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Dance Basics
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performing-arts
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dance
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Which of the following movements can be performed en dedans
alexander technique
pirouette
merce cunningham
paul taylor
2. Tap dancers that focus on design and dance aspect of tapping such as fred astaire - gene kelly and ann miller
choreography
gus giordano
broadway or show tap
augmentation/diminution
3. To extend or stretch - pointing the toes
tendu
jazz
stamp
flick
4. The action of turning a ball-and-socket joint; circular movement around a central axis
kinesthetic awareness
rotation
retrograde
pirouette
5. He is the father of ballet in American and the founder of the NY city Ballet
a contact improvisation exercise
biceps brachii - biceps femoris
improvisation
George Balanchine
6. In Laban's theory of effort (sometimes called movement dynamics) - which of the following qualities is not a dimension of effort?
simultaneous canons
modern dance
Direction
dab
7. Reach space or personal space.
kinesphere
dynamics
coordinating lighting and sound cues
bill bojangles robinson
8. Modern dance technique that involves a dramatic contraction and release - emphasizes weight moving into the floor and a spiral image for off-center or off-balance movement
syncopation
martha graham
bob fosse
weight
9. A lean body with enhanced flexibility due to a lack of muscular strength
augmentation/diminution
Direction
endomorph
turns at center
10. 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
economic development
genre
improve muscle strength
11. Striking the floor with the tip of the foot - with or without a weight change
locomotion
ball and socket joint
movement of the arms
toe
12. A particular kind or style of dance - such as - ballet - jazz - modern - folk - tap - hip-hop - etc.
tableau
genre
tempo
adagio
13. The rhythmic pattern of the movements is varied
rhythm
second position
time
pilates
14. The orginal french form of classical ballet from italy
isolated movement
cecchetti method
instrumentation
fred astaire and ginger rogers
15. Loie Fuller - Isadora Duncan - Ruth St. Denis developed what kind of dance
flow
developpe
modern
improvisation
16. Multiple performers perform a movement in succession
motif and development
improve muscle strength
canon
gene kelly
17. Two steps in sequence - one on each foot; the first step gets less weight than the second
grand allegro
extension of the working leg
variety
ball change
18. The speed of the music or dance
bartenieff fundamentals
ectomorph
tempo
vertically
19. Bending and straightening the knees
contrast
fourth position
flow
plie
20. This denishawn student - legendary dancer - and choreographer developed the graham technique
broadway or show tap
brush/scuff
improving flexibility
martha graham
21. When a movment phrase or section progresses to the next.
transition
gregory hines
katherine dunham
rond de jambe
22. Combination: sustained time/indirect space/strong weight
variety
degage
wring
King Louis XIV
23. More is added to the original movement
ball and socket joint
accumulation
adduction
Diaghilev
24. In jazz dance - bending backward from the knees while maintaining a straight torso is called a
hinge
variety
King Louis XIV
telling a traditional story
25. Sturdy body with strong dense musculature - lack of flexibility
reverance
dynamics
mesomorph
dab
26. Feet: heel of one foot against the big toe of the other foot - toes turned out arms. both arms extending overhead
pathways
fifth position
Direction
fragmentation
27. When a frappe` is performed - the accent is typically on the
extension of the working leg
ball change
doris humphrey
Luigi
28. Which of the following steps in tap dance would produce a total of four audible taps?
unison
fourth position
Catherine de Medici
cramp roll
29. Is the degree of the force of body weight introduced into a movement
fragmentation
flexion
tempo
weight
30. Modern dance technique style that explores fall and recovery
toe
savion glover
doris humphrey
ted shawn
31. She was the co-founder of denishawn - the first modern dance school
improve muscle strength
ruth st. denis
unity
lester horton
32. Outward rotation; turning a limb outward - toward the back of the body
eversion
stomp
force/energy
augmentation/diminution
33. The movement is speeded up or slowed down
grand allegro
tempo acceleration/deceleration
dynamics
cecchetti method
34. 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
George Balanchine
vertically
glide
35. Dancers begin at different points in a phrase - fall into step as the phrase progresses - and end in unison
bartenieff fundamentals
space
ruth st. denis
cumulative canons
36. Kazua ohno and tatsumi hijikata developed
King Louis XIV
inversion
Butoh
grand allegro
37. Dance performed in a social setting; traditionally referred to as ballroom - but includes all popular social dances performed with or without partners
social dance
rhythm
endomorph
jump
38. A dance teacher would most likely suggest that a student practice Pilates exercises in order to
contrast
savion glover
improve muscle strength
social dance
39. In Laban Movement Analysis the space in which a dancer's body is moving is called the
kinesphere
rond de jambe
coordinating lighting and sound cues
modern dance
40. Which of the following men is known for pioneering tap dance as a young man living in the Five Points neighborhood of NY city
ballet
martha graham
space
master juba lane
41. Basic movements or short sequences are manipulated to create new but related movements
Nijinsky
fragmentation
motif and development
shuffle
42. He was a broadway - hollywood and las vegas dancer - singer and actor
tempo
motif and development
sammy davis jr
3/4
43. Early modern dance composition - such as that of martha graham - was characterized by which of the following forms?
unison
narrative
ann miller
isolated movement
44. This is a kind of snap. the head is tossed or turned from a frontward orientation to the side.
cumulative canons
adduction
3/4
head whip
45. Celebrated teacher of jazz technique
space
matt mattox
step
ball and socket joint
46. 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
tendu
augmentation/diminution
tap
lester horton
47. Defined specifically as the volume at Which musical notes are played.
twyla tharp
dynamics
tap dance
press
48. Phrasing may be determined by all but which of the following
matt mattox
modern
pirouette
space
49. He is a new generation broadway/hollywood tap and hip hop dancer and choreographer
brush/scuff
savion glover
kinesthetic awareness
tempo
50. He was a turn of the century vaudeville hoofer who danced on broadway and in hollywood's shirley temple films
overuse of a tendon
pilates
grand allegro
bill bojangles robinson