Dance test questions & answers
graded A+
What are the four "raw materials of dance" as expressed in Laban's effort/shape theory? -
correct answer ✔✔ body, time, space, effort
What characteristics of dance make it more difficult to study and reconstruct that other arts? -
correct answer ✔✔ too related to music to stand as its own art form, and difficult to preserve
choreography because dances have been lost or orally passed, inexact methods,
What are the four categories of religious dance, based on purpose? - correct answer ✔✔
imitation, medicine, commemorative, spiritual connection
what was the basis for objections to dancing among Christian leaders of the early middle ages? -
correct answer ✔✔ men and women dancing together is not like people of god, dance for devil
and witch meetings/satanic, dancing associated with love and free emotion ran counter to idea
of control of bodily lusts and at this time there was a movement to deny bodily desires and live
a pure life,
What is the connection between the modern dance movement and religious dance? - correct
answer ✔✔ new immigrants whose cultures promote dance in worship came to america and as
a result it became the american modern dance movement, with choreographers looking to
return spirituality to dance
What are the different types of social dance, and describe each? - correct answer ✔✔ courship-
couple dance, love, sensual
work-immitate movement of men and women in daily work
war-displays of group or individual sreength and agility
communal-cooperatn valued above competetiveness
graded A+
What are the four "raw materials of dance" as expressed in Laban's effort/shape theory? -
correct answer ✔✔ body, time, space, effort
What characteristics of dance make it more difficult to study and reconstruct that other arts? -
correct answer ✔✔ too related to music to stand as its own art form, and difficult to preserve
choreography because dances have been lost or orally passed, inexact methods,
What are the four categories of religious dance, based on purpose? - correct answer ✔✔
imitation, medicine, commemorative, spiritual connection
what was the basis for objections to dancing among Christian leaders of the early middle ages? -
correct answer ✔✔ men and women dancing together is not like people of god, dance for devil
and witch meetings/satanic, dancing associated with love and free emotion ran counter to idea
of control of bodily lusts and at this time there was a movement to deny bodily desires and live
a pure life,
What is the connection between the modern dance movement and religious dance? - correct
answer ✔✔ new immigrants whose cultures promote dance in worship came to america and as
a result it became the american modern dance movement, with choreographers looking to
return spirituality to dance
What are the different types of social dance, and describe each? - correct answer ✔✔ courship-
couple dance, love, sensual
work-immitate movement of men and women in daily work
war-displays of group or individual sreength and agility
communal-cooperatn valued above competetiveness
