Famous People
Random
Parts of the Body
True or False
Ballet Comp (Spelling, comprehension, movement)
100
He was a runner up on SYTYCD and now works on a day time tv show. (Double points if you can also name his wife, who was also on SYTYCD)
Who are Stephen "tWitch" Boss and Allison Renae Holker Boss
100
Term related to the way you stand
What is posture?
100
The name of the thigh muscle group?
What is the Quadricep
100
A lateral stretch refers to any bend to the side
What is true?
100
To assemble, to join (and show me)
Assemblé
200
She is the first African American woman to be promoted to principal dancer in ABT's 75-year history? (She started dancing at the age of 13!)
Who is Misty Copeland
200
Meaning of "isolation" in terms of the body
What is to move one part of the body individually
200
This helps increase blood flow which then increases ability to stretch
What is deep/diaphragmatic breathing
200
A contraction of the chest stretches out the lower back muscles
What is false
200
(circle the leg like a protractor on the floor from 0 degrees to either 90 or 180)
Rond de jambe
300
She identified a new system of movement she called contraction and release
Who is Martha Graham
300
The theme of Sierra's first dance recital (can ask for hint)
What is The Little Mermaid
300
What strong fibrous cord connects the muscles in the back of your calf to your heel bone? If you overstretch it, it can tear (rupture) which affects the back of your lower leg.
What is the Achilles tendon
300
Most professional dances retire from dancing during their mid-30s
What is true, Because of high physical demand on their bodies
300
Difference between relevé and elevé
An eleve' is a movement in which a dancer rises up high onto the balls of the feet, or all the way up to full pointe, from flat feet. An eleve' is simply a releve' without the plie'.
400
He studied the human body, and developed exercises focused on strengthening and preparing it for performances (can ask for a hint if needed)
Who is Lester Horton
400
Meaning (2 answers) AND purpose (1 answer) of spatial awareness
What is to be aware of:
1. how much space you take up
2. where others are in the room
So that you can avoid collision and injury
400
What runs along the outside of the thigh, from just above the hip to just below the knee, and is made up of fascia, an elastic connective tissue found throughout the body
What is the IT Band
400
40% of all professional dancers experience one major injury during their career.
What is False- 80%
400
Meaning of Battement
To beat (a movement with a closing action)
500
In 2014, she was named Female Choreographer of the Year at the World Of Dance Awards in Los Angeles. She choreographed the Superbowl Half-time show in 2020.
Who is Parris Goebel
500
The purpose of a warm-up (which does not always include intense stretching)
What is to warm the muscle groups and prevent injury
500
Three of the five parts of the spine and show me where they are located? Double points if you can name all five
What is the cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacrum, Cocccyx
500
Ballet is the foundation of all other dance forms? (Explain your answer)
What is false
500
On the neck of the foot
Sur le cou-de-pied