint
pilates
30. He was the creator of legendary ballets for the Russian Imperial Theatre including the Nutcracker and Swan Lake
kinesphere
Marius Petipa
adductor magnus
Butoh
31. Dance performed in a social setting; traditionally referred to as ballroom - but includes all popular social dances performed with or without partners
folk/traditional
unity
slap
social dance
32. Tap dancers that focus on design and dance aspect of tapping such as fred astaire - gene kelly and ann miller
broadway or show tap
accumulation
jump
King Louis XIV
33. Tap dance is known for making heavy use of which of the following types of rhythm?
partnering/group skills
syncopation
unison
doris humphrey and charles weidman
34. Part of a movement is performed
fragmentation
a contact improvisation exercise
improve muscle strength
tap dance
35. Movement executed with one body part or a small part of the body. Examples are rooling the head - shruggung the shoulders and rotating the pelvis.
isolated movement
3/4
social dance
ted shawn
36. 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.
time
unison
Mikhail Fokine
movement of the arms
37. Reach space or personal space.
pelvic thrusts
kinesphere
ball and socket joint
improve muscle strength
38. Stretching of the foot along the floor - away from the standing leg
sammy davis jr
flow
tendu
toe
39. Late modern dance technique that draws from everyday gestures and movements such as sitting - crawling - rolling - walking - and running.
modern dance
paul taylor
syncopation
ectomorph
40. 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.
slash
first position
tap dance
partnering/group skills
41. Movements are repeated
ectomorph
repetition
frontal plane
extension
42. The jazz dance choreography in the musical theater classics Chicago and Cabaret is the work of
tempo
Bob Fosse
third position
plie
43. They were the progenitors of modern dance
bob fosse
step
kinesthetic awareness
loie fuller and isadora duncan
44. Refers to the length of time a movement takes - from initiation to completion
doris humphrey and charles weidman
twyla tharp
time
unison
45. She brought the precursors of ballet to France in the 1500s
flick
doris humphrey
Catherine de Medici
tableau
46. If a ballet step such as grand battement is performed en croix - this means
slash
promenade - turns - lifts - leaps
sagittal plane
in all directions
47. Which of the following men is known for pioneering tap dance as a young man living in the Five Points neighborhood of NY city
fragmentation
endomorph
master juba lane
genre
48. Which of the following is typically not a goal of ideokinesis
stomp
improving flexibility
cramp roll
accumulation
49. The ability of the dancer to present their body with confidence and the required energy to communicate movements clearly to an audience.
rhythm
projection
erick hawkins
shape
50. To develop or grow - drawing the working foot up the standing leg and then extending it outward
abduction
developpe
twyla tharp
pathways