Vocabulary
Movements that travel through space
Locomotor
the door plane, divides the space into front and back
vertical plane
Locomotor
movements that travel through space.
flexion
decreasing the angle of a joint
Who were the three matriarchs of Modern dance?
Loie Fuller, Isadora Duncan and Ruth St. Dennis
movement of the upper body either forward and back or side to side that responds to the momentum of gravity.
Body swing
the table plane, divides the plane into upper and lower
horizontal plane
triplet
series of three steps, down-up-up
extention
increasing the angle of a joint.
How many major styles of modern dance are there?
5
strong movement in the center of the body that bends the abdominal muscles and curves the spine
contraction
the wheel plane, divides the plane into left and right.
Sagittal plane
Tilt
a standing position where the shoulders remain over the hips, the arms are extended out from the body at shoulder height, and the entire body shifts to one leg without bending the torso.
part of the body furthest away from the midline of the body.
Ted Shawn, Doris Humphrey, Martha Graham, Mary Wigman, Katherine Dunham
a standing position where the shoulders remain over the hips, the arms are extended out from the body at shoulder height, and the entire body shifts to one leg without bending the torso.
Tilt
What plane is labeled A?
Sagittal
prance
briskly paced stylized walks where the feet are presented in the front of the body rather than directly under the legs.
Medial
part of the body closest to the midline.
What three factors influenced Modern Dance?
The Women's movement, Industrialization, New Trends in Visual Art
rebound
responding to the natural momentum of the movement. This frequently means bouncing back to the opposite direction of the movement.
What plane is labeled C?
Release
returning to a neutral position after a contraction or arch.
What type of movement is this?
Flexion
Name 3 of the 5 major styles of Modern dance.
Humphrey-Limon, Martha Graham, Merce Cunningham, Lester Horton, Katherine Dunham