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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 dance teacher would most likely suggest that a student practice Pilates exercises in order to
syncopation
jazz hands
improve muscle strength
step
2. Physics principles that govern motion - flow - and weight in time and space including: the law of gravity - balance and centrifugal force.
ted shawn
master juba lane
hinge
Kinesthetics
3. Modern jazz style that is an exploratory style. mixes in ballet
rhythm tap
improving flexibility
gus giordano
george balanchine
4. Striking the floor with the tip of the foot - with or without a weight change
extension
toe
mesomorph
instrumentation
5. All performers begin at the same time but at different starting points within the same phrase
projection
isolated movement
simultaneous canons
shape
6. Which of the following steps in tap dance would produce a total of four audible taps?
King Louis XIV
cramp roll
action/reaction
gus giordano
7. A particular kind or style of dance - such as - ballet - jazz - modern - folk - tap - hip-hop - etc.
balance
genre
Direction
feldenkrais
8. A choreographer asks four dancers to perform different movements simultaneously. This is called a
transition
punch
tableau
choreography
9. Observers would be unlikely to see contractions - releases - and isolations in which of the following dance forms?
ballet
first position
canon
dab
10. Movement of a limb toward the midline of the body
adduction
fifth position
ted shawn
stamp
11. When a frappe` is performed - the accent is typically on the
canon
Kinesthetics
extension of the working leg
petit allegro
12. Which of the following societal changes has probably had the least impact on the variety of dance styles that are performed in the US today?
ballet
frappe
economic development
force/energy
13. These hollywood partners were famous for appearing in films that featured their supernaturally smooth ballroom and tap styles
instrumentation
fred astaire and ginger rogers
float
press
14. An element of dance characterized by the release of potential energy into kinetic energy. It utilizes body weight - reveals the effects of gravity on the body - is projected into space - and affects emotional and spatial relationships and intentions.
social dance
tendu
action/reaction
force/energy
15. A movement is made part of another movement
motif and development
frontal plane
incorporation
erick hawkins
16. Tap dance is known for making heavy use of which of the following types of rhythm?
repetition
syncopation
fragmentation
bartenieff fundamentals
17. Dance movemnt that takes place at the same time across the whole group of dancers
wring
shape
unison
doris humphrey
18. In order to develop a dancer's endurance for a long performance - a teacher would recommend
ann miller
aerobic exercise
modern
bill bojangles robinson
19. He was the first African american dancer to play to white audiences
promenade - turns - lifts - leaps
ted shawn
toe
master juba lane
20. The founder of the modern classical method of ballet
eversion
george balanchine
ballet
Giselle
21. Skills requiring cooperation -coordination and dependence - including imitation - lead and follow - echo - mirroring and call and response
genre
partnering/group skills
shape
unity
22. 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)?
melody
variety
adductor magnus
rhythm
23. Modern dance technique style that explores fall and recovery
doris humphrey
a contact improvisation exercise
ball and socket joint
cumulative canons
24. Celebrated teacher of jazz technique
flexion and extension
matt mattox
shape
alexander technique
25. They codified many standard ballet rules still used today
Beauchamps & Noverre
flap
turns at center
instrumentation
26. A form of physical movement progressing from one place to another. Walking - running - grapevine - galloping - leaping - jumping - hopping - skipping - sliding - etc.
locomotion
jerome robbins
dab
unison
27. Tendonitis is typically caused by
third position
ball and socket joint
eversion
overuse of a tendon
28. The jazz dance choreography in the musical theater classics Chicago and Cabaret is the work of
Bob Fosse
fourth position
tempo
a contact improvisation exercise
29. In order to relieve muscle tension - a dancer might engage in all but which of the following practices
loie fuller and isadora duncan
pilates
pirouette
genre
30. Large jumps or leaps Which move the dancer across the floor - such as grandes jetes or tours jetes
Bob Fosse
grand allegro
merce cunningham
dynamics
31. In Laban Movement Analysis the space in which a dancer's body is moving is called the
George Balanchine
kinesphere
charles weidman
brush/scuff
32. The speed of the music or dance
cecchetti method
in all directions
space
tempo
33. 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
syncopation
bartenieff fundamentals
feldenkrais
fred astaire and ginger rogers
34. More is added to the original movement
tempo
rhythm
isolated movement
accumulation
35. 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.
kinesthetic awareness
genre
tap dance
improve muscle strength
36. Which of the following is typically not a goal of ideokinesis
force/energy
work
improving flexibility
locomotion
37. This is a repeating pattern of stressed and unstressed beats in a piece of music
charles weidman
rhythm
overuse of a tendon
gene kelly
38. This duo became famous in the 1940s along with cab calloway they were part of the big band circuit - and they performed in hollywood
time
cholly atkins and coles
transitions
endomorph
39. Inward rotation; turning a limb inward - toward the front of the body
flick
inversion
dynamics
reverance
40. He was a broadway/hollywood hoofer and actor who ushered in the tap revival of the 1980s
slash
matt mattox
gregory hines
tempo acceleration/deceleration
41. Asking students to research a non-western culture and perform a dance from that culture is an example of an _____ approach to learning
Beauchamps & Noverre
second position
float
interdisciplinary
42. This is a repeated grouping of accented beats
meter
space
master juba lane
press
43. The movement is performed using a different body part
instrumentation
isolated movement
cholly atkins and coles
katherine dunham
44. 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.
cumulative canons
time
cramp roll
plie
45. A lean body with enhanced flexibility due to a lack of muscular strength
hinge
step
endomorph
kinesphere
46. Placing the ball of the foot on the floor without a weight change
tap
touch
vaganova method
tendu
47. Placing the ball of the foot on the floor with a weight change
broadway or show tap
fragmentation
step
developpe
48. Rubrics are most effective for
assessing complex assignments
degage
cecchetti method
jazz dance
49. An element of dance that refers to the immediate spherical space surrounding the body in all directions. Use of space includes shape - direction - pathway - range of movement and level of movment(Low - middle - high).
shape
space
martha graham
telling a traditional story
50. Modern jazz style that emphasizes agility in all areas
biceps brachii - biceps femoris
matt mattox
space
float