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Dance Basics
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performing-arts
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. This involves placing the limbs into positions so that the resulting combination of angles is unusual.
Luigi
dynamics
3/4
angular oppositions
2. More is added to the original movement
eversion
matt mattox
tempo
accumulation
3. In order to relieve muscle tension - a dancer might engage in all but which of the following practices
entrechat
master juba lane
pilates
tempo
4. He was a legendary avant garde choreographer
merce cunningham
3/4
extension
touch
5. Which of the following is typically not a goal of ideokinesis
accumulation
transverse horizontal plane
Principles of composition
improving flexibility
6. This legendary tap dance partner of charles hone coles also worked as a choreographer for artists with the motown record label
time
step
cholly atkins
improve muscle strength
7. Feet separated shoulder width toes turned out arms: both extended open and held symmetrically out to the sides - hands between the shoulders and ribcage
second position
adductor magnus
lester horton
improve muscle strength
8. Forward brush followed by a step
extension
slash
flap
repetition
9. Feet: heel of one foot against the big toe of the other foot - toes turned out arms. both arms extending overhead
adagio
twyla tharp
jerome robbins
fifth position
10. Placing the ball of the foot on the floor without a weight change
simultaneous canons
master juba lane
touch
twyla tharp
11. Outward rotation; turning a limb outward - toward the back of the body
jack cole
unison
eversion
reverance
12. Creation and composition of dances by arranging or inventing steps - movements - and pattern of movements.
choreography
frontal plane
pelvic thrusts
ideokinesis
13. The ability of the dancer to present their body with confidence and the required energy to communicate movements clearly to an audience.
unison
projection
gregory hines
master juba lane
14. Physics principles that govern motion - flow - and weight in time and space including: the law of gravity - balance and centrifugal force.
hop
folk/traditional
Kinesthetics
gus giordano
15. Late modern dance technique that created dances without any attached historical - cultural or philosophical meanings
cecchetti method
contrast
unison
merce cunningham
16. Basic movements or short sequences are manipulated to create new but related movements
motif and development
adduction
cecchetti method
plie
17. This celebrated teacher founded the jazz dance world congress
gus giordano
kinesphere
action/reaction
flexion and extension
18. The pelvis is pressed forcefully forward
Mikhail Fokine
time
ted shawn
pelvic thrusts
19. 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
fourth position
jack cole
assessing complex assignments
retrograde
20. A feeling of completion or wholeness in a dance achieved when all parts work well together.
snap
rond de jambe
turns at center
unity
21. Refers to simple - multiple - and different rhythm patterns played at the same time.
turns at center
polyrhythm
movement of the arms
gus giordano
22. 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
tempo
lester horton
petit allegro
polyrhythm
23. These hollywood partners were famous for appearing in films that featured their supernaturally smooth ballroom and tap styles
unison
gus giordano
jerome robbins
fred astaire and ginger rogers
24. The movement is speeded up or slowed down
ruth st. denis
third position
tempo acceleration/deceleration
harold and fayard nicholas
25. This broadway and hollywood choreographer did the film version of west side story
erick hawkins
jerome robbins
body knowledge
inversion
26. Phrasing may be determined by all but which of the following
space
Butoh
wring
3/4
27. Modern jazz style that is a therapeutic method - emphasizes fluidity - unbroken motion - balance - and smooth transitions.
Luigi
slash
in all directions
touch
28. A lean body with enhanced flexibility due to a lack of muscular strength
first position
hyperextension
endomorph
transverse horizontal plane
29. The movement is performed using a different body part
harold and fayard nicholas
polyrhythm
gregory hines
instrumentation
30. 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).
gus giordano
extension
space
gene kelly
31. Nonliteral choreography may have all but which of the following goals
unison
telling a traditional story
improving flexibility
syncopation
32. In Laban's theory of effort (sometimes called movement dynamics) - which of the following qualities is not a dimension of effort?
matt mattox
meter
Direction
Nijinsky
33. To develop or grow - drawing the working foot up the standing leg and then extending it outward
pelvic thrusts
katherine dunham
adduction
developpe
34. Combination: sustained time/indirect space/strong weight
retrograde
wring
cramp roll
lester horton
35. Which of the following societal changes has probably had the least impact on the variety of dance styles that are performed in the US today?
economic development
Kinesthetics
extension of the working leg
savion glover
36. Sturdy body with strong dense musculature - lack of flexibility
space
plie
mesomorph
entrechat
37. He is a new generation broadway/hollywood tap and hip hop dancer and choreographer
degage
bill bojangles robinson
Luigi
savion glover
38. Combination: sustained time/direct space/light weight
shape
bill bojangles robinson
3/4
glide
39. Asking students to research a non-western culture and perform a dance from that culture is an example of an _____ approach to learning
fragmentation
turns at center
interdisciplinary
locomotion
40. This broadway and hollywood performer and choreographer introduced African and caribbean dance styles
tempo acceleration/deceleration
merce cunningham
katherine dunham
lester horton
41. Modern dance technique that transformed everyday movement in to the absurd or dramatic
feldenkrais
eversion
charles weidman
rhythm
42. Celebrated teacher of jazz technique
hyperextension
tap dance
matt mattox
projection
43. Combination: sudden time/indirect space/strong weight
gus giordano
melody
unison
slash
44. She was a hollywood dancer who appeared in 42nd street and other films
Kinesthetics
time
ruby keeler
master juba lane
45. Placing the ball of the foot on the floor with a weight change
step
space
biceps brachii - biceps femoris
ted shawn
46. Defined specifically as the volume at Which musical notes are played.
stamp
tap dance
narrative
dynamics
47. He was a celebrated choreographer and the first male dance for the graham company
sammy davis jr
jack cole
erick hawkins
dynamics
48. Forward brush followed by a backward brush
instrumentation
stamp
adductor magnus
shuffle
49. In order to improve student's kinesthetic awareness and originality - a teacher might assign
fragmentation
turns at center
a contact improvisation exercise
gus giordano
50. Runs vertically from the front to the back of an upright standing body the wheel plane
motif and development
improvisation
fred astaire and ginger rogers
sagittal plane