Final Exam Written Part 2

Question 1

What year was Ted Shawn born

Answer 1

1891

Question 2

What does tendu mean

Answer 2

To stretch

Question 3

What time period did modern dance begin and why

Answer 3

Late 1800s early 1900s it was begun to rebel against ballet

Question 4

What dancer created the dance piece called bakawali nautch

Answer 4

Ruth Saint Denis

Question 5

What word goes with the definition to cut

Answer 5

Coupe

Question 6

List three things that was happening in the world during the birth of modern dance

Answer 6

Stock market crash World War I and the Great Depression

Question 7

What year did ruth Saint Denis and Ted shawns company start

Answer 7

1915

Question 8

What were Isadora Duncan’s dancers from her school called

Answer 8

The isadorabals

Question 9

What pioneer choreographed slow Mazurka

Answer 9

Isadora Duncan

Question 10

Ruth Saint Denis in touch on combined their talents and formed a company and school what was it called and what were the responsibilities of each person

Answer 10

I do not know at this current time will put a name to run later

Question 11

What was Loie fuller known for using in her dance pieces she created

Answer 11

Dance technology

Question 12

This was a variety show unconnected musical dancing comity and specialty acts

Answer 12

Ziegfeld follies

Question 13

This two ways the modern dance pioneers rebelled against ballet

Answer 13

By dancing with bare feet they had one dance one-story

Question 14

What year did Ted shawn establish his all-male company

Answer 14

1933

Question 15

Who are the three first-generation dancers to come out of ruth Saint Denis And ted shawns company and school

Answer 15

Martha Graham Charles Widaman and Doris Humphrey

Question 16

What year did the first African-American dance on Broadway

Answer 16

1921

Question 17

List the four modern dance pioneers of America

Answer 17

Ruth Saint Denis Ted Shawn Isadora Duncan and Loie fuller