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Pittsburgh
What is stage awareness?
Understanding position on stage
According to folklore, which hypnotic dance can cure a spiders bite?
Tarantella
What section can you enter if you become one of Evo’s Highest Scoring Soloists in an Open Section?
Evo Elite
What 20th century African American dancer, choreographer, and director founded his famous American Dance Theater and School in 1958?
Alvin Ailey
What dessert, popular in both New Zealand and Australia is named after a famous Russian dancer?
Pavlova
What is dynamic contrast in performance?
Variation in energy/quality
What is the literal translation of tendu?
Tense
What is the minimum number of performers allowed in a Group Production performance?
10
Led by their prima ballerina, Mlle. Upanova, a flock of ostriches puts on ballet shoes and dances to the music of Amilcare Ponchielli's "La Gioconda" in what 1940 Disney movie?
Fantasia
What holiday season is "The Nutcracker" usually associated with?
Christmas
What is projection in performance?
Expressing to the audience
Which dance style means double step in Spanish?
Pasodoble
Are backing vocals allowed in a Song & Dance section?
No
What dance craze did Chubby Checker popularize?
The Twist
What is the bending of the knees in ballet called?
Plie
What is the role of core strength in dance?
Stability / control
This is a jump in which the dancer rises low off of the floor and the two feet are brought together in the air before the dancer lands in fifth position.
Assemble
What is our beginners section called?
Novice
In 1934 which 15-year-old English ballerina made her first appearance, dancing as a Snowflake in The Nutcracker?
Margot Fonteyn
Welder by day, dancer by night, She's trying to get her audition right, He's her boss at the steel plant, The name of this movie is ___ ?
Flashdance
What is alignment in dance technique?
Correct body positioning
What idoes the word Penché mean?
"Leaning." Starting from an arabesque, the dancer leans their torso far forward while the back leg rises toward a vertical split.
Does Evolution use Audio/Video critiques?
Yes
Which scandalous dance found fame in Paris, France, during the 19th century?
Can Can