Dance Sense Quiz
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2nd Quiz Dance Glossary and Dance Sense
- 1.The dance in this clip is called the jive, which is a variation of which of the following dances?
- A.
Swing dance
- B.
Modern dance
- C.
Ceremonial dance
- D.
Jazz dance
- 2.Designing a dance is the job of the ___________________.
- A.
Balletomaine
- B.
Choreographer
- C.
Artistic director
- D.
Dance captain
- 3.
- A.
Kabuki
- B.
Kathak
- C.
Soulja Boy
- D.
Modern Jazz
- 4.
- A.
Theatrical
- B.
Ghost dance
- C.
Ceremonial
- D.
Hip hop
- 5.What's so important about modern dancers and choreographers like Baryishnikov, Balanchine, Ailey and Fokine?
- A.
Broke with conventions of the past to create innovations in dance
- B.
Changed the way a dancer trains
- C.
Choreographed only musical theater
- D.
Only changed the way a dancer dressed for performances
- 6.
- A.
Jazzercise
- B.
Ceremonial
- C.
Folk
- D.
Ballet
- 7.Which of the following sets contains only locomotor movements?
- A.
Walk, sway, twist, leap
- B.
Gallop, leap, rise, bend
- C.
Leap, gallop, run, skip
- D.
Slide, shake, push, turn
- 8.Low, medium and high refer to ____________________.
- A.
Movements
- B.
Levels
- C.
Phrases
- D.
Pathways
- 9.A ballet like The Nutcracker or Swan Lake tells a story. This can also be called a _________ dance.
- A.
Theme & variation
- B.
Free flow
- C.
Expressive
- D.
Narrative
- 10.Which of the following dances is represented in this clip from the 1920s.
- A.
Charleston
- B.
Lindy Hop
- C.
Hip Hop
- D.
Jitterbug
- 11.Trading steps back and forth during tap dancing can best be described as
- A.
Call and response
- B.
Dance conventions
- C.
Elements of dance
- D.
Dance language
- 12.The elements of dance include space, force and time. Which element is best used in this video clip:
- A.
Space
- B.
Force
- C.
Time
- D.
Tricky, Mrs. Schneider. It's all three.
- 13.The dance in the clip in question 12 is _____________.
- A.
Modern dance
- B.
Ballet
- C.
Tap dance
- D.
Salsa
- 14.Dynamics in music refers to loudness or softness. In dance, dynamics refers to
- A.
How a movement feels
- B.
How a movement travels
- C.
Movement elevation
- D.
Movement quality
- 15.The process and result of critical thinking about dance is called dance criticism. This process uses which of the following the most?
- A.
Expression and judgment
- B.
Analysis and interpretation
- C.
Persuasion and description
- D.
Composition and contrast
- 16.If I spontaneously explore movement within the framework of dancing, I am most likely ______________.
- A.
Improvising
- B.
Syncopating
- C.
Clogging
- D.
Rehearsing
- 17.In this parady of Riverdance, the dancing monkeys can best be described as performing _______________________.
- A.
Appalachian clogging
- B.
Tap dancing
- C.
Irish stepping
- D.
Creole reeling
- 18.The smooth movement in the Electric Slide from one direction to the next direction of the line is called ____________________________.
- A.
Tempo
- B.
Technique
- C.
Time
- D.
Transition
- 19.
![This dance is most likely _________________________________.]( "This dance is most likely _________________________________.")
This dance is most likely _________________________________.- A.
Charleston
- B.
Ballet
- C.
Hip hop
- D.
Swing dance
- 20.Which of the following sets includes only non-locomotor movement?
- A.
Leap, jump, twist, skip
- B.
Twist, bend, rise, fall
- C.
Hop, skip, jump, run
- D.
Slide, scurry, shuffle, skip
- 21.The area in which the dance takes place is called _________________.
- A.
Time
- B.
Force
- C.
Space
- D.
Energy
- 22._______________ is the vertical distance from the floor.
- A.
Level
- B.
Space
- C.
Kinesphere
- D.
Pathway
- 23.Muscular tension is the same thing as _____________.
- A.
Force or space
- B.
Space or energy
- C.
Force or energy
- D.
Time or energy
- 24.If I cross my classroom from the door to the storage room by weaving in and out of the desks in a zig-zag pattern, this is the same thing as using ____________ in dance.
- A.
Levels
- B.
Energy
- C.
Patterns
- D.
Pathways
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