MODERN DANCE - Key Practitioners

MODERN DANCE - Key Practitioners

9th Grade

10 Qs

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MODERN DANCE - Key Practitioners

MODERN DANCE - Key Practitioners

Assessment

Quiz

Arts

9th Grade

Hard

Created by

Ceris Eveleigh

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10 questions

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1.

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Name 3 important practitioners in Modern Dance

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Modern Dance is...

A rebellion against the restrictions of Ballet

Connected to the Women's rights movement

An form of personal expression

All of the above

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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How is modern dance different to ballet?

Danced in bare feet

More movement in the torso

Subject matter more dramatic and connected to real life issues

All of the above

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who created Chance Choreography?

Merce Cunningham

Martha Graham

Alvin Ailey

Doris Humphrey

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which modern technique tends to concentrate on the use of "fall and release" to create a dramatic style that works with the momentum and dancer can create in their movement

Cunningham Technique

Graham Technique

Limon Technique

Horton Technique

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which style of contemporary choreography explores the relationships between people and expresses a message through movement

Narrative

Contact Improvisation

Chance

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who is credited with the idea of contraction and release (a torso based movement of a sharp intake of breath followed by a strong exhalation), her groundbreaking dances based on mythology, and her theatrical personality have made her oone of the best known modern dancers of all time.

Doris Humphrey

Isadora Duncan

Martha Graham

Lois Fuller

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