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WorksheetsDance I Modern Test
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which one of these is not a characteristic of modern dance?
a)
Dance with bare feet
b)
no set choreography
c)
Dance on Pointe
d)
Parallel Feet
2.
What year was Isadora Duncan born?
a)
1877
b)
1677
c)
1977
d)
1577
3.
Who was credited for contraction and release?
a)
Alvin Ailey
b)
Ruth St. Denis
c)
Martha Graham
d)
Ted Shawn
4.
Duncan's movement was inspired by what?
a)
Nature
b)
Food
c)
Space
d)
Music
5.
What style of dance did modern dance rebel against?
a)
Jazz
b)
Hip Hop
c)
Ballet
d)
Contemporary
6.
What year did Alvin Ailey start his company
a)
1948
b)
1958
c)
1968
d)
1938
7.
What year did Martha Graham die?
a)
1991
b)
2001
c)
1981
d)
1971
8.
Who was the muse of Dance
a)
Zeus
b)
Terpsichore
c)
Persephone
d)
Athena
9.
What school did Paul Taylor train at?
a)
Texas Tech
b)
Julliard
c)
UNT
d)
Spruce
10.
What year was Merce Cunningham born
a)
1619
b)
1919
c)
1819
d)
1719
11.
Who was known as the "mother of modern dance"
a)
Ruth St. Denis
b)
Isadora Duncan
c)
Katherine Dunham
d)
Martha Graham
12.
What year was Martha Graham Dance Company started?
a)
1996
b)
1926
c)
1946
d)
1916
13.
What American company was the first to present modern dance
a)
Julliard
b)
Alvin Ailey Dance
c)
Martha Graham Dance Company
d)
Denishawn
14.
How long did Ballet Comique de la Reine last
a)
5 hours
b)
2 hours
c)
6 hours
d)
4 hours
15.
What year did Isadora Duncan die
a)
1917
b)
1817
c)
1927
d)
1827
16.
Lyrical is a mixture of what two styles of dance
a)
Ballet and Hip Hop
b)
Modern and Ballet
c)
Modern and Jazz
d)
Jazz and Hip Hop
17.
What year did Alvin Ailey die
a)
2009
b)
1999
c)
1989
d)
1969
18.
What year was Paul Taylor born
a)
1930
b)
1940
c)
1920
d)
1950
19.
What year did Duncan present her first choreography
a)
1689
b)
1898
c)
1988
d)
1798
20.
What was Alvin Ailey's classic dance he choreographed
a)
The Turn
b)
Revelations
c)
Time
d)
Dance of the Butterflies
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