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Modern Dance

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

2.

Which choreographer's dances were often inspired by ancient Greek Art?

a)

Isadora Duncan

b)

Loie Fuller

c)

Ruth St Denis

d)

Ted Shawn

3.

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

4.

Which forerunner used natural body movements to express emotion and spontaneously interpret the music?

a)

Loie Fuller

b)

Paul Taylor

c)

Isadora Duncan

d)

Ted Shawn

5.

Who established a company of all male dancers?

a)

Ruth St Denis

b)

Ted Shawn

c)

Bill T Jones

d)

Alvin Ailey

6.

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

7.

Who is known as the "father of contemporary dance"?

a)

Alvin Ailey

b)

Travis Wall

c)

Merce Cunningham

d)

Michael Jackson

8.

What is the act of creating movement spontaneously that encouraged moving in ways that are unique and original to them?

a)

Copying

b)

Improvisation

c)

Free Movement

d)

On the spot dance performance

9.

It shows pure dance, expressional dance, art dance, encompasses a variety of techniques and style.

a)

Modern Dance

b)

Contemporary Dance

c)

Jazz Dance

d)

Tap Dance

10.

The choreography of modern dancer Alvin Ailey is centered around which cultural heritage?

a)

Caribbean

b)

African-American

c)

Scottish

d)

Irish-Celtic

11.

Who were the forerunners of the new dance period?

a)

Isadora Duncan, Martha Graham, Merce Cunningham, Dorris Humphrey

b)

Lole Fuller, Isadora Duncan, Ruth St. Denis

c)

Tarp, Jones, Zane, Today

d)

Martha Graham, Dorris Humphrey, Charles Weidman, Hanya Holm

12.

The young dancers who studied and danced with Isadora Duncan in the 1920's were known as

a)

the Jivers

b)

the Baby Ballerinas

c)

the modern dancers

d)

the Isadorables

13.

Which of the following terms are not related to modern dance?

a)

contact improvisation

b)

Vaganova technique

c)

fall and recovery

d)

contract and release

14.

Curving of the torso into a concave shape.

a)

under curve

b)

contraction

c)

over curve

d)

circle

15.

How is modern dance different to ballet?

a)

Danced in bare feet

b)

More movement in the torso

c)

Subject matter more dramatic and connected to real life issues

d)

All of the above

16.

Which modern technique tends to concentrate on the use of "fall and release" to create a dramatic style that works with the momentum and dancer can create in their movement

a)

Cunningham Technique

b)

Graham Technique

c)

Limon Technique

d)

Horton Technique

17.

Where did modern dance come from?

a)

America & Germany

b)

Philippines

c)

Davao City

d)

Asia Pacific

18.
Contemporary dance may deal with
a)
Main stream concepts 
b)
Positive emotions 
c)
Abstract concepts, images or emotions 
19.

Which of the following dancers did NOT study at Denishawn?

a)

Isadora Duncan

b)

Martha Graham

c)

Charles Weidman

d)

Doris Humphrey

20.

What is the name of the retreat and dance festival that was originally founded by Ted Shawn?

a)

Jacob's Ladder

b)

Appalachian Spring

c)

Dance Theater

d)

Jacob's Pillow

21.

In what places is Contemporary most popular in?

a)

United States

b)

Africa

c)

Europe

d)

US & Europe

22.

Which Horton movement pictured here requires your body to form the shape of a table?

a)

A Stag Balance

b)

A Lateral Pull

c)

A Chassè

d)

A Flatback

23.

A Primitive Squat is a hop that lands in a deep second-position plie—the feet are turned out heel-to-heel and the knees are bent.

a)

A Stag Balance

b)

Primitive squat

c)

A Chassè

d)

A Flatback

24.

It is a very high jump in a split but, although both legs are parallel to the floor, the front leg is bent from the knee inward.

a)

A Stag leap

b)

A Lateral Pull

c)

A Chassè

d)

A Flatback

25.

Who were the big 4 pioneering choreographers who revolutionized modern dance in the early 20th century?

a)

Lole Fuller, Isadora Duncan, Ruth St. Denis

b)

Isadora Duncan, Martha Graham, Merce Cunningham, Dorris Humphrey

c)

Tarp, Jones, Zane, Today

d)

Martha Graham, Dorris Humphrey, Charles Weidman, Hanya Holm