Dance experience - final exam
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Do you have to be a dancer to appreciate its value and meaning - correct answer ✔✔ No
"subcultures" of dance - correct answer ✔✔ Dance as performance, dance as entertainment,
dance as self-expression, and dance as relaxation
modern dance and ballet are considered to be - correct answer ✔✔ concert dance
the 5 stages of looking at cross-cultural dance are: - correct answer ✔✔ observation,
description, explanation, interpretation, and evaluation
How can dance be a way to educate and combat this intolerance and hate? - correct answer
✔✔ Using dance, you are able to not only communicate using your body movement, but also
learn from and appreciate the differences of others cultures through dance. You can combat
hate by teaching kids from a young age to learn and educate themselves about other cultures,
and a way to do that is through dance.
Blank and blank were two very famous African American trained dancers/anthropologists who
came to prominence in the wake of the Harlem Renaissance. They were instrumental in
researching Afro Caribbean dance and bringing an embodied knowledge of the cultural meaning
of the African American dance experience. - correct answer ✔✔ Katherine Dunham and Pearl
Primus
Dance can be considered a "nutrient" for some as it feeds their soul. - correct answer ✔✔ TRUE
,What is the FIRST thing we can imagine each individual experienced as movement? - correct
answer ✔✔ swishing around in mother's womb
For more than 100 years, this country has been a major center for classical ballet producing
such great dancers and choreographers as Mikhail Baryshnikov and George Balanchine. (name
the country) - correct answer ✔✔ Russia
The language spoken during a ballet class is uniform throughout the world. - correct answer
✔✔ TRUE
What is a communication form (using the body in dance) that is in our bones, stronger than the
content of words or meaning of words. - correct answer ✔✔ Gesture
While Bhangra is now a celebration for everyone, who did it used to be danced by exclusively? -
correct answer ✔✔ Men
Bhangra is a folk dance in India danced by who to celebrate the what - correct answer ✔✔
farmers and the harvest
West Africa is at the crossroads of competing faiths. The Yoruba people dance for and some
with their what? - correct answer ✔✔ Gods
Dance in Christian worship has been very controversial. - correct answer ✔✔ TRUE
The (BLANK) dance where dancers intertwine ribbons attached to a tall pole is a remnant of a
pagan fertility rite. - correct answer ✔✔ maypole
When religious dances leave the church and continue to preserve one's heritage and traditions
they become (BLANK) dances. - correct answer ✔✔ Folk
, In the Yoruba tradition the physical is there to serve the spiritual. - correct answer ✔✔ TRUE
The Egungun dancers of Nigeria's Yoruba people wear masks to represent their (BLANK) -
correct answer ✔✔ Ancestors
Osun is the protector of children. In the dance for Osun, what color do the dancers wear AND
describe the qualities in their movements. - correct answer ✔✔ They wear white and their
movements are slow and graceful
Virgin girls are used in the serpent (or snake) dance in the Hindu religion of India. This dance is
meant to - correct answer ✔✔ ward off evil
Religious dance forms can become a performance art as in Bharatanatyam and Khatakali. Which
form is danced only by men and which is danced only by women - correct answer ✔✔
Bharatanatyam- women
Khatakali- men
Athletes don't mind if something looks difficult while dancers seek to make the difficult look
(BLANK) - correct answer ✔✔ effortless
What steps must one go through in order to become a member of the Riverdance cast and what
are some of the obstacles? - correct answer ✔✔ To become a member of the Riverdance cast
you must have had Irish dance experience in the form of competing at a Feis. All the current
members grew up competing at these competitions. The members must also have a passion
and love for the culture and dance form. The members must overcome some obstacles such as
adapting to new stages, new floors, and new cities almost every week. As well as the leg
problems and tears that come along with dancing every day. Before Riverdance, these dancers
were not given any professional opportunities to further their love for the dance. This was
another obstacle they had to overcome prior to Riverdance.
