Dance Production
What is creating dances?
This dancer/choreographer is credited with "Jazz Hands". Their influence can still be seen throughout Jazz dance today.
Who is Bob Fosse?
This is the longest bone in the body.
What is the femur?
These two joints are hinge joints.
What is the elbow and knee?
Name 4 non-locomotion movements.
What is passe, tendu, battement, arabesque, plie, degage, frappe, etc?
This job is critical for the success of a production back stage.
What is a stage manager?
This dancer worked with Doris Humphrey. They choreographed the "Moors Pavane" based on Othello.
Who is Jose Limon?
This muscle attaches to the back of your thigh. Is sometimes called the hamstring.
What is bicep femoris?
This muscle lifts my leg in a arabesque.
What is the glute?
Name four locomotion movements.
What are chasse, run, hop, walk, jump, saute, waltz, etc
This theatre layout shows the audience the performance via a "fourth wall".
What is a Proscenium stage?
This person was Alvin Aileys largest influence and most important teacher.
Who is Lestor Horton?
These connect muscles to bones.
What are tendons?
"Turn out" in dance refers to when these two bones rotate in relation to one another.
What is the pelvis and femur?
The five elements of dance.
What are body, space, time, energy, relationship?
This element helps create the tone and vibe of a performance. They use gels to help them achieve different colors.
What is lighting design?
This dancer studied with Ruth St. Denis and Ted Shawn. Her technique incorporates contractions and releases in the spine.
Who is Martha Graham?
The bones that make up your spine and protect the spinal cord. (bonus: There are 24 of them)
What are vertebra?
When I move forward I move in this plane of the body.
What is the sagittal plane?
Name ways you can manipulate a phrase to create a variation. (used with a base phrase or theme to create theme and varriation)
What is repetition, augmentation, retrograde, segmentation, fragmentation, etc?
This award is given to dance productions, dance choreographers, and dancers.
What are the Bessie Awards?
This person founded New York City Ballet with their then wife Maria Tallchief (the first NYCB principal dancer)
Who was George Balanchine?
These are the bones of the feet. Not to be confused with the similar bones of your hand.
What are the metatarsals?
Your inner thighs are also known as.
What are your adductors?