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Dance Final Exam
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in what cetury was ballet codifiied?
1600
1500
1800
1700
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Grand jeté
a medium throwing step
a large throwing step
a throwing step
a tiny step
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choreograph
a sequence of steps and moves
to watch a sequence of steps and moves
to compose a sequence of steps and moves
to like a sequence of steps and moves
4
at what age did brooklyn mack begin his ballet career?
14
13
15
12
5
what are the 2 main muscles in your leg used for balancing?
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hamstrings and tricepts
tricepts and bicepts
quardracepts and hamstrings
6
what is it called when you preform dance movements from end to beginning?
retrograde
accumulation
tendu
cannon
7
what is a narrative
choreography that tells a story
a story without choreogaphy
a story
a book
8
what is the purpose of the gastrocnemius?
to move the leg backwards
to move the leg upward
help bend ankle joins to help move the leg and ankle
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9
who created the dance that has athletic dance quality?
beauchamp
balnchie
beaucoup
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definition of space
the dimensions of depth
staying still
different levels of movement and stage space
a continuous area or expanse which is free,
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who rebelled against the idea of opera ballet?
Alvin Alley
King Louie
Catherine De Medici
Jean George Noverre
12
if your left hand is on the ballet bar , which leg will be your working leg?
left
right
13
what was misty copeland known for?
winning 2 medals
defing the odds of a ballet body
being a iceskater
14
what is the traverse abdomninis?
center of balance
a corset providing a brace
support
15
what is ABA structure?
5 sections and each is alternated
2 sections and each is alternated
3 sections and each is alternated
4 sections and each is alternated
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when was alvin alleys american dance theater founded?
1986
1958
1952
1984
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what is the french technique known for?
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harsh
jumpy
soft
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definition of energy
description of how we dance
description of how we drive
description of how we move the body
description of how we change the body
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assemblé
to glide
to arrange
to stretch
to assemble
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what are the four dance elements needed to choreograph?
fast speed, space, energy, form
time, space, energy, form
time, stage, energy, form
time, space, energy, shape
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jeté
a throwing step
a tiny step
a medium throwing step
a large throwing step
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what is rondo?
4 sections (abac)
8 sections (abcdefghac)
10 sections (abcdefghij)
3 or more sections (abaca)
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why did he rebel against opera ballet?
he hated opera
he thought ballet could stand as its own art form
he thought opera could stand as its own art form
he hated ballet
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pirouette
to whirl or spin
to pass
to prick
to bend
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pas de bourée
2 step movement
4 step movement
3 step movement
1 step movement
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when was alvin alleys revelatio created?
1964
1963
1960
1950
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développé
to develop
to disengage
to drop
to dance
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what did booklyn mack accomplish at the internashional ballet competition?
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first african american man to win sliver
first man to win silver
first man to win bronz
29
what is accumulation?
aba structure
a dance that tells a story
gradually getting rid of movements
gradually adding one movement at a time
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dégagé
to disenvove
to disengage
to dissolve
to pass
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who was king louis XIV trained by?
george beauchamp
george balanchie
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pierre beauchamp
32
whats the difference between upstage and downstage?
downstage is towards the audience and upstage is in the back
upstage is towards the audience and downstage is in the back
33
chasse
to pass
to chase
to run
to develop
34
what muscle helps to maintain a stable pelvis and rotation of the leg?
patelle
scapula
gluteus
sacrum
35
which is not a ballet technique?
Ballenchine
American Ballet Center (ABC)
Royal Academy of Dance
Vagonava
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choreographer
someone who composes sequences of steps and moves
to compose a sequence of steps and moves
to watch a sequence of steps and moves
a sequence of steps and moves
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arabesque
a throwing step
dancer is on 1 leg and working leg is straight behind
to prick
to pass
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choreography
a sequence of steps and moves
to like a sequence of steps and moves
to compose a sequence of steps and moves
to watch a sequence of steps and moves
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which is NOT one of the 9 parts of the stage?
center stage
stage left
upstage right
downstage back
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what is repetition
repeating the same sequence over and over
practicing once
a narrative
adding one movement at a time
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tendu
to pass
to stretch
to disengage
to fall
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changment
to glide
to move
to change
to dance
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Pilé
bending of the legs
bending of the elbows
bending of the knees
bending of the arms
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relevé
to rise
to lower
to fall
to bend
45
when and where did Misty Copeland begin dancing?
12 at ABT
13 at Boys and Girls Club
13 at ABT
12 at Boys and Girls Club
46
where is the trhoratic spine located?
lower
upper
middle
47
did alvin alley train with lester horton?
fasle
true
48
passé
to raise
to part
to pass
to move
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glissade
to move
to swim
to dance
to glide
50
which is NOT a level of space?
ground
medium
high
low
51
what is a movement introduced by one or more dancers and repeated by others at different times
choreography
retrograde
cannon
accumulation
52
In what year did ballet move from the courts to the stage?
1618
1861
1681
1816
53
who created the balanchie technique?
balanchie george
frank balanchie
george balanchie
54
who introduced ballet to the French courts
Jean George Noverre
King Louie
alvin alley
Catherine de medici
55
what is it called when you add one dance move onto others?
retrograde
acculmillation
?
narative
56
when and where did ballet begin?
1700's in france
1500's in france
1500's in italy
1700's in italy
57
which is not a ballet technique?
French
Dutch
Cuban
ABT
58
which is NOT a pathway used while dancing?
diagonal
curved
down
zig zag
59
what does ballare mean?
ball
ballet
to dance
60
what type of choreography tells a story?
retrograde
tendu
passé
narrative
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who moved ballet from opera- ballet tradition to balltet standing on its own?
george balanchie
pierre beauchamp
jean george noverre
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62
rond de jambe
round of the leg
round of the ankle
round of the hip
round of the arm
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whats the difference between a tendu and a dégagé?
a tendu comes off the ground and a dégagé doesnt
a dégagé is to pass and a tendu is to tend
a dégagé is to stretch and a tendu is to disengage
a dégagé comes off the ground and a tendu doesnt
