Exercises/Center Floor
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Echappe
What is jumping from first to second?
Show me:
Running slaps
What is quick brush steps?
You must bring these to every class to wear
This style of dance is all about making sounds with your feet
What is tap?
When you dance freely to a song
What is improv?
Show me:
A pirouette
What is a turn done on one foot, with the other foot in posse?
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Pull backs
What is spank heel touch?
At recital, you wear these to perform your dances
What are costumes?
Style of dance with soft and free movements, typically to slower music
Finish the lyric: Basically what we're gonna do is dance
Basically what we're gonna do is dance
Basically what we're gonna do is dance
It will come easily when you hear the ______
What is beat?
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The step we do for this combo
8, 8, 4, 4, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1
What are degages?
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Pick ups
What is moving backwards making 2 sounds?
Proper ballet attire
What is a leotard and tights?
Style of dance that is sassy, stylish, and typically done to faster, up-beat music
What is jazz?
The name of your jazz dance
What is River Deep Mountain Wide?
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The Alexander
What is flap heel heel spank heel dot heel?
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Tombe, pas de bourre, glisade, pas de chat
What is leaping down the room in ballet?
You use this to do exercises durring ballet
What is the barre?
The style of dance that focuses on technique development, done at the barre and center floor, and is practiced with classical music.
Bonus 100 points: There are 2 types of shoes that can be worn for this style... what are they?
What is ballet?
BONUS: What is ballet and pointe?
Finish the lyric:
I had a dream
That I could fly
From the highest swing
___ ___ ___ ___ (4 words)
What is I had a dream?
Show me:
A single time step
Show me:
Cross ball change
What is jazz down the room?
Items that are sometimes used in dances to enhance the dance
What are props?
This style of dance tells a story, dancers are lip syncing, and the songs often come from musicals and broadway shows.
What is musical theater?
Date of our virtual recital
What is Sunday, May 31st?