Chapter 10 - Dance Flashcards
The origins of which of the following are traced to the early seventeenth century, when dancers performed interludes between scenes of an opera?
Ballet
The origins of which of the following are usually traced to the American dancers Isadora Duncan and Ruth St. Denis?
Modern Dance
Which of the following is based largely on African American spirituals and experience?
Revelations
The pretext of a dance can be a
Feeling
State of mind
Narrative
ALL OF THE ABOVE
Whose specialty is involving bodies in almost acrobatic positions?
Pilobolis
Whose specialty is involving bodies in almost acrobatic positions?
Pilobolis
How do states of mind differ from feelings?
They are more enduring
Which of the following is a characteristic of social dance?
It is a form of recreation
Who of the following has been particularly successful in adapting jazz of the 1920s and 1930s to dance?
Twyla Tharp
Which of the following court dances was a favorite at Queen Elizabeth’s court in the sixteenth century?
Volta
Which of the following is true about Isadora Duncan?
She often danced in bare feet.
The origin of the ballet goes back to the
early seventeenth century
Which of the following is true about Swan Lake?
It had archetypal overtones.
One of the following was not a leader in modern dance:
Sarah Bernhardt
