Genre
Leading with a limb
What is a Body
What does "Tendu" mean?
Tendu is a ballet term that means "to stretch".
Where/When did ballet begin?
What is Ballet originated 15th and 16th centuries in the courts of Italy and France, not Russia, and was popularized in the French court
When you start point you use this
What is a (ballet) barre
This originated in 15th-century Italy and spread to France and most know for wearing tutus
What is ballet/pointe
What is the movement of the body?
What is Action
What does "plie" mean?
Plie is a French ballet term that means "to bend"
Is American tap dance a result of African dance alone?
No. American tap dance was born from a fusion of African and European dance traditions, including Irish jig and English clog.
Used in some dances as a movable object used by a dancer to enhance a performance by aiding in storytelling
What are props
You mostly use your mouth and facial expression to tell a story
What is musical theatre
What is a repeated rhythmic pattern often used in music
What is Time
What does "Saute" mean
What is "to jump"
Who made the "Moonwalk" famous?
Who is Michael Jackson
Which of the following companies is not a modern dance company?
a. Merce Cunningham Dance Company B. Paul Taylor Dance Company c. Pilobolus d. Dance Theater of Harlem
D. Dance Theater of Harlem
Has four key elements: deejaying, rapping, graffiti art, and breakdancing
What is Hip Hop
The relationships of the dancers to each other may be based on geometric designs or rapidly change as they move close together, then apart.
What is a Space
What does "Releve" mean
What is "To rise"
Where did the tango Originate?
Where is Argentina.
To prevent slippery ballet floors, dancers use
What is Rosin. Rosin is a crystallized tree sap, often applied by stepping in a tray of crushed rosin, to increase friction on wooden floors.
You freely move your body to fit the movement/theme/ or idea
What is contemporary
These componets a make up the Element:
Attack, Weight, Flow, Quality
What is Energy
What does "Ron de Jambe" mean
circle of the leg
This famous tv show is going on their 34th season
What is Dancing With The Stars
What does Locomotive and non-locomotive mean?
Locomotive: Movement that transports the body from one point to another.
Non-Locomotive: Movement performed in one place, often referred to as axial movement because it revolves around the body's axis.