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Dance Basics

Subjects : performing-arts, dance
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1. 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






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






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






4. Placing the ball of the foot on the floor with a weight change






5. Which of the following ballets used music not composed by Tchaikovsky






6. 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.






7. The movement is speeded up or slowed down






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






9. 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






10. These denishawn students produced the first modern dance performance and established the humphrey technique






11. Skills requiring cooperation -coordination and dependence - including imitation - lead and follow - echo - mirroring and call and response






12. Where is the apron of the stage located






13. Late modern dance technique that draws from everyday gestures and movements such as sitting - crawling - rolling - walking - and running.






14. 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






15. Is the degree of the force of body weight introduced into a movement






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






17. Tendonitis is typically caused by






18. Awareness of one's body and its possibilities - capabilities and limitations






19. Jose Limon - Alvin Ailey - Paul Taylor - Katharine Dunham - Merce Cunningham expanded






20. This denishawn dancer and broadway choreographer invented theater dance






21. Tap dance is known for making heavy use of which of the following types of rhythm?






22. Circle of the leg - tracing a half circle upon the ground using the toes






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






24. In order to relieve muscle tension - a dancer might engage in all but which of the following practices






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






26. Dance movemnt that takes place at the same time across the whole group of dancers






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






28. Movement of a limb away from the midline of the body






29. Which of the following is typically not a goal of ideokinesis






30. He established the first ballet school in France in the 1600s






31. Rounded body type.






32. Bending and straightening the knees






33. The size of the movement is increased or decreased






34. They codified many standard ballet rules still used today






35. 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)?






36. Widespread hand posture where the fingers are extended strongly outward from the palm






37. While executing a fouette turn (fouette en tournant) the dancer's working leg is engaged in






38. Slow port-de-bras and bow at the end of class to acknowledge gratitude to the teacher






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






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






41. Forward brush followed by a backward brush






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






43. Combination: sudden time/indirect space/strong weight






44. This denishawn student - legendary dancer - and choreographer developed the graham technique






45. Movements are repeated






46. Tap dancers that are part of the jazz musical tradition such as bill bojangles robinson - sammy davis jr. - gregory hines and savion glover






47. Refers to the length of time a movement takes - from initiation to completion






48. To develop or grow - drawing the working foot up the standing leg and then extending it outward






49. He was a turn of the century vaudeville hoofer who danced on broadway and in hollywood's shirley temple films






50. Creation and composition of dances by arranging or inventing steps - movements - and pattern of movements.







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