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Exam 1 Flashcards

1
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What is dance?

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  • a universal human phenomenon that has occurred in all ages and all cultures
  • dance reveals the culture in which it exists
  • it is more than a physical activity, it involves mental, social, and spiritual elements
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What are the properties of dance?

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  • body movement
  • unique rhythm (musical accompaniment or not)
  • formations, use of space, locomotion
  • reason, purpose, or message within
  • style
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What are the components of dance? (4 components that distinguish dance from non dance activities)

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  • dances have a purpose
  • dances have intentional rhythm
  • dances contain culturally patterned sequences
  • dance has extraordinary nonverbal movement, which has value in and of itself
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What World Dances have we done and where would you most likely see them performed?

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  • Hava Nagilah: Jewish celebrations (ex. weddings)
  • Savila Se Bela Loza: forest???
  • Hukilau: festive beach gathering
  • Alunelul: festivals, celebrations
  • Virginia Reel: barns, school houses, parties
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Describe the steps to Hava Nagilah.

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  • step left, kick right
  • step right, kick left
  • grape vine (step front, step behind)
  • arms straight
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Describe the steps to Savila Se Bela Loza.

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  • start on right
  • 19 runs, hop switch
  • 19 rus, hop pivot
  • 6 Schottische Steps (stepping behind first)
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Describe the steps to Hukilau.

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  • 3 parts
  • hips
  • energy
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Describe the steps to Alunelul.

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  • stomping one
  • fists face forward
  • step behind step behind step stomp stomp
  • step behind step stomp
  • step stomp step stomp step stomp stomp
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Describe the steps to Virginia Reel.

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  • curtsy/bow
  • right elbow swing
  • left elbow swing
  • 2 hand turn
  • do-si-do
  • gallop down and back
  • reel the set
  • cast off and follow the leader
  • arch
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What is hip hop?

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  • a culture in itself

- celebrates music and how the body responds to music

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Where did hip hop come from?

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  • originated in New York areas (Harlem, the Bronx) in the 1970s-1980s
  • predominantly danced by the African American Community
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Who dances hip hop?

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  • been around for over 40 years
  • began as a safe/creative outlet for youth to release their negative energy and stress
  • today, all ethnicities, ages, and levels dance hip hop
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13
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What are hip hop “battles”?

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  • gatherings where individuals and dance crews could show their talent in a safe and constructive matter
  • not just dance steps. Movement showed the emotion and social issues occurring at the time
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Where did breakdancing originate?

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New York, 1970s-1980s

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What does hip hop refer to?

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a culture of people in a specific area

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What does breakdance refer to?

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the break in the music and the moves that can be inserted there

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Name 4 influential people in hip hop.

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  • Electric Boogaloos
  • Michael Jackson
  • tWitch
  • Tabitha and Napoleon
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Name 4 influential people in breakdancing.

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  • DJ Kool Herc
  • Electric Boogaloos
  • Quest Crew
  • Jabbawockeez
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Name 5 styles/moves in hip hop.

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  • vogueing
  • house
  • crump
  • animation
  • waacking
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Name 5 styles/moves in breakdancing.

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  • power moves
  • stalls
  • popping
  • locking
  • 6 step
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Where did vogueing originate?

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  • 1970s, Harlem
  • underprivileged people
  • prominent in the gay community
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22
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Why was vogueing popular?

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able to be the most “royal”, “prestigious”, “greatest” thing in your own personal space

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Name and describe the 3 static poses in vogueing.

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  • commercial: selling “face” (happy, mad, sad)
  • catalogue: selling “stuff” (clothes, skin, make up)
  • couture: selling “attitude”, “lifestyle”
24
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Name and describe the 3 dynamic poses in vogueing.

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  • women’s runway: slow = powerful
  • men’s Calvin Klein: triangle turn
  • men’s Sean John: Harlem gangster, prison pose
25
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Where did house originate?

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in the club scene in Chicago and New York

26
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House was highly influenced by what dances?

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  • disco
  • latin dances
  • waacking
  • vogueing
  • roller skate dancing
27
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Describe house dance.

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  • social dance
  • based on feeling
  • movement comes from musical experimentation
28
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Name and describe the 2 fundamental movements in house.

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  • the Jack: most commonly front or back, feeling of the body in relation to the music
  • lofting: movement on the floor
29
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What is stepping?

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  • form of percussive dance: entire body used as an instrument
  • rhythms and sounds created through a mixture of footsteps, spoken words, hand claps
  • often combines folk traditions with popular culture
30
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Where was stepping used historically?

