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Dance Vocab
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Subjects
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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. A ballet in which a prince fights for the the Swan Queen (Ballet)
changement
improvisation
swan lake
locomotion
2. To stretch
partnering/group skills
work
tendu
tempo
3. To rise
releve
swan lake
degage
unison
4. Great beat - great kick
tendu
grand battment
force/energy
releve
5. 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
unison
grand jete
6. To change
grand jete
changement
rhythm
tutu
7. A form of physical movement progressing from one place to another. Walking - running - grapevine - galloping - leaping - jumping - hopping - skipping - sliding - etc.
body knowledge
tendu
space
locomotion
8. Dance movemnt that takes place at the same time across the whole group of dancers
modern dance
social dance
variety
unison
9. Very short skirt worn by ballerinas (Ballet)
pointe shoes
Axial movement
unison
tutu
10. The ability of the dancer to present their body with confidence and the required energy to communicate movements clearly to an audience.
projection
Axial movement
Kinesthetics
Kinesthetics
11. Evil shoes (Ballet)
unity
space
pointe shoes
pathways
12. A line along which a person or part of the person such as an arm or head - moves. Pathways can be linear - in circles - zigzags - etc.
grand battment
pathways
grand jete
dynamics
13. 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.
swan lake
tendu
echappe
folk/traditional
14. A particular kind or style of dance - such as - ballet - jazz - modern - folk - tap - hip-hop - etc.
genre
balance
passe
body knowledge
15. To rise
degage
tendu
unison
releve
16. Movement created spontaneously - which ranges from freeform to highly structured environments - always including an element of chance.
improvisation
Principles of composition
body knowledge
unity
17. A structure of movement patterns in time; the pattern produced by emphasis and duration of notes in music.
pointe shoes
releve
tutu
rhythm
18. The speed of the music or dance
degage
Kinesthetics
tempo
variety
19. A state of equilibrium referring to the balance of weight or the spatial arrangement of bodies.
isolated movement
balance
dynamics
plie
20. Skills requiring cooperation -coordination and dependence - including imitation - lead and follow - echo - mirroring and call and response
jazz dance
partnering/group skills
time
bourre
21. Cicular movement of leg
grand jete
rond de jombe
plie
chasse
22. A feeling of completion or wholeness in a dance achieved when all parts work well together.
time
isolated movement
unity
rond de jombe
23. 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.
bourre
force/energy
shape
contrast
24. Point and stretch of the foot (Ballet)
contrast
dynamics
swan lake
tendu
25. A particular kind or style of dance - such as - ballet - jazz - modern - folk - tap - hip-hop - etc.
time
genre
contrast
partnering/group skills
26. A ballet step where the foot crosses over in fifth position - taking small steps right and left
bourre
Kinesthetics
Axial movement
pointe shoes
27. 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
grand battment
modern dance
folk/traditional
tutu
28. Awareness of one's body and its possibilities - capabilities and limitations
tap dance
chasse
body knowledge
degage
29. To change
unity
isolated movement
changement
jazz dance
30. 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.
isolated movement
releve
echappe
tap dance
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
rhythm
tempo
32. Pointing of the foot in an open position
degage
pointe shoes
projection
force/energy
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
Axial movement
grand jete
dynamics
genre
34. 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.
variety
isolated movement
Kinesthetics
Axial movement
35. 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
tendu
releve
work
modern dance
36. Dance performed in a social setting; traditionally referred to as ballroom - but includes all popular social dances performed with or without partners
genre
social dance
pointe shoes
rond de jombe
37. Awareness of one's body and its possibilities - capabilities and limitations
passe
genre
Principles of composition
body knowledge
38. A position of the body in space - such as curved - straight - angular - twisted - symmetrical - asymmetrical - etc.
ballet
echappe
balance
shape
39. 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.
rhythm
locomotion
grand jete
isolated movement
40. (ballet) quick gliding steps with one foot always leading
pathways
isolated movement
folk/traditional
chasse
41. A ballet in which a prince fights for the the Swan Queen (Ballet)
swan lake
time
choreography
pointe shoes
42. 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.
ballet
locomotion
contrast
pathways
43. A piece of choreography or dance
improvisation
balance
work
folk/traditional
44. A state of equilibrium
balance
improvisation
Axial movement
rond de jombe
45. Energy of movement expressed in varying intensities - accent and quality
rond de jombe
dynamics
swan lake
social dance
46. A line along which a person or part of the person such as an arm or head - moves. Pathways can be linear - in circles - zigzags - etc.
variety
degage
pathways
projection
47. A large traveling leap (Ballet)
projection
plie
grand jete
transition
48. 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.
Kinesthetics
force/energy
social dance
time
49. Skills requiring cooperation -coordination and dependence - including imitation - lead and follow - echo - mirroring and call and response
space
passe
balance
partnering/group skills
50. Cicular movement of leg
rond de jombe
tempo
tendu
variety