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History
Appreciation
Graham Dance Moves
Training and Wellness
Relationship to other dance forms
100
This is the country Modern Dance came from
What is America?
100
This dance is a solo for a woman wearing a sheath of purple stretchy fabric.
What is "Lamentations" by Martha Graham?
100
This is the movement Martha Graham considered the foundation of all movement.
What is contraction and release? (Would also accept the breath)
100
All human movement occurs here.
What are joints?
100
Modern dance contributed this position of the feet.
What is parallel?
200
This is the century in which Modern dance was created
What is the 20th century? (1900s)
200
Modern dance emphasized this much more than technique.
What is expression?
200
Leaning back, creating a straight line from knees to head.
What is a hinge?
200
Training is composed of this, along with attention.
What is repetition?
200
This art form blends Modern dance and Ballet and is more free flowing and also technical than modern dance.
What is contemporary dance?
300
These were two dance forms modern dance was reacting to.
What are vaudeville and ballet?
300
This is one way you can tell modern dance apart from contemporary dance.
What is that it is more stiff and uses codified movements.
300
Jumping and radiating the arms and legs out from the body.
What is a sparkle?
300
Movement at the joints is limited by these three body parts.
What are bones, muscles and ligaments?
300
This is a quality of moving downwards towards the earth that was contributed by Modern dancers.
What is weightiness?
400
This forebearer of modern dance used long flowing silks with some of the early electric lights shining on them to create a striking effect
Who is Loie Fuller?
400
Lamentations was choreographed in this year.
When was 1934?
400
This is one big difference in the quality of ballet arms and Graham arms.
What is that Graham arms are strong and carving?
400
These connective tissues do not stretch or grow.
What are ligaments.
400
Graham technique has specific names for movements and a class structure, so it can be described in this way.
What is codified?
500
This pioneer of modern dance stated that "Movement never lies"
Who is Martha Graham?
500
This dance solo was meant to comical exploration of humanity in a striped dress
What is Satyric Festival Song by Martha Graham?
500
This is a seated position with the ankles crossed, heels lifted and back straight.
What is Graham first position?
500
These three elements are the most important variables of dance training.
What are frequency, intensity and duration?