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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. Energy of movement expressed in varying intensities - accent and quality
genre
dynamics
partnering/group skills
variety
2. To change
bourre
changement
pathways
ballet
3. (ballet) quick gliding steps with one foot always leading
plie
unison
chasse
echappe
4. Evil shoes (Ballet)
pathways
pointe shoes
unity
tap dance
5. A feeling of completion or wholeness in a dance achieved when all parts work well together.
shape
unity
bourre
tendu
6. A ballet step where the foot crosses over in fifth position - taking small steps right and left
tendu
bourre
time
ballet
7. 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.
pathways
social dance
contrast
degage
8. To bend
releve
balance
plie
choreography
9. 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.
echappe
body knowledge
bourre
tutu
10. A large traveling leap (Ballet)
shape
ballet
degage
grand jete
11. 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.
locomotion
force/energy
grand jete
degage
12. A form of physical movement progressing from one place to another. Walking - running - grapevine - galloping - leaping - jumping - hopping - skipping - sliding - etc.
locomotion
transition
balance
choreography
13. Great beat - great kick
partnering/group skills
grand battment
plie
time
14. Very short skirt worn by ballerinas (Ballet)
tutu
releve
tap dance
changement
15. 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.
rhythm
time
variety
genre
16. A particular kind or style of dance - such as - ballet - jazz - modern - folk - tap - hip-hop - etc.
tap dance
unity
balance
genre
17. Similar to the principles of visual art. Refers to the presence of unity - continuity (transitions) and variety (contrasts and repitition-patterns) in the choreography
balance
balance
locomotion
Principles of composition
18. When a movment phrase or section progresses to the next.
transition
modern dance
contrast
body knowledge
19. A large traveling leap (Ballet)
social dance
plie
grand jete
tempo
20. A form of physical movement progressing from one place to another. Walking - running - grapevine - galloping - leaping - jumping - hopping - skipping - sliding - etc.
locomotion
tap dance
tutu
pathways
21. The ability of the dancer to present their body with confidence and the required energy to communicate movements clearly to an audience.
rhythm
projection
rond de jombe
passe
22. Dance performed in a social setting; traditionally referred to as ballroom - but includes all popular social dances performed with or without partners
time
balance
ballet
social dance
23. A particular kind or style of dance - such as - ballet - jazz - modern - folk - tap - hip-hop - etc.
folk/traditional
Principles of composition
variety
genre
24. Creation and composition of dances by arranging or inventing steps - movements - and pattern of movements.
plie
passe
choreography
releve
25. Great beat - great kick
releve
tutu
grand battment
balance
26. 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).
improvisation
Principles of composition
rhythm
space
27. Skills requiring cooperation -coordination and dependence - including imitation - lead and follow - echo - mirroring and call and response
modern dance
balance
partnering/group skills
time
28. A feeling of completion or wholeness in a dance achieved when all parts work well together.
Principles of composition
choreography
unity
degage
29. Very short skirt worn by ballerinas (Ballet)
grand jete
shape
tutu
dynamics
30. 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.
variety
body knowledge
jazz dance
Axial movement
31. To rise
isolated movement
tendu
Kinesthetics
releve
32. A piece of choreography or dance
work
echappe
tendu
balance
33. Energy of movement expressed in varying intensities - accent and quality
rond de jombe
dynamics
plie
body knowledge
34. To change
jazz dance
ballet
genre
changement
35. Point and stretch of the foot (Ballet)
tendu
body knowledge
degage
tutu
36. 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
locomotion
Principles of composition
Axial movement
balance
37. A ballet in which a prince fights for the the Swan Queen (Ballet)
chasse
balance
rhythm
swan lake
38. When a movment phrase or section progresses to the next.
passe
transition
echappe
releve
39. A state of equilibrium
partnering/group skills
degage
balance
social dance
40. Point and stretch of the foot (Ballet)
balance
tap dance
genre
tendu
41. 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.
balance
variety
tendu
isolated movement
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.
passe
dynamics
grand jete
contrast
43. 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
isolated movement
rhythm
tap dance
44. A ballet in which a prince fights for the the Swan Queen (Ballet)
body knowledge
swan lake
transition
body knowledge
45. A structure of movement patterns in time; the pattern produced by emphasis and duration of notes in music.
body knowledge
rhythm
degage
projection
46. 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)
partnering/group skills
pathways
space
variety
47. 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).
improvisation
shape
modern dance
space
48. Dance movemnt that takes place at the same time across the whole group of dancers
unison
body knowledge
shape
plie
49. Cicular movement of leg
tempo
changement
releve
rond de jombe
50. Awareness of one's body and its possibilities - capabilities and limitations
shape
shape
swan lake
body knowledge