WorksheetsDance History Exam
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 39mins
Who is this?
Loie Fuller
Martha Graham
Doris Humphrey
Isadora Duncan
What is the name of this dance?
Danse Serpentine
Witch Dance
Birds of Paradise
The Moor's Pavane
What are the two main principles of Graham technique?
Fall and recovery
Contract and recovery
Fall and release
Contract and release
What are the two main principles of Humphrey technique?
Fall and recovery
Contract and recovery
Fall and release
Contract and release
Who is the Mother of Modern dance, receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom in the photo?
(a)
Loie Fuller used what kind of lamps in her stage craft?
Candles
Gas lamps
Electrical
Florescent
This dance pioneer moved to California as a child, due to the Mexican Revolution
Jose Limon
Merce Cunningham
Charles Weidman
Ted Shawn
The famous partner of Doris Humphrey who co-founded her company was___________
Martha Graham
Doris Humphrey
Charles Weidman
Alvin Ailey
Known as a founder of American modern dance, this person died due to a scarf strangulation.
Isadora Duncan
Martha Graham
Loie Fuller
Rudolf Laban
Duncan followers were known as __________
Isadorables
Duncan Donuts
Isadora the Explorers
Duncan Dancers of America
Rudolf Laban created a way of writing down dances called (a)
Mary Wigman is known for this dance involving tribal drumming and a mask.
The Wizard Dance
The Witch Dance
The Warlock Dance
The Walrus Dance
Ruth St.Denis and Ted Shawn created a school for dance-- what was it called?
(a)
In western Massachusettes, Ted Shawn created the world-famous dance center and summer festival called what?
(a)
Mary Wigman and Rudolf Laban began their careers here.
Greece
France
New York City
Germany
Who choreographed in the US army?
Ted Shawn
Jose Limon
Charles Weidman
Rudolf Laban
Loie Fuller was a pioneer of what kind of performance?
Water color
Mixed media
Aerial dance
Masked media
Which two dance pioneers created the process of 'music visualization,' (where music is measured in choreography)?
Ruth St. Denis and Ted Shawn
Isadora Duncan and Doris Humphrey
Jose Limon and Charles Weidman
Mary Wigman and Rudolph Laban
The name of Doris Humphrey's book is (a)
Isadora Duncan was born in
1985
1877
1776
1692
Rudolph Laban was a big believer in what kind of dance?
(a)
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Martha Graham was the first dancer to....
Perform at the White House
Receive a MacArthur Genius Award
Open a school in California
Be strangled by her own scarf
This dancer has the most Labanotated dances of any choreographer from this time period (35)
Ruth St. Denis
Ted Shawn
Mary Wigman
Doris Humphrey
After studying this dance history unit, who, in your opinion, was the MOST important/influential dance pioneer from this time period? Explain.
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The Denishawn school trained these famous dancers:
Jose Limon
Martha Graham
Doris Humphrey
Charles Weidman
Which modern forerunner used color, fabric, movement, sound, and light to create innovative dances as a complete theatrical experience?
Isadora Duncan
Twyla Tharp
Martha Graham
Loie Fuller
Who established a company of all male dancers?
Ruth St Denis
Ted Shawn
Bill T Jones
Alvin Ailey
Which choreographer's dances were often inspired by ancient Greek Art?
Isadora Duncan
Loie Fuller
Alivia Cram
Ted Shawn
Whose technique was based on contraction and release, and on breath and oppositional force?
Twyla Tharp
Martha Graham
Ruth St Denis
Loie Fuller
Which choreographer found inspiration for choreography in female literary characters, American Southwest and the frontier, psychological themes, Greek myths, and cosmic themes?
Yvonne Rainer
Martha Graham
Trisha Brown
Ruth St Denis
