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Dance Basics
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1. A particular kind or style of dance - such as - ballet - jazz - modern - folk - tap - hip-hop - etc.
stomp
Direction
genre
overuse of a tendon
2. He was the first African american dancer to play to white audiences
gene kelly
extension
turns at center
master juba lane
3. Two steps in sequence - one on each foot; the first step gets less weight than the second
ball change
gene kelly
action/reaction
slap
4. Placing the entire foot on the floor with a weight change
improve muscle strength
Marius Petipa
stamp
frappe
5. If one were to eliminate the jumping elements from the combination which steps would be eliminated
ruth st. denis
the changement and the sautes
slash
simultaneous canons
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.
angular oppositions
kinesthetic awareness
charles weidman
force/energy
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
folk/traditional
third position
tendu
space
8. He was a celebrated choreographer and the first male dance for the graham company
rotation
glide
erick hawkins
rond de jambe
9. He was a broadway and hollywood tap and jazz dancer - as well as a movie star
weight
transition
jazz dance
gene kelly
10. Energy of movement expressed in varying intensities - accent and quality
action/reaction
hyperextension
dynamics
matt mattox
11. Combination: sudden time/indirect space/strong weight
improvisation
coordinating lighting and sound cues
turns at center
slash
12. A dance teacher would most likely suggest that a student practice Pilates exercises in order to
jerome robbins
movement of the arms
improve muscle strength
martha graham
13. Combination: sustained time/direct space/strong weight
rhythm
press
bob fosse
turns at center
14. Succession of tones set to a particular rhythm that serves as the voice in music
abduction
rhythm
melody
meter
15. Modern jazz style that is an exploratory style. mixes in ballet
unity
George Balanchine
repetition
gus giordano
16. The speed of the music or dance
tempo
transition
doris humphrey
polyrhythm
17. Sturdy body with strong dense musculature - lack of flexibility
mesomorph
jump
turns from corner
Mikhail Fokine
18. They codified many standard ballet rules still used today
Beauchamps & Noverre
Marius Petipa
wring
rond de jambe
19. Striking the floor with the tip of the foot - with or without a weight change
biceps brachii - biceps femoris
toe
coordinating lighting and sound cues
extension
20. A state of equilibrium referring to the balance of weight or the spatial arrangement of bodies.
balance
pelvic thrusts
endomorph
Giselle
21. Is the degree of the force of body weight introduced into a movement
ball and socket joint
motif and development
weight
in all directions
22. He was a star dancer with and controversial choerographer for Ballets Russes
overuse of a tendon
adagio
punch
Nijinsky
23. Which of the following steps in tap dance would produce a total of four audible taps?
ball and socket joint
cramp roll
improving flexibility
alexander technique
24. The intentional quality of the path taken by a body part or a body through space during a movement. direct or indirect
space
eversion
grand allegro
repetition
25. This denishawn dancer and broadway choreographer invented theater dance
jack cole
martha graham
balance
time
26. Which of the following two muscles are used for flexion in dance?
pelvic thrusts
fred astaire and ginger rogers
biceps brachii - biceps femoris
modern
27. Rubrics are most effective for
assessing complex assignments
reverance
charles weidman
rhythm tap
28. Combination: sudden time/indirect space/light weight
bob fosse
eversion
flick
Beauchamps & Noverre
29. He is the father of ballet in American and the founder of the NY city Ballet
feldenkrais
ann miller
tempo acceleration/deceleration
George Balanchine
30. This broadway and hollywood performer and choreographer introduced African and caribbean dance styles
unity
alexander technique
katherine dunham
plie
31. 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
flick
cumulative canons
modern dance
32. The degree of ease or continuousness of a movement from initiation to completion
plie
projection
flow
gregory hines
33. The action of turning a ball-and-socket joint; circular movement around a central axis
rotation
pathways
rhythm
narrative
34. While executing a fouette turn (fouette en tournant) the dancer's working leg is engaged in
flexion and extension
angular oppositions
lester horton
Catherine de Medici
35. Multiple performers perform a movement in succession
canon
syncopation
tap dance
improve muscle strength
36. They were the progenitors of modern dance
modern dance
loie fuller and isadora duncan
choreography
jazz hands
37. Combination: sudden time/direct space/strong weight
choreography
modern dance
punch
pelvic thrusts
38. Creation and composition of dances by arranging or inventing steps - movements - and pattern of movements.
cholly atkins
space
loie fuller and isadora duncan
choreography
39. Placing the entire foot on the floor without a weight change
promenade - turns - lifts - leaps
simultaneous canons
lester horton
stomp
40. 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.
Bob Fosse
cumulative canons
jazz dance
twyla tharp
41. This is a repeated grouping of accented beats
tableau
meter
vaganova method
sammy davis jr
42. Combination: sustained time/indirect space/strong weight
wring
erick hawkins
Principles of composition
rhythm
43. Circle of the leg - tracing a half circle upon the ground using the toes
rond de jambe
cramp roll
cholly atkins
twyla tharp
44. The sagittal plane divides the body
turns at center
vertically
overuse of a tendon
in all directions
45. A piece of choreography that lacks flow could be improved by the addition of
retrograde
lester horton
fourth position
transitions
46. Kazua ohno and tatsumi hijikata developed
tempo acceleration/deceleration
Butoh
master juba lane
angular oppositions
47. The movement is speeded up or slowed down
tempo acceleration/deceleration
hinge
space
jazz dance
48. What is the meter in the waltz
3/4
savion glover
motif and development
dynamics
49. In jazz dance - bending backward from the knees while maintaining a straight torso is called a
gene kelly
ballet
accumulation
hinge
50. To disengage - brushing foot thru tendu to slightly leave the ground
degage
matt mattox
King Louis XIV
kinesthetic awareness
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