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Dance Basics

Subjects : performing-arts, dance
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A feeling of completion or wholeness in a dance achieved when all parts work well together.






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






3. With which of the following styles of modern dance is Isadora Duncan associated?






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






5. Placing an accent on a normally weak beat






6. 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.






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






8. He was the first African american dancer to play to white audiences






9. The term 'port des bras' refers to






10. Movement anchored to one spot by a pody part. Only the available space in any direction is used while the initial body contact is being maintained. Movement is organized around the axis of the body and is not designed to travel from one location to a






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






12. This award winning choreographer and musical director of cabaret - sweet charity - and all that jazz created the fosse technique






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






14. Where is the apron of the stage located






15. Multiple performers perform the movement in the same way at the same time






16. To strike - striking the floor with the foot in a brushing movement






17. Modern dance technique that transformed everyday movement in to the absurd or dramatic






18. Multiple performers perform a movement in succession






19. The movement is performed backwards






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






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






22. Two steps in sequence - one on each foot; the first step gets less weight than the second






23. 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






24. 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






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






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






27. 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)?






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






29. The ability of the dancer to present their body with confidence and the required energy to communicate movements clearly to an audience.






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






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






32. Four main movements in the pas de deux






33. What is the meter in the waltz






34. When a movment phrase or section progresses to the next.






35. Part of a movement is performed






36. He was a legendary avant garde choreographer






37. 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






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






39. Which of the following movements can be performed en dedans






40. The movement is performed using a different body part






41. 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






42. The action of turning a ball-and-socket joint; circular movement around a central axis






43. He was the choreographer for Ballets Russes






44. Refers to simple - multiple - and different rhythm patterns played at the same time.






45. Leaving the ground and landing on the same foot






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






47. The inability of dancers to maintain their spacing during a group sequence most likely indicates a lack of






48. In jazz dance - bending backward from the knees while maintaining a straight torso is called a






49. Which of the following men is known for pioneering tap dance as a young man living in the Five Points neighborhood of NY city






50. 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