WorksheetsDance Terms
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 1hrs 17mins
Who performs the dance movements?
The dancer
The audience
The artistic director
The dance notator
Which choice only has locomotor actions?
Walk, sway, twist, swing
Leap, gallop, run, skip
Wiggle, leap, rise, stretch
Slide, shake, crawl, bend
What does low, middle, and high refer to?
Levels
Pathways
Movements
Tempo
Which choice only has non-locomotor actions?
Leap, swing, twist, skip
Hop, skip, jump, run
Twist, bend, stretch, wiggle
Slide, roll, turn, hop
What is it called when your body is in a frozen pose in dance?
Tempo
Shape
Locomotor
Action
What element of dance refers to the area where the dance takes place?
Dance
Space
Energy
Time
What is a stimulus for choreography?
An inspiration for creating dance
Money to pay for a choreographer
A special stage
Costumes for the performance
What is it called when a dancer creates a path on the floor or in the air?
Levels
Energy
Pathways
Tempo
Which element of dance means when the dance movements are performed?
Body
Space
Time
Energy
What term is used to describe the speed of the beat?
Beat
Flow
Weight
Tempo
Which movement springs from one foot and lands on the other foot?
Hop
Jump
Walk
Leap
What does the word, plié mean in English?
To bend
To rise
To jump
To turn
What does the word, relevé mean in English?
To bend
To rise
To jump
To turn
Draw a stick figure dancer in passé
What is it called in ballet, when you slide your foot until it is pointed and then slide it back in?
Plié
Relevé
Sauté
Tendu
What is choreography?
The performance
The creation of a play
The order of words in a song
The order of steps in a dance
Who designs and creates the order of steps in a dance?
The audience
The choreographer
The artistic director
The videographer
What is improvisation?
Creating movements without a plan
A planned and rehearsed dance
A performance in dance
Which picture shows an arabesque?
Which picture shows a low level?
What ballet step is being performed in this video?
Grand Battement
Changement
Grand Jeté
Pirouette
What modern dance step is being performed in the picture?
Triplet
Drop Swing
Relevé
Tour Jeté
Select the picture that shows a dancer doing a contraction.
In your own words, describe what is happening in this dance by Jessica Lang. Describe the use of movements, space, time, and energy.
In your own words, describe what is happening in this dance. How do you know?
