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Dance Vocab
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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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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Dance performed in a social setting; traditionally referred to as ballroom - but includes all popular social dances performed with or without partners
social dance
echappe
space
balance
2. A state of equilibrium referring to the balance of weight or the spatial arrangement of bodies.
isolated movement
dynamics
balance
social dance
3. Similar to the principles of visual art. Refers to the presence of unity - continuity (transitions) and variety (contrasts and repitition-patterns) in the choreography
Principles of composition
chasse
tempo
contrast
4. 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.
tempo
tap dance
force/energy
pathways
5. Dance marked by movement isolations and complex polyrhythms found in African American music such as - ragtime - jazz - spirituals - blues - work songs and is considered and American style of dance.
tempo
jazz dance
tutu
grand battment
6. Dance movemnt that takes place at the same time across the whole group of dancers
Axial movement
social dance
unison
locomotion
7. Movement created spontaneously - which ranges from freeform to highly structured environments - always including an element of chance.
pathways
improvisation
partnering/group skills
projection
8. Pointing of the foot in an open position
body knowledge
degage
time
tutu
9. A position of the body in space - such as curved - straight - angular - twisted - symmetrical - asymmetrical - etc.
jazz dance
shape
folk/traditional
improvisation
10. 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.
force/energy
pointe shoes
echappe
variety
11. A feeling of completion or wholeness in a dance achieved when all parts work well together.
improvisation
folk/traditional
balance
unity
12. A piece of choreography or dance
swan lake
projection
work
folk/traditional
13. To rise
bourre
releve
locomotion
improvisation
14. A state of equilibrium
balance
grand jete
Principles of composition
improvisation
15. A form of physical movement progressing from one place to another. Walking - running - grapevine - galloping - leaping - jumping - hopping - skipping - sliding - etc.
locomotion
body knowledge
rhythm
isolated movement
16. 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.
space
releve
contrast
tendu
17. A large traveling leap (Ballet)
grand jete
unity
tap dance
pathways
18. A ballet in which a prince fights for the the Swan Queen (Ballet)
rhythm
transition
work
swan lake
19. To escape - a movement that begins in 5th position and moves quickly to 2nd position either by sliding feet to the ball of the foot or as a jump from 5th position to 2nd position.
body knowledge
rhythm
echappe
swan lake
20. 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.
improvisation
tendu
isolated movement
partnering/group skills
21. Movement created spontaneously - which ranges from freeform to highly structured environments - always including an element of chance.
swan lake
improvisation
swan lake
projection
22. Cicular movement of leg
shape
transition
projection
rond de jombe
23. Similar to the principles of visual art. Refers to the presence of unity - continuity (transitions) and variety (contrasts and repitition-patterns) in the choreography
Principles of composition
Axial movement
pathways
Kinesthetics
24. Awareness of one's body and its possibilities - capabilities and limitations
changement
degage
projection
body knowledge
25. Dance associated with a nationalistic purpose - usually performed today as surviving portion of a traditional celebration and done for social gatherings or as recreation
chasse
grand jete
rond de jombe
folk/traditional
26. 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
shape
ballet
tendu
balance
27. A form of physical movement progressing from one place to another. Walking - running - grapevine - galloping - leaping - jumping - hopping - skipping - sliding - etc.
unison
Axial movement
force/energy
locomotion
28. Great beat - great kick
locomotion
choreography
grand battment
time
29. A particular kind or style of dance - such as - ballet - jazz - modern - folk - tap - hip-hop - etc.
genre
time
ballet
work
30. A piece of choreography or dance
dynamics
degage
work
tempo
31. Physics principles that govern motion - flow - and weight in time and space including: the law of gravity - balance and centrifugal force.
social dance
Kinesthetics
shape
contrast
32. Dance marked by movement isolations and complex polyrhythms found in African American music such as - ragtime - jazz - spirituals - blues - work songs and is considered and American style of dance.
bourre
chasse
jazz dance
balance
33. 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.
time
tendu
grand battment
balance
34. 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
Axial movement
dynamics
tempo
changement
35. When a movment phrase or section progresses to the next.
tempo
Axial movement
locomotion
transition
36. To stretch
tendu
jazz dance
isolated movement
projection
37. When a movment phrase or section progresses to the next.
rhythm
passe
transition
work
38. The speed of the music or dance
folk/traditional
locomotion
tempo
swan lake
39. To change
time
grand battment
force/energy
changement
40. 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.
balance
unison
plie
contrast
41. Creation and composition of dances by arranging or inventing steps - movements - and pattern of movements.
choreography
partnering/group skills
tempo
Axial movement
42. A feeling of completion or wholeness in a dance achieved when all parts work well together.
unity
folk/traditional
dynamics
swan lake
43. The speed of the music or dance
improvisation
tendu
tempo
partnering/group skills
44. A structure of movement patterns in time; the pattern produced by emphasis and duration of notes in music.
isolated movement
balance
changement
rhythm
45. A state of equilibrium
plie
choreography
balance
swan lake
46. Evil shoes (Ballet)
Principles of composition
force/energy
balance
pointe shoes
47. Dance performed in a social setting; traditionally referred to as ballroom - but includes all popular social dances performed with or without partners
ballet
social dance
unison
tendu
48. Pointing of the foot in an open position
unity
degage
grand battment
balance
49. 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
releve
grand battment
transition
ballet
50. Very short skirt worn by ballerinas (Ballet)
plie
pathways
tutu
modern dance