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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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1. Nonliteral choreography may have all but which of the following goals
telling a traditional story
second position
jack cole
Giselle
2. Runs vertically from the front to the back of an upright standing body the wheel plane
kinesphere
sagittal plane
turns at center
master juba lane
3. An element of dance characterized by the release of potential energy into kinetic energy. It utilizes body weight - reveals the effects of gravity on the body - is projected into space - and affects emotional and spatial relationships and intentions.
martha graham
jazz hands
force/energy
ted shawn
4. 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
jazz
ted shawn
ball and socket joint
ideokinesis
5. Dancers begin at different points in a phrase - fall into step as the phrase progresses - and end in unison
cumulative canons
transitions
extension
cramp roll
6. Which of the following dance steps is most advanced? plie - degage - entrechat - tendu
lester horton
ruth st. denis
ballet
entrechat
7. The intentional quality of the path taken by a body part or a body through space during a movement. direct or indirect
flow
turns from corner
unison
space
8. The term 'port des bras' refers to
Catherine de Medici
movement of the arms
jazz hands
in all directions
9. To strike - striking the floor with the foot in a brushing movement
frappe
jump
modern dance
master juba lane
10. If one were to eliminate the jumping elements from the combination which steps would be eliminated
tendu
assessing complex assignments
the changement and the sautes
hop
11. If a ballet step such as grand battement is performed en croix - this means
developpe
rond de jambe
rotation
in all directions
12. A particular kind or style of dance - such as - ballet - jazz - modern - folk - tap - hip-hop - etc.
rond de jambe
genre
line dancing
frontal plane
13. A form of physical movement progressing from one place to another. Walking - running - grapevine - galloping - leaping - jumping - hopping - skipping - sliding - etc.
jack cole
gene kelly
locomotion
tap dance
14. Which of the following steps in tap dance would produce a total of four audible taps?
jack cole
dynamics
cramp roll
ruth st. denis
15. Tap dancers that are part of the jazz musical tradition such as bill bojangles robinson - sammy davis jr. - gregory hines and savion glover
Principles of composition
rhythm tap
sagittal plane
step
16. Late modern dance technique that created dances without any attached historical - cultural or philosophical meanings
Bob Fosse
merce cunningham
King Louis XIV
endomorph
17. Circle of the leg - tracing a half circle upon the ground using the toes
fred astaire and ginger rogers
ruby keeler
rond de jambe
erick hawkins
18. 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
biceps brachii - biceps femoris
martha graham
cramp roll
space
19. To extend or stretch - pointing the toes
dynamics
tendu
adductor magnus
at the front
20. The action of turning a ball-and-socket joint; circular movement around a central axis
rotation
line dancing
tableau
fourth position
21. 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
biceps brachii - biceps femoris
tap dance
modern dance
balance
22. Awareness of one's body and its possibilities - capabilities and limitations
merce cunningham
projection
body knowledge
frappe
23. The ability of the dancer to present their body with confidence and the required energy to communicate movements clearly to an audience.
merce cunningham
projection
eversion
tendu
24. Movement of a limb toward the midline of the body
aerobic exercise
dynamics
instrumentation
adduction
25. Refers to simple - multiple - and different rhythm patterns played at the same time.
transitions
instrumentation
polyrhythm
the changement and the sautes
26. She was the co-founder of denishawn - the first modern dance school
flow
ruth st. denis
toe
fred astaire and ginger rogers
27. Forward brush followed by a touch
press
slap
accumulation
Principles of composition
28. 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.
economic development
ideokinesis
isolated movement
ballet
29. In order to develop a dancer's endurance for a long performance - a teacher would recommend
ideokinesis
kinesphere
cecchetti method
aerobic exercise
30. They codified many standard ballet rules still used today
broadway or show tap
erick hawkins
Beauchamps & Noverre
ballet
31. Early modern dance composition - such as that of martha graham - was characterized by which of the following forms?
master juba lane
bill bojangles robinson
syncopation
narrative
32. Similar to the principles of visual art. Refers to the presence of unity - continuity (transitions) and variety (contrasts and repitition-patterns) in the choreography
twyla tharp
Principles of composition
tableau
head whip
33. A piece of choreography or dance
pathways
kinesphere
ruby keeler
work
34. Which of the following movements can be performed en dedans
flow
doris humphrey
locomotion
pirouette
35. These hollywood partners were famous for appearing in films that featured their supernaturally smooth ballroom and tap styles
action/reaction
jazz hands
fred astaire and ginger rogers
alexander technique
36. He was a broadway - hollywood and las vegas dancer - singer and actor
sammy davis jr
erick hawkins
step
charles weidman
37. A structure of movement patterns in time; the pattern produced by emphasis and duration of notes in music.
projection
rhythm
the changement and the sautes
assessing complex assignments
38. Movements are repeated
repetition
Giselle
Marius Petipa
rond de jambe
39. Movement of a limb away from the midline of the body
flap
fred astaire and ginger rogers
glide
abduction
40. The movement is performed using a different body part
the changement and the sautes
instrumentation
Kinesthetics
Beauchamps & Noverre
41. Inward rotation; turning a limb inward - toward the front of the body
jerome robbins
ball change
katherine dunham
inversion
42. Tap dance is known for making heavy use of which of the following types of rhythm?
syncopation
shape
simultaneous canons
Bob Fosse
43. This legendary tap dance partner of charles hone coles also worked as a choreographer for artists with the motown record label
stamp
variety
isolated movement
cholly atkins
44. Four main movements in the pas de deux
jazz dance
promenade - turns - lifts - leaps
degage
line dancing
45. In Laban's theory of effort (sometimes called movement dynamics) - which of the following qualities is not a dimension of effort?
Direction
matt mattox
weight
toe
46. This is the dynamic hitting of a positions
snap
flow
free dance
promenade - turns - lifts - leaps
47. Bending and straightening the knees
modern
abduction
motif and development
plie
48. Multiple performers perform the movement in the same way at the same time
unison
variety
cholly atkins
dynamics
49. Combination: sustained time/indirect space/lightweight
martha graham
assessing complex assignments
float
syncopation
50. He was a turn of the century vaudeville hoofer who danced on broadway and in hollywood's shirley temple films
bill bojangles robinson
charles weidman
social dance
work