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Dance Basics

Subjects : performing-arts, dance
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Refers to simple - multiple - and different rhythm patterns played at the same time.






2. Lightly striking the floor in an outward sweeping motion (brush with ball - scuff with heel)






3. Combination: sustained time/direct space/light weight






4. A dance teacher would most likely suggest that a student practice Pilates exercises in order to






5. 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






6. Similar to the principles of visual art. Refers to the presence of unity - continuity (transitions) and variety (contrasts and repitition-patterns) in the choreography






7. He was a broadway - hollywood and las vegas dancer - singer and actor






8. Inward rotation; turning a limb inward - toward the front of the body






9. Energy of movement expressed in varying intensities - accent and quality






10. These include pirouette and fouette turns - in which the dancer remains in one place on the floor






11. The movement is performed using a different body part






12. This denishawn dancer and broadway choreographer invented theater dance






13. Modern jazz style that is a therapeutic method - emphasizes fluidity - unbroken motion - balance - and smooth transitions.






14. He is the father of ballet in American and the founder of the NY city Ballet






15. A choreographer asks four dancers to perform different movements simultaneously. This is called a






16. Late modern dance technique that draws from everyday gestures and movements such as sitting - crawling - rolling - walking - and running.






17. Defined specifically as the volume at Which musical notes are played.






18. Based on laban movement analysis - this practice encourages a deepened awareness of the connections between mind - body - movement - and internal and external environments to enhance mobility and function






19. To develop or grow - drawing the working foot up the standing leg and then extending it outward






20. Runs vertically from the front to the back of an upright standing body the wheel plane






21. Forward brush followed by a touch






22. This is the speed at Which music is played.






23. Sturdy body with strong dense musculature - lack of flexibility






24. In Laban Movement Analysis the space in which a dancer's body is moving is called the






25. This involves placing the limbs into positions so that the resulting combination of angles is unusual.






26. Which of the following steps in tap dance would produce a total of four audible taps?






27. 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.






28. Intersects an upright standing body horizontally the table plane






29. Dance associated with a nationalistic purpose - usually performed today as surviving portion of a traditional celebration and done for social gatherings or as recreation






30. Movement created spontaneously - which ranges from freeform to highly structured environments - always including an element of chance.






31. A line along which a person or part of the person such as an arm or head - moves. Pathways can be linear - in circles - zigzags - etc.






32. This is a repeated grouping of accented beats






33. Four main movements in the pas de deux






34. While executing a fouette turn (fouette en tournant) the dancer's working leg is engaged in






35. This practice employs repetitive motions derived from fundamental gestures and natural movements to increase awareness of habitual movement patterns and release tension left over from old injuries and habits in order to expand range of motion in the






36. To extend or stretch - pointing the toes






37. This is a repeating pattern of stressed and unstressed beats in a piece of music






38. Loie Fuller - Isadora Duncan - Ruth St. Denis developed what kind of dance






39. Modern jazz style that is an exploratory style. mixes in ballet






40. The action of straightening a joint or the action of increasing the angle between tow levers






41. The action of bending a joint or the action of decreasing the angle between two levers






42. A piece of choreography that lacks flow could be improved by the addition of






43. All performers begin at the same time but at different starting points within the same phrase






44. Skills requiring cooperation -coordination and dependence - including imitation - lead and follow - echo - mirroring and call and response






45. Physics principles that govern motion - flow - and weight in time and space including: the law of gravity - balance and centrifugal force.






46. These denishawn students produced the first modern dance performance and established the humphrey technique






47. Movement of a limb toward the midline of the body






48. The founder of the modern classical method of ballet






49. Is the degree of the force of body weight introduced into a movement






50. These include pique - chaine - and similar turns that move the dancer across the floor