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The five origins of dance are...
ritual, cultural, folk, social, and theatrical
tribal, cultural, folk, ritual, and social
tribal, ritual, cultural, ballet, and modern
ritual, cultural, social, ballet, and modern
2
Choose which one is incorrect. Rudolf Laban...
started taking dance due to childhood illness.
created labanotation: a system for analyzing and writing movement.
had the idea that movement is life.
choreographer, dancer, teacher, and researcher.
3
Ballet was originally a form of _________ dance in the courts of Italy, but then was brought to France by _____________.
cultural, Mary of Isles
social, Catherine de Medici
ritual, Sylvie Guillem
folk, Queen Victoria
4
______________ dance brings communities of people together.
Social
Cultural
Tribal
Folk
5
In which kind of dance can the earliest complex formations, the closed circle, as well as "the chain" be seen?
ritual
tribal
folk
social
cultural
6
The French King, ____________, aka "The Sun God," formalized ballet and created the first ever ballet _____________.
Henry the 4th, company
Louis the 4th, company
Louis the 14th, school
Henry the 14th, school
7
Even though ballet vocabulary is in French, where was the original birth place of ballet?
Germany
Paris
Italy
USA
Russia
8
Modern dance began as a(n) _____________ against ballet.
Riot
Continuation
Evolution
Rebellion
9
Choose which one is incorrect. Francois Delsarte...
was a precursor to Modern Dance.
invented a theory about the relationship between movement and feelings.
stated that each emotion connects to a movement.
created own technique that includes focusing on core strength.
10
Four main themes of Romantic Era ballets are:
The natural, supernatural, night, and "love and loss."
The natural, supernatural, sleep, and "acquiring wealth."
The natural, supernatural, Scotland, and "growing up."
The natural, supernatural, ghosts, and "mother and child."
11
This company of artists created and premiered a dance piece that caused a riot:
The New York City Ballet
The Ballet Russes
The Balanchine Company
Lines Ballet
12
A dance that is characteristic of a group & reflects their traditions & heritage would be considered ____________ dance.
cultural
tribal
ritual
social
folk
13
Choose which one is incorrect. Emile Jacques Dalcroze...
had the idea that the body expresses a degree of “musicality."
created eurythmics: a concept about the connection of movement and music.
took dance for the 1st time late in life & worked hard to become a dancer.
was a pianist and conductor.
14
One of the founders of American ballet, _______ also began the School of American Ballet & the New York City Ballet.
Sergei Diaghilev
Alonzo King
George Balanchine
Catherine de Medici
15
Known for its curved port de bras, light movements, & long tutus, the ____________ brought about the beg. of pointe.
Classical Era
Renaissance Era
Romantic Era
Ballet Russes
16
The style of ballet known for its choreographical concepts about the modern world is called ____________.
Ballet Today
Contemporary Ballet
Modern Ballet
Lines Ballet
17
The three precursors to Modern Dance are...
Francois Delsarte, Emile Jacques Dalcroze, and Rudolf Laban
Francois Delsarte, Emile Jacques Dalcroze, and Isadora Duncan
Francois Deslarte, Emile Jacques Dalcroze, and George Balanchine
Francois Deslsarte, Emile Jacques Dalcroze, and Vaslav Nijinsky
18
Which kind of dance is often used as a way to get closer to the divine?
folk
tribal
Social
ritual
cultural
19
_______________ dance is used to preserve the identity of a group of people and is a self contained system.
Tribal
Ritual
Folk
Social
Cultural
