Dance 1107 Final Exam Quiz Questions

What Sanskrit document is a treatise on theater, dance and music?

Find the MAIN purpose of Kathakali.

Which dance form can Butoh be described as?

What was the importance of Diaghilev in ballet?

Which language does Katakali use?

This choreographer believed drama was inherent in movement as rise and fall.

Correct interpretation ALWAYS involves the story behind each dance.

Which dance reinforces the social norms that social classes should NOT mingle?

What purpose did classical Indian and Native American dances serve?

What tensions did The Green Table deal with?

THREE events in the 1880s below affected Native Americans. Which one did NOT?

“Hands Don’t Lie” influenced which choreographer’s style?

THREE issues below affected ballet development. Which one did NOT?

When studying dance, you must know three of these elements of production. Find the one that is NOT one of them.

Which BEST describes a symbolic code?

THREE statements below describe Romanticism in the arts. Which one does NOT?

Which describes a dance where movement and rhythm CANNOT be separated?

Nijinsky's Afternoon of a Faun sparked controversy due to subject matter, music and movements.

Which Kathakali characteristic describes a dancer with a red beard and white knobs?

Dance defines roles within the political hierarchy in the Asante people.

Why were MEN ONLY able to perform Kabuki?

Did Duncan begin modern dance since she had NO access to ballet classes?

Find the MAIN difference between Ancient Roman and Greek dances.

Which primary purpose does Egungun dance serve?

Which society viewed dance as part of everyday life and necessary to educate good citizens?

Did the jitterbug dance bring different races together?

Which attribute describes why English country dances declined?

Why did Butoh develop in Japan?

How did Paul Klee describe a line?

Fokine's Choreographic Aesthetics involved one of these:

Which dance was a predecessor of modern day powwow dances?

Why did the waltz change all dances that came after creating the ballroom dance?

What is the MAIN purpose of Bugaku?

Which dance began as a court dance by sending political messages to the audience?

Did the Diaghilev time period last from 1906-1926?

Which female dance connects Hindu temple dances and uses mudras?

What was King Louis XIV's famous role in dance when controlling his court and performing in ballets himself?

THREE answers below are TRUE about Isadora Duncan. Which one is NOT?

Define Mudra:

What do Yoruba people describe oriki as?

Three adjectives describe a powwow dance. Choose the WRONG one!

Define Rasika:

Many Native American tribes viewed the concept of others as a what?

What is your MAIN focus when describing a dance?

What type of movements were Humphrey’s technique based on?

We HAVE to know where a specific dance comes from.

Which ballerina died when suffering burns from her burning costumes for 3 days?

THREE answers below are Bugaku qualities? Which one is NOT?

Which movements are the idea of conquest of space in Bharatanatyam manifested by?

The floss dance defines which societal dance role?

Which is the ONLY true American folk dance?

THREE answers below involve criticizing a dance. Which one does NOT?

Why is Candomble important when studying Brazil's culture and history?

Wovoka held a position of authority due to which factors? (Two Correct Answers)

Which impacted the Denishawn company the MOST?

Why can we NOT easily codify a dance form?

How should kings in Ashanti dances walk to become more majestic?

What was the importance of Kabuki's social history?

Dunham changed modern dance by bringing in attributes of the 7 African aesthetics to the stage.

Which ballet step was named after the Sun King?

During which season was the Hopi Indian Dance performed?

Which elements were part of Dunham’s approach to choreography?

Which social dance was too sexual for respectable women to perform?

What is the OLDEST known court music

THREE answers below define parts of element space. Which one does NOT?

How did the Ashantis censor the drums?

What was Medici's way of using dance?

THREE answers below are similarities between the Renaissance and Classical Era. Which is NOT one?

Which dance was a peaceful dance for the audience but as a war dance outside the group?

Which principle of design BEST describes how big costumes are?

Which BEST describes Oshun dancing?

Does becoming a teacher of (e.g. Kabuki, Kathakali) take a few years?

Nritta is pure dance according to the Natya Shastra.

Were Classical Era ballets longer or shorter than Romantic Era ballets?

Why was Playford important to folk dancing?

THREE items below describe the style of Classical Ballet. Which one does NOT?

Which dance allowed people of different races to interact when social norms were strict?

Which is unique about KSU's Marietta Dance Theater?

THREE items below affected developing ballet techniques during the Renaissance. Which one did NOT?

Aesthetic and global dances involve three of these elements below. Which is NOT one of them?

THREE movement characteristics of ballet are shown below. Which is NOT one of them?

THREE themes below involved Romantic Era ballet. Which one did NOT?

Why did Hopi Indian dancers hold snakes?

The element effort places a value of the dancer's commitment to the work.

A dance that is in form, shape, structure and rhythm is considered what?

Mary Wigman’s style of modern dance is part of which movement in the arts?

Ghost dance did NOT support which activity?

What type of movements were Graham’s technique based on?

Does value refer to how much a costume costs?

What is the Candomble deity Yemanja associated with?