Dance Vocabulary 2 Quiz

1.

1 point

Toes and knees forward

Lunge

Hinge

Pivot

Parallel

2.

1 point

What is the correct position for a fatback table turn

torso is forward and parallel to the floor, leg is extended to the back, arms extend forward from the shoulders

All of the above

Back is flat and bent to the side; both feet are on releve during the turn

back is flat facing the ceiling and parallel to the floor, leg is extended front

3.

1 point

Contraction as related to dance

Series of muscle tensions

Early signs of labor

C curve of the lower spine and abdominals characteristic of Dunham Technique

C curve of the lower spine and abdominals characteristic of Graham Technique

4.

1 point

A movement stye that typically utilizes Flatbacks and Laterals

Dunham Technique

Horton Technique

Modern Dance

Graham Technique

5.

1 point

A turn in place with heels lifted off the floor

Contraction

Pivot

Lunge

Hinge

6.

1 point

Lunge

Both knees slightly bent

Both knees straight

One knee bent while the other is straight

Both knees bent with heels off the floor

7.

1 point

A movement technique that typically utilizes contraction and release

Dunham Technique

Modern Dance

Horton Technique

Graham Technique

8.

1 point

A series of poly-rhythmic movements that combine Afro-Carribean, Afro-Brazilian, and Haitian traditions with classical ballet.

Dunham Technique

Horton Technique

Modern Dance

Graham Technique

9.

1 point

This is when the body is aligned but it is being tipped from the knees down with the feet on the ball pushing it forward

Lateral

Flat Back

Hinge

Table

10.

1 point

Lateral as related to dance

An L-Shap with the arms

A hinge at the hips with body parallel to the floor

A parallel line segment that reaches out from an axis

A bend of the upper torso with legs in second position

11.

1 point

A technique which involves tension and the release of weight

Horton Technique

Release Based Modern

Dunham Techniqe

Fall and Recover

12.

1 point

A modern dance pioneer and developer of a specific modern dance technique

Katherine Dunham

Lester Horton

Martha Graham

George Balanchine

A, B, and C

All of the Above

13.

1 point

A physical form of expression that began as a rejection of classical ballet involving free form movement style

Dunham Technique

Horton Technique

Modern Dance

Graham Technique