Diploma prep waltz

Question 1

What is the line of dance?

Answer 1

an imaginary line drawn counter-clockwise around the room

Question 2

How many lines of dance are there?

Answer 2

4, for four walls

Question 3

What is time?

Answer 3

the number of beats to a measure

Question 4

What is tempo?

Answer 4

The speed that music is playing

Question 5

What is the time signature of a waltz and how is it accented?

Answer 5

3/4 timing with first beat accented

Question 6

What is the recommended tempo of waltz?

Answer 6

30-32 mpm

Question 7

What are the main characteristics of waltz?

Answer 7

sway and rise and fall

Question 8

Describe sway

Answer 8

an inclination of the body normally made into the center of a turn or away from the moving leg

Question 9

Purposes/ uses for sway

Answer 9

maintaining balance, control ,initiating a movement, increasing the speed of a movement or improving the aesthetics of a figure

Question 10

What does Rise & Fall mean?

Answer 10

the change of height produced by the dancer during the execution fo the steps and figures

Question 11

What parts of the body are used during rise & fall?

Answer 11

3 parts
-toes
-foot
-body

Question 12

What does “No Foot Rise” mean?

Answer 12

means there is elevation felt int he body and legs while the heel stays in contact with the floor

Question 13

On which type of step does No Foot rise to occur?

Answer 13

at the end of a backward step on the inside of most turns

-where there is a rise or commencement of a rise at the end of each step

Question 14

What do the words “Commence to Rise” mean?

Answer 14

indicates later rising in the feet

Question 15

Demonstrate the five basic foot positions.

Answer 15

1st- feet together parallel
2nd- feet apart to the side
3rd- heel of one step to the instep of the other
4th- one foot either forward
5th- one foot loosely crossed behind the other with toe turned out

Question 16

dance and give the foot movements for the progressive basic as a man

Answer 16

1. LF forward 2. RF to side and slightly forward 3. LF close to RF
2. RF forward 5.LF to the side and slightly forward
3. RF closes to LF

Question 17

Define Posture

Answer 17

body in correct alignment

Question 18

What is the body’s correct alignment?

Answer 18

Head over shoulders
hips over legs
legs over feet
weight of the body is slightly forward and held over the balls of the feet with knees slightly flexed

Question 19

Give the amount of turn as a man for the box step 1/4 turn

Answer 19

-commence to turn left on 1
-1/8 left between 1 and 2
-1/8 left between 2 and 3
-commence to turn to the left on 4
-1/4 left between 4 and 5, body turns less
-Body completes the turn on 6

Question 20

Give the rise and fall for the 3/8 left turn as lady

Answer 20

-commence to rise at the end of 1,
-no foot rise on 2 and 3, lower at the end of 3
-commence to rise at the end of 4
-continue to rise on 5 and 6
-lower at the end of 6