WorksheetsModern Dance
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 14mins
Whose technique was based on contraction and release, and on breath and oppositional force?
Twyla Tharp
Martha Graham
Ruth St Denis
Loie Fuller
Which choreographer's dances were often inspired by ancient Greek Art?
Isadora Duncan
Loie Fuller
Ruth St Denis
Ted Shawn
Which choreographer was married to Ruth St Denis and, together, they established the Denishawn School of Dance?
Alvin Ailey
Mark Morris
Ted Shawn
Bill T Jones
Which forerunner used natural body movements to express emotion and spontaneously interpret the music?
Loie Fuller
Paul Taylor
Isadora Duncan
Ted Shawn
Who established a company of all male dancers?
Ruth St Denis
Ted Shawn
Bill T Jones
Alvin Ailey
Which choreographer created a series of solos based on oriental deities, and performed them throughout Europe?
Trisha Brown
Paul Taylor
Ruth St Denis
Loie Fuller
Who is known as the "father of contemporary dance"?
Alvin Ailey
Travis Wall
Merce Cunningham
Michael Jackson
What is the act of creating movement spontaneously that encouraged moving in ways that are unique and original to them?
Copying
Improvisation
Free Movement
On the spot dance performance
It shows pure dance, expressional dance, art dance, encompasses a variety of techniques and style.
Modern Dance
Contemporary Dance
Jazz Dance
Tap Dance
The choreography of modern dancer Alvin Ailey is centered around which cultural heritage?
Caribbean
African-American
Scottish
Irish-Celtic
Who were the forerunners of the new dance period?
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
The young dancers who studied and danced with Isadora Duncan in the 1920's were known as
the Jivers
the Baby Ballerinas
the modern dancers
the Isadorables
Which of the following terms are not related to modern dance?
contact improvisation
Vaganova technique
fall and recovery
contract and release
Curving of the torso into a concave shape.
under curve
contraction
over curve
circle
How is modern dance different to ballet?
Danced in bare feet
More movement in the torso
Subject matter more dramatic and connected to real life issues
All of the above
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
Cunningham Technique
Graham Technique
Limon Technique
Horton Technique
Where did modern dance come from?
America & Germany
Philippines
Davao City
Asia Pacific
Which of the following dancers did NOT study at Denishawn?
Isadora Duncan
Martha Graham
Charles Weidman
Doris Humphrey
What is the name of the retreat and dance festival that was originally founded by Ted Shawn?
Jacob's Ladder
Appalachian Spring
Dance Theater
Jacob's Pillow
In what places is Contemporary most popular in?
United States
Africa
Europe
US & Europe
Which Horton movement pictured here requires your body to form the shape of a table?
A Stag Balance
A Lateral Pull
A Chassè
A Flatback
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 Stag Balance
Primitive squat
A Chassè
A Flatback
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 Stag leap
A Lateral Pull
A Chassè
A Flatback
Who were the big 4 pioneering choreographers who revolutionized modern dance in the early 20th century?
Lole Fuller, Isadora Duncan, Ruth St. Denis
Isadora Duncan, Martha Graham, Merce Cunningham, Dorris Humphrey
Tarp, Jones, Zane, Today
Martha Graham, Dorris Humphrey, Charles Weidman, Hanya Holm
