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Dance Basics
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1. He was the first African american dancer to play to white audiences
master juba lane
tempo acceleration/deceleration
head whip
tendu
2. He was a legendary avant garde choreographer
merce cunningham
simultaneous canons
glide
King Louis XIV
3. This is a kind of snap. the head is tossed or turned from a frontward orientation to the side.
the changement and the sautes
head whip
syncopation
jerome robbins
4. He was the choreographer for Ballets Russes
degage
head whip
action/reaction
Mikhail Fokine
5. The orginal french form of classical ballet from italy
glide
transitions
cecchetti method
martha graham
6. He was a celebrated choreographer and the first male dance for the graham company
repetition
cholly atkins and coles
erick hawkins
rhythm
7. This celebrated teacher founded the jazz dance world congress
adductor magnus
action/reaction
gus giordano
balance
8. He established the horton technique and was a longtime partner of bell lewitzky
Butoh
tableau
lester horton
kinesphere
9. Which of the following ballets used music not composed by Tchaikovsky
tap dance
Giselle
ted shawn
touch
10. This is the dynamic hitting of a positions
third position
snap
adduction
gregory hines
11. Feet heels touching toes turned out arms: both arms held in front of the torso hands at waist level
modern dance
first position
shuffle
lester horton
12. In order to develop a dancer's endurance for a long performance - a teacher would recommend
genre
jack cole
Giselle
aerobic exercise
13. Slow port-de-bras and bow at the end of class to acknowledge gratitude to the teacher
meter
ruby keeler
improvisation
reverance
14. The intentional quality of the path taken by a body part or a body through space during a movement. direct or indirect
endomorph
space
Bob Fosse
vertically
15. Widespread hand posture where the fingers are extended strongly outward from the palm
time
turns from corner
flick
jazz hands
16. Which of the following men is known for pioneering tap dance as a young man living in the Five Points neighborhood of NY city
doris humphrey and charles weidman
accumulation
master juba lane
sammy davis jr
17. She was the co-founder of denishawn - the first modern dance school
ruth st. denis
jack cole
gregory hines
Luigi
18. The founder of the modern classical method of ballet
improve muscle strength
ball change
social dance
george balanchine
19. Modern jazz style that is an exploratory style. mixes in ballet
head whip
gus giordano
improvisation
space
20. Combination: sudden time/indirect space/strong weight
isolated movement
slash
simultaneous canons
doris humphrey and charles weidman
21. The original french form of classical ballet from Russia
projection
vaganova method
reverance
improving flexibility
22. Rounded body type.
rhythm
bill bojangles robinson
sammy davis jr
ectomorph
23. When a frappe` is performed - the accent is typically on the
tap
ann miller
extension of the working leg
doris humphrey
24. Combination: sudden time/direct space/light weight
dab
tempo
slap
reverance
25. To strike - striking the floor with the foot in a brushing movement
rond de jambe
frappe
charles weidman
weight
26. Striking the floor with an immediate release; can be done with the heel or the ball of the foot
ball change
tap
Luigi
promenade - turns - lifts - leaps
27. Combination: sustained time/direct space/light weight
jazz dance
glide
biceps brachii - biceps femoris
weight
28. A movement is made part of another movement
incorporation
tempo acceleration/deceleration
weight
gene kelly
29. The term 'port des bras' refers to
harold and fayard nicholas
shuffle
movement of the arms
adductor magnus
30. These hollywood partners were famous for appearing in films that featured their supernaturally smooth ballroom and tap styles
vaganova method
martha graham
ectomorph
fred astaire and ginger rogers
31. The inability of dancers to maintain their spacing during a group sequence most likely indicates a lack of
kinesthetic awareness
social dance
George Balanchine
degage
32. The ability of the dancer to present their body with confidence and the required energy to communicate movements clearly to an audience.
lester horton
projection
interdisciplinary
transition
33. Combination: sudden time/direct space/strong weight
punch
cholly atkins and coles
charles weidman
degage
34. He established the first ballet school in France in the 1600s
genre
King Louis XIV
fourth position
grand allegro
35. This is a repeating pattern of stressed and unstressed beats in a piece of music
rhythm
ball change
broadway or show tap
gus giordano
36. This legendary tap dance partner of charles hone coles also worked as a choreographer for artists with the motown record label
improving flexibility
locomotion
cholly atkins
at the front
37. Placing the ball of the foot on the floor with a weight change
simultaneous canons
wring
step
body knowledge
38. Loie Fuller - Isadora Duncan - Ruth St. Denis developed what kind of dance
angular oppositions
space
unison
modern
39. This broadway and hollywood choreographer did the film version of west side story
King Louis XIV
accumulation
jerome robbins
Luigi
40. If one were to eliminate the jumping elements from the combination which steps would be eliminated
gene kelly
movement of the arms
the changement and the sautes
George Balanchine
41. Combination: sustained time/indirect space/strong weight
ectomorph
lester horton
wring
Diaghilev
42. For which of the following types of dance is a shoe with a small - soft heel traditionally worn
rhythm
flick
improving flexibility
jazz
43. Combination: sustained time/indirect space/lightweight
float
matt mattox
Mikhail Fokine
harold and fayard nicholas
44. They codified many standard ballet rules still used today
endomorph
second position
Beauchamps & Noverre
tempo
45. Dancers begin at different points in a phrase - fall into step as the phrase progresses - and end in unison
lester horton
rhythm tap
cumulative canons
space
46. The action of turning a ball-and-socket joint; circular movement around a central axis
grand allegro
rotation
ruby keeler
Diaghilev
47. A particular kind or style of dance - such as - ballet - jazz - modern - folk - tap - hip-hop - etc.
jump
genre
aerobic exercise
vaganova method
48. Large jumps or leaps Which move the dancer across the floor - such as grandes jetes or tours jetes
incorporation
Kinesthetics
grand allegro
dynamics
49. Which of the following tasks is the duty of a stage manager?
coordinating lighting and sound cues
retrograde
space
loie fuller and isadora duncan
50. This hollywood jazz and tap dancer popularized the practice of wearing pantyhose in place of stockings
assessing complex assignments
ann miller
developpe
King Louis XIV
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