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Dance Basics

Subjects : performing-arts, dance
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Basic movements or short sequences are manipulated to create new but related movements






2. This duo became famous in the 1940s along with cab calloway they were part of the big band circuit - and they performed in hollywood






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






4. Feet separated shoulder width toes turned out arms: both extended open and held symmetrically out to the sides - hands between the shoulders and ribcage






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






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






7. Lightly striking the floor in an outward sweeping motion (brush with ball - scuff with heel)






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






9. The original movement is the question and the new movement is the answer






10. A piece of choreography or dance






11. The sagittal plane divides the body






12. The hip joint is a






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






14. More is added to the original movement






15. Four main movements in the pas de deux






16. Asking students to research a non-western culture and perform a dance from that culture is an example of an _____ approach to learning






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






18. An element of dance that refers to the immediate spherical space surrounding the body in all directions. Use of space includes shape - direction - pathway - range of movement and level of movment(Low - middle - high).






19. Combination: sudden time/direct space/strong weight






20. 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






21. This broadway and hollywood choreographer did the film version of west side story






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






23. Kazua ohno and tatsumi hijikata developed






24. Reach space or personal space.






25. A movement is made part of another movement






26. Feet: separated shoulder width third position arms: arm corresponding with front foot in front of the torso as in first position - arm corresponding with back foot overhead as in fifth position






27. Bending and straightening the knees






28. Leaving the ground and landing on the other foot






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






30. 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






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






32. Forward brush followed by a backward brush






33. 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






34. 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)?






35. Part of a movement is performed






36. Combination: sudden time/indirect space/light weight






37. A type of dance that began as a rebellion against steps and positions and values - Expressive and original or authentic movement. Alvin Ailey and Martha Graham






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






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






40. Loie Fuller - Isadora Duncan - Ruth St. Denis developed what kind of dance






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






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






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






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






45. This celebrated teacher founded the jazz dance world congress






46. He was the creator of legendary ballets for the Russian Imperial Theatre including the Nutcracker and Swan Lake






47. Early modern dance composition - such as that of martha graham - was characterized by which of the following forms?






48. Placing the entire foot on the floor with a weight change






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






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