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Dance Basics

Subjects : performing-arts, dance
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Dancers begin at different points in a phrase - fall into step as the phrase progresses - and end in unison






2. 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)?






3. Striking the floor with the tip of the foot - with or without a weight change






4. A movement is made part of another movement






5. All performers begin at the same time but at different starting points within the same phrase






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






7. Striking the floor with an immediate release; can be done with the heel or the ball of the foot






8. The pelvis is pressed forcefully forward






9. Combination: sudden time/direct space/light weight






10. He is the father of ballet in American and the founder of the NY city Ballet






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






12. Inward rotation; turning a limb inward - toward the front of the body






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






14. The rhythmic pattern of the movements is varied






15. Four main movements in the pas de deux






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






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






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






19. Late modern dance technique that draws from everyday gestures and movements such as sitting - crawling - rolling - walking - and running.






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






21. Jose Limon - Alvin Ailey - Paul Taylor - Katharine Dunham - Merce Cunningham expanded






22. Late modern dance technique developed through an effortless free flow technique that released tension in the body through an emphasis on weight - placement - impulse - immediacy and movement dynamics






23. Bending and straightening the knees






24. The element of dance involving rhythm - phrasing - tempo - accent and duration. Time can be metered as in music or based on body rhythms such as breath - emotions - and heartbeat.






25. She was the co-founder of denishawn - the first modern dance school






26. He established the first ballet school in France in the 1600s






27. Small - quick jumps in place such as changements - temps leves - and assembles






28. Which of the following movements can be performed en dedans






29. Intersects an upright standing body horizontally the table plane






30. A choreographer asks four dancers to perform different movements simultaneously. This is called a






31. This is a kind of snap. the head is tossed or turned from a frontward orientation to the side.






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






33. The movement is performed backwards






34. Modern dance technique style that explores fall and recovery






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






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






37. These include pique - chaine - and similar turns that move the dancer across the floor






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






39. Two steps in sequence - one on each foot; the first step gets less weight than the second






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






41. For which of the following types of dance is a shoe with a small - soft heel traditionally worn






42. They codified many standard ballet rules still used today






43. Tap dancers that are part of the jazz musical tradition such as bill bojangles robinson - sammy davis jr. - gregory hines and savion glover






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






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






46. The orginal french form of classical ballet from italy






47. In order to develop a dancer's endurance for a long performance - a teacher would recommend






48. He was a turn of the century vaudeville hoofer who danced on broadway and in hollywood's shirley temple films






49. The founder of the modern classical method of ballet






50. They were the progenitors of modern dance