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Dance Basics
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Observers would be unlikely to see contractions - releases - and isolations in which of the following dance forms?
endomorph
ballet
Luigi
lester horton
2. He established the first ballet school in France in the 1600s
lester horton
canon
King Louis XIV
fred astaire and ginger rogers
3. Striking the floor with an immediate release; can be done with the heel or the ball of the foot
transitions
tap
choreography
matt mattox
4. This legendary tap dance partner of charles hone coles also worked as a choreographer for artists with the motown record label
axial movement
toe
ballet
cholly atkins
5. This celebrated teacher founded the jazz dance world congress
adductor magnus
gus giordano
tableau
syncopation
6. Dance movemnt that takes place at the same time across the whole group of dancers
bob fosse
fifth position
unison
jazz dance
7. A form of physical movement progressing from one place to another. Walking - running - grapevine - galloping - leaping - jumping - hopping - skipping - sliding - etc.
assessing complex assignments
float
locomotion
coordinating lighting and sound cues
8. Combination: sudden time/direct space/light weight
dab
choreography
merce cunningham
transitions
9. A feeling of completion or wholeness in a dance achieved when all parts work well together.
unity
ruth st. denis
action/reaction
adduction
10. Combination: sustained time/direct space/light weight
Nijinsky
glide
sammy davis jr
coordinating lighting and sound cues
11. This denishawn student - legendary dancer - and choreographer developed the graham technique
King Louis XIV
adagio
martha graham
space
12. The orginal french form of classical ballet from italy
jack cole
George Balanchine
cecchetti method
transition
13. Basic movements or short sequences are manipulated to create new but related movements
endomorph
unison
bob fosse
motif and development
14. Intersects an upright standing body horizontally the table plane
transverse horizontal plane
tap
modern dance
Nijinsky
15. Movement executed with one body part or a small part of the body. Examples are rooling the head - shruggung the shoulders and rotating the pelvis.
tempo
pilates
isolated movement
degage
16. 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)?
adductor magnus
loie fuller and isadora duncan
aerobic exercise
flow
17. A quantity or range of different things. Helps maintain the audiences interest and helps the choreographer to develop the dance. Contrasts in the use of space(open/closed) - force(smooth/sharp) and spatial designs(straight lines/ curves/zigzags)
hinge
variety
Luigi
axial movement
18. This broadway and hollywood performer and choreographer introduced African and caribbean dance styles
step
ideokinesis
katherine dunham
paul taylor
19. A state of equilibrium referring to the balance of weight or the spatial arrangement of bodies.
repetition
ted shawn
balance
rhythm
20. A structure of movement patterns in time; the pattern produced by emphasis and duration of notes in music.
lester horton
rhythm
meter
in all directions
21. A lean body with enhanced flexibility due to a lack of muscular strength
third position
force/energy
movement of the arms
endomorph
22. This is a repeated grouping of accented beats
Nijinsky
biceps brachii - biceps femoris
meter
modern dance
23. The pelvis is pressed forcefully forward
stomp
pelvic thrusts
space
weight
24. Movement created spontaneously - which ranges from freeform to highly structured environments - always including an element of chance.
action/reaction
flow
canon
improvisation
25. Four main movements in the pas de deux
instrumentation
promenade - turns - lifts - leaps
King Louis XIV
jazz hands
26. Movements are repeated
free dance
repetition
3/4
genre
27. He was a turn of the century vaudeville hoofer who danced on broadway and in hollywood's shirley temple films
assessing complex assignments
hop
instrumentation
bill bojangles robinson
28. To strike - striking the floor with the foot in a brushing movement
in all directions
adductor magnus
frappe
mesomorph
29. Which of the following steps in tap dance would produce a total of four audible taps?
jazz
cramp roll
erick hawkins
flap
30. 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
improvisation
ideokinesis
hyperextension
glide
31. He was the first African american dancer to play to white audiences
master juba lane
rond de jambe
syncopation
reverance
32. Outward rotation; turning a limb outward - toward the back of the body
tableau
loie fuller and isadora duncan
eversion
shape
33. Lightly striking the floor in an outward sweeping motion (brush with ball - scuff with heel)
brush/scuff
contrast
frontal plane
kinesthetic awareness
34. Reach space or personal space.
kinesphere
shape
punch
line dancing
35. The size of the movement is increased or decreased
syncopation
folk/traditional
instrumentation
augmentation/diminution
36. Tap dancers that focus on design and dance aspect of tapping such as fred astaire - gene kelly and ann miller
rond de jambe
ballet
broadway or show tap
dynamics
37. A particular kind or style of dance - such as - ballet - jazz - modern - folk - tap - hip-hop - etc.
Catherine de Medici
genre
extension of the working leg
motif and development
38. Of the following types of social dance listed below - which does not involve partnering?
doris humphrey
inversion
weight
line dancing
39. Stretching of the foot along the floor - away from the standing leg
flow
flap
toe
tendu
40. Tap dancers that are part of the jazz musical tradition such as bill bojangles robinson - sammy davis jr. - gregory hines and savion glover
rhythm tap
jerome robbins
second position
incorporation
41. For which of the following types of dance is a shoe with a small - soft heel traditionally worn
transitions
ideokinesis
jazz
3/4
42. This hollywood jazz and tap dancer popularized the practice of wearing pantyhose in place of stockings
accumulation
interdisciplinary
ann miller
jazz
43. The ability of the dancer to present their body with confidence and the required energy to communicate movements clearly to an audience.
Kinesthetics
projection
Beauchamps & Noverre
turns from corner
44. These brothers were famous in vaudeville - on the jazz circuit and in hollywood for their daring acrobatic style
kinesphere
simultaneous canons
harold and fayard nicholas
Kinesthetics
45. In order to improve student's kinesthetic awareness and originality - a teacher might assign
telling a traditional story
a contact improvisation exercise
hyperextension
augmentation/diminution
46. The rhythmic pattern of the movements is varied
flap
rhythm
petit allegro
ruth st. denis
47. Combination: sudden time/indirect space/light weight
narrative
flick
ruby keeler
frontal plane
48. These hollywood partners were famous for appearing in films that featured their supernaturally smooth ballroom and tap styles
improve muscle strength
fred astaire and ginger rogers
transition
charles weidman
49. Placing the ball of the foot on the floor without a weight change
ball change
improving flexibility
ideokinesis
touch
50. 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.
force/energy
turns from corner
entrechat
body knowledge