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Dance Basics

Subjects : performing-arts, dance
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1. Multiple performers perform a movement in succession






2. She was the co-founder of denishawn - the first modern dance school






3. The element of dance involving rhythm - phrasing - tempo - accent and duration. Time can be metered as in music or based on body rhythms such as breath - emotions - and heartbeat.






4. 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)?






5. 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






6. Observers would be unlikely to see contractions - releases - and isolations in which of the following dance forms?






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






8. The movement is speeded up or slowed down






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






10. The size of the movement is increased or decreased






11. Rubrics are most effective for






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






13. This is a repeated grouping of accented beats






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






15. More is added to the original movement






16. She was an award-winning choreographer of both broadway and hollywood jazz and modern dance






17. He was the co-founder of denishawn and the founder of jacob's pillow dance festival






18. These include pique - chaine - and similar turns that move the dancer across the floor






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






20. The rhythmic pattern of the movements is varied






21. He was a celebrated choreographer and the first male dance for the graham company






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






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






24. In Laban Movement Analysis the space in which a dancer's body is moving is called the






25. A state of equilibrium referring to the balance of weight or the spatial arrangement of bodies.






26. Basic movements or short sequences are manipulated to create new but related movements






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






28. These brothers were famous in vaudeville - on the jazz circuit and in hollywood for their daring acrobatic style






29. Visualized as running vertically cross the chest - shoulder to should - on an upright standing body. the door plane






30. Dance marked by movement isolations and complex polyrhythms found in African American music such as - ragtime - jazz - spirituals - blues - work songs and is considered and American style of dance.






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






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






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






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






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






36. This employs mental visualization of carefull devised imagery with tactile input to enhance coordination of movement and adjust habitual posture and movement habits. if one can see efficient and aligned movement - one can achieve it






37. A piece of choreography that lacks flow could be improved by the addition of






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






39. This is the dynamic hitting of a positions






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






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






42. Forward brush followed by a backward brush






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






44. The orginal french form of classical ballet from italy






45. Which of the following dance steps is most advanced? plie - degage - entrechat - tendu






46. He was the founder of Ballets Russes






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






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






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






50. 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.