dance appreciation final

Kabuki Theater was started by the famous warrior.

False

Kan-ami and ze-ami were the founders of Bugaku.

False

Russian ballet was supported by Tsar(King/Queen) and dancers were considered as royal employees.

False

Serge Diaghilev was a great choreographer of the Ballet Russes.

False

The first complete court ballet was the "Ballet Comique De La Raine

False

Which one is not a part of International Smooth competitive ballroom dances?

Argentine Tango

What must the choreographer, dancer and audience member bring to the live concert?

Audience: keep an open mind, don't be passive, and don"t look for instant gratification

The contemporary Hula dance is called Hula ________

Auna

How Jazz dance developed?

Began as an African American dance

Martha Graham, Doris Humphrey. Hanya Holm and Charles Weidman were called the _______ of Modern Dance at the Bennington Summer School of Dance.

Big 4

Which one is not the variation of swing dance ?

Black Bottom

The movie "Flashdance" contributed to the popularity of __________

Break dancing

Performed in unison, and even numbers of performers except solo dance are the characteristics of

Bugaku

Grand pas de duex

Classical ballet

Describe the four primary forms of ballet with important figures, dances, and similarities/differences among the forms.

Classical ballet. Romantic ballet. Neoclassical ballet. Contemporary ballet

Name of the sections of Grand pas de duex are, Adagio,Variation and

Coda

Describe the four primary forms of modern dance with important figures, dances, and the similarities/differences among the forms.

Contemporary. This style of dance incorporates lyrical, modern, ballet and jazz Ballet. Ballet is often referred to as the backbone of dance. ... Jazz. This type of dance is very fun and energetic. ... Tap. ... Hip-hop.

During the Jazz age, the most prestigious night club in New York which only took white customers was the __________

Cotton Club

Jack Cole was studied with______________

Denishawn

Ted Shawn and Ruth St. Denis funded the dance school, the

Denishawn

The _______ Ballet was a part of the musical "Oklahoma!"

Dream

Pick the characteristics of Romantic Ballet

Subjects are supernatural and exotic location

Hula is the specific term for the dances belonging to the islands of Hawaii.

True

The Romantic tutu was developed to hide the legs of dancers

True

The vaudeville show was the only outlet for the dancers in America in the early 1900.

True

What are the primary types of Social Dance in USA from the 1930's through Today?

Waltz. Viennese Waltz. Tango. Foxtrot. Quickstep. Pasodoble.

What are the important time periods in the development of Jazz dance and Musical Theater?

1800s-1900s

During the Post-modern era, he maintained the accessibility of his dances to the wide audiences by combining African American heritage, modern dance and Jazz dance.

Alvin Ailey

The renown ballet dancer who was known for her "Dying Swan" performance was

Anna Pavlova

"Shuffle Along" was the __________________

First Negro Musical

Competitive Smooth ballroom dances are Waltz, Tango, _______, Viennese Waltz and Quick step.

Foxtrot

One of the origins of Square Dance was

French Quadrille

Isadora Duncan is known for

Greek tunic and bear feet

Break dancing, B-boys, Popping and Krumping are the styles of ____________

Hip Hop dancing

Tap dance was created as a fusion of_________________

Irish Jig, English Clog and Juba dance

___________ was called the Queen mother of black dance.(First and last name) Correct!

Katherine Dunham

Frankie Manning is one of the best ________________dancer.

Lindy Hop

The French king called "The Sun King" was

Louis the 14th

The choreographer of the ballet "Sleeping Beauty" was

Marius Petipa

Contraction and release

Martha Graham

The early Tap dance star William Henry Lane was called _____________

Master Juba

Black faced white actors were the attraction in the ________ show.

Minstrel

George Balanchine was one of the founders of

New York City Ballet

The famous Tap dance duo who were featured in many Hollywood movies in 1930-50's was the ____________

Nicholas Brothers

"No to spectacle, no to virtuosity, no to transformation and magic and make believe" is a passage from Yvonne Rainer's Correct!

No Manifesto

What are the concerns regarding the commercialization of World Concert/Ritual Dance?

Non-participatory Movements remain the same. Lost there original form

______________ was a popular social dance form around 1980-90's which accompanied with the Techno music but declined due to the death by the drug over use.

Rave

Facts about the development of different cultural dance?

Religion, Common language, Social class distinction, Government

Point shoes were first developed during the _____________ era.

Romantic

The contribution of __________ (First and last name) was to introduced the world dances to USA audiences even though those dances were not authentic.

Ruth St. Denis

The movie, _____________, contributed to the popularity of the Disco dancing

Saturday Night Fever

Loie Fuller

Serpentine dance

The first Negro musical was the __________ in 1921.

Shuffle along

What are the similarities/differences with World Concert/Ritual Dance and Folk Dance?

Similarities: both are or can be performed in front of an audience. Both portray something that is important to specific culture religion Differences: main focus is ritualistic and performed in front of an audience. Folk dance- main focus is to provide social activity and its a participatory activity.

What are the elements of choreography and different types of choreography?

Storyline, theme, abstracts. Element, space, time, and energy

Ballet was developed by the patronage of court and royalty.

True

Marius Petipa was involved in the choreography of all 3 biggest classical ballet. Correct!

True

Noh theater is pass down only among the five Noh Theater families

True

None-participatory is one of the characteristics of World Concert/Ritual dance.

True

One of the African dance characteristics is "propulsive rhythm with the hip movements"

True

Talking drum came from the ethnic group called

Yoruba

What are the characteristics of primitive dances.

characteristics Reptition, animal like movements, gender, locomotive

What are the different classifications of tap dance?

double shuffle, leap shuffle, hop shuffle, flap, flap ball change, running flaps, flap heel, cramproll,

Marie Tagilioni was called "Pagan dancer" and considered as the first ballerina to established the point work.

false

The choreographer of the ballet "La Sylphide" was Marius Petipa

false

Describe the different form of Jazz dance with important figures, dances, and similarities/differences among the forms.

is an umbrella term that can refer to several related dance styles. All of them are connected via common roots, namely tap, ballet, jazz music, and African-American rhythms and dance. Jazz dance originated from the African American vernacular dance of the late 1800s to the mid-1900s.

Competitive Latin ballroom dances are Cha cha cha, ______, Samba' Jive and Paso Doble.

rumba