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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. Multiple performers perform the movement in the same way at the same time






2. 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.






3. Succession of tones set to a particular rhythm that serves as the voice in music






4. Which of the following tasks is the duty of a stage manager?






5. To extend or stretch - pointing the toes






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






7. He was a broadway - hollywood and las vegas dancer - singer and actor






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






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






10. Combination: sudden time/direct space/strong weight






11. Modern dance technique style that explores fall and recovery






12. The movement is speeded up or slowed down






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






14. When a movment phrase or section progresses to the next.






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






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






17. Intersects an upright standing body horizontally the table plane






18. He was the co-founder of denishawn and the founder of jacob's pillow dance festival






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






20. The speed of the music or dance






21. More is added to the original movement






22. Bending and straightening the knees






23. Kazua ohno and tatsumi hijikata developed






24. A piece of choreography or dance






25. Leaving the ground and landing on the same foot






26. Rubrics are most effective for






27. Movement anchored to one spot by a pody part. Only the available space in any direction is used while the initial body contact is being maintained. Movement is organized around the axis of the body and is not designed to travel from one location to a






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






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






30. Modern jazz style that is an exploratory style. mixes in ballet






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






32. A state of equilibrium referring to the balance of weight or the spatial arrangement of bodies.






33. 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.






34. The jazz dance choreography in the musical theater classics Chicago and Cabaret is the work of






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






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






37. Early modern dance composition - such as that of martha graham - was characterized by which of the following forms?






38. These include pirouette and fouette turns - in which the dancer remains in one place on the floor






39. Visualized as running vertically cross the chest - shoulder to should - on an upright standing body. the door plane






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






41. What is the meter in the waltz






42. Skills requiring cooperation -coordination and dependence - including imitation - lead and follow - echo - mirroring and call and response






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






44. A movement is made part of another movement






45. Circle of the leg - tracing a half circle upon the ground using the toes






46. Which of the following steps in tap dance would produce a total of four audible taps?






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






48. Dance associated with a nationalistic purpose - usually performed today as surviving portion of a traditional celebration and done for social gatherings or as recreation






49. 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






50. A type of dance that began as a rebellion against steps and positions and values - Expressive and original or authentic movement. Alvin Ailey and Martha Graham