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Dance Basics
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1. Which of the following men is known for pioneering tap dance as a young man living in the Five Points neighborhood of NY city
cramp roll
3/4
incorporation
master juba lane
2. He established the horton technique and was a longtime partner of bell lewitzky
lester horton
Giselle
bill bojangles robinson
interdisciplinary
3. The action of over-straightening a joint past its natural angle - or the action of increasing the angle between two levers to more than 180 degrees
hyperextension
ectomorph
folk/traditional
snap
4. Movements are repeated
line dancing
repetition
space
syncopation
5. A position of the body in space - such as curved - straight - angular - twisted - symmetrical - asymmetrical - etc.
petit allegro
touch
shape
endomorph
6. Placing the entire foot on the floor with a weight change
wring
plie
stamp
cramp roll
7. Four main movements in the pas de deux
time
doris humphrey and charles weidman
axial movement
promenade - turns - lifts - leaps
8. The ability of the dancer to present their body with confidence and the required energy to communicate movements clearly to an audience.
sammy davis jr
bartenieff fundamentals
projection
tableau
9. The rhythmic pattern of the movements is varied
sammy davis jr
force/energy
rhythm
accumulation
10. Placing the entire foot on the floor without a weight change
stomp
repetition
3/4
Beauchamps & Noverre
11. Dance movemnt that takes place at the same time across the whole group of dancers
katherine dunham
line dancing
unison
free dance
12. Widespread hand posture where the fingers are extended strongly outward from the palm
space
stomp
jazz hands
twyla tharp
13. The movement is speeded up or slowed down
retrograde
slap
glide
tempo acceleration/deceleration
14. Feet heels touching toes turned out arms: both arms held in front of the torso hands at waist level
sammy davis jr
first position
extension
katherine dunham
15. The original movement is the question and the new movement is the answer
Catherine de Medici
action/reaction
grand allegro
Butoh
16. Awareness of one's body and its possibilities - capabilities and limitations
ballet
twyla tharp
folk/traditional
body knowledge
17. Refers to simple - multiple - and different rhythm patterns played at the same time.
adduction
polyrhythm
kinesphere
matt mattox
18. This celebrated teacher founded the jazz dance world congress
loie fuller and isadora duncan
gus giordano
ruby keeler
rhythm
19. The inability of dancers to maintain their spacing during a group sequence most likely indicates a lack of
kinesthetic awareness
frontal plane
telling a traditional story
dynamics
20. Forward brush followed by a backward brush
shuffle
inversion
fragmentation
tap dance
21. 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.
tap dance
gregory hines
biceps brachii - biceps femoris
hinge
22. The size of the movement is increased or decreased
katherine dunham
gregory hines
augmentation/diminution
accumulation
23. Skills requiring cooperation -coordination and dependence - including imitation - lead and follow - echo - mirroring and call and response
partnering/group skills
ruby keeler
abduction
pathways
24. The speed of the music or dance
time
contrast
tempo
snap
25. Tendonitis is typically caused by
dynamics
line dancing
overuse of a tendon
extension of the working leg
26. Early modern dance composition - such as that of martha graham - was characterized by which of the following forms?
narrative
charles weidman
cholly atkins and coles
lester horton
27. 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).
kinesphere
space
fifth position
incorporation
28. These include pique - chaine - and similar turns that move the dancer across the floor
folk/traditional
second position
melody
turns from corner
29. To strike - striking the floor with the foot in a brushing movement
adagio
frappe
erick hawkins
extension
30. Succession of tones set to a particular rhythm that serves as the voice in music
twyla tharp
melody
interdisciplinary
Diaghilev
31. She was the co-founder of denishawn - the first modern dance school
transverse horizontal plane
step
movement of the arms
ruth st. denis
32. Leaving the ground and landing on the same foot
body knowledge
lester horton
george balanchine
hop
33. A choreographer asks four dancers to perform different movements simultaneously. This is called a
transition
modern dance
katherine dunham
tableau
34. These hollywood partners were famous for appearing in films that featured their supernaturally smooth ballroom and tap styles
sagittal plane
improving flexibility
fred astaire and ginger rogers
jump
35. He was the first African american dancer to play to white audiences
social dance
master juba lane
Marius Petipa
Catherine de Medici
36. More is added to the original movement
balance
turns at center
ball change
accumulation
37. Rounded body type.
degage
ectomorph
pilates
charles weidman
38. Tap dance is known for making heavy use of which of the following types of rhythm?
erick hawkins
turns at center
broadway or show tap
syncopation
39. The hip joint is a
pathways
ball and socket joint
first position
Butoh
40. The action of turning a ball-and-socket joint; circular movement around a central axis
rotation
second position
tempo
kinesphere
41. Which of the following movements can be performed en dedans
pirouette
extension
rotation
kinesphere
42. A state of equilibrium referring to the balance of weight or the spatial arrangement of bodies.
balance
stomp
modern
punch
43. 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)?
adductor magnus
space
reverance
assessing complex assignments
44. A form of physical movement progressing from one place to another. Walking - running - grapevine - galloping - leaping - jumping - hopping - skipping - sliding - etc.
Catherine de Medici
angular oppositions
kinesthetic awareness
locomotion
45. Combination: sudden time/indirect space/light weight
jazz dance
modern dance
flick
meter
46. Which of the following two muscles are used for flexion in dance?
glide
flexion and extension
biceps brachii - biceps femoris
tap dance
47. This legendary tap dance partner of charles hone coles also worked as a choreographer for artists with the motown record label
choreography
economic development
in all directions
cholly atkins
48. In order to relieve muscle tension - a dancer might engage in all but which of the following practices
syncopation
abduction
tempo acceleration/deceleration
pilates
49. Modern jazz style that emphasizes agility in all areas
ruth st. denis
toe
frappe
matt mattox
50. Inward rotation; turning a limb inward - toward the front of the body
tableau
inversion
cecchetti method
coordinating lighting and sound cues
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