Unit 2 Dance - Fine Arts Survey Louisiana

Who left the Denishawn dance company to form her own company in the 1920s?

The female ballet dancer with the main part.

Queen Elizabeth's favorite court dance was the ____ .

It includes a wide range of styles primarily breaking, locking, and popping.

A syncretic dance genre from Cuba.

This is a traditional folk dance of the Han Chinese.

A way to teach the coordination of music and body movements by writing the movements on paper

The origins of modern dance are traced to these two American dancers.

This dance is traced back to the 17th century when dancers performed interludes during operas.

Who is known for contributing the most choreographed modern dances?

Ruth St. Denis looked to _______ for inspiration.

This type of dancing a partner is not needed. You are part of a whole group dancing as one.

A ballet dance with 2 dancers.

Ballet move rising onto or standing on the toes or balls of one or both feet

a body position in which a dancer stands on one leg with the other leg extended behind the body

Martha Graham is associated with the '_____ & ____ ' movement.

She was successful in adapting jazz music of the 1920’s-30’s to broadway dance.

In West Side Story - who killed Riff?

Helped pioneer the experimental art form known as post-modern dance

Differs from feelings because state of mind is more ____ .

It encompasses many dance forms or styles, which are typically danced to country-western music

Modern dance was a rebellion against the stylization of _______ .

Which of the following dances requires a partner?

Swing, paso doble, cha-cha, tango and waltz are example of what type of dancing?

This is a type of Indian classical dances, originated from India.

In West Side Story - Who killed Bernardo?

Swan Lake, Nutcracker, Sleeping Beauty, Giselle, & the Rite of Spring are popular ___ .

The paso doble dance draws inspiration from what?

In West Side Story - Who killed Tony?

The pretext of a dance can be about a feeling, state of mind or ____ .

The first African-American principal dancer of the American Ballet Theatre.

Ballet position in which a dancer stands on one leg with the other leg directly behind the body

When the principal dancer of a company is a girl she is called a ___ ___

A group of dances that developed with the style of jazz music popular in the 1920s-1940s

Dance uses ___ ____ to communicate intense feelings.

Dance draws its inspiration from the movements and shapes of nature

Helped raise the status of male dancers by choreographing dances that promoted masculine themes

Modern dancer that looked to classical Greece for inspiration

Participating in court dances signified __ social status during the Middle Ages

When the principal dancer for a company is a male, he is called a ___ ___.

The form of the dance, its details and structure, gives us insight into the __ __ of the dance.

A smooth and continuous bending of the knees outward with the upper body held upright.

Dance to free the dancers creative spirit, moving away from the constrictions of ballet.

What phrase did Tony and Riff use to describe their friendship?

Not dominated by religious or practical purposes, but a good way to meet people & burn calories

Modern day choreographer and she records music and choreographs dance to own music.

She believed dances should be movement alone without music; recorded body movements on paper.

Origins can be traced back to the early 17th century when dancers performed interludes at opera

A ballet dance with three dancers.

When female dancers elevate on the toes to emphasize airy, floating movements.