Music Notes
Dancing Figures
Time Warp
Define Me
Make Me
100
a strong, regular repeated pattern of movement or sound.
What is rhythm.
100
This person began dancing at the age of 10 years old.
Who is Luigi.
100
The first influences of jazz dance come from this culture.
What is African culture.
100
This means the way the body moves through space.
What is movement.
100
Perform a Jazz Square
Jazz Square
200
This invention during the 1920's helped spread the new sounds of jazz music throughout the United States.
What is the Large-scale Radio.
200
This person was a member of Denishawn in his early career.
Who is Jack Cole.
200
Name three things that inspired African dance in the 19th century.
What is nature, rituals, everyday activities, animals
200
This means a sense of feeling and reason behind the movement.
What is expression.
200
Perform (2) pivot turns
Pivot Turn
300
The Jazz Era of the 1920's was also known as this.
What is the Roaring Twenties.
300
This person is the Father of Theatrical Jazz.
Who is Jack Cole.
300
Who created a series of jazz techniques to help strengthen and condition the body?
Who is Luigi
300
This means the positioning of the upper body.
What is epaulement.
300
Perform (4) jazz walks
Jazz Walk
400
The accents that are unexpected or on the off-beats.
What is syncopation.
400
These two people created Denishawn.
Who are Ruth St. Denis and Ted Shawn.
400
True or False. Jazz Dance began in films and movies. Only later did it become popular in clubs and social halls.
FALSE
400
This is the rhythmic pattern that plays on top of the foundation rhythm.
What is a polyrhythm.
400
Perform (4) jazz runs
Jazz Run
500
This was considered a rebel of its time because it was untraditional to previous generations.
What is jazz music.
500
This person's dancers commonly wore halter tops, hats, and Ked shoes in their performances.
Who is Jack Cole.
500
Name three characteristics of jazz dance.
bent knees, parallel position, low grounded stance, combination of sharp and smooth movements.
500
Name four characteristics of Jack Cole's movement style.
Cobra Head Movements, Isolations and Syncopations, Hand Gestures Cat-like and Animalistic
500
Perform (4) jazz drags
Jazz Drag
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