Midterm 1

Question 1

What can you learn from modern dance

Answer 1

Movement
Kinaesthetic sense/awareness
How movement communicates 
Theroy to practical 
Social skills
Self awareness/self realization 
Creativity 
improve teaching and coaching skills

Question 2

Breif history of modern dance

Answer 2

Was created as a rebellion against the ridigity of classical ballet
Early 1920’s
Isadora Duncan
Greater freedom of expression

Question 3

Definition of modern dance

Answer 3

Modern dance is a danve fodm in which anything the body can do is acceptabke as long as it fits what you are trying to express

Question 4

Unique features & movement preferences of modern dance

Answer 4

Floor movement 
Improvised/interpreted movement 
Use of spine 
Parallel and turned out option 
Pointed and flexed feet

Question 5

Alignmet

Answer 5

How our spine and major joints are alinging in the movement

Question 6

Posture

Answer 6

position that your body is in when standing, sitting, laying down

Question 7

Why have good posture and alignment

Answer 7

Cardiovascular health- better blood flow
Contributes to good muscle and joint health
Appearance and well being
Movement efficiency- when your body doesnt have to work hard to hold itself up, other movements become much easier

Question 8

How to achieve good posture

Answer 8

It requires practice on a regular basis.
learn what correct posture feels like and try to maintain that new feeling, for a while the new posture should feel unfamiliar and different; seek this new feeling.

Question 9

What is the Laban Movement Analysis

Answer 9

System that analyzes movement.

His work developed at the same time the invention of modern dance was born.

Question 10

LMA: Body

Answer 10

Body refers to all the anatomical ways in which the body moves based on developmental progression, including initiation, sequencing, breath, support and phrasing.
Gestures: movement of individual body parts (arms, hands, spine, etc.)

Postures: whole body movement

Initiation: distal, central, lower body, upper body

Sequencing: organization of the body in a movement

Shapes: symmetrical/asymmetrical, curved, straight, twisted, angular.

Direct movements: clear, definable path.

Indirect movements: have a multidirectional or more roundabout path through space.

Relationships: parts to parts, individuals to groups, parts to objects, near/far, over/under, around/through, above/below, beside/between.

Balance: on balance/off balance

Question 11

Non-locomotion

Answer 11

Movement that happens on a stationary base, i.e., stays in one place in space (does not travel). Can happen on any body base.
Examples: Bend, twist, stretch, swing, push, pull, fall, melt, swat, turn, shake, sink, burst, float etc

Question 12

Space elements

Answer 12

Place
Spatial design 
Direction
Size
Level

Question 13

Locomotion: pedal, non-pedal

Answer 13

the transfer of the total body weight through space from point A to point B on any body base. Traveling through space may be pedal (on your feet) or non-pedal (using another base of support other than the feet) . Examples: 5 basic locomotor actions –, run, leap(one foot to another) , jump(two feet to two feet), hop (one foot to the same one foot) + combinations – gallop, slide, skip (sissonne-from two feet to one foot)(assemble- one foot to two feet)

Question 14

Dance Composition:

What it is/why do it

Answer 14

We compose dance to express thoughts, feelings, ideas and experiences (in the same way that artists draw pictures).
Composition is also used to reflect and respond to changes in the world
As well as to entertain and provoke thoughts

Question 15

Choreography

Answer 15

the design and organization of the shapes and actions of the body

Question 16

Dance composition: Creative process: the process

Answer 16

The exploration in which there is an attempt to create a unique solution to a complex problem.

1. Creating- Exploring different ideas
2. Evaluate- decide if you want to keep what you created
3. Revising

Question 17

Aesthetic principles of dance composition

Answer 17

Unity: dancing with unity means to have a theme throughout the dance. It can also refer to the idea that all of the components of the dance feel connected
Balance: an equal or logical treatment of rest and action in work. Balanced work means having