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Dance Vocabulary

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Name the dance movement here.

a)

plié in second position

b)

a big squat

c)

leaning and bending

2.

Name the dance movement here.

a)

developpé

b)

passé and point

c)

battement

3.

Name the dance movement here.

a)

1st position

b)

2nd position

c)

3rd position

4.

Name the dance movement here.

a)

ballet

b)

developpé

c)

passé

5.

A series of 3 steps in a back, side front pattern

a)

Jazz Square

b)

Chasse

c)

Grapevine

d)

Pas de Bourree

6.

Move only one part of the body at a time

a)

Pivot Turn

b)

Isolation

7.

How many steps do you take in a jazz square

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

8.

A rocking step that changes the weight between the feet

a)

Pivot turn

b)

Ball-change

c)

Pirouette

d)

Lindy

9.

Chasse means to chase

a)

True

b)

False

10.

A turn or change direction while feet stay in one place

a)

Pivot turn

b)

Pirouette

c)

Jete

d)

Jazz Square

11.

Jazz dance began first began when

a)

African slaves would participate in cultural dances

b)

music videos hired dancers

c)

the app tik tok was created

d)

people would dance in clubs

12.

Jazz dance became a social dance when

a)

people would go to concerts

b)

people would dance to the jazz instruments being played in clubs/restaurants

c)

it was on tv

d)

people would choreograph dances in plays/musicals

13.
A turn, performed in releve with the other leg in passe
a)
Chasse
b)
Pirouette
c)
Pivot turn
d)
Jete
14.

A pivot turn is done correctly if you

a)

make a half circle with your body

b)

make a complete rotation with your body

c)

do not re-step your feet when turning

d)

take 5 steps

15.

A kick that is done from the knee down

a)

Flick kick

b)

Fan kick

c)

Battement

d)

Kick

16.

These two dance styles have the same roots as Jazz Dance

a)

Ballet & Contemporary

b)

Folklorico & Bachata

c)

Salsa & Ballet

d)

Hip-Hop & Tap

17.

This kick is done by making a semi-circle with the foot in the air either away or towards the body

a)

Flick kick

b)

Battement

c)

Frappe

d)

Fan kick

18.

Jazz dance went through three stages:

a)

50s,60s,70s

b)

Cultural Dance, Social Dance, Theater/Stage Dance

c)

Industrial Revolution

d)

Ballet, Modern, Hip Hop

19.

When did Jazz Dance enter America?

a)

During WWI

b)

During the slave trade

c)

During WWII

d)

During the American Revolutionary War

20.

A movement where you step and slowly slide the second leg in towards the body.

a)

Drag

b)

Jazz square

c)

Jazz Hands

d)

Pirouette

21.

Bending of the knee

a)

Pile

b)

En dedon

c)

En dour

d)

Glisse

22.
Chasse
a)
to bend
b)
to chase
c)
to leap
d)
to rise
23.
Releve
a)
to bend
b)
to chase
c)
to leap
d)
to rise
24.
Pirouette
a)
a turn done on one leg, with the foot of the other leg touching the ankle of the supporting leg.
b)
a turn done on one leg, with the foot of the other leg touching the knee of the supporting leg.
25.
4 Stage Directions
a)
Up Stage, Down Stage, Stage Right, Stage Left
b)
Up Stage, Back Stage, Stage Right, Stage Left
c)
Up Stage, Down Stage, Right Stage, Left Stage
26.

Define directions?

a)

how to get to a destination

b)

route

c)

forward, backward, sideways, on a diagonal, in an arc, a circle, or up and down

d)

how to complete a task

27.

Define dynamics?

a)

speed

b)

is a combination of movement, energy, effort, and time.

c)

diamiater

d)

force

28.

List the elements of dance?

(a)  

29.

Define locomotor movments?

a)

axial movments

b)

which enable the body to travel across the floor

c)

stationary movements

30.

Give examples of locomotor movements?

(a)  

31.

Define non-locomotor movements?

a)

skipping

b)

in which body parts move around a stationary base

c)

jumping

d)

hopping

32.

Definition Move only one body part at a time

a)

Flex

b)

Isolation

33.

Definition Hands with fingers spread

a)

Jazz Hands

b)

Hinge

34.

Which vocabulary word is represented by the picture? There is only one correct response.

a)

Flex

b)

Hinge

c)

Ball Change

d)

Grapevine

35.

A grapevine travels sideways.

a)

True

b)

False

36.

When all dancers dance the same actions at the same time it's called...?

a)

unison

b)

non-unison

c)

canon

d)

clone

37.

When dancers dance the same actions, but start at different times, it's called:

a)

canon

b)

unison

c)

the wave

d)

ripple effect

38.

When two dancers dance together, it's called:

a)

duet

b)

trio

c)

solo

d)

us

39.

When parts of a dance are seen more than once, it's called...?

a)

repetition

b)

unison

c)

sequence

d)

circular

40.

Circle, line, "V", and diamond are examples of...

a)

formations

b)

shapes

c)

letters

d)

drawings

41.

When part of a dance is performed in reverse, it is called...

a)

retrograde

b)

difficult

c)

backwards

d)

turn around

42.

The elements of Dance that can be used in choreographing dances are:

a)

Body/Action, Energy, Space, Time

b)

Jump, Turn, Roll, Stretch

c)

Seeing, Hearing, Smelling, Touching

d)

Arms, Legs, Emotion, Music

43.
When every dancer does the same movement but on different counts it's a...
a)
Pick up
b)
Ripple
c)
Mirroring
d)
Levels
44.
When one dancer does the choreography on the right while one does it on the left it's a..
a)
Pick up
b)
Ripple
c)
Mirroring
d)
Levels
45.
When one dancer performs the choreography quicker than another it's changing the 
a)
Tempo
b)
Song
c)
Choreography
d)
Style
46.

Define Lunge?

(a)  

47.

Develope' means to

a)

circle the leg

b)

stretch the leg

c)

unfold the leg

d)

bend the leg

48.

Movement through high, medium, and low space is also known as...

a)

Level

b)

Space

c)

Contagion/Ripple

d)

ABA Format

49.

Direction taken across the floor.

a)

Focus

b)

Placement

c)

Rhythm

d)

Pathway

50.

Choreography is defined as?

a)

how the body is positioned in dance

b)

a dance move to music

c)

freestyle dance movements

d)

a sequence of prescribed steps and movements in dance

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