Humanities — Dance

"Classical" or formal dance is called a

Ballet ____ are called corpse de ballet

The visual elements supporting a dance work, including settings (set), lighting, the floor, and costumes are called

The principal difference between formal ballet and modern dance lies in the use of the

20th century modern ballet has dealt increasingly with what kinds of ideas?abstract

Absence of any narrative or abstract communication in a dance, the piece is called a(n)

Dance genre that began as a revolt against the stylized and tradition-bound elements of ballet in the 20th century.

What is the basic principle of modern dance?

World dance is specific to a particular country and centers around these topics important to single cultures

World dance typically centers around these topics:

What dance form has ceremonial functions, formal characteristics, and may never be performed in public; dances perform religious, moral, or an ethical purpose in society?

This dance form is performed to traditional music, prescribed movements, and traditional costumes. The dances are passed from one generation to another.

Where does jazz dance trace its origins to?

Jazz dance relies heavily on

This dance uses the sounds of special shoes striking the floor as a form of percussion; has roots in several ethnic percussive dances such as African tribal dances and Scottish, Irish, and English clog dances, hornpipes, and jigs.

What dance is stage entertainment that tells a story using a mixture of dialogue, songs, and dance routines and developed from vaudeville, revue, melodrama, and operetta?

In ballet, all movements evolve from this basic "open" position.

In dance, the human body acts as a

A sequence of steps and movements is called

This special kind of footgear for the female ballet dancer is called________ and the fundamental part of the female dancer's development.

The person who creates dances and plans these patterns using individual dancers' bodies as well as a combination of dancers in duets, trios, or the entire corps de ballet is called a(n)

A _______ is a short skirt worn by a female ballet dancer.

It is impossible to have dance without what element of music?

What kinds of patterns are formed when the action of a dancer's body has some relationship in time to every other movement?

Dance appeals to our senses through the compositional qualities of

the "acting out" of dramatic action without words is called

In dance, horizontal lines stimulate a sense of

The principal means of the expression of mood in dance is through

The lighting designer's primary goal for dance is

The choreography of Akram Khan bridges the techniques of Western Modern dance and the traditional dance form

Appalachian Spring, choreographed by modern dance pioneer, _______________________ , is a story about a pioneer frontier marriage.