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Dance Terms 2
Genres of Dance
100

To bend

Plié

100

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Alvin ______

Ailey

100

Four Muscles make up an important muscle in your thigh. 

Quadriceps

100

To chase

Chassé

100

Known as the building block of all dance and is characterized by fluid and precise movements done in “turned out” positions.

Ballet

200

To stretch 

Tendu

200

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Misty _______

Copeland

200

Most Non Dancers walk down the street with this bone first. 

Calcaneus (Heel)

200

Carriage of the Arms 

Port De Bras

200

Characterized by sharp, musical sounds created by the feet of a dancer wearing shoes with metal plates attached to the heels and toes.

Tap

300

To jump

Saute

300

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Katherine _____

Dunham

300

Muscles of the lower leg used in jumps and relevé

Calf

300

A Half Bend

Demi Plie

300

A dance genre that combined Ballet technique and Jazz movement.

Lyrical or Contemporary

400

Changing of Legs 

Changement

400

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Martha 

Graham

400

When doing a roll down you are articulating what set of bones?

Spine

400

A Large Leap

Grand Jete

400

Genre that has been molded to fit hard hitting or upbeat music and is recognizable by the use of technique with a ballet base

Jazz

500

To Rise

Releve

500

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Bill  ________

"Bojangles" Robinson

500

In the center of the pelvis are two tailbones of the spine.

Sacrum and Coccyx Bone 

500

How Many Steps is a Pas De Bourre

3

500

An incredibly athletic hip-hop dance style. It can be broken down into top rocks and power moves.

Breakdancing

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