WorksheetsModern Dance - History & Vocab
Total questions: 8
Worksheet time: 8mins
What is Modern dance?
a rejection of hip hop
a rejection of ballet
a rejection of tap dance
a rejection of line dance
How many rules are there in Modern dance?
11
25
There are NO RULES3
36
Modern dance choreography tells a story
True
False
When did Modern dance develop?
1970s
early 2000s
late 1800s/early 1900s
1990s
contract and release
Martha Graham
uses jazz/tap/ballet to create their style
Twyla Tharp
created "dance anthropology"
Katherine Dunham
inspired by gospels, spirituals, and blues
Alvin Ailey
"Mother of Modern Dance"
Isadora Duncan
a highly individualized artistic expression of dance
modern dance
rhythm
steady, basic, continuous pulse
center of gravity
core
contraction
muscular tension
release
letting go of tension or energy
the act of falling by force of gravity
fall
to regain posture from a fall
recovery
tapping the subconscious allowing for creativity
improvisation
movement of elevation pushing off from one foot and landing on another
leap
knees and feet facing forward
parallel
Match the following
movements lengthened in time creating an isolation
suspend
a pendular movement involving a natural movement of the body
swing
3 step pattern
triplet
the result of which energy of force is applied and withdrawn from the movement
quality of movement
