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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. This duo became famous in the 1940s along with cab calloway they were part of the big band circuit - and they performed in hollywood
jazz hands
cholly atkins and coles
vaganova method
turns at center
2. 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.
economic development
pathways
snap
developpe
3. This denishawn dancer and broadway choreographer invented theater dance
improve muscle strength
jack cole
fifth position
ectomorph
4. He was a broadway/hollywood hoofer and actor who ushered in the tap revival of the 1980s
endomorph
extension
improvisation
gregory hines
5. Two steps in sequence - one on each foot; the first step gets less weight than the second
flick
ball change
weight
tempo acceleration/deceleration
6. Refers to simple - multiple - and different rhythm patterns played at the same time.
inversion
polyrhythm
tap
entrechat
7. This is a repeated grouping of accented beats
meter
gus giordano
snap
ballet
8. A piece of choreography that lacks flow could be improved by the addition of
time
transitions
george balanchine
head whip
9. With which of the following styles of modern dance is Isadora Duncan associated?
melody
ruth st. denis
free dance
vertically
10. 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
slash
master juba lane
lester horton
stomp
11. Awareness of one's body and its possibilities - capabilities and limitations
ball change
body knowledge
glide
stomp
12. Reach space or personal space.
kinesphere
Luigi
aerobic exercise
in all directions
13. To extend or stretch - pointing the toes
tendu
space
jump
locomotion
14. 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
feldenkrais
incorporation
george balanchine
cecchetti method
15. Jose Limon - Alvin Ailey - Paul Taylor - Katharine Dunham - Merce Cunningham expanded
fourth position
extension
modern dance
harold and fayard nicholas
16. 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
tempo
adagio
hyperextension
paul taylor
17. Multiple performers perform a movement in succession
canon
Kinesthetics
twyla tharp
ball and socket joint
18. The intentional quality of the path taken by a body part or a body through space during a movement. direct or indirect
broadway or show tap
at the front
unison
space
19. This broadway and hollywood choreographer did the film version of west side story
mesomorph
George Balanchine
jerome robbins
ideokinesis
20. She was a hollywood dancer who appeared in 42nd street and other films
ruby keeler
merce cunningham
unison
mesomorph
21. They were the progenitors of modern dance
petit allegro
sagittal plane
rhythm
loie fuller and isadora duncan
22. The movement is speeded up or slowed down
cecchetti method
gus giordano
tempo acceleration/deceleration
jazz dance
23. This celebrated teacher founded the jazz dance world congress
gus giordano
head whip
adduction
syncopation
24. To set side by side to emphasize difference in dance - two movements that differ in energy - space - (size - direction - level) - design (symmetrical/asymmetrical - open/closed) - timing (fast/slow - even -uneven - themes or patterns.
jump
touch
merce cunningham
contrast
25. A dance teacher would most likely suggest that a student practice Pilates exercises in order to
pathways
improve muscle strength
turns from corner
pilates
26. More is added to the original movement
narrative
accumulation
locomotion
weight
27. Modern jazz style that is a therapeutic method - emphasizes fluidity - unbroken motion - balance - and smooth transitions.
movement of the arms
Luigi
Marius Petipa
rhythm tap
28. When a movment phrase or section progresses to the next.
aerobic exercise
katherine dunham
transition
ball change
29. These denishawn students produced the first modern dance performance and established the humphrey technique
doris humphrey and charles weidman
overuse of a tendon
ball change
Luigi
30. If one were to eliminate the jumping elements from the combination which steps would be eliminated
ballet
first position
master juba lane
the changement and the sautes
31. Feet heel of one foot against the instep of the other foot toes turned out arms: arm corresponding with front foot overhead arem corresponding with back foot open to the side as in second position
gus giordano
third position
incorporation
narrative
32. 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
step
alexander technique
vaganova method
vertically
33. In order to develop a dancer's endurance for a long performance - a teacher would recommend
narrative
the changement and the sautes
force/energy
aerobic exercise
34. Late modern dance technique developed through an effortless free flow technique that released tension in the body through an emphasis on weight - placement - impulse - immediacy and movement dynamics
Luigi
jack cole
space
erick hawkins
35. The term 'port des bras' refers to
degage
movement of the arms
King Louis XIV
merce cunningham
36. The original french form of classical ballet from Russia
cumulative canons
vaganova method
body knowledge
tap
37. Four main movements in the pas de deux
simultaneous canons
harold and fayard nicholas
charles weidman
promenade - turns - lifts - leaps
38. Multiple performers perform the movement in the same way at the same time
cramp roll
vaganova method
loie fuller and isadora duncan
unison
39. Which of the following two muscles are used for flexion in dance?
biceps brachii - biceps femoris
matt mattox
lester horton
ruth st. denis
40. Lightly striking the floor in an outward sweeping motion (brush with ball - scuff with heel)
alexander technique
Giselle
paul taylor
brush/scuff
41. Tap dance is known for making heavy use of which of the following types of rhythm?
syncopation
entrechat
Bob Fosse
free dance
42. Stretching of the foot along the floor - away from the standing leg
fourth position
tendu
gregory hines
merce cunningham
43. A state of equilibrium referring to the balance of weight or the spatial arrangement of bodies.
the changement and the sautes
master juba lane
vaganova method
balance
44. A piece of choreography or dance
George Balanchine
slap
merce cunningham
work
45. The action of turning a ball-and-socket joint; circular movement around a central axis
motif and development
rotation
contrast
hinge
46. Small - quick jumps in place such as changements - temps leves - and assembles
pirouette
kinesphere
promenade - turns - lifts - leaps
petit allegro
47. 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.
glide
matt mattox
tap dance
degage
48. In Laban Movement Analysis the space in which a dancer's body is moving is called the
martha graham
kinesphere
hinge
vertically
49. To strike - striking the floor with the foot in a brushing movement
tap
frappe
dab
step
50. A structure of movement patterns in time; the pattern produced by emphasis and duration of notes in music.
cecchetti method
rhythm
ectomorph
extension