questions n answers rated A+
Do you have to be a dancer to appreciate its value and meaning - correct answer ✔✔ No
"subcultures" of dance - correct answer ✔✔ Dance as performance, dance as entertainment,
dance as self-expression, and dance as relaxation
modern dance and ballet are considered to be - correct answer ✔✔ concert dance
the 5 stages of looking at cross-cultural dance are: - correct answer ✔✔ observation,
description, explanation, interpretation, and evaluation
How can dance be a way to educate and combat this intolerance and hate? - correct answer
✔✔ Using dance, you are able to not only communicate using your body movement, but also
learn from and appreciate the differences of others cultures through dance. You can combat
hate by teaching kids from a young age to learn and educate themselves about other cultures,
and a way to do that is through dance.
Blank and blank were two very famous African American trained dancers/anthropologists who
came to prominence in the wake of the Harlem Renaissance. They were instrumental in
researching Afro Caribbean dance and bringing an embodied knowledge of the cultural meaning
of the African American dance experience. - correct answer ✔✔ Katherine Dunham and Pearl
Primus
Dance can be considered a "nutrient" for some as it feeds their soul. - correct answer ✔✔ TRUE
,What is the FIRST thing we can imagine each individual experienced as movement? - correct
answer ✔✔ swishing around in mother's womb
For more than 100 years, this country has been a major center for classical ballet producing
such great dancers and choreographers as Mikhail Baryshnikov and George Balanchine. (name
the country) - correct answer ✔✔ Russia
The language spoken during a ballet class is uniform throughout the world. - correct answer
✔✔ TRUE
What is a communication form (using the body in dance) that is in our bones, stronger than the
content of words or meaning of words. - correct answer ✔✔ Gesture
While Bhangra is now a celebration for everyone, who did it used to be danced by exclusively? -
correct answer ✔✔ Men
Bhangra is a folk dance in India danced by who to celebrate the what - correct answer ✔✔
farmers and the harvest
West Africa is at the crossroads of competing faiths. The Yoruba people dance for and some
with their what? - correct answer ✔✔ Gods
Dance in Christian worship has been very controversial. - correct answer ✔✔ TRUE
The (BLANK) dance where dancers intertwine ribbons attached to a tall pole is a remnant of a
pagan fertility rite. - correct answer ✔✔ maypole
When religious dances leave the church and continue to preserve one's heritage and traditions
they become (BLANK) dances. - correct answer ✔✔ Folk
, In the Yoruba tradition the physical is there to serve the spiritual. - correct answer ✔✔ TRUE
The Egungun dancers of Nigeria's Yoruba people wear masks to represent their (BLANK) -
correct answer ✔✔ Ancestors
Osun is the protector of children. In the dance for Osun, what color do the dancers wear AND
describe the qualities in their movements. - correct answer ✔✔ They wear white and their
movements are slow and graceful
Virgin girls are used in the serpent (or snake) dance in the Hindu religion of India. This dance is
meant to - correct answer ✔✔ ward off evil
Religious dance forms can become a performance art as in Bharatanatyam and Khatakali. Which
form is danced only by men and which is danced only by women - correct answer ✔✔
Bharatanatyam- women
Khatakali- men
Athletes don't mind if something looks difficult while dancers seek to make the difficult look
(BLANK) - correct answer ✔✔ effortless
What steps must one go through in order to become a member of the Riverdance cast and what
are some of the obstacles? - correct answer ✔✔ To become a member of the Riverdance cast
you must have had Irish dance experience in the form of competing at a Feis. All the current
members grew up competing at these competitions. The members must also have a passion
and love for the culture and dance form. The members must overcome some obstacles such as
adapting to new stages, new floors, and new cities almost every week. As well as the leg
problems and tears that come along with dancing every day. Before Riverdance, these dancers
were not given any professional opportunities to further their love for the dance. This was
another obstacle they had to overcome prior to Riverdance.
