General Dance Terminology

What is it called when a dancer rotates their legs and holds that rotation while moving?

• Alignment

• Technique

• Torture

• Turn Out

What term refers to a dancer's skill and ability to move efficiently, effectively, and correctly?

• Technique

• Alignment

• Luck

• Turn Out

What is the term for the relationship of the skeleton to the line of gravity?

• Technique

• Alignment

• Balance

• Yoga

What is the term for an even distribution of weight enabling someone or something to remain upright and steady?

• Technique

• Alignment

• Balance

• Gravity

What is the term for moving across the floor while taking up a lot of space?

• Turn Out

• Traveling

• Turning

• Technique

What is the portion of class when dancers move and stretch their bodies in order to prepare their muscles and joints for more complex movement?

• Balance

• Alignment

• Traveling

• Warm-up

What is it called when dancers bow or curtsy at the end of a class?

• Reverence

• The end

• Warm-up

• Finale

Which dance element refers to where movement is performed?

• Body

• Time

• Space

• Force/Weight

Which dance element refers to when a movement is performed?

• Body

• Time

• Space

• Force/Weight

Which dance element refers to how the movement is performed?

• Body

• Time

• Space

• Force/Weight