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Dance Final 2018

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In what country did ballet first become popular?

a)

England

b)

Germany

c)

France

d)

Portugal

2.

Which King helped popularize ballet?

a)

King Louis X

b)

King Louis XIV

c)

King Louis XV

d)

King Louis I

3.

Which century was the five positions of the feet developed & accepted in for ballet?

a)

14th Century

b)

15th Century

c)

16th Century

d)

17th Century

4.

When did women become stars just as much as men?

a)

1500's

b)

1600's

c)

1700's

d)

1800's

5.

What was the first ballet company in The United States?

a)

Chicago Opera Ballet

b)

Houston Ballet

c)

New York City Ballet

d)

San Francisco Ballet

6.

Who is known for shortening her skirt in the ballet La Sylphide?

a)

Marie Tagloni

b)

Anna Pavlova

c)

Vaslav Nijinsky

d)

George Balanchine

e)

Jerome Robbins

7.

Who was a Russian Ballet Master where nearly every ballet company in the world has performed his work?

a)

Marie Tagloni

b)

Anna Pavlova

c)

Vaslav Nijinsky

d)

George Balanchine

e)

Jerome Robbins

8.

Who was the choreographer for The Joeffery Ballet?

a)

Marie Tagloni

b)

Anna Pavlova

c)

Vaslav Nijinsky

d)

George Balanchine

e)

Jerome Robbins

9.

Who was the first ballerina to tour around the World?

a)

Marie Tagloni

b)

Anna Pavlova

c)

Vaslab Nijinsky

d)

George Balanchine

e)

Jerome Robbins

10.

Who often called the greatest male dancer of the 20th century?

a)

Marie Tagloni

b)

Anna Pavlova

c)

Vaslav Nijinsky

d)

George Balanchine

e)

Jerome Robbins

11.

What did Jerome Robbins choreograph

a)

West Side Story

b)

Chicago

c)

Singin' in the Rain

12.

From where did jazz dance come from?

a)

Roots from Australian American Society

b)

Roots from Mexican American society

c)

Roots from Asian American society

d)

Roots in African American society

13.

Later in the jazz age, popular jazz dance were what?

a)

The Cakewalk

b)

The Black Bottom

c)

Charleston

d)

All three

14.

Did jazz dance develop in parallel to popular music?

a)

Yes

b)

No

15.

What is the difference between a jazz pirouette and a ballet pirouette?

a)

Nothing

b)

A jazz pirouette is turned out

A ballet pirouette is turned out.

c)

A jazz pirouette is turned in.

A ballet pirouette is turned out.

d)

A jazz pirouette is on one hand.

A ballet pirouette is on one leg.

16.

Who is best known for his Tony Award-winning musicals, Chicago & Cabaret?

a)

Jack Cole

b)

Gene Kelly

c)

Bob Fosse

d)

Katherine Dunham

e)

Eugene Louis Faccuito

17.

Who is remembered for his lead role in "Singin' in the Rain?"

a)

Jack Cole

b)

Gene Kelly

c)

Bob Fosse

d)

Katherine Dunham

e)

Eugene Louis Faccuito

18.

Donna McKenchnie, John Travolta, and Liza Minnelli are a few celebrity students of who?

a)

Jack Cole

b)

Gene Kelly

c)

Bob Fosse

d)

Katherine Dunham

e)

Eugene Louis Faccuito

19.

Who invented "theatrical jazz dance"

a)

Jack Cole

b)

Gene Kelly

c)

Bob Fosse

d)

Katherine Dunham

e)

Eugene Louis Faccuito

20.

Who spent two years in the Caribbean studying all aspects of dance?

a)

Jack Cole

b)

Gene Kelly

c)

Bob Fosse

d)

Katherine Dunham

e)

Eugene Louis Faccuito

21.

Why did modern dance originally get started?

a)

Rebellion against classical ballet.

b)

Rebellion against jazz dance.

c)

Rebellion against the Japanese.

d)

Rebellion against Ms. Pham

22.

When did modern dance get started?

a)

1880

b)

1890

c)

1980

d)

1990

23.

