Dance Practice Exam questions n
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Appropriate alignment in demi-plié position requires a dancer to ensure that the knees remain
A. in front of the toes.
B. directly above the tarsus.
C. to the inside of the heels.
D. directly above the toes. - correct answer ✔✔ D. directly above the toes
Which of the following is a characteristic of salsa dancing?
A. It has dancers move around the floor in a counterclockwise direction.
B. It is danced in ¾ time.
C. It is danced to a quick, quick, slow rhythm.
D. It is intended to represent a bullfight. - correct answer ✔✔ C. It is danced to a quick, quick,
slow rhythm.
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_______.
A. abstraction of movement.
B. refinement of technical skills.
C. intensification of effort.
D. development of syncopation. - correct answer ✔✔ A. 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?
A. Direction
B. Pathway
C. Level
D. Dimension - correct answer ✔✔ C. Level
Which of the following is true about a basic sissonne in ballet?
A. It is a jump in which the dancer takes off from both feet and splits the legs in the air before
landing.
B. It is a circular movement of the leg that can be done either on the ground or in the air.
C. It is a position in which the dancer is supported on one leg with the nonsupporting leg
extended behind.
D. It is a jump in which the dancer throws one leg into the air, pushes from the floor with the
other leg, and lands on the first leg - correct answer ✔✔ A. It is a jump in which the dancer
takes off from both feet and splits the legs in the air before landing.
In a beginning ballet class, an instructor teaches three ballet movements at the barre—tendu,
dégagé, and grand battement—as a progression. In all three movements, which of the following
must be true for the nonsupporting (working) leg?
A. The foot brushes against the floor.
B. The hip is raised.
C. The leg is bent.
D. The foot remains on the floor. - correct answer ✔✔ A. The foot brushes against the floor.
Which of the following best describes a contraction as it is practiced in the Martha Graham
technique in modern dance?
A. Extending the upper body and head up and back
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Appropriate alignment in demi-plié position requires a dancer to ensure that the knees remain
A. in front of the toes.
B. directly above the tarsus.
C. to the inside of the heels.
D. directly above the toes. - correct answer ✔✔ D. directly above the toes
Which of the following is a characteristic of salsa dancing?
A. It has dancers move around the floor in a counterclockwise direction.
B. It is danced in ¾ time.
C. It is danced to a quick, quick, slow rhythm.
D. It is intended to represent a bullfight. - correct answer ✔✔ C. It is danced to a quick, quick,
slow rhythm.
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_______.
A. abstraction of movement.
B. refinement of technical skills.
C. intensification of effort.
D. development of syncopation. - correct answer ✔✔ A. 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?
A. Direction
B. Pathway
C. Level
D. Dimension - correct answer ✔✔ C. Level
Which of the following is true about a basic sissonne in ballet?
A. It is a jump in which the dancer takes off from both feet and splits the legs in the air before
landing.
B. It is a circular movement of the leg that can be done either on the ground or in the air.
C. It is a position in which the dancer is supported on one leg with the nonsupporting leg
extended behind.
D. It is a jump in which the dancer throws one leg into the air, pushes from the floor with the
other leg, and lands on the first leg - correct answer ✔✔ A. It is a jump in which the dancer
takes off from both feet and splits the legs in the air before landing.
In a beginning ballet class, an instructor teaches three ballet movements at the barre—tendu,
dégagé, and grand battement—as a progression. In all three movements, which of the following
must be true for the nonsupporting (working) leg?
A. The foot brushes against the floor.
B. The hip is raised.
C. The leg is bent.
D. The foot remains on the floor. - correct answer ✔✔ A. The foot brushes against the floor.
Which of the following best describes a contraction as it is practiced in the Martha Graham
technique in modern dance?
A. Extending the upper body and head up and back
