Modern- Dance I, 2nd 9 weeks PART 1

In the early 1900s European and American dancers started to rebel against the rigid constraints of ______________

• Jazz Dance

• Classical Ballet

• Ballet Folklorico

• Hip Hop

True or False? Modern dances focuses on creative self expression rather than rigid technique.

• True

• False

True or False? Modern Dance CAN BE ANYTHING, a free style of dance in which choreographers use emotions, patterns or art to create their own steps.

• True

• False

What are the three modern dance movement elements? Check all that apply

• Space

• Hard Technique

• Time

• Energy

• Passe

Who is this Modern Dance Pioneer? She wanted to move away from rigid ballet technique.

• Isadora Duncan

• Amalia Hernandez

• Gwen Verdon

Who is this modern dance pioneer? She was inspired by GREEK MYTHOLOGY.

• Queen Catherine of England

• Martha Graham

• Mikhail Baryshnikov

Which natural movement did Isadora Duncan NOT perform?

• skipping

• running

• jumping

• leaping

• sleeping

Describe Martha Grahams modern dance style?

• Slow and steady

• High in the air

• Angular and shape driven

• Only floorwork

Which modern dance technique means to make a C shaped curve with your torso?

• Convulsion

• Contraction

• Movement

• Plie

What is an inversion?

• A math formula

• walking on all fours

• sideways movement

• a handstand