Types of Dance Flashcards
what does bharatanatyam and liturgical dance have in common?
Both are types of sacred dances
Flamenco dance is defined as
A form of dance that originated in Spain and is characterized by audible and often rabid footwork
What are two categories of folk dance?
Social and Religious.
Cha-Cha
of Cuban origin. The most popular Latin dance is composed of quick steps. a variant of mambo and rumba. 4/4 time
The foxtrot is danced in ____ tempo
4/4
Polka originated as a ____ dance and is performed in ___ tempo.
originated as an English folk dance performed in 2/4 tempo
swing dance evolved from
the jazz era
Swing dances uses a hold similar to the
foxtrot
Swing is also known as the
Lindy
The waltz is performed in a
3/4 tempo with the accent on the first beat.
What best describes lyrical jazz movements?
upright and flowing
A teacher asks students to perform a series of improvisations in which they take a particular movement and transform it by varying the speed or tempo, changing the size of the movement, and allowing it to become an unrelated movement. This exercise is most appropriate for introducing students to the
concept of
Abstraction of movement
While introducing various concepts of space to a Dance I class, the teacher demonstrates rising to a high position and then sinking to a lower position. Which of the following spatial elements is the teacher demonstrating?
Levels
In which of the following dance classes would a student be most likely to perform a combination that consists of a body swing, followed by stepping into an undercurve, and then a step into a leg swing to the front?
Modern Dance
In which type of dance would a student most likely practice the Jack Cole arm position?
Jazz dance
A student has chosen the jazz dance genre for a choreography project. The student begins the choreography with step, ball-change, shoulder roll, layout back. Which of the following movements follows most naturally as the next step in the combination?
Step, Fan
In which of the following dances is a hat used specifically as a prop?
Jarabe Tapatio
What dance consists of footwork, costumes, and music from Latin America in which partner dances occur and men typically wear hats, women wear large flowing skirts, and both wear hard shoes?
Ballet Folklorico
What dance is usually done on bare feet, has fluid hand motions representing words, music & chanting that relates to legends, and every word has meaning in the movement?
Hula
What dance can be done solo or with a partner, with percussive footwork and stylized arm and hand movements, accompanied by music and singers, little to no touching, prideful/proud performances with fierce eye looks, origin in roman Spain gypsy communities?
Flamenco
What can describe Native American dances?
- Rhythmic steps and stamping
- Standing upright bending slightly
- Weight on the balls of the feet
- Elaborate costumes
What can describe African dances?
- Repeating patterns
- Gestures
- Articulation of the spine
- Accompanied by drums, acapella singing, or instruments
- Exuberant and expressive acrobatic foot-stamping while using the ball of the foot or full arch.
- rhythms relate to everything from the moon to life on earth to religion and deities.
What can describe a traditional greek dance?
- Dancers hold hands above shoulders
- rhythmic dragging, hopping, leaping.
- danced in lines or circles
What can describe traditional Indian style dances
- tells stories of everyday folk life and culture of villagers
- Classical styles require extensive training in order to perform.
- Tell stories of people animals deities
- Formations single, double, circles, parallel, rows, or pyramids
- Accompanied by music
- Required balance and control of torso and center of -gravity footwork and gestures and acting.
- Lord Krishna portrayed dancing
- Classical dance trace roots back to Sanskrit text including hand positions foot patterns gait limb positions
- Some classical dances began to die out during British rule
