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100

Arms extended out from the side and palms down.

What is jazz seconde arms?

100
Position where legs are apart, weight is distributed between hands and feet, hips are pressed towards the ceiling.

What is downward dog?

100
In this position the foot is placed next to the knee.
What is passe?
100
Pop, hip-hop, jazz, modern are all types of this that can be used for jazz dance.
What is music?
100

'Swing Time' can be found in what decade?

What is 1930s?

200
The position we start our isolation routine in.
What is parallel second.
200
Moving only one part of the body at a time.
What is isolations?
200

Sliding or stepping to the side with the hip lifted (body leans away from lifting leg).

What is flea hop?

200
Music with a strong beat with accents is best for this kind of dance.
What is jazz?
200

'West Side Story' can be found in which decade?

What is 1950s?

300
The position of the feet with the toes pointing straight forward.
What is parallel?
300

A stretching exercise where the legs are spread apart.

What is middle/seconde stretch?

300

What is 'Bending at the knees, maintaining a straight torso from head to knee'?

What is hinge?

300

What decade can 'A Chorus Line' be found in?

What is 1970s?

300

These two forms of dance combine to make jazz dance

What are modern and African dance?

400

A straight leg kick in which the gesture leg does a swooping circular arc across the front of the body. (Working leg does a rond de jambe in front of the body, at least 90 degrees angle in the air.)

What is a fan kick?

400
Pain from this is important to help you improve your flexibility.
What is stretching?
400

Hands flexed at wrists and pushing the palm away from the shoulder.

What is a wrist press?

400
Music helps dancers do this.
What is stay together?
400
Jazz is different from ballet most because the torso can do this.
What is contract, release and move?
500
A movement in which the back is rounded and the head si the last part of the body to come up.
What is a contraction/roll-up?
500

Step onto the supporting foot, dragging the working leg/foot across the working foot in front.

What is jazz drag?

500

Change of weight R & L

What is ball change?

500

Name 3 types of social dances.

What is The Charleston, Lindy Hop, The Jive, The Twist, etc?

500

Name 3 characteristics of jazz dance.

What is body isolations, sharp and smooth, accents, improvisation, use of rhythm?