Vocabulary
How many counts do we count up to in dance?
8
What dance style follows strict rules and has a "right way" and a "wrong way" to do it?
Ballet
Demonstrate - Terminology
Demonstrate a Jeté.
Who was the first president in the USA?
George Washington
What it is the difference between point and flex?
Point is stretching your feet while Flex is flatting your feet
Bending your knees in Hip-Hop dance is important because?
Gives you more energy
Helps with beginning and changing a step
The movements are generally uses movement that requires low movement
What dance style is upbeat, sharp, precise, and uses dance terminology such as chasse, battement, pas de bourree, and contraction?
Jazz
Demonstration - Strength
Hold a plank for 25 seconds
What planet is the closest to the sun?
Mercury
What does Tendu mean?
"To Stretch"
What is a WINDOW in dance?
A window is when you’re able to see what’s in front of you without and objects and others can see you.
What dance style uses rhythmic movements, and includes 3-beat, 2-beat, and 4-beat steps?
Latin
Demonstration - Memorization
Demonstrate the first 8 count of our Jazz dance.
What is the largest continent on Earth?
Asia
What is spatial awareness? Why is it important in dance?
Up to teacher.
What is a choreographer?
A person who makes up a dance routine for others to perform or do. Does not need to be a professional
What dance style choreographs to song lyrics?
Lyrical
Demonstration - Improvisation
Improv 2 8-counts of LYRICAL dance.
What is the only continent that has land in all 4 hemispheres?
Africa
The Lindy Hop comes from which dance style?
Jazz
What does it mean to “walk it through”?
To do the dance choreography to see what parts of the dance that needs worked on. Sometimes used to go through the movement
What dance style is upbeat, rhythmic, dynamic, and includes freesytling?
Hip Hop
Demonstration - Terminology
Demonstrate 4 tendus en croix.
What is the term for a word that has the opposite meaning of another word?
Antonym
What is musicality?
The ability to hear, feel and express music/sounds/beats through movement or performance