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black fraternities and sororities (in the US) used stepping to celebrate “crossing over” into their respective organizations

31
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How does hip hop, breakdancing, and stepping relate to sport?

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  • balance
  • agility
  • strength
  • endurance
  • coordination
  • competition
  • change of direction
  • celebration
  • battling
  • unity/teamwork
32
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Define choreography.

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the art of creating and arranging dances

33
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Name the 7 steps to building a dance.

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  1. choose the theme/subject matter
  2. explore and select movement
  3. coordinate music and movement
  4. explore movement possibilities
  5. refine and memorize
  6. adding the finishing touches
  7. perform the dance
34
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What does choosing the theme/subject matter involve?

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  • picking a theme, story, or topic
  • play off the music or lyrics
  • look everywhere for inspiration
35
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What does exploring and selecting movement involve?

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  • movement can be created or learned
  • brainstorm descriptive words that illustrate your ideas
  • improvise
36
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Name and describe the 2 types of improvisation?

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  • structured improvisation: there is an end product but no way to get there
  • non-structured improvisation: there is no end product or guideline as to how to move
37
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What does coordinating music and movement involve?

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  • trial and error
  • add/subtract/rearrange movements to fit the music
  • listen to the lyrics, beats, and musical interludes (breaks)
  • do not overestimate physical abilities
38
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What does exploring movement possibilities involve?

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  • trial and error
  • accent different beats within the music
  • do not overestimate physical abilities
  • include variation (distance to audience, levels, speed)
39
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What does refining and memorizing involve?

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  • practice
  • stay within the original concept of the piece
  • transitions help to move from one movement to the next
40
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What does adding the finishing touches involve?

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  • costumes
  • props
  • set design
  • lighting
  • be sure that they relate to and enhance the theme
41
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Name 6 choreography variations.

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  • canon
  • ABA
  • rhythm changes
  • formation changes
  • accumulation
  • call and response
42
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What are the 5 stage directions?

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  • upstage (away from audience)
  • center
  • stage right (left of audience)
  • stage left (right of audience)
  • downstage (closest to audience)
43
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What is tap dance?

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  • a percussive American dance form, incorporating rhythm amplified sounds from the feet
  • includes English, Irish, and African musical and dance traditions
  • imitation, assimilation, transformation have helped the growth of tap dance in North America
44
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Describe the evolution of tap dance.

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  • challenges (staged by masters), challenge dancers in Minstrel shows in clubs and on Vaudeville stages
  • battles in clubs and on Vaudeville stages
  • done for class rivalries
  • tap was developed by listening, watching, stealing, sharing, reinventing, and mimicking technique
45
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What is jigging?

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  • unknown why tap came from “jigging”
  • jigging was rhythm created by their feet. Very syncopated with bursts of staccato notes
  • Irish jig
46
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Name the historical timeline of tap dance.

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1920’s: European dances such as the Fox Trot
1930’s: Fox Trot replaced by jitterbug and windy (syncopated box step)
1940’s: Swing era faded
1945-1955: BLACKOUT with little to no dancing
1960’s: Lindy was replaced by the twist. Rock and Roll brought back popular dancing
- from then on, hips are involved

47
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What did the blackout (1945-1955) result from?

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new, “undanceable” jazz music (bop), and the disappearance of ballroom and the big bands that played them

48
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When did kids begin dancing to Rock and Roll?

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1955

49
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Describe Rock and Roll.

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  • “race” music, or “rhythm and blues” was rebranded and tailored for the jukebox… very danceable
  • saxophone with a major off beat feel (syncopation)
50
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What did the Nicholas Brothers bring to the table for tap dance?

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  • movement had maturity and athleticism. Everything came as a surprise to the audience
  • Stormy Weather: most famous performance
51
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What did Bill “Bojangles” Robinson bring to the table for tap dance?

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coined the term “Copasetic” (really good) in the 1940’s

52
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Who were The Copasetics?

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a men’s club of tap dancers, jazz musicians. Brought hoofing to the forefront

53
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Who is Jimmy Slyde?

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  • master of rhythm tap dance
  • intricate footwork, accentuating a distinct rhythm
  • incorporated a smooth style allowing him to glide across the floor with minimal effort
54
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How does tap before compare to tap today?

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  • historically, tap steps were not that difficult

- today: less stunts, show stopping moments, but very difficult patterns and steps

55
Q

Name 3 historically influential people of tap dance.

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  • Bill “Bojangles” Robinson
  • Jimmy Slyde
  • Gregory Hines
56
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Name 3 present day influential people of tap dance.

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  • Andrew Nemr
  • Jason Janas
  • Michelle Dorrance

KDNC 200: Dance (6 decks)

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