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1
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pile

A

to bend

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2
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demi pile

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  • legs rotated out from the hips
  • bending the knees over the
    toes
  • heels remain on the floor in every position
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3
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grand pile

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  • full bending of the knees
  • legs are turned out from the hips
  • ## heels come off the floor in 1st, 3rd, 4th, and 5th
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4
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grand pile for 4 positions heels come off the floor

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1st, 3rd, 4th, and 5th

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5
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grand pile 2 positions where heels stay down

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2nd open 4th

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6
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pass through demi pile as

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descend and ascend

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7
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battement tendu

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– to stretch

The foot slides away from the supporting
leg through the metatarsal, the ball to the toes along the floor as the
ankle and toes fully extend

returns by reversing this action^

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8
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en croix

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– in the shape of a cross.

-The working foot devant, 2nd,
derriere, 2nd returning to place.

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9
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battement dégagés

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disengaged. Done twice the speed of tendu and
the working foot rises about 4 inches from the floor

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10
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devant

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to the front

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11
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derrier

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to the back

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12
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a la seconde

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to the side

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13
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a terre

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on the floor

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14
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en l’air

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in the air, off the floor

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15
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en fondu

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demi pile on one leg
to melt

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16
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rond de jambe

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– round of the leg

  • a continuous circular movement of the working leg.

A terre or en l’air

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17
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retire

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to withdraw

  • Withdrawing the working leg from the floor, until
    it touches the knee of the supporting leg in front, behind or to the side
    of the knee
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18
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en dedant

A

close the door

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19
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en dehors

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open the door

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20
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developpe

A

a sustained unfolding of the working leg devant, a la
seconde or derriere. The working leg is drawn up to retire and
extended in an open position.

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21
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grand battement

A

a large beating action of the working leg. The working leg is raised from the hip into the air and brought down again
(devant, derriere, a la seconde).

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22
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releve

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spring onto the balls of the feet; half toe, demi pointe

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23
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rise

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rising action, heels release from the floor, knees are straight but not locked

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24
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demi pointe

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balls of the feet, half toe

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25
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metatarsal

A

arch in the foot

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26
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achilles tendon

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– tendon attaching the soleus to the back of the heel
and ankle.

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27
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soleus

A

calf muscle

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28
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shin

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– up the front to the lower leg

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29
Q

shin splints

A

aggravated by jumping
and running.

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30
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patella

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knee cap

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31
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quadriceps femoris

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– larger muscle at the front of the upper leg; thigh

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32
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hamstrings

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– muscle at the back of the upper leg; attached to the
gluteals

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33
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gluteals

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– gluteus maximus; behind, bottom, butt.

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34
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sit bones

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– ischial tuberosity.

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35
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sartorius

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across the front of the thigh; used for turn- out.

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36
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abdominals

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rectus abdominus, external obliques, internal obliques,
transverse abdominus.

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37
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sternum

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breast bone

38
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pectoralis major

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major muscles across the chest.

39
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latissimus dorsi

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located across the ribs on the back; under the arm

40
Q

scapula

A

shoulder blade

41
Q

trapezius

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– holds the arms in second position (between the shoulder
and the neck).

42
Q

cervical spine

A

the neck

43
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thoracic spine

A

the middle of the back

44
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lumbar spine

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lower back

45
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vertebra

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– series of small bones that form the spine

46
Q

doris humphrey joined

A

denishawn dance school and company

47
Q

ruth and ted gave doris

A

position as leading soloist

48
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established the humphrey -weidman school and company with

A

charles weidman

49
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humphrey-weidman technique follows ideas around

A

fall and recovery

50
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fall and recovery

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give into gravity, rebound from it

51
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humphrey wanted every move to have

A

a reason behind it

52
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primary theme in humphrey choreo

A

conflict and resolution , and the tension between balance and imbalance

53
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humphrey believed dance did not require

A

assistance of music or any other art form

54
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humphrey pieces performed

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silently and with only dancers breaths

55
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humphrey-weidman company first to develop

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full evenng long productions

56
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humphrey played big role in the ..

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Juilliard school’s dance department

57
Q

humprheys book called

A

the art of making dances

58
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water study

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prinicplees of fall and recovery, performed in silence, breath was like an analogy to waves

59
Q

life of the bee

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explores conflict that arises within a bee hive when a new queen is chosen

theme of conflict and resolution

60
Q

drama of motion

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chose to leave the meaning of this work to interpretation

61
Q

new dance trilogy pieces

A

theatre peice
with my red fires
new dance

linked themes of human relationships and competition with classes of society

62
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theatre piece

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choreographed with weidman

63
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with my red fires

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rectify the rejection of romance within
modern life and art, while also exploring themes of matriarchal prejudice and tribal
vengeance

64
Q

new dance

A

human unity
showed the dancers as a brotherhood of man within
which every individual had a place and tension was replaced by balance and
harmony

65
Q

inquest

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before retiring
intended as a
form of social protest and commentary on
the turbulent times in which it was made
(during WWII)

66
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doris humphrey explored with

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large groups of dancers and full productions

67
Q

merce danced in

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martha graham company

68
Q

cunningham technique

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emphasiezed clarity of form, coordination of torso and legwork, spatial awareness and virtuosity and rhythmic accuracy

69
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cunningham movements described as

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sporadic and unpredictable

70
Q

choreo by chance

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determining sequence, loaction, dancers based on flipping a coin, dice, etc

71
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cunningham dances rarely had

A

plot, focus, structure and viewed from any angle

72
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cunningham worked with

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john cage, andy warhol

73
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root of an unfocus

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focuusing on idea of time and its interactions with dance and music

74
Q

sixteen dances for soloist and company of three

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randomly ordered dances

75
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suite by chance

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first dance perfromed to an eleectronic musical score

uses movement chart to order movements baseed on random outcome

76
Q

inlets

A

randomness by assigning the ordeer of the 64 movements usd to chance

77
Q

beach birds

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move like a flock of birds , seperate and come back together

78
Q

ocean

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circular and audience around them, dance can be seen from all angles

79
Q

biped

A

choreo with lifeforms software
most sensational dance choreographed in 1990s

80
Q

ailey took over

A

lester horton company and became artisitc director

81
Q

alvin ailey ameerican dance theatre is

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dedicateed to enriching america modeern dance heritgae and preserving uniqueness of afri american culture

82
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ailey reecruiteed dancers

A

based more on spirit and passion than technique

83
Q

ailey technique

A

fluid, athletic style of movement with signature use of upper body positions

balletic lower body, modern upper body

84
Q

ailey wanted to erase…

A

idea of colour

85
Q

blues suite

A

explored southern roots, pedistrain themes

86
Q

revelations

A

most famous and signature work
looks at struggles of african ameercian for equal rights

87
Q

masekela language

A

music about speaking out against racial segregation in africa

88
Q

cry

A

bday gift for his motheer
about slavery to liberaton of african americans

89
Q

memoria

A

dedicated to a close friend ,

conveyed joy, beauty, creativity, and wild spirit

90
Q

ailey helped …

A

pave way for racial intergration in the arts

91
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