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Dance Basics

Subjects : performing-arts, dance
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Forward brush followed by a touch






2. A movement is made part of another movement






3. Nonliteral choreography may have all but which of the following goals






4. Succession of tones set to a particular rhythm that serves as the voice in music






5. Kazua ohno and tatsumi hijikata developed






6. Rubrics are most effective for






7. Reach space or personal space.






8. Celebrated teacher of jazz technique






9. 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).






10. This legendary tap dance partner of charles hone coles also worked as a choreographer for artists with the motown record label






11. When a frappe` is performed - the accent is typically on the






12. Placing an accent on a normally weak beat






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






14. Combination: sudden time/indirect space/light weight






15. They were the progenitors of modern dance






16. The jazz dance choreography in the musical theater classics Chicago and Cabaret is the work of






17. He is a new generation broadway/hollywood tap and hip hop dancer and choreographer






18. A structure of movement patterns in time; the pattern produced by emphasis and duration of notes in music.






19. She brought the precursors of ballet to France in the 1500s






20. If a ballet step such as grand battement is performed en croix - this means






21. Modern dance technique that appears in the lateral T shape his dancers assume - a one-leg balance with the torso tilted off-center and the other leg extended to the side in a counterbalance






22. Dance performed in a social setting; traditionally referred to as ballroom - but includes all popular social dances performed with or without partners






23. Four main movements in the pas de deux






24. 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






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






26. Striking the floor with the tip of the foot - with or without a weight change






27. This is a kind of snap. the head is tossed or turned from a frontward orientation to the side.






28. The degree of ease or continuousness of a movement from initiation to completion






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






30. 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






31. Movement executed with one body part or a small part of the body. Examples are rooling the head - shruggung the shoulders and rotating the pelvis.






32. Tendonitis is typically caused by






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






34. Placing the entire foot on the floor without a weight change






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






36. The rhythmic pattern of the movements is varied






37. This hollywood jazz and tap dancer popularized the practice of wearing pantyhose in place of stockings






38. A particular kind or style of dance - such as - ballet - jazz - modern - folk - tap - hip-hop - etc.






39. He was a crippled dancer who created a therapeutic method that led to the development of standard jazz technique






40. Combination: sustained time/direct space/strong weight






41. Large jumps or leaps Which move the dancer across the floor - such as grandes jetes or tours jetes






42. Combination: sustained time/indirect space/lightweight






43. Leaving the ground and landing on the same foot






44. Striking the floor with an immediate release; can be done with the heel or the ball of the foot






45. Forward brush followed by a step






46. Placing the entire foot on the floor with a weight change






47. Modern dance technique style that explores fall and recovery






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






49. This broadway and hollywood performer and choreographer introduced African and caribbean dance styles






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