Mirroring in dance means what?

Dancers face each other and copy movements as if looking in a mirror

Isolations in dance means:

One part of the body moves while the rest stays still

Cross-training means what?

Allowing yourself to forget formal training to improvise creatively, To learn different dance styles and sports in order to improve performance

Planning a sequence of steps in a dance routine

Creating moves without planning in the moment. (winging it)

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Mirroring in dance means what?
Dancers face in the same direction and one dancer imitates the other
Dancers pretend they are polishing a mirror doing hand motions
Dancers look in a mirror while performing
Dancers face each other and copy movements as if looking in a mirror
2
Which of the following is NOT one of the elements of dance from BASTE?
Try outs
Body
Energy
Space
3
What is this movement/shape called?
Arabesque
Gather the grain
Popping and Locking
Jazz Square
4
Lunges and squats strengthen what part of the body?
Legs and buttocks
Chest muscles
Arms and shoulders
Stomach (abdominal muscles)
5
Hip Hop Dance originate in what place?
Los Angeles
London
New York
Detroit
6
Movement in which you step out, cross in back and step together is called what?
Warrior pose
grapeshot
grapevine
kick ball change
7
Slowly and sequentially bringing your attention to different parts of your body with awareness of physical sensations is
Body positivity
Body Boogie
Body dysmorphia
Body Scanning
8
Ball change involves what body parts?
Arms
Torso and chest
Feet and legs
Shoulders and head
9
Isolations in dance means:
In a group of dancers one of them is isolated from the rest.
One part of the body moves while the rest stays still
A type of dance that is performed to express sadness.
The dancer dances without any music
10
When one dancer follows anothers movements with both facing the same direction it is called....?
Following
Stalking
Spotting
Shadowing
11
Awareness of ones body and its position in space is called what?
Spatial awareness
Body vision
Body surfing
Kinesthetic awareness
12
Cross-training means what?
Allowing yourself to forget formal training to improvise creatively
To learn different dance styles and sports in order to improve performance
Training with different people
Changing how often you practice
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Choreography means
Designing costumes to dance in
Making up moves in the moment without planning
Planning a sequence of steps in a dance routine
The art of expressing a specific feeling with movements.
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Improvisation means
Creating moves without planning in the moment. (winging it)
Matching another dancers moves
Practicing a difficult move over and over
Having a designed dance routine planned ahead of time

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