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Lyrical Dance

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

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Class
Date
1.

What is lyrical dance?

a)

a style that combines ballet and jazz dancing techniques

b)

a style that contains acrobatic skills

c)

a style that combines hip-hop and tap techniques

d)

a style that combines ballroom and modern techniques

2.

This style concentrates on an individual approach and expressiveness of such emotions as love, joy, hurt, or anger. It does not concentrate on the dancer’s precision of movement.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

The term Lyrical Dance comes from the word “lyrical,” which means to have ______________________________________________.

a)

no emotion

b)

a poetic, expressive quality; expressing spontaneous feelings and deep personal emotions

4.

Music used for Lyrical dance is usually NOT emotionally charged and expressive.

a)

True

b)

False, music used for Lyrical dance is usually emotionally charged and expressive.

5.

Lyrical is often choreographed to a song about _________________________.

a)

freedom and overcoming obstacles

b)

love

c)

friendships

d)

family

6.

When dancing lyrical, dancers travel while doing floor work.

a)

True

b)

False, they travel with high and soaring leaps and graceful turns and walks.

7.

Movements in lyrical are _________, ___________, and __________.

a)

hard, strong, and passionate

b)

soft, small, and graceful

c)

fluid, continuous, and graceful

d)

sharp, hard, and energetic

8.

Although lyrical is a combination of other dance forms, it's exact location of its origins are hard to locate. However, lyrical's dance technique was originated from ________ in the first half of the 20th century.

a)

Russia

b)

Spain

c)

Germany

d)

Africa

9.

Lyrical roots are traced to the Vaganova method of classical ballet. It was developed by who?

a)

Mia Michaels

b)

Agrippina Vaganova

c)

Travis Wall

d)

Alvin Ailey

10.

The Russians form of lyrical tend to focus on ______________________________________________________________.

a)

the flexibility and strength of the back and the fluid movements of the arms.

b)

the flexibility and strength of the legs

c)

the strength of one's ankles

d)

the strength of the core

11.

Lyrical dance emerged as a new art form after the cultural changes of the _______.

a)

1960s

b)

1970s

c)

1980s

d)

1990s

12.

Dancers wanted new ways to convey a wide range of human emotion through movement, rather than relying on the precision of classical ballet or the abstract quality of modern dance.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

When did lyrical dance gain popularity?

a)

1930s

b)

2000s

c)

1990s

d)

1970s

14.

Dancers choreographed dances to popular songs and began using the phrase "lyrical" to describe the practice of creating movements directly inspired by the lyrics of a piece of music.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Who is one of the most famous lyrical choreographers on the show "So You Think You Can Dance?"

a)

Mia Michaels

b)

Travis Wall

c)

Shane Sparks

d)

Gaby Diaz