Unit 2 Dance - Fine Arts Survey Louisiana

Which of the following dances requires a partner?

Differs from feelings because state of mind is more ____ .

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

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

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

A syncretic dance genre from Cuba.

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

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

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

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

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

The paso doble dance draws inspiration from what?

This is a traditional folk dance of the Han Chinese.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Queen Elizabeth's favorite court dance was the ____ .

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

Who is known for contributing the most choreographed modern dances?

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

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

In West Side Story - Who killed Bernardo?

Modern dancer that looked to classical Greece for inspiration

A ballet dance with 2 dancers.

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

Modern dance was a rebellion against the stylization of _______ .

Ruth St. Denis looked to _______ for inspiration.

In West Side Story - Who killed Tony?

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

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

Dance uses ___ ____ to communicate intense feelings.

A ballet dance with three dancers.

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

The female ballet dancer with the main part.

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

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

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

In West Side Story - who killed Riff?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Dance draws its inspiration from the movements and shapes of nature