All About Choreographers
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TAS Dance
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100

Who was known as the 'Mother' of Contemporary Dance?

Martha Graham

100

When performers bow after the end of a concert because the audience is applauding a lot.

Curtain Call

100

Where was hip-hop originated?

Bronx NY

100

What was the US Dance production this semester?

Little Mermaid

100

How many hours a tutu can take up to make?

80/90/100/110

90

200

What style of dance did Merce Cunningham help to develop?

Contemporary Dance

200

A rise or spring onto the toes from plié.

Relevé

200

The last rehearsal before a performance, always in costume with lights and sets is called?

Dress Rehearsal

200

Name all three Dance Studios on campus, either by room numbers or locations.

1C09 across the climbing room

2C91 behind Black Box

3C04 by the MSG

200

How many Tap dancers dance through the streets of New York City during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade every year? 

60/600/6000/60000

6000

300

Who founded the New York City Ballet?

George Balanchine

300

A term often used during choreography when dancers taking turns performing the same movement in different times.

Canon

300

Is it true that Ballent was practice and performed by royalty males only? 

Yes, it is.

300

What grade levels do we offer a Dance Program here at TAS?

Grade 3-12

300

According to Pittsburg Ballet Theater how many pairs of pointe shoes can a professional ballerina go through in a season? 

60-80/80-100/100-120/120-140


100-120

400

Who is considered the pioneer of the first colored American to combine Ballet, Jazz, Modern Dance, and Theater in the choreography?

Alvin Ailey

400

the leg extended behind the dancer’s body at 90° or higher, that requires hip and spine hyperextension, knee extension.

arabesque

400

Which style of dance is usually performed barefoot to connect with the ground and allow natural, free movement?

Modern

400

Name all the dance faculty that currently working at TAS this year.

Ms. Dethy, Ms. Prophet, Ms. Q, Ms. Ing and Mr. Mathews

400

How many tons does a professional male ballet dancer lift during all performances in his career? 

1/2, 1, 1 1/2, 2

1 1/2 not including rehearsals

500

Name two Ballet productions that were the creation of a Russian choreographer? 

Nutcracker, Sleeping Beauty, Swan Lake

500

A unilateral leg action in which the gesture leg is circled from front to back of the dancer’s body, or vice versa., is called what?

Ronde de jambe

500

What are the five foundational elements of hip-hop?

DJing, MCing, Movements, Graffiti, Knowledge

500

How many big stage Dance Concerts/Showcases do we have in a school year between the MS and the US school?

5

MS-Fall Assembly & Spring Assembly

US-Fall production, IASAS, Spring IB Showcase

500

The leotard was named after it's inventor: Jules Leotard, he was an acrobat who performed the first flying trapeze. He wore the leotard to show off his muscles. Where was he from?

France/Italy/Great Britain/Germany

France

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