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Dance Basics

Subjects : performing-arts, dance
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. He established the horton technique and was a longtime partner of bell lewitzky






2. This employs mental visualization of carefull devised imagery with tactile input to enhance coordination of movement and adjust habitual posture and movement habits. if one can see efficient and aligned movement - one can achieve it






3. The speed of the music or dance






4. A piece of choreography or dance






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






6. Lightly striking the floor in an outward sweeping motion (brush with ball - scuff with heel)






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






8. Which of the following men is known for pioneering tap dance as a young man living in the Five Points neighborhood of NY city






9. 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






10. Observers would be unlikely to see contractions - releases - and isolations in which of the following dance forms?






11. A type of dance that concentrates of footwork and rhythm. This type of dance grew out of American popular dancing - with significant roots in African American - Irish and english clogging traditions.






12. The movement is speeded up or slowed down






13. She was an award-winning choreographer of both broadway and hollywood jazz and modern dance






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






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






16. To extend or stretch - pointing the toes






17. Leaving the ground and landing on the same foot






18. In Laban Movement Analysis the space in which a dancer's body is moving is called the






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






20. 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






21. He was a star dancer with and controversial choerographer for Ballets Russes






22. Which of the following ballets used music not composed by Tchaikovsky






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






24. Placing the entire foot on the floor without a weight change






25. A movement is made part of another movement






26. In jazz dance - bending backward from the knees while maintaining a straight torso is called a






27. Kazua ohno and tatsumi hijikata developed






28. A form of Western classical dance that originated in the Renaissance courts of Europe. The dance form was formally codified by the time of King Louis XIV (mid-1600's) - Who was accomplished dancer - responsible for extensive notation as well as suppo






29. The intentional quality of the path taken by a body part or a body through space during a movement. direct or indirect






30. The size of the movement is increased or decreased






31. This duo became famous in the 1940s along with cab calloway they were part of the big band circuit - and they performed in hollywood






32. Movement of a limb away from the midline of the body






33. Is the degree of the force of body weight introduced into a movement






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






35. Bending and straightening the knees






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






37. What is the meter in the waltz






38. A structure of movement patterns in time; the pattern produced by emphasis and duration of notes in music.






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






40. He was a broadway and hollywood tap and jazz dancer - as well as a movie star






41. Forward brush followed by a touch






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






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






44. The sagittal plane divides the body






45. To set side by side to emphasize difference in dance - two movements that differ in energy - space - (size - direction - level) - design (symmetrical/asymmetrical - open/closed) - timing (fast/slow - even -uneven - themes or patterns.






46. Rounded body type.






47. The inability of dancers to maintain their spacing during a group sequence most likely indicates a lack of






48. Four main movements in the pas de deux






49. The movement is performed using a different body part






50. To strike - striking the floor with the foot in a brushing movement