Semester 1 Exam

Question 1

External Oblique

Answer 1

Sides

Question 2

Quadriceps

Answer 2

Quads in leg- thigh

Question 3

Biceps

Answer 3

Front of arm

Question 4

Triceps

Answer 4

Back of arm

Question 5

Hamstrings

Answer 5

Back of thigh

Question 6

Gastrocnemius

Answer 6

Calf

Question 7

Soleus

Answer 7

Calf/ankle

Question 8

Scapula

Answer 8

Shoulder blades

Question 9

Clavicle

Answer 9

Collarbone

Question 10

Cervical__, Thoracic__, Lumbar Vertebrae__

Answer 10

7, 12, 5,

Disks in spine

Question 11

Ribs

Answer 11

Chest

Question 12

Pelvis

Answer 12

Base of spine in the hip area

Question 13

Patella

Answer 13

Knee cap

Question 14

Plié

Answer 14

To bend

Question 15

Tendu

Answer 15

To stretch/brush

Question 16

Dégagé

Answer 16

To disengage

Question 17

Ron de jambe

Answer 17

Circle of the leg

Question 18

Battemat

Answer 18

Kick

Question 19

Coupe

Answer 19

To cut- foot at ankle

Question 20

Passé

Answer 20

Position where foot is at knee

Question 21

Chasse

Answer 21

To chase

Question 22

Balance

Answer 22

Sway/swing

Question 23

Turnout

Answer 23

Hips are rotated out

Question 24

Glissade

Answer 24

To glide

Question 25

Assemble

Answer 25

To assemble

Question 26

Sissone

Answer 26

To scissor

Question 27

Pas de buree

Answer 27

Back, side, front

Question 28

Arabesque

Answer 28

A straight leg extended

Question 29

Jete

Answer 29

Leap

Question 30

Chaine

Answer 30

A linking turn

Question 31

Pirouette

Answer 31

A turn on one leg

Question 32

Tombe

Answer 32

To fall

Question 33

Waltz

Answer 33

3 steps- down, up, up

Question 34

Pivot turn

Answer 34

Push off one foot into the other- rotate

Question 35

Jazz square

Answer 35

Making a box with your feet

Question 36

Ball change

Answer 36

Alternating weight

Question 37

Jazz hand

Answer 37

Splayed fingers

Question 38

Ballet began in the__century and started as court dances

Answer 38

15

Question 39

______ __________was the first ballet master and created the 5 positions of the feet and the idea of the turned out leg

Answer 39

Pierre Beauchamps

Question 40

Serge Diaghilev was a patron of the arts and had his own company called______ _____ __ _____ _____

Answer 40

Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo

Question 41

The first permanent ballet company in America was the___ _________ ______ which was established in 1933

Answer 41

San Francisco ballet

Question 42

Name 3 famous Ballets:

Answer 42

Nutcracker, Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty, Esmerelda

Question 43

Jazz dance’s origin is African Dance which was brought to America through the_____trade in the 1600’s

Answer 43

Slave

Question 44

Name 3 characteristics of African dance that is seen in jazz dance.

Answer 44

Bent knee, isolation of body parts, use of foot as a whole, rhythmically complex

Question 45

Jerome Robbins became famous for his choreography in this 1957 Broadway musical:

Answer 45

West Side Story

Question 46

Rectus abdominals

Answer 46

Stomach area-abs