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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. Feet heels touching toes turned out arms: both arms held in front of the torso hands at waist level
fifth position
vaganova method
first position
ted shawn
2. Which of the following movements can be performed en dedans
pirouette
promenade - turns - lifts - leaps
time
frappe
3. Stretching of the foot along the floor - away from the standing leg
weight
force/energy
snap
tendu
4. The sagittal plane divides the body
narrative
flow
rotation
vertically
5. 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
alexander technique
Luigi
sagittal plane
line dancing
6. To develop or grow - drawing the working foot up the standing leg and then extending it outward
first position
developpe
mesomorph
flow
7. Combination: sudden time/direct space/light weight
rhythm
bob fosse
dab
vaganova method
8. The action of turning a ball-and-socket joint; circular movement around a central axis
Nijinsky
rotation
ideokinesis
unison
9. Combination: sustained time/indirect space/lightweight
narrative
broadway or show tap
head whip
float
10. Sturdy body with strong dense musculature - lack of flexibility
mesomorph
extension of the working leg
modern dance
3/4
11. Which of the following tasks is the duty of a stage manager?
coordinating lighting and sound cues
jazz
movement of the arms
rond de jambe
12. He was the choreographer for Ballets Russes
dynamics
Mikhail Fokine
adductor magnus
shuffle
13. In Laban's theory of effort (sometimes called movement dynamics) - which of the following qualities is not a dimension of effort?
Direction
fred astaire and ginger rogers
merce cunningham
Kinesthetics
14. Modern jazz style that is a therapeutic method - emphasizes fluidity - unbroken motion - balance - and smooth transitions.
choreography
fred astaire and ginger rogers
Luigi
telling a traditional story
15. This involves placing the limbs into positions so that the resulting combination of angles is unusual.
dab
adagio
angular oppositions
tableau
16. Physics principles that govern motion - flow - and weight in time and space including: the law of gravity - balance and centrifugal force.
body knowledge
tap dance
a contact improvisation exercise
Kinesthetics
17. Of the following types of social dance listed below - which does not involve partnering?
line dancing
improving flexibility
tap dance
feldenkrais
18. She brought the precursors of ballet to France in the 1500s
stomp
syncopation
movement of the arms
Catherine de Medici
19. A structure of movement patterns in time; the pattern produced by emphasis and duration of notes in music.
stomp
rhythm
flap
twyla tharp
20. Jose Limon - Alvin Ailey - Paul Taylor - Katharine Dunham - Merce Cunningham expanded
modern dance
stamp
turns from corner
rhythm tap
21. He was the founder of Ballets Russes
weight
step
Diaghilev
abduction
22. These include pique - chaine - and similar turns that move the dancer across the floor
simultaneous canons
gregory hines
george balanchine
turns from corner
23. Late modern dance technique that draws from everyday gestures and movements such as sitting - crawling - rolling - walking - and running.
paul taylor
kinesphere
bill bojangles robinson
at the front
24. A state of equilibrium referring to the balance of weight or the spatial arrangement of bodies.
action/reaction
balance
press
step
25. This broadway and hollywood performer and choreographer introduced African and caribbean dance styles
endomorph
bob fosse
katherine dunham
extension of the working leg
26. She was an award-winning choreographer of both broadway and hollywood jazz and modern dance
petit allegro
erick hawkins
twyla tharp
social dance
27. Refers to simple - multiple - and different rhythm patterns played at the same time.
unison
abduction
jump
polyrhythm
28. 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
snap
rhythm
Principles of composition
modern dance
29. Large jumps or leaps Which move the dancer across the floor - such as grandes jetes or tours jetes
rhythm tap
merce cunningham
martha graham
grand allegro
30. Basic movements or short sequences are manipulated to create new but related movements
projection
press
motif and development
tableau
31. The ability of the dancer to present their body with confidence and the required energy to communicate movements clearly to an audience.
Principles of composition
variety
retrograde
projection
32. Tap dancers that focus on design and dance aspect of tapping such as fred astaire - gene kelly and ann miller
bob fosse
gus giordano
broadway or show tap
vaganova method
33. He was a celebrated choreographer and the first male dance for the graham company
Giselle
erick hawkins
biceps brachii - biceps femoris
loie fuller and isadora duncan
34. These brothers were famous in vaudeville - on the jazz circuit and in hollywood for their daring acrobatic style
harold and fayard nicholas
time
Kinesthetics
modern dance
35. Modern jazz style that emphasizes agility in all areas
aerobic exercise
erick hawkins
jack cole
matt mattox
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.
balance
time
eversion
frontal plane
37. 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.
contrast
ball change
transverse horizontal plane
flow
38. Which of the following dance steps is most advanced? plie - degage - entrechat - tendu
extension
merce cunningham
entrechat
tempo acceleration/deceleration
39. The degree of ease or continuousness of a movement from initiation to completion
brush/scuff
shape
force/energy
flow
40. He was a turn of the century vaudeville hoofer who danced on broadway and in hollywood's shirley temple films
partnering/group skills
bill bojangles robinson
ball change
brush/scuff
41. Rounded body type.
sammy davis jr
genre
ectomorph
gus giordano
42. Intersects an upright standing body horizontally the table plane
transverse horizontal plane
broadway or show tap
locomotion
lester horton
43. 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
eversion
folk/traditional
erick hawkins
hinge
44. 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
syncopation
press
tap dance
fourth position
45. He is a new generation broadway/hollywood tap and hip hop dancer and choreographer
savion glover
locomotion
float
erick hawkins
46. This duo became famous in the 1940s along with cab calloway they were part of the big band circuit - and they performed in hollywood
bob fosse
snap
cholly atkins and coles
fifth position
47. He was the co-founder of denishawn and the founder of jacob's pillow dance festival
tendu
developpe
ted shawn
cholly atkins
48. The orginal french form of classical ballet from italy
ball and socket joint
grand allegro
retrograde
cecchetti method
49. Loie Fuller - Isadora Duncan - Ruth St. Denis developed what kind of dance
sammy davis jr
modern
lester horton
line dancing
50. Slow sustained movements that often incorporate developpes and balances such as penches
social dance
adagio
ann miller
turns from corner