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Dance Final Review

Total questions: 72

Worksheet time: 47mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What king helped to popularize ballet?
a)
King Henry VIII
b)
King Henry II
c)
King Louis XIV
d)
King Louis III
2.
What popular role did King Louis XIV famously perform?
a)
Sun King
b)
Moon King
c)
Nutcracker
d)
Romeo
3.
The 19th Century was known as what period?
a)
Renaissance
b)
Romantic
c)
Classical
d)
Neo-Classical
4.
A dancer's turn out is....
a)
Their knees
b)
Their arm placement
c)
Their head placement
d)
The rotation of their hips
5.
Port de Bras is...
a)
The carriage of the arms
b)
The positions of the feet
c)
The rotation from the hip 
d)
To stretch the foot
6.
Tendu means ________ in french
a)
Turnout
b)
To Flex
c)
To Stretch
d)
To point
7.
Releve means 
a)
To bend
b)
To turn out
c)
To rise
d)
In the shape of a cross
8.
What position is shown?
a)
first
b)
second
c)
third
d)
fourth
9.
What position is shown?
a)
Third
b)
Fourth
c)
Second 
d)
First
10.

Who created the 5 position of the feet?

a)

Pierre Beauchamp

b)

Mario Taglioni

c)

Didelot

11.

Lifts and partnering started in the _________ Period.

a)

Renaissance

b)

Romantic

c)

Primitive

12.

Which dancer was the first dancer to use pointe shoes?

a)

Marie Taglioni

b)

Ana Pavlova

c)

Marie Salle

13.

After ballet was taken to France by Catherine, Marius Petipa brought ballet to __________.

a)

Mexico

b)

Russia

c)

America

14.

George Balanchine founded ____________.

a)

American Ballet Theatre

b)

New York City Ballet

c)

Miami City Ballet

d)

Dance Theatre of Harlem

15.

Who was the “Father of Jazz Dance Technique and Theatre Dance”?

a)

Jack Cole

b)

Katherine Dunham

c)

Bob Fosse

d)

Michael Jackson

16.

Who are the three most influential jazz dancers and choreographers?

a)

Michael Jackson, Janet Jackson, Bob Fosse

b)

Katherine Dunham, Janet Jackson, Martha Graham

c)

Jack Cole, Katherine Dunham, Bob Fosse

d)

Martha Graham, Michael Jackson, Mia Michaels

17.

Jazz dance was developed by who?

a)

Americans

b)

Asians

c)

African Americans

d)

Native Americans

18.

Who founded first major modern black dance company in America?

a)

Katherine Dunham

b)

Bob Fosse

c)

Michael Jackson

d)

Mia Michaels

19.

Whose technique was based on contraction and release, and on breath and oppositional force?

a)

Twyla Tharp

b)

Martha Graham

c)

Ruth St Denis

d)

Loie Fuller

20.

Which modern forerunner used color, fabric, movement, sound, and light to create innovative dances as a complete theatrical experience?

a)

Isadora Duncan

b)

Twyla Tharp

c)

Martha Graham

d)

Loie Fuller

21.

Which choreographer created a series of solos based on oriental deities, and performed them throughout Europe?

a)

Trisha Brown

b)

Paul Taylor

c)

Ruth St Denis

d)

Loie Fuller

22.

What was Modern Dance in response to?

a)

A feeling that modern dance was too strict and needed to be more free or natural.

b)

A revolt/response against ballet and vaudeville dancing

c)

A rejection of the limitations of Modern Dance

23.

Which choreographer was married to Ruth St Denis and, together, they established the Denishawn School of Dance?

a)

Alvin Ailey

b)

Mark Morris

c)

Ted Shawn

d)

Bill T Jones

24.

Which choreographer created a solo, called Cry, for Judith Jamison to represent the struggles of African American women?

a)

Mark Morris

b)

Alvin Ailey

c)

Paul Taylor

d)

Erick Hawkins

25.

Which choreographer created the concept of choreography by chance?

a)

Yvonne Rainer

b)

Lester Horton

c)

Merce Cunningham

d)

Mark Morris

26.

What are 3 elements of dance?

a)

Time

b)

Space

c)

Energy

d)

All of the above

27.

This dance element time dictates which of the following:

a)

pathway

b)

tension

c)

rhythm

d)

focus

28.

Level, focus and pathway are all subcatergories of which dance element?

a)

time

b)

space

c)

energy

d)

body

29.

Which is a locomotor movement?

a)

flexing

b)

shaking

c)

lifting

d)

skipping

30.

Rhythm, duration and beat have to do with what element of dance

a)

space

b)

time

c)

energy

d)

action

31.

Space is an element of dance. Which of the following choices names an aspect of space?

a)

pulse

b)

level

c)

weight

d)

accent

32.

