Semester 1 Dance Review

Key Concepts Technique Anatomy Production

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MISC.

Vocabulary 10 Points

When you are performing a large kick of the leg it is

called a __________?

Vocabulary 20 Points

Movement that travels through space is known

as what type of movement?

Vocabulary 30 Points

What is arranged body parts in proper

placement?

Vocabulary 40 Points

Define what an apron is.

Vocabulary 50 Points

Define what a proscenium is.

Production 10 Points

What does striking the stage mean ?

Production 20 Points

Please list one quality that represented proper performance behavior.

Production 30 Points

What is a gel?

Production 40 Points

Define upstage and downstage.

Production 50 Points

The night before the show you have a _______? The audience sits in the ______? When waiting to

enter the stage the dancers wait in the

______?

Anatomy 10 Points

Which joint has the most amount of movement?

Anatomy DAILY DOUBLE 40 Points

The vertebrae has how many sections?

Which joint has the most amount of mobility.

Anatomy 30 Points

What is the most important thing to think about when working on

alignment?

Anatomy 40 Points

To know what your body is doing without actually

seeing it in the mirror means you have a

_________awareness.

Anatomy 50 Points

Please define two muscles that are part of

the leg.

Technique 10 Points

What is a plie?

Technique 20 Points

When preparing for a pirouette, what is the one thing you do not want to

do?

Technique 30 Points

Rising on to the toes to ½ means to _________?

Technique 40 Points

A ______ can be done in parallel or turned out.

Technique 50 Points

List three technical elements that can be

seen in jazz and ballet.

Key Concepts 10 Points

If a dancer is ______ he/she is dancing on the spot with no preparation

or planned out movement.

Key Concepts 20 Points

This form of dance is “free spirited” with no

boundaries or limitations.

Key Concepts 30 Points

Jazz dance originated from ________dance in the late _____to mid _____. It incorporates many styles

with technique as its main foundation.

Key Concepts 40 Points

Martha Graham is known for using _______ in her

choreography.

Key Concepts 50 Points

Please describe what a narrative dance from is

and how it is choreographed.

Misc. DAILY DOUBLE 20 Points

This definition means to “chase.”

If someone is ________, they are not fulfilling the movement full

out.

Misc. 20 points

This term is another name for a roll off.

Misc. 30 Points

When executing a ________, the foot does not come off of the

floor.

Misc. 40 Points

Before executing full movement to in class, dancers participate in a

_________.

Misc. 50 Points

Please explain what spotting is.