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Dance Basics
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performing-arts
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dance
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Loie Fuller - Isadora Duncan - Ruth St. Denis developed what kind of dance
katherine dunham
modern
flick
matt mattox
2. They were the progenitors of modern dance
axial movement
loie fuller and isadora duncan
time
cumulative canons
3. The movement is speeded up or slowed down
choreography
tempo acceleration/deceleration
flick
lester horton
4. He was the first African american dancer to play to white audiences
partnering/group skills
polyrhythm
master juba lane
assessing complex assignments
5. This employs mental visualization of carefull devised imagery with tactile input to enhance coordination of movement and adjust habitual posture and movement habits. if one can see efficient and aligned movement - one can achieve it
ideokinesis
3/4
feldenkrais
hinge
6. Leaving the ground and landing on the other foot
a contact improvisation exercise
locomotion
jump
cramp roll
7. Placing the ball of the foot on the floor with a weight change
wring
step
Beauchamps & Noverre
improve muscle strength
8. Energy of movement expressed in varying intensities - accent and quality
dynamics
flick
coordinating lighting and sound cues
stamp
9. He established the horton technique and was a longtime partner of bell lewitzky
retrograde
shape
lester horton
genre
10. 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.
ectomorph
ball change
space
time
11. Refers to the length of time a movement takes - from initiation to completion
isolated movement
doris humphrey
time
touch
12. Modern dance technique that transformed everyday movement in to the absurd or dramatic
Mikhail Fokine
repetition
ruby keeler
charles weidman
13. In order to develop a dancer's endurance for a long performance - a teacher would recommend
press
first position
aerobic exercise
transition
14. Widespread hand posture where the fingers are extended strongly outward from the palm
flexion and extension
abduction
jazz hands
Mikhail Fokine
15. Which of the following men is known for pioneering tap dance as a young man living in the Five Points neighborhood of NY city
master juba lane
hop
frappe
contrast
16. Leaving the ground and landing on the same foot
force/energy
hop
alexander technique
Kinesthetics
17. Striking the floor with the tip of the foot - with or without a weight change
in all directions
twyla tharp
toe
bill bojangles robinson
18. Combination: sudden time/indirect space/light weight
kinesphere
George Balanchine
harold and fayard nicholas
flick
19. Four main movements in the pas de deux
space
action/reaction
aerobic exercise
promenade - turns - lifts - leaps
20. Creation and composition of dances by arranging or inventing steps - movements - and pattern of movements.
choreography
kinesthetic awareness
float
inversion
21. A feeling of completion or wholeness in a dance achieved when all parts work well together.
unity
narrative
stomp
genre
22. Nonliteral choreography may have all but which of the following goals
telling a traditional story
ball change
charles weidman
eversion
23. Circle of the leg - tracing a half circle upon the ground using the toes
space
ball change
rond de jambe
improve muscle strength
24. Two steps in sequence - one on each foot; the first step gets less weight than the second
charles weidman
incorporation
ball change
erick hawkins
25. Slow sustained movements that often incorporate developpes and balances such as penches
in all directions
ted shawn
kinesthetic awareness
adagio
26. Modern jazz style that is an exploratory style. mixes in ballet
endomorph
ball change
locomotion
gus giordano
27. Dance movemnt that takes place at the same time across the whole group of dancers
pelvic thrusts
stamp
telling a traditional story
unison
28. Dance performed in a social setting; traditionally referred to as ballroom - but includes all popular social dances performed with or without partners
space
merce cunningham
social dance
first position
29. He was the co-founder of denishawn and the founder of jacob's pillow dance festival
space
glide
improve muscle strength
ted shawn
30. This broadway and hollywood choreographer did the film version of west side story
Beauchamps & Noverre
turns at center
axial movement
jerome robbins
31. Runs vertically from the front to the back of an upright standing body the wheel plane
social dance
aerobic exercise
sagittal plane
ballet
32. He was a legendary avant garde choreographer
turns at center
merce cunningham
choreography
unison
33. He was a crippled dancer who created a therapeutic method that led to the development of standard jazz technique
Luigi
shuffle
ball and socket joint
interdisciplinary
34. Is the degree of the force of body weight introduced into a movement
weight
modern dance
ballet
fifth position
35. 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)
meter
turns from corner
variety
wring
36. In order to relieve muscle tension - a dancer might engage in all but which of the following practices
space
pilates
Marius Petipa
George Balanchine
37. With which of the following styles of modern dance is Isadora Duncan associated?
free dance
augmentation/diminution
extension
telling a traditional story
38. Movement created spontaneously - which ranges from freeform to highly structured environments - always including an element of chance.
improvisation
aerobic exercise
ted shawn
Nijinsky
39. A particular kind or style of dance - such as - ballet - jazz - modern - folk - tap - hip-hop - etc.
reverance
genre
a contact improvisation exercise
charles weidman
40. To extend or stretch - pointing the toes
matt mattox
master juba lane
grand allegro
tendu
41. Early modern dance composition - such as that of martha graham - was characterized by which of the following forms?
ted shawn
balance
Direction
narrative
42. 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
Beauchamps & Noverre
head whip
ballet
Luigi
43. The degree of ease or continuousness of a movement from initiation to completion
first position
rhythm
flow
jack cole
44. A form of physical movement progressing from one place to another. Walking - running - grapevine - galloping - leaping - jumping - hopping - skipping - sliding - etc.
rond de jambe
float
overuse of a tendon
locomotion
45. Movement of a limb toward the midline of the body
simultaneous canons
adduction
savion glover
rhythm
46. He was the founder of Ballets Russes
adagio
sagittal plane
Diaghilev
improving flexibility
47. Rounded body type.
ballet
ectomorph
interdisciplinary
doris humphrey
48. He is a new generation broadway/hollywood tap and hip hop dancer and choreographer
savion glover
transitions
turns from corner
erick hawkins
49. Inward rotation; turning a limb inward - toward the front of the body
inversion
unity
feldenkrais
body knowledge
50. Modern jazz style that emphasizes agility in all areas
contrast
adductor magnus
matt mattox
erick hawkins