What is "music visualization?"

a)

The creation of video games that constitutes a direct translation of music into motion.

b)

The creation of modern dance that constitutes a direct translation of music into motion.

c)

.The creation of music videos that constitutes a direct translation of music into motion.

24.

What are the major differences between ballet and modern dance?

a)

Ballet - bare foot

Modern - Pointe Shoes

b)

Ballet - Natural Movement

Modern - Turned out and raised movements.

c)

Ballet - Pointe Shoes

Modern - Bare Foot

25.

What is Labonotation?

a)

A written script for recording songs.

b)

A written script for recording music.

c)

A written script for recording movement.

d)

A written script for recording lyrics.

26.

Who is the mother of modern dance?

a)

Martha Graham

b)

Isadora Duncan

c)

Merce Cunningham

d)

Katherine Dunham

e)

Ted Shawn & Ruth St. Denis

27.

Who started the Denishawn Dance Company?

a)

Martha Graham

b)

Isadora Duncan

c)

Merce Cunningham

d)

Katherine Dunham

e)

Ted Shawn & Ruth St. Denis

28.

Who created choreography separate from the music & only combined during final rehearsals or at the time of the performance?

a)

Martha Graham

b)

Isadora Duncan

c)

Merce Cunningham

d)

Katherine Dunham

e)

Ted Shawn & Ruth St. Denis

29.

Who developed an approach to dance that emphasized naturalistic movement?

a)

Martha Graham

b)

Isadora Duncan

c)

Merce Cunningham

d)

Katherine Dunham

e)

Ted Shawn & Ruth St. Denis

30.

Who used their talent & insight to redirect the energy of violent street gangs through the performing arts?

a)

Martha Graham

b)

Isadora Duncan

c)

Merce Cunningham

d)

Katherine Dunham

e)

Ted Shawn & Ruth St. Denis

31.

Who became the artistic director of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater

a)

Alvin Ailey

b)

Judith Jamison

c)

Robert Joffrey

d)

Mia Michaels

32.

Who was the American dancer/choreographer who founded the Joffrey Ballet in 1956?

a)

Alvin Ailey

b)

Judith Jamison

c)

Robert Joffrey

d)

Mia Michaels

33.

Who was born in Texas and founded the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater?

a)

Alvin Ailey

b)

Judith Jamison

c)

Robert Joffrey

d)

Mia Michaels

34.

Who was born in Florida to a family of dancers?

a)

Alvin Ailey

b)

Judith Jamison

c)

Robert Joffrey

d)

Mia Michaels

35.

Referring to the dancer's underlying style or the beauty, appreciation of beauty or refinement.

a)

Aesthetic

b)

Unison

c)

Phrase

d)

Improvisation

e)

Transition

36.

Dancers moving at the same time doing the same movement.

a)

Aesthetic

b)

Unison

c)

Phrase

d)

Improvisation

e)

Transition

37.

Movement, passage, or change from one position, state, stage, subject, style, concept or place to another.

a)

Aesthetic

b)

Unison

c)

Phrase

d)

Improvisation

e)

Transition

38.

Spontaneous unplanned & not choreographed movement.

a)

Aesthetic

b)

Unison

c)

Phrase

d)

Improvisation

e)

Transition

39.

Short choreographic fragment that has an intention & feeling of a beginning and an end.

a)

Aesthetic

b)

Unison

c)

Phrase

d)

Improvisation

e)

Transition

40.

The way in which shape of movement is executed - SPACE - TIME - WEIGHT

a)

Energy

b)

Dynamics

c)

Facing

d)

Rhythm

e)

Theme

41.

The way in the tempo factor of movement is organized, including beat, tempo, measure, accents, & dynamics.

a)

Energy

b)

Dynamics

c)

Facing

d)

Rhythm

e)

Theme

42.

Element of dance that focuses on the weight & force of power needed to produce the movement.

a)

Energy

b)

Dynamics

c)

Fcing

d)

Rhythm

e)

Theme

43.

Where the dancers body is facing.

a)

Energy

b)

Dynamics

c)

Facing

d)

Rhythm

e)

Theme

44.

A choreographic structure in which a dance phrase or section of a dance is followed by subsequent phrases.

a)

Energy

b)

Dynamics

c)

Facing

d)

Rhythm

e)

Theme

45.

