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WorksheetsGrade 10 PE
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
What is Contemporary Dance?
A mixture of dance styles also called 'Modern' dance.
An adaptation of urban dance styles.
Any dance performed after the 21st century.
What is improvisation?
A style of contemporary dance.
Movement which was not pre-choreographed.
A stage direction.
Which image shows 4th position with the feet?
What is meant by the term fluency of movement?
The ability to move effortlessly between transitions and movements, making the dance look fluid and ongoing.
The competency of choreography (movement memory).
The ability to speak in English and French Ballet terminology.
True or false, Contemporary Dance can't be performed by male and female dancers.
True
False
to warm up is to
list of name numerals
increasing the angle of a joint
to prepare the body for further activity
lengthen widen distend or enlarge through tension
Effort Aspect - Please give an example of a strong/hard movement?
Start a race
Finish a race
Ballerina
Breakdancer
Effort Aspect - Please give an example of a fine/light movement
Starting a race
Finishing a race
Ballerina
Breakdancer
A person who designs dance for the stage is a _________
choreographer
choreography
chorus
composer
Contemporary Dance is...
characterised by an intention for the work to communicate/express some form of idea or concept (whether representational or abstract) or to explore the style itself.
the body’s natural lines and energy to create new movements which have a greater range and uidity than conventional dance.
versatile
left deliberately open to audience interpretation.
all of the above
Which dance forms lend itself to improvisation?
Ballet
Hip hop
Modern/Contemporary Dance
Latin Dance
Which style of dance is shown?
Jazz
Tap
Hip Hop
Ballet
Which dance style needs these type of shoes?
Tap dance
Jazz
Ballet
Salsa
What dance style is this?
Contemporary
Jazz
Modern
Tap
What dance style relates to the emotional root of the song?
Lyrical
Tap
jazz
What kind of dance is this?
Modern dance
Ballet
Folkdance
What is lyrical dance?
a style that combines ballet and jazz dancing techniques
a style that contains acrobatic skills
a style that combines hip-hop and tap techniques
a style that combines ballroom and modern techniques
The term Lyrical Dance comes from the word “lyrical,” which means to have ______________________________________________.
no emotion
a poetic, expressive quality; expressing spontaneous feelings and deep personal emotions
The term Lyrical Dance comes from the word “lyrical,” which means to have ______________________________________________.
no emotion
a poetic, expressive quality; expressing spontaneous feelings and deep personal emotions
Music used for Lyrical dance is usually NOT emotionally charged and expressive.
True
False, music used for Lyrical dance is usually emotionally charged and expressive.
Lyrical is often choreographed to a song about _________________________.
freedom and overcoming obstacles
love
friendships
family
Movements in lyrical are _________, ___________, and __________.
hard, strong, and passionate
soft, small, and graceful
fluid, continuous, and graceful
sharp, hard, and energetic
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.
True
False
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.
True
False
