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Question 1

BLANK is a contemporary dance style that combines ballet and jazz techniques with emotional expression. It emphasizes fluidity, grace, and storytelling through movement

Answer 1

Lyrical Dance

Question 2

Lyrical dance emerged in the late 20th century as a response to the rigidness of traditional ballet. Influenced by pioneers like BLANK and BLANK, it aimed to express raw emotions and tell stories through dance.

Answer 2

Martha Graham and Lester Horton

Question 3

Blank was a highly influential American dancer, choreographer, and teacher. Considered the PIONEER OF MODERN DANCE, she developed a unique movement vocabulary and choreographic style

Answer 3

Martha Graham

Question 4

BLANK was an American dancer, choreographer, and teacher. He developed the Horton Technique, a modern dance technique emphasizing strong, fluid movements and a codified approach to dance education

Answer 4

Lester Horton

Question 5

What are the Characteristics of Lyrical Dance

Answer 5

Emotional Connection
Storytelling
Fluidity and Grace
Musicality

Question 6

BLANK plays a vital role in lyrical dance. Songs with meaningful lyrics and melodic qualities are
chosen to enhance the emotional impact of the
choreography

Answer 6

MUSIC

Question 7

What are the Benefits of Lyrical Dance

Answer 7

Physical fitness
Emotional Expression
Artistic Growth

Question 8

is a type of performance dance that
originated during the Italian Renaissance
in the fifteenth century and later developed into a concert dance form in France and Russia. It has since become a widespread and highly technical form of
dance with its own vocabulary

Answer 8

Ballet

Question 9

Who was the first ballet person?

Answer 9

La fontaine, also called Mlle de Lafontaine

Question 10

The leotard was created in 19th century by French acrobat blank

Answer 10

Jules Léotard.

Question 11

Types of ballets

Answer 11

Story Ballets (Tell a story Ex. Nut cracker and Sleeping Beauty)
Plotless Ballets (no storyline)
Classical Ballets
Neo-classical Ballets
Contemporary Ballet (is influenced by modern dance)

Question 12

Blank is a word that means to bend and is
used to describe the bending of the
knees and ankles

Answer 12

Plie

Question 13

Blank means to stretch and describes the stretching of the toe, ankle, and knee, which then
results in a straight leg from hip to pointed toe.

Answer 13

Etendre

Question 14

Blank is stretching exercises that are typically
performed after pliés and are critical to building foot and leg strength

Answer 14

Tendu

Question 15

Blank means to glide and describes the sliding
movement of the feet across the ground.

Answer 15

Glisser

Question 16

blank means to rise and describes the lifting
of the heel off the ground to balance on the
balls of the feet. Women may also rise to the
tips of their toes if they are in pointe shoes

Answer 16

Releve

Question 17

blank means to jump and is the natural next
progression from the relevé. The dancer
starts in plié and pushes up into the air

Answer 17

Saute

Question 18

Blank means to turn around and describes
any turning of the body. You can turn in
place, across the floor, or in the air

Answer 18

Tourne

Question 19

Blank means to dart and refers to
movements done in a darting manner.

Answer 19

Elancer