Seated with a straight spine, legs open, toes pointed and arms in 2nd position.
What is floor 2nd position?
100
Large beating.
What is grande battement?
100
Three steps.
What is triplet?
100
Person known for creating the contraction and release.
Who is Martha Graham?
100
A smooth, controlled and continuous movement quality.
What is sustained?
200
A pulling in of the abdominal muscles as the spine curves.
What is contract?
200
When the right foot is front, left arm is also in front.
What is opposition?
200
A series of ball-changes performed in a circle.
What is paddle turn?
200
Women facing personal crisis.
What is Martha Graham's ideas for dances?
200
A sudden release of tension in any part of the body.
What is collapse?
300
Sitting with a straight spine, soles of the feet together and hands resting on the lower legs.
What is frog sit?
300
To unfold.
What is developpe?
300
Step onto straight leg in releve and turn towards that leg with the free leg straight and low to the floor. The high arm is in a diagonal position on the same side as the foot that is on the floor. The second arm is at a low diagonal position.
What is compass turn?
300
Popular in America. (Time period)
When is 1930's?
300
Produced by extremely quick, small movements in succession.
What is vibratory?
400
In floor 2nd position, reach both arms to the right leg and stretch. Pull left elbow back to the left side as the body stretches, and extend the right arm up.
What is bow and arrow stretch?
400
To turn towards the supporting leg while the opposite leg is held in a passe position.
What is inside pirouette?
400
A circling of the arms, from front to back, in which one arm begins the circle followed by the second arm.
What is windmill?
400
Experimented with freer and more natural uses of the body.
Who is Isadora Duncan?
400
Has a momentary feeling of breathlessness or weightlessness.
What is suspend?
500
A twisting or turning of the torso to its farthest limit.
What is spiral?
500
In modern dance, the method of moving spontaneously without too much intent or preparation.
What is improvisation?
500
To jump.
What is saute?
500
Began in rebellion against ballet.
What is modern dance?
500
Ballistic nature, with quick direction changes and abrupt starts and stops.