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Dance Basics

Subjects : performing-arts, dance
Instructions:
  • 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.






2. More is added to the original movement






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






4. He was a legendary avant garde choreographer






5. Which of the following is typically not a goal of ideokinesis






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






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






8. Forward brush followed by a step






9. Feet: heel of one foot against the big toe of the other foot - toes turned out arms. both arms extending overhead






10. Placing the ball of the foot on the floor without a weight change






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






12. Creation and composition of dances by arranging or inventing steps - movements - and pattern of movements.






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






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






15. Late modern dance technique that created dances without any attached historical - cultural or philosophical meanings






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






17. This celebrated teacher founded the jazz dance world congress






18. The pelvis is pressed forcefully forward






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






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






21. Refers to simple - multiple - and different rhythm patterns played at the same time.






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






23. These hollywood partners were famous for appearing in films that featured their supernaturally smooth ballroom and tap styles






24. The movement is speeded up or slowed down






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






26. Phrasing may be determined by all but which of the following






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






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






29. The movement is performed using a different body part






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).






31. Nonliteral choreography may have all but which of the following goals






32. In Laban's theory of effort (sometimes called movement dynamics) - which of the following qualities is not a dimension of effort?






33. To develop or grow - drawing the working foot up the standing leg and then extending it outward






34. Combination: sustained time/indirect space/strong weight






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?






36. Sturdy body with strong dense musculature - lack of flexibility






37. He is a new generation broadway/hollywood tap and hip hop dancer and choreographer






38. Combination: sustained time/direct space/light weight






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






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






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






42. Celebrated teacher of jazz technique






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






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






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






46. Defined specifically as the volume at Which musical notes are played.






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






48. Forward brush followed by a backward brush






49. In order to improve student's kinesthetic awareness and originality - a teacher might assign






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