WorksheetsQUIZ 2.2 G12
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
It is not concerned with the dramatic and realistic but believed that other factors were more important that running and skipping, task-oriented type of movement, reflected movement rather than the storyline as the primary focus of the dance and very abstract.
1st Generation
New Generation
2nd Generation
Post Modern Dance
A genre that blends dance and theater so that both forms are an integral part of the performance that may include spoken words, text, singing and choreography, which is propelled by theme, dramatics and "theatrics."
Dance Theatre
Dance Entertainment
Dance Contemporary
Dance Drama
What is the act of creating movement spontaneously that encouraged moving in ways that are unique and original to them?
Improvisation
Copying
Free Movement
On the spot dance performance
What movement focused on moving for self-discovery, no "right" or "wrong", no set routines the dancer has to learn the main focus and is not the product but the process that the teacher does a lot of leading for the class?
Extended Movement
Improvised Movement
Free Movement
Creative Movement
It shows pure dance, expressional dance, art dance, encompasses a variety of techniques and style.
Modern Dance
Jazz Dance
Contemporary Dance
Tap Dance
What characteristics of modern dance prioritize?
Critical and idealistic
Extensions and Natural
Collaborative and Free flow
Experimental and sensitive
Who were the forerunners of the new dance period?
Isadora Duncan, Martha Graham, Merce Cunningham, Dorris Humphrey
Tarp, Jones, Zane, Today
Lole Fuller, Isadora Duncan, Ruth St. Denis
Martha Graham, Dorris Humphrey, Charles Weidman, Hanya Holm
Who were the big 4?
Isadora Duncan, Martha Graham, Merce Cunningham, Dorris Humphrey
Lole Fuller, Isadora Duncan, Ruth St. Denis
Tarp, Jones, Zane, Today
Martha Graham, Dorris Humphrey, Charles Weidman, Hanya Holm
What would you expect if you are taking a contact improve class?
you would begin by having partners
dance alone
may begin without partner
begin with the group
Of the following dancers, who is one of the best-known modern dancer/choreographers?
Martha Graham
George Balanchine
Cynthia Gregory
Peter Martins
Ted Shawn and Ruth St. Denis formed which modern dance company, popular in the 20th century?
Alvin Ailey
Pilobolus
MOMIX
Denisshawn
Modern dance in the 1930's was also known as
ballet noir
classical ballet
the jitterbug
experimental dancing
The young dancers who studied and danced with Isadora Duncan in the 1920's were known as
the Isadorables
the Jivers
the Baby Ballerinas
the modern dancers
Which of the following terms are not related to mod-ern dance?
contact improvisation
fall and recovery
Vaganova technique
contract and release
The choreography of modern dancer Alvin Ailey is centered around which cultural heritage?
Scottish
Irish-Celtic
African-American
Caribbean
Which dancer/choreographer is known for contemporary works and the Broadway musical "Movin' Out," with music by Billy Joel?
Twyla Tharp
Merce Cunningham
Peter Martins
Alvin Ailey
Which of the following companies is not a modern dance company?
Paul Taylor Dance Company
Merce Cunningham Dance Company
Pilobolus
Dance Theater of Harlem
Which of the following dancers is not a modern dancer of the early 20th century?
Martha Graham
Ted Shawn
Hanya Holm
Mikhail Baryshnikov
The creative process that involves arranging and creating dances and ballets is called?
choreography
movement implementation
movement assembly
dance rehearsal
What expressive dance that combines elements of several dance genres including modern jazz lyrical and classical ballet?
Modern Dance
Contemporary Dance
Jazz Dance
Ballet Dance
What does contemporary dance stress?
Naturalness, Strict and unstructured.
Poise, Good Posture, Glamorous
Efficiency, synchronized and calm
Versatility and improvisation, unlike the strict, structured nature of ballet.
What elements of contemporary dancers focus on?
Versatility and improvisation, unlike the strict, structured nature of ballet.
Poise, Good Posture, Glamorous
floor work, using gravity to pull them down to the floor.
Efficiency, synchronized and calm
This dance genre is often done with?
high hills
dance shoes
socks
bare foot
Contemporary dance can be performed to?
Many different kinds of music
Anonymous Genre
Single Genre
Entertainment
Pioneers of contemporary dance include
Martha Graham, Dorris Humphrey, Charles Weidman, Hanya Holm
Isadora Duncan, Martha Graham, Merce Cunningham
Lole Fuller, Isadora Duncan, Ruth St. Denis
Tarp, Jones, Zane, Today
These contemporary dancers all believed...
That dance should have naturalness of movement, allowing their bodies to freely express efficiency.
That dancers should have all the expertise, allowing their performance of safety and security.
That dances should have mastery and focus.
That dancers should have freedom of movement, allowing their bodies to freely express inner most feelings.
What is a performing art that involves rhythmic body movement within a given space, and is choreographed base on musical beat?
Contemporary Dance
Ballet Dance
Modern Dance
Modern Jazz Dance
What basic element of a dance that conveys the message of a dance?
Gravity
Space
Design
Theme
What pattern of movement in time and space?
Design
Theme
Space
Gravity
What element of contemporary dance that shows Bodily actions of the dancer that includes his steps?
Movement
Theme
Music
Space
It is the skill of movement executed by the dancer?
Movement
Techniques
Space
Theme
It refers to the auditory background to which a dancer moves?
Techniques
Theme
Movement
Music
What properties worn by the dancer that help reflect that message?
Aesthetics decorations
Costume and body paraphernalia
Stage setting and decorations
Materials and Effects
What do you call to these figures and steps in dancing that enable the dancers to perform in an organized matter?
Dance Skills
Dance Application
Choreography
Performance
It is the transmission of a range of ethical values that are part of the aesthetical project, like the respect for the body and movement style of others, the application of a nonhierarchical way of social relationship, the making of creative decisions according to a ‘fair’ judgment over the spectacular one?
Context
Aesthetical project
Physical Education
Execution
It maintains an anatomical and physiological perspective, according to medical statements.
Physiology
Physical Education
Functional Movement
Physical Fitness
The background or setting of the performance.
Re-enactment
Scenery
Landscape
Plot
It is the movement of the body in a rhythmic way, usually to music and within a given space, for the purpose of expressing an idea or emotion, releasing energy, or simply taking delight in the movement itself.
Exercise
Dance
Dancer
Dancing
It establishes the aim of the class in a long and short term. What’s the goal of each class, what’s the goal of the process of educating that dancer?
Background
Concepts
Context
Principle
Who is the first dancer to present modern dancing to the public in a long flowing toga, bare legs, no corset and wanted to leave the ballet community because she felt as if it was too confining and she wanted her dances to be more natural?
Martha Graham
Isadora Duncan
Merce Cunningham
Dorris Humphrey
