Introduction of Dance

Question 1

The acronym BASTE helps students remember the elements:

Answer 1

Body
Action
Space
Time
Energy

Question 2

are the foundational concepts and vocabulary that help students develop movement skills and understand dance as an artistic practice.

Answer 2

Elements of Dance

Question 3

In dance, the ____is the mobile figure or shape, felt by the dancer, seen by others.

Answer 3

Body

Question 4

The body is sometimes relatively still and sometimes changing as the dancer moves in place or travels through the dance area.

Answer 4

True

Question 5

may emphasize specific parts of their body in a dance phrase or use their whole body all at once.

Answer 5

Dancers

Question 6

Another way to describe the body in dance is to consider the body systems—

Answer 6

muscles
bones
organs
breath
balance
reflexes

Question 7

The body is the conduit between the inner realm of Intentions, ideas, emotions and identity and the outer realm of expression and communication. Whether watching dance or dancing ourselves, we shift back and forth between the inner/outer sense of body.

Answer 7

True

Question 8

is any human movement included in the act of dancing— it can include dance steps, facial movements, partner lifts, gestures, and even everyday movements such as walking.

Answer 8

Action

Question 9

is made up of streams of movement and pauses, so action refers not only to steps and sequences, but also to pauses and moments of relative stillness.

Answer 9

Dance

Question 10

Dancers may use movements that have been choreographed or traditional dances taught by others who know the dances. Depending on the dance style or the choreographer’s decision, dancers may also revise or embellish movement they have learned from others.

Answer 10

True

Question 11

Dancers interact with _____in myriad ways. They may stay in one place or they may travel from one place to another. They may alter the direction, level, size, and pathways of their movements.

Answer 11

space

Question 12

The relationships of the dancers to each other may be based on geometric designs or rapidly change as they move close together, then apart. Even when a dancer is dancing alone in a solo, the dancer is dynamically involved in the space of the performing area so that space might almost be considered a partner in the dance

Answer 12

True

Question 13

may also orient their movement towards objects or in relation to natural settings. Sometimes dances are created for specific locations such as an elevator or on a raft in a lake for site-based performances.

Answer 13

Dancers

Question 14

between dancers or between dancers and objects are the basis for design concepts such as beside, in front of, over, through, around, near or far.

Answer 14

Spatial relationships

Question 15

The keyword for the element of time is?????

Answer 15

WHEN

Question 16

is naturally rhythmic in the broad sense that we alternate activity and rest.

Answer 16

Human Movement

Question 17

are examples of rhythms in nature that repeat, but not as consistently as in a metered rhythm.

Answer 17

breath and waves

Question 18

Spoken word and conversation also have rhythm and dynamics, but these timing patterns are characteristically more inconsistent and unpredictable.

Answer 18

True

Question 19

may be metered or free rhythm. Much of western music uses repeating patterns (2/4 or 3/4 for example), but concepts of time and meter are used very differently throughout the world.

Answer 19

Rhythmic patterns

Question 19

A dancer may step into an arabesque position with a sharp, percussive attack or with light, flowing ease. Energy may change in an instant, and several types of energy may be concurrently in play.

Answer 19

True

Question 20

Dance movements may also show different timing relationships such as simultaneous or sequential timing, brief to long duration, fast to slow speed, or accents in predictable or unpredictable intervals

Answer 20

True

Question 20

is abouthowthe movement happens.

Answer 20

Energy

Question 21

Energy choices may also reveal emotional states. For example, a powerful push might be aggressive or playfully boisterous depending on the intent and situation.

Answer 21

True

Question 21

Choices about energy include variations in movement flow and the use of force, tension, and weight. An arm gesture might be free flowing or easily stopped, and it may be powerful or gentle, tight or loose, heavy or light.

Answer 21

True

Question 21

Some types of energy can be easily expressed in words, others spring from the movement itself and are difficult to label with language. Sometimes differences in the use of energy are easy to perceive; other times these differences can be quite subtle and ambiguous. Perhaps more so than the other elements, energy taps into the nonverbal yet deeply communicative realm of dance.

Answer 21

True

Question 22

in its purest, most basic form, dance is art, the art of body movement

Answer 22

dance

Question 23

Dance differs from athletics and other daily activities because it focuses primarily on ______ or even
________ experience

Answer 23

aesthetic
entertaining

Question 24

Why do people dance?

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I. To please the Gods
II. To please others
III. To please themselves or self expression
IV. To build community

Question 25

The first use of dance was as a gesture in order to

Answer 25

communicate

Question 26

4 brief history of dance

Answer 26

I. as a means of religious expression
II. as an aid to military education
III. way of expressing tribal unity
IV. as an approach for courtship

Question 26

Ancient Greeks believed that a man’s grace in dance equaled his powers in battle, therefore dance was incorporated in their basic education

Answer 26

True

Question 27

“Dance is fun! It lifts the spirit, strengthens the body, and stimulates the mind.”

Answer 27

By Wayne Sleep

Question 27

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