Modern Dance Quizzizz

True or False: Modern dancers are bound to use a set vocabulary and ballet technique.

• True

• False

Why do modern dancers dance barefoot?

• Because they just don't want to

• To form a connection to the ground and feel rooted to the Earth

What is the definition of "turnout"?

• A rotation of the legs from the hip socket, toes pointing outward.

• An inward rotation of the legs.

True or False: Graham technique has a strong focus in contraction and release.

• True

• False

True or False: Isadora Duncan was the first person to bring modern dance to the general audience.

• True

• False

What was Isadora Duncan's aesthetic (how she looked, what she wore) when she danced and performed?

• Corsets, tutus, tights, ballet shoes and buns

• Sweatpants, baggy shirts, and sneakers

• Loose tunics, bare legs, barefoot, and hair down

Who were the founders of the Denishawn School of Dance?

• Martha Graham and Alvin Ailey

• Ruth St Dennis and Merce Cunningham

• Ruth St Dennis and Ted Shawn

Who is known to be the single greatest figure in modern dance?

• Ted Shawn

• Martha Graham

• Ruth St Dennis

• Merce Cunningham

Who was Merce Cunningham trained by?

• Martha Graham

• Ruth St Dennis

• John Cage

• Ted Shawn

Cunningham developed a technique called...

• Chance choreography

• Modern choreography

• Ballet choreography

• Dance choreography