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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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1. Evil shoes (Ballet)
work
pointe shoes
tutu
unity
2. Cicular movement of leg
rond de jombe
balance
grand jete
genre
3. Point and stretch of the foot (Ballet)
tutu
tendu
bourre
projection
4. (ballet) quick gliding steps with one foot always leading
balance
tap dance
chasse
echappe
5. A quantity or range of different things. Helps maintain the audiences interest and helps the choreographer to develop the dance. Contrasts in the use of space(open/closed) - force(smooth/sharp) and spatial designs(straight lines/ curves/zigzags)
variety
swan lake
folk/traditional
unity
6. Movement created spontaneously - which ranges from freeform to highly structured environments - always including an element of chance.
improvisation
releve
grand battment
social dance
7. 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.
jazz dance
unity
transition
partnering/group skills
8. (ballet) quick gliding steps with one foot always leading
changement
choreography
pathways
chasse
9. When a movment phrase or section progresses to the next.
balance
transition
dynamics
space
10. Great beat - great kick
grand battment
choreography
passe
tutu
11. Energy of movement expressed in varying intensities - accent and quality
balance
dynamics
swan lake
work
12. A piece of choreography or dance
balance
work
projection
tendu
13. Creation and composition of dances by arranging or inventing steps - movements - and pattern of movements.
degage
chasse
choreography
social dance
14. 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
isolated movement
modern dance
pointe shoes
unison
15. Dance performed in a social setting; traditionally referred to as ballroom - but includes all popular social dances performed with or without partners
variety
echappe
social dance
ballet
16. A structure of movement patterns in time; the pattern produced by emphasis and duration of notes in music.
Kinesthetics
rhythm
social dance
shape
17. An element of dance that refers to the immediate spherical space surrounding the body in all directions. Use of space includes shape - direction - pathway - range of movement and level of movment(Low - middle - high).
grand jete
shape
grand battment
space
18. 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.
tendu
rhythm
plie
isolated movement
19. Dance movemnt that takes place at the same time across the whole group of dancers
force/energy
improvisation
unison
variety
20. Pointing of the foot in an open position
Kinesthetics
chasse
dynamics
degage
21. 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
unity
passe
pointe shoes
22. Pointing of the foot in an open position
passe
transition
degage
Axial movement
23. Movement created spontaneously - which ranges from freeform to highly structured environments - always including an element of chance.
locomotion
degage
improvisation
tutu
24. To change
changement
dynamics
tendu
unity
25. 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.
Principles of composition
force/energy
jazz dance
tendu
26. A ballet step where the foot crosses over in fifth position - taking small steps right and left
unison
body knowledge
chasse
bourre
27. 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.
shape
echappe
plie
tendu
28. 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.
rond de jombe
space
contrast
pathways
29. A large traveling leap (Ballet)
bourre
unity
rond de jombe
grand jete
30. The speed of the music or dance
Axial movement
locomotion
chasse
tempo
31. Dance associated with a nationalistic purpose - usually performed today as surviving portion of a traditional celebration and done for social gatherings or as recreation
folk/traditional
unity
contrast
modern dance
32. A feeling of completion or wholeness in a dance achieved when all parts work well together.
time
unity
tempo
transition
33. A structure of movement patterns in time; the pattern produced by emphasis and duration of notes in music.
degage
locomotion
chasse
rhythm
34. A state of equilibrium referring to the balance of weight or the spatial arrangement of bodies.
choreography
ballet
genre
balance
35. To stretch
chasse
tendu
rhythm
genre
36. To rise
tutu
work
releve
balance
37. Awareness of one's body and its possibilities - capabilities and limitations
locomotion
body knowledge
pointe shoes
Kinesthetics
38. 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.
social dance
swan lake
contrast
force/energy
39. 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.
chasse
choreography
tap dance
pathways
40. To bend
plie
Axial movement
grand jete
locomotion
41. A position of the body in space - such as curved - straight - angular - twisted - symmetrical - asymmetrical - etc.
isolated movement
rond de jombe
shape
transition
42. A piece of choreography or dance
unity
modern dance
work
balance
43. 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
shape
projection
44. Energy of movement expressed in varying intensities - accent and quality
chasse
tempo
dynamics
echappe
45. The ability of the dancer to present their body with confidence and the required energy to communicate movements clearly to an audience.
projection
locomotion
space
pathways
46. The ability of the dancer to present their body with confidence and the required energy to communicate movements clearly to an audience.
pathways
plie
projection
Axial movement
47. Creation and composition of dances by arranging or inventing steps - movements - and pattern of movements.
dynamics
choreography
partnering/group skills
locomotion
48. A ballet in which a prince fights for the the Swan Queen (Ballet)
pathways
swan lake
Kinesthetics
balance
49. A state of equilibrium
rond de jombe
pointe shoes
passe
balance
50. 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.
balance
pathways
tendu
locomotion