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