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