Practice for a performance.

a)

Musicality

b)

Formation

c)

Focus

d)

Performance

e)

Rehearsal

46.

Certain arrangement for dancers to stand/face.

a)

Musicality

b)

Formation

c)

Focus

d)

Performance

e)

Rehearsal

47.

Dancing to the tempo, instrumental rhythms, showing multiple instruments at the same time, capturing the groove of the music, & showing the essence of a song.

a)

Musicality

b)

Formation

c)

Focus

d)

Performance

e)

Rehearsal

48.

Conscious attention toward a certain point; with eyes, body parts, or the direction in which the dancers faces.

a)

Musicality

b)

Formation

c)

Focus

d)

Performance

e)

Rehearsal

49.

The action of carrying out a dance for an audience.

a)

Musicality

b)

Formation

c)

Focus

d)

Performance

e)

Rehearsal

50.

Artist who creates with the movement of humans as material.

a)

Choreographer

b)

Tempo

c)

Repertoire/repertory

d)

Kinesthetic Awareness

e)

Pedestrian Movement

51.

The ability to be aware of one's body parts, position, & movement.

a)

Choreographer

b)

Tempo

c)

Repertoire/ repertory

d)

Kinesthetic Awareness

e)

Pedestrian Movement

52.

Beats per minute

a)

Choreographer

b)

Tempo

c)

Repertoire/Repertory

d)

Kinesthetic Awareness

e)

Pedestrian Movement

53.

A stock of dances that a company or performer knows or is prepared to perform.

a)

Choreographer

b)

Tempo

c)

Repertoire/Repertory

d)

Kinesthetic Awareness

e)

Pedestrian Movement

54.

Everyday common movements & incorporates them into choreography.

a)

Choreography

b)

Tempo

c)

Repertoire/Repertory

d)

Kinesthetic Awareness

e)

Pedestrian Movement

55.

5

a)

Upstage

b)

Downstage

c)

Centerstage

d)

Stage Right

e)

Stage Left

56.

6

a)

Upstage

b)

Downstage

c)

Center Stage

d)

Stage Right

e)

Stage Left

57.

8

a)

Upstage

b)

Downstage

c)

Center Stage

d)

Stage Right

e)

Stage Left

58.

4

a)

Upstage

b)

Downstage

c)

Center Stage

d)

Stage Right

e)

Stage Left

59.

2

a)

Upstage

b)

Downstage

c)

Center Stage

d)

Stage Right

e)

Stage Left

60.

A music term used for slow, sustained movements.

a)

Adagio

b)

Allegro

c)

Chasse

d)

Demi

e)

Glissade

61.

Half

a)

Adagio

b)

Allegro

c)

Chasse

d)

Demi

e)

Glissade

62.

Rapid temp movements, often includes jumping steps.

a)

Adagio

b)

Allegro

c)

Chasse

d)

Demi

e)

Glissade

63.

Slide or glide

a)

Adagio

b)

Allegro

c)

Chasse

d)

Demi

e)

Glissade

64.

Chasing one foot with the other

a)

Adagio

b)

Allegro

c)

Chasse

d)

Demi

e)

Glissade

65.

Small/little

a)

Grand

b)

Pas de chat

c)

Petite

d)

Plie

e)

Ronde de jambe

66.

A bend of the knees while the torso is held upright.

a)

Grand

b)

Pas de chat

c)

Petite

d)

Plie

e)

Ronde de jambe

67.

Large

a)

Grand

b)

Pas de chat

c)

Petite

d)

Plie

e)

Ronde de jambe

68.

A unilateral leg action in which the moving leg is circled from front to back of the dancer's body, or vice versa.

a)

Grand

b)

Pas de chat

c)

Petite

d)

Plie

e)

Ronde de jambe

69.

Step of the cat.

a)

Grand

b)

Pas de chat

c)

Petite

d)

Plie

e)

Ronde de jambe

70.

What is the position of the feet in the picture?

a)

First

b)

Second

c)

Third

d)

Fourth

e)

Fifth

71.

What is the position of the feet in the picture?

a)

First

b)

Second

c)

Third

d)

Fourth

e)

Fifth

72.

