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Dance Vocab
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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. Skills requiring cooperation -coordination and dependence - including imitation - lead and follow - echo - mirroring and call and response
tutu
partnering/group skills
rhythm
variety
2. (ballet) quick gliding steps with one foot always leading
chasse
tempo
genre
work
3. To pass
passe
swan lake
space
tendu
4. 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.
Kinesthetics
tendu
jazz dance
plie
5. A state of equilibrium
rhythm
partnering/group skills
balance
improvisation
6. 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.
chasse
transition
dynamics
time
7. A feeling of completion or wholeness in a dance achieved when all parts work well together.
unity
work
grand jete
bourre
8. A piece of choreography or dance
work
dynamics
variety
contrast
9. Creation and composition of dances by arranging or inventing steps - movements - and pattern of movements.
choreography
projection
tendu
pathways
10. A ballet in which a prince fights for the the Swan Queen (Ballet)
tempo
swan lake
force/energy
rhythm
11. A large traveling leap (Ballet)
grand jete
balance
degage
transition
12. 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.
changement
force/energy
projection
unison
13. A position of the body in space - such as curved - straight - angular - twisted - symmetrical - asymmetrical - etc.
rhythm
contrast
tendu
shape
14. 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.
Principles of composition
partnering/group skills
isolated movement
unison
15. Dance movemnt that takes place at the same time across the whole group of dancers
rond de jombe
pathways
unison
tempo
16. Pointing of the foot in an open position
tendu
degage
rond de jombe
tap dance
17. A large traveling leap (Ballet)
pathways
partnering/group skills
social dance
grand jete
18. 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
choreography
modern dance
jazz dance
work
19. Awareness of one's body and its possibilities - capabilities and limitations
transition
genre
improvisation
body knowledge
20. 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
tap dance
Axial movement
genre
work
21. A feeling of completion or wholeness in a dance achieved when all parts work well together.
bourre
Principles of composition
pointe shoes
unity
22. To rise
transition
choreography
passe
releve
23. A particular kind or style of dance - such as - ballet - jazz - modern - folk - tap - hip-hop - etc.
dynamics
unison
genre
ballet
24. Evil shoes (Ballet)
force/energy
grand battment
changement
pointe shoes
25. Great beat - great kick
plie
partnering/group skills
grand battment
force/energy
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).
Kinesthetics
modern dance
shape
space
27. Evil shoes (Ballet)
folk/traditional
pointe shoes
tendu
time
28. 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
tap dance
swan lake
modern dance
29. A particular kind or style of dance - such as - ballet - jazz - modern - folk - tap - hip-hop - etc.
genre
shape
locomotion
unity
30. A state of equilibrium
work
locomotion
balance
bourre
31. Energy of movement expressed in varying intensities - accent and quality
passe
dynamics
releve
modern dance
32. Pointing of the foot in an open position
degage
rond de jombe
body knowledge
work
33. The ability of the dancer to present their body with confidence and the required energy to communicate movements clearly to an audience.
releve
projection
ballet
bourre
34. To stretch
work
Axial movement
tendu
tap dance
35. 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.
tempo
passe
degage
pathways
36. To bend
plie
bourre
grand battment
Principles of composition
37. Creation and composition of dances by arranging or inventing steps - movements - and pattern of movements.
projection
pathways
rond de jombe
choreography
38. (ballet) quick gliding steps with one foot always leading
body knowledge
tempo
bourre
chasse
39. The speed of the music or dance
tendu
tempo
isolated movement
shape
40. 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)
locomotion
work
variety
body knowledge
41. Point and stretch of the foot (Ballet)
tendu
projection
pathways
time
42. To stretch
ballet
tendu
degage
releve
43. Movement created spontaneously - which ranges from freeform to highly structured environments - always including an element of chance.
balance
social dance
improvisation
releve
44. 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
rhythm
ballet
tendu
45. A state of equilibrium referring to the balance of weight or the spatial arrangement of bodies.
balance
work
variety
echappe
46. 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
grand battment
locomotion
rhythm
Axial movement
47. 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.
contrast
transition
space
releve
48. A structure of movement patterns in time; the pattern produced by emphasis and duration of notes in music.
echappe
space
rhythm
plie
49. When a movment phrase or section progresses to the next.
grand jete
variety
transition
social dance
50. To bend
plie
tempo
genre
grand jete