Which is a non-locomotor movement?

a)

gallop

b)

skip

c)

leap

d)

twist

33.
A ______ is a strong connective tissue that attaches muscle to bone.
a)
Tendon
b)
Ligament
c)
Cartilage
34.

What muscle is the arrow pointing toward?

a)

biceps

b)

traps

c)

pecs

d)

triceps

35.

What muscle is the arrow pointing to?

a)

Pectoralis (Pecs)

b)

Biceps

c)

Triceps

d)

Lats

36.

What muscle is the arrow pointing to?

a)

Biceps

b)

Triceps

c)

Lats

d)

Quads

37.
a)
Quadriceps
b)
Satorius
c)
Hamstring
d)
Gastronecmius
38.
a)
Latissmius Dorise
b)
Erectors
c)
Deltoids
d)
Abdominal
39.
a)
Trapezius
b)
Gluteals
c)
Deltoid
d)
Hamstring
40.
a)
Hamstrin
b)
Quadricep
c)
Tibialis Anterior
d)
Gastrocenmius
41.
a)
Glutueal
b)
Hamstring
c)
Quadricep
d)
External Oblique
42.
a)
Hamstring
b)
Quadriceps
c)
Gastronecmius
d)
Satorius
43.
a)
Abdominal
b)
External Oblique
c)
Pectorals
d)
Trapezius
44.
a)
Latissimius Dorsi
b)
Trapezius
c)
Triceps
d)
Erectors
45.

This is showing the major muscle group on your back, called what?

a)

latissimus dorsi

b)

trapezius

c)

pectorals

d)

external obliques

46.

These muscles that make up someone's "six pack" are really called what?

a)

extermal obliques

b)

gluteus maximus

c)

rectus abdominus

d)

gastrocnemius

47.
What is the opposing muscle group for the biceps? 
a)
Quadriceps
b)
Abdominals
c)
Trapezius
d)
Triceps
48.
Your QUADS can be found in your . . .
a)
arms
b)
back
c)
legs
d)
shoulders
49.
Squats focus on what part of your body?
a)
legs
b)
arms
c)
abs
d)
head
50.

Chief muscle of the calf of the leg, which flexes the knee and foot.

a)

Gluteus maximus

b)

Gastrocnemius

c)

Deltoid

d)

Quadricep

51.

the superior most and largest muscle of the anterior chest wall. Assists with arm movements.

a)

Pectoralis Major

b)

Sternocleidomastoid

c)

Tricep

d)

Bicep

52.

originates on the surface of the 1st to 8th ribs at the side of the chest.

a)

Trapezius

b)

bicep

c)

serratus

d)

 Pectoralis Major

53.
What is the biggest bone in your body?
a)
fibula
b)
humerus
c)
pelvis
d)
femur
54.
How many bones does an adult human have?
a)
300
b)
306
c)
206
d)
602
55.
Who has more bones: an adult or a baby?
a)
baby
b)
adult
c)
both have the same
d)
neither have bones
56.
What is another name for your collar bone?
a)
scapula
b)
clavicle
c)
patella
d)
sternum
57.
What is another name for your shin bone?
a)
fibula
b)
tibia
c)
thigh bone
d)
femur
58.
What do your bones protect?
a)
organs
b)
skin
c)
muscles
d)
feelings
59.
What bones protect your heart and lungs?
a)
pelvis and spine
b)
brain and spine
c)
ribs and sternum
d)
ribs and pelvis
60.
What are the three jobs of your bones?
a)
movement, structure, joints
b)
movement, structure, protection
c)
structure, digestion and breathing
d)
movement, digestion and breathing
61.

What bone is the arrow pointing to?

a)

rib

b)

spine

c)

scapula

d)

clavicle

62.

What bone is the arrow pointing to (the bone closest to the thumb)?

a)

ulna

b)

humerus

c)

radius

d)

vertebrae

63.
a)
pelvis
b)
tibia
c)
sternum
d)
sacrum
64.
Also known as the kneecap
a)
Patella
b)
Tibia
c)
Fibula
d)
Femur
65.
Name this bone.
a)
femur
b)
humerus
c)
tibia
66.
Name this bone.
a)
tibia
b)
fibula
c)
femur
67.
What protects our organs?
a)
Ribs
b)
Shoulder Blade
c)
Vertebrae 
68.
The long bones in the fingers are
a)
carpals
b)
tarsals
c)
phalanges 
d)
clavicles
69.

In this picture, what is represented in multi-colors?

a)

Carpals

b)

Tarsals

c)

Phalanges

d)

Radius

70.

What bone is shown in red?

a)

patella

b)

pelvis

71.

The bones of the ankle are called

a)

carpals

b)

jewlups

c)

tarsals

d)

calcaneus

72.

The thigh bone is also known as the

a)

tibia

b)

humerus

c)

fibula

d)

femur