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Semester 1 Exam Flashcards

1
Q

External Oblique

A

Sides

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2
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Quadriceps

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Quads in leg- thigh

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3
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Biceps

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Front of arm

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4
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Triceps

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Back of arm

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5
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Hamstrings

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Back of thigh

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6
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Gastrocnemius

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Calf

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7
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Soleus

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Calf/ankle

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8
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Scapula

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Shoulder blades

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9
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Clavicle

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Collarbone

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10
Q

Cervical__, Thoracic__, Lumbar Vertebrae__

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7, 12, 5,

Disks in spine

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11
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Ribs

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Chest

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12
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Pelvis

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Base of spine in the hip area

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13
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Patella

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Knee cap

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14
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Plié

A

To bend

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15
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Tendu

A

To stretch/brush

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16
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Dégagé

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To disengage

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17
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Ron de jambe

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Circle of the leg

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18
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Battemat

A

Kick

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19
Q

Coupe

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To cut- foot at ankle

20
Q

Passé

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Position where foot is at knee

21
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Chasse

A

To chase

22
Q

Balance

A

Sway/swing

23
Q

Turnout

A

Hips are rotated out

24
Q

Glissade

A

To glide

25
Q

Assemble

A

To assemble

26
Q

Sissone

A

To scissor

27
Q

Pas de buree

A

Back, side, front

28
Q

Arabesque

A

A straight leg extended

29
Q

Jete

A

Leap

30
Q

Chaine

A

A linking turn

31
Q

Pirouette

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A turn on one leg

32
Q

Tombe

A

To fall

33
Q

Waltz

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3 steps- down, up, up

34
Q

Pivot turn

A

Push off one foot into the other- rotate

35
Q

Jazz square

A

Making a box with your feet

36
Q

Ball change

A

Alternating weight

37
Q

Jazz hand

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Splayed fingers

38
Q

Ballet began in the__century and started as court dances

A

15

39
Q

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

A

Pierre Beauchamps

40
Q

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

A

Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo

41
Q

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

A

San Francisco ballet

42
Q

Name 3 famous Ballets:

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Nutcracker, Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty, Esmerelda

43
Q

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

A

Slave

44
Q

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

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

45
Q

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

A

West Side Story

46
Q

Rectus abdominals

A

Stomach area-abs

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