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Grade 10 PE

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is Contemporary Dance?

a)

A mixture of dance styles also called 'Modern' dance.

b)

An adaptation of urban dance styles.

c)

Any dance performed after the 21st century.

2.

What is improvisation?

a)

A style of contemporary dance.

b)

Movement which was not pre-choreographed.

c)

A stage direction.

3.

Which image shows 4th position with the feet?

a)
b)
c)
d)
4.

What is meant by the term fluency of movement?

a)

The ability to move effortlessly between transitions and movements, making the dance look fluid and ongoing.

b)

The competency of choreography (movement memory).

c)

The ability to speak in English and French Ballet terminology.

5.

True or false, Contemporary Dance can't be performed by male and female dancers.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

to warm up is to

a)

list of name numerals

b)

increasing the angle of a joint

c)

to prepare the body for further activity

d)

lengthen widen distend or enlarge through tension

7.

Effort Aspect - Please give an example of a strong/hard movement?

a)

Start a race

b)

Finish a race

c)

Ballerina

d)

Breakdancer

8.

Effort Aspect - Please give an example of a fine/light movement

a)

Starting a race

b)

Finishing a race

c)

Ballerina

d)

Breakdancer

9.

A person who designs dance for the stage is a _________


a)

choreographer

b)

choreography

c)

chorus

d)

composer

10.

Contemporary Dance is...

a)

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.

b)

the body’s natural lines and energy to create new movements which have a greater range and uidity than conventional dance.

c)

versatile

d)

left deliberately open to audience interpretation.

e)

all of the above

11.

Which dance forms lend itself to improvisation?

a)

Ballet

b)

Hip hop

c)

Modern/Contemporary Dance

d)

Latin Dance

12.

Which style of dance is shown?

a)

Jazz

b)

Tap

c)

Hip Hop

d)

Ballet

13.

Which dance style needs these type of shoes?

a)

Tap dance

b)

Jazz

c)

Ballet

d)

Salsa

14.

What dance style is this?

a)

Contemporary

b)

Jazz

c)

Modern

d)

Tap

15.

What dance style relates to the emotional root of the song?

a)

Lyrical

b)

Tap

c)

jazz

16.
Movement that is created spontaneously is called _____
a)
Dance Phrase
b)
Choreography
c)
Improvisation
d)
Technique
17.

What kind of dance is this?

a)

Modern dance

b)

Ballet

c)

Folkdance

18.

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

19.

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

20.

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

21.

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.

22.

Lyrical is often choreographed to a song about _________________________.

a)

freedom and overcoming obstacles

b)

love

c)

friendships

d)

family

23.

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

24.

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

25.

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