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Dance Basics

Subjects : performing-arts, dance
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. To disengage - brushing foot thru tendu to slightly leave the ground






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






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






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






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






6. They were the progenitors of modern dance






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






8. The movement is speeded up or slowed down






9. Forward brush followed by a step






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






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






12. A lean body with enhanced flexibility due to a lack of muscular strength






13. She was a hollywood dancer who appeared in 42nd street and other films






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






15. Modern dance technique style that explores fall and recovery






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






17. Combination: sudden time/direct space/light weight






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






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






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






21. Leaving the ground and landing on the same foot






22. Stretching of the foot along the floor - away from the standing leg






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






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






25. Outward rotation; turning a limb outward - toward the back of the body






26. Dancers begin at different points in a phrase - fall into step as the phrase progresses - and end in unison






27. 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






28. Feet heels touching toes turned out arms: both arms held in front of the torso hands at waist level






29. Inward rotation; turning a limb inward - toward the front of the body






30. He was a broadway - hollywood and las vegas dancer - singer and actor






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






32. Modern jazz style that is a therapeutic method - emphasizes fluidity - unbroken motion - balance - and smooth transitions.






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






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






35. The hip joint is a






36. Which of the following tasks is the duty of a stage manager?






37. 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






38. What is the meter in the waltz






39. To extend or stretch - pointing the toes






40. The intentional quality of the path taken by a body part or a body through space during a movement. direct or indirect






41. A feeling of completion or wholeness in a dance achieved when all parts work well together.






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






43. The orginal french form of classical ballet from italy






44. Kazua ohno and tatsumi hijikata developed






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






46. 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






47. This is the dynamic hitting of a positions






48. Movement of a limb toward the midline of the body






49. 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.






50. Where is the apron of the stage located