What is the position of the feet in the picture?

a)

First

b)

Second

c)

Third

d)

Fourth

e)

Fifth

73.

What is the position of the feet in the picture?

a)

First

b)

Second

c)

Third

d)

Fourth

e)

Fifth

74.

What is the position of the feet in the picture?

a)

First

b)

Second

c)

Third

d)

Fourth

e)

Fifth

75.

Syncopated weight shift onto the ball of the rear foot and back to the flat front.

a)

Ball Change

b)

Box Step

c)

Hop

d)

Isolations

e)

Jazz Hand

76.

Taking off one foot and landing on the same foot.

a)

Ball change

b)

Box step

c)

Hop

d)

Isolations

e)

Jazz Hand

77.

A crossed front-back-back-front four step move in the pattern of a square

a)

Ball change

b)

Box step

c)

Hop

d)

Isolations

e)

Jazz Hand

78.

Movement of only one part of the body.

a)

Ball change

b)

Box step

c)

Hop

d)

Isolations

e)

Jazz hand

79.

Fingers are spread.

a)

Ball change

b)

Box step

c)

Hop

d)

Isolations

e)

Jazz hand

80.

Alternating hops from one to the other with steps in between.

a)

Jazz split

b)

Jump

c)

Leap

d)

Shimmy

e)

Skip

81.

Shoulder shaking

a)

Jazz split

b)

Jump

c)

Leap

d)

Shimmy

e)

Skip

82.

Split the legs on the floor; the front is straight and the back is bent in attitude.

a)

Jazz split

b)

Jump

c)

Leap

d)

Shimmy

e)

Skip

83.

A jump from one foot to the other.

a)

Jazz split

b)

Jump

c)

Leap

d)

Shimmy

e)

Skip

84.

Taking off of two feet and landing on the two feet.

a)

Jazz split

b)

Jump

c)

Leap

d)

Shimmy

e)

Skip

85.

An inverted V shape form the yoga tradition with both arms and legs supporting weight.

a)

Brush

b)

Contraction

c)

Downward Dog

d)

Flat Back

e)

Head-tail

86.

Gliding the foot along the floor.

a)

Brush

b)

Contraction

c)

Downward Dog

d)

Flat Back

e)

Head-tail

87.

Torso is suspended horizontally in space like the top of the table.

a)

Brush

b)

Contraction

c)

Downward Dog

d)

Flat Back

e)

Head-tail

88.

C-Curve

a)

Brush

b)

Contraction

c)

Downward Dog

d)

Flat Back

e)

Head-tail

89.

Relationship between the head and the tailbone.

a)

Brush

b)

Contraction

c)

Downward Dog

d)

Flat Back

e)

Head-tail

90.

The sideward bending of the body.

a)

Over Curve

b)

Side Lifts

c)

Swinging

d)

Undercurve

e)

X-rolls

91.

Lifting the body weight up a the top of the curve through space.

a)

Over curve

b)

Side Lifts

c)

Swinging

d)

Undercurve

e)

X-rolls

92.

Dropping the weight lower in the center of the curve.

a)

Over Curve

b)

Side Lifts

c)

Swinging

d)

Undercurve

e)

X-rolls

93.

Pendular movement consisting of a release with gravity, an arcing follow through, and a suspension

a)

Over Curve

b)

Side Lifts

c)

Swinging

d)

Undercurve

e)

X-rolls

94.

Rolls on the floor, initiated by the distal reach of a foot or hand, that runs the body from belly to back or back to belly while lying on the floor.

a)

Over Curve

b)

Side Lifts

c)

Swinging

d)

Undercurve

e)

X-rolls

95.

Are you taking Ms. Pham's written Final Exam?

a)

Yes

b)

No

96.

What is Ms. Pham's favorite color?

a)

Red

b)

Blue

c)

Purple

d)

Brown

97.

What is Ms. Pham's first name?

a)

Jessica

b)

Jasmine

c)

Jennifer

d)

Jocelyn

98.

Are you in Ms. Pham's dance class?

a)

Yes

b)

No

99.

What is something Ms. Pham asks you every week?

a)

Did you color your hair?

b)

How was your weekend?

c)

Do you go to Chavez?

100.

How many sentences are you supposed to write for each question on the hub?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

6

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