Dance Final questions n answers
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____________ can be defined as the set of shared attitudes, values, goals, and practices that
characterizes an institution or organization. - correct answer ✔✔ Culture
Which is not one of the four building blocks of movement? - correct answer ✔✔ Costumes
Since Cultures perform their identity, we can identify a culture through a dance performance. -
correct answer ✔✔ True
THON is a way Penn State Culture is performed - correct answer ✔✔ True
Dance has many definitions and can vary between cultures and people - correct answer ✔✔
true
Aesthetics is... - correct answer ✔✔ the branch of philosophy that deals with the principles of
beauty and artistic taste.
Which of the following is NOT a reason for ancient cultures to perform dances - correct answer
✔✔ these are all reasons to dance
Which statement describes Medicine Dances - correct answer ✔✔ Often used to restore the
health of an individual or community
Modern-day parades are most closely related to which type of ancient dance form? - correct
answer ✔✔ commemorative dances
,How old was Alvin Ailey when he choreographed Revelations? - correct answer ✔✔ 29
Along with Langston Hughes what other author specifically inspired Revelations? - correct
answer ✔✔ James Baldwin
Revelations is an ode to the... - correct answer ✔✔ resilience of the human spirit
Free flow is the predominant movement found in the opening sequence of Revelations (opening
of the video through 4:11) - correct answer ✔✔ false
Which aspect of Flow is MOST evident at the beginning of the section called Wade in the
Water? - correct answer ✔✔ free
All movements must be considered as an embodiment of cultural knowledge. - correct answer
✔✔ true
Movement on stage can embody specific cultural ideas about: - correct answer ✔✔ all of the
above:
society
cosmos
nature
Movement Knowledge is intertwined with other kinds of ____________ knowledge. - correct
answer ✔✔ cultural
The word ballet comes from the word ballare, which in Latin translates to what? - correct
answer ✔✔ dance
, Performers of Court Ballets were: - correct answer ✔✔ not professionally trained dancers but
courtiers and nobles
The rise of Court Ballet coincided with which of the following: - correct answer ✔✔ the birth of
Opera in Italy
What is the oldest ballet company in the world? - correct answer ✔✔ Paris Opera Ballet
_____________ had a major impact on performance including the development of Romantic
ballet. - correct answer ✔✔ industrial revolution
Which statement is NOT true of Ballet in the 19th Century? - correct answer ✔✔ It is closely
related to the social dances of the time
Which description refers to Romantic Ballet? - correct answer ✔✔ The plots of many ballets
were dominated by spirit women—sylphs, willis, and ghosts, who enslaved the hearts and
senses of mortal men and made it impossible for them to live happily in the real world.
Which is not true of Classical Ballet? - correct answer ✔✔ It is closely related to the social
dances of the time
During the development of Classical Ballet in Russia, the Pointe Shoe transforms the technique
and solidifies focus to be on the ballerina. - correct answer ✔✔ true
In Classical Ballet the focus is on emotive artistry is the focus, not technical precision. - correct
answer ✔✔ false
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____________ can be defined as the set of shared attitudes, values, goals, and practices that
characterizes an institution or organization. - correct answer ✔✔ Culture
Which is not one of the four building blocks of movement? - correct answer ✔✔ Costumes
Since Cultures perform their identity, we can identify a culture through a dance performance. -
correct answer ✔✔ True
THON is a way Penn State Culture is performed - correct answer ✔✔ True
Dance has many definitions and can vary between cultures and people - correct answer ✔✔
true
Aesthetics is... - correct answer ✔✔ the branch of philosophy that deals with the principles of
beauty and artistic taste.
Which of the following is NOT a reason for ancient cultures to perform dances - correct answer
✔✔ these are all reasons to dance
Which statement describes Medicine Dances - correct answer ✔✔ Often used to restore the
health of an individual or community
Modern-day parades are most closely related to which type of ancient dance form? - correct
answer ✔✔ commemorative dances
,How old was Alvin Ailey when he choreographed Revelations? - correct answer ✔✔ 29
Along with Langston Hughes what other author specifically inspired Revelations? - correct
answer ✔✔ James Baldwin
Revelations is an ode to the... - correct answer ✔✔ resilience of the human spirit
Free flow is the predominant movement found in the opening sequence of Revelations (opening
of the video through 4:11) - correct answer ✔✔ false
Which aspect of Flow is MOST evident at the beginning of the section called Wade in the
Water? - correct answer ✔✔ free
All movements must be considered as an embodiment of cultural knowledge. - correct answer
✔✔ true
Movement on stage can embody specific cultural ideas about: - correct answer ✔✔ all of the
above:
society
cosmos
nature
Movement Knowledge is intertwined with other kinds of ____________ knowledge. - correct
answer ✔✔ cultural
The word ballet comes from the word ballare, which in Latin translates to what? - correct
answer ✔✔ dance
, Performers of Court Ballets were: - correct answer ✔✔ not professionally trained dancers but
courtiers and nobles
The rise of Court Ballet coincided with which of the following: - correct answer ✔✔ the birth of
Opera in Italy
What is the oldest ballet company in the world? - correct answer ✔✔ Paris Opera Ballet
_____________ had a major impact on performance including the development of Romantic
ballet. - correct answer ✔✔ industrial revolution
Which statement is NOT true of Ballet in the 19th Century? - correct answer ✔✔ It is closely
related to the social dances of the time
Which description refers to Romantic Ballet? - correct answer ✔✔ The plots of many ballets
were dominated by spirit women—sylphs, willis, and ghosts, who enslaved the hearts and
senses of mortal men and made it impossible for them to live happily in the real world.
Which is not true of Classical Ballet? - correct answer ✔✔ It is closely related to the social
dances of the time
During the development of Classical Ballet in Russia, the Pointe Shoe transforms the technique
and solidifies focus to be on the ballerina. - correct answer ✔✔ true
In Classical Ballet the focus is on emotive artistry is the focus, not technical precision. - correct
answer ✔✔ false
