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Dance Basics
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performing-arts
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dance
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Movements are repeated
unison
repetition
syncopation
Luigi
2. The size of the movement is increased or decreased
rond de jambe
hop
stomp
augmentation/diminution
3. Placing the ball of the foot on the floor without a weight change
touch
Giselle
polyrhythm
flexion and extension
4. He was a turn of the century vaudeville hoofer who danced on broadway and in hollywood's shirley temple films
bill bojangles robinson
promenade - turns - lifts - leaps
assessing complex assignments
transverse horizontal plane
5. With which of the following styles of modern dance is Isadora Duncan associated?
narrative
adduction
george balanchine
free dance
6. Jose Limon - Alvin Ailey - Paul Taylor - Katharine Dunham - Merce Cunningham expanded
modern dance
space
turns at center
shape
7. Sturdy body with strong dense musculature - lack of flexibility
snap
head whip
mesomorph
modern dance
8. Combination: sudden time/direct space/strong weight
dynamics
inversion
punch
hyperextension
9. Which of the following two muscles are used for flexion in dance?
master juba lane
flow
touch
biceps brachii - biceps femoris
10. The action of bending a joint or the action of decreasing the angle between two levers
jack cole
rhythm tap
petit allegro
flexion
11. They codified many standard ballet rules still used today
ectomorph
force/energy
Beauchamps & Noverre
entrechat
12. 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
dynamics
erick hawkins
aerobic exercise
Luigi
13. To disengage - brushing foot thru tendu to slightly leave the ground
ballet
degage
weight
time
14. She was an award-winning choreographer of both broadway and hollywood jazz and modern dance
rotation
twyla tharp
kinesphere
polyrhythm
15. This is the speed at Which music is played.
tempo
space
turns from corner
Bob Fosse
16. He established the horton technique and was a longtime partner of bell lewitzky
lester horton
flick
gene kelly
vaganova method
17. Phrasing may be determined by all but which of the following
shuffle
tableau
space
abduction
18. A position of the body in space - such as curved - straight - angular - twisted - symmetrical - asymmetrical - etc.
shape
adductor magnus
the changement and the sautes
bartenieff fundamentals
19. He was the co-founder of denishawn and the founder of jacob's pillow dance festival
fragmentation
variety
ted shawn
hop
20. This is a repeated grouping of accented beats
ruth st. denis
Catherine de Medici
variety
meter
21. Feet: heel of one foot against the big toe of the other foot - toes turned out arms. both arms extending overhead
3/4
shape
fifth position
kinesphere
22. Defined specifically as the volume at Which musical notes are played.
toe
tableau
dynamics
punch
23. If a ballet step such as grand battement is performed en croix - this means
in all directions
hinge
time
contrast
24. Early modern dance composition - such as that of martha graham - was characterized by which of the following forms?
twyla tharp
narrative
second position
adductor magnus
25. Skills requiring cooperation -coordination and dependence - including imitation - lead and follow - echo - mirroring and call and response
in all directions
Principles of composition
partnering/group skills
reverance
26. He is a new generation broadway/hollywood tap and hip hop dancer and choreographer
polyrhythm
jump
katherine dunham
savion glover
27. The movement is performed using a different body part
flap
instrumentation
at the front
shape
28. A state of equilibrium referring to the balance of weight or the spatial arrangement of bodies.
balance
pathways
master juba lane
kinesphere
29. 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
ideokinesis
augmentation/diminution
ruby keeler
locomotion
30. This focuses on recognizing habitual movement patterns and postures - as well as places of accumulated tension - and then altering patterns and postures to address associated problems. can help improve balance - muscular support and flexibility - coo
bob fosse
matt mattox
adductor magnus
alexander technique
31. When a frappe` is performed - the accent is typically on the
float
transition
extension of the working leg
pirouette
32. Tap dancers that focus on design and dance aspect of tapping such as fred astaire - gene kelly and ann miller
broadway or show tap
martha graham
balance
vaganova method
33. 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
unison
step
axial movement
vertically
34. While executing a fouette turn (fouette en tournant) the dancer's working leg is engaged in
george balanchine
flexion and extension
variety
coordinating lighting and sound cues
35. Rubrics are most effective for
assessing complex assignments
adduction
jazz
action/reaction
36. Combination: sudden time/direct space/light weight
ball and socket joint
rhythm
ballet
dab
37. This celebrated teacher founded the jazz dance world congress
Catherine de Medici
3/4
gus giordano
social dance
38. Of the following types of social dance listed below - which does not involve partnering?
adductor magnus
shape
coordinating lighting and sound cues
line dancing
39. They were the progenitors of modern dance
loie fuller and isadora duncan
slash
fourth position
motif and development
40. More is added to the original movement
weight
rotation
work
accumulation
41. This involves placing the limbs into positions so that the resulting combination of angles is unusual.
shuffle
endomorph
shape
angular oppositions
42. A piece of choreography that lacks flow could be improved by the addition of
ectomorph
wring
isolated movement
transitions
43. Reach space or personal space.
kinesphere
angular oppositions
ball change
flick
44. Inward rotation; turning a limb inward - toward the front of the body
Bob Fosse
retrograde
reverance
inversion
45. The action of straightening a joint or the action of increasing the angle between tow levers
unison
incorporation
extension
reverance
46. 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
master juba lane
harold and fayard nicholas
ballet
bartenieff fundamentals
47. Four main movements in the pas de deux
a contact improvisation exercise
repetition
plie
promenade - turns - lifts - leaps
48. He was the first African american dancer to play to white audiences
master juba lane
turns from corner
at the front
cholly atkins
49. The rhythmic pattern of the movements is varied
transition
dynamics
free dance
rhythm
50. Is the degree of the force of body weight introduced into a movement
angular oppositions
transverse horizontal plane
transition
weight