D1 Chapter 10 Quiz

Who coined the term modern dance?

• Isadora Duncan

• John Martin

• Martha Graham

Modern dance technique is based on

• ballet

• folk dance

• elements of dance

A contraction can be described as

• vertical stance

• curved torso

• released back

Locomotor movement includes all but which of the following terms?

• rise and fall

• skip and gallop

• grapevine and run

Martha Graham created dances about the American Southwest, mythology, and cosmic themes

• True

• False

Katherine Dunham was an anthropologist, a dancer, and a choreographer

• True

• False

Alvin Ailey

• Choreographer who used motion, color, light, and electronic

  sound.

• Choreographer who blended African, European, Afro-Caribbean, and American dance forms into choreographic works.

• Choreographer whose style used Horton technique, African

  overtones, and social jazz dance with blues, spirituals, and

  gospel music to accompany high-energy choreography

Modern dance centers on expressing your emotions and ideas through movement, and conveying meaning to an audience.

• True

• False

Modern dancers have danced in many types of performance spaces. Contemporary dancers seek out new spaces to perform their works.

• True

• False

Modern dance is a 20th-century performing art, but its sources began in the 19th century.

• True

• False