Anatomy/
Fundamentals
Fundamentals
What the elements of dance?
Body, energy, space, and time
WHAT WAS NAMED AFTER MARTHA GRAHAM?
The Graham Technique
_________ performed wearing shoes fitted with metal taps, characterized by rhythmical tapping of the toes and heels.
Tap Dance
Where did Ballet originate?
Where is Italy?
“To assemble”
Assemblé
What body elements are, walk, run, jump, leap, hop, skip, etc?
Locomotor
One of the most influential men in jazz dance history. _________ created a unique dance style that is practiced in dance studios throughout the world.
Bob Fosse
____________ is a style that combines ballet and jazz dancing techniques.
Lyrical Dance
Which dance era did the special pointe shoes were made?
Romantic Era
“Reversed”
Renversé
Twist, Bend and Stretch are all ______ types of movement because they don't travel through space?
Axial
Dance company helped pave the way for future famous dance theaters. Often referred to as the "matriarch and queen mother of Black dance," she helped to establish Black dance as an art form in America. Who is she?
Katherine Dunham
________ is less of a particular style, and more of a description of dancing that is rooted in the diverse history of Broadway musicals.
Musical Theatre
WHICH DANCER, WHO DIED IN 1927, WAS STRANGLED BY A SCARF CAUGHT ON A CAR WHEEL?
Isadora Duncan
“Like a bell”
En cloche
____________ exercises are a sequence of movements that develop muscular strength, muscular endurance, and flexibility.
Conditioning
What dance technique is based on Native American dances, anatomical studies and other movement influences.
Horton Dance Technique
__________ is a highly expressive style of dance that challenges the structured dance technique of classical ballet
Modern Dance
In which decade was the American Ballet set up in New York?
1933
“A turn in the air”
Tour en l'air
Which of the following types of joints allows movement in three planes?
Ball-and-socket joint
Who created a technique based on the body's relationship with gravity and what was it called?
Doris Humphrey,
Fall and Recovery
_________ is a lively, eclectic and unique form of jazz dance that focuses on movement that evolved outside of a studio setting
Street Jazz Dance
Who is the father of Neo-Classical and started contemporary dance?
George Balanchine
“Broken” or “breaking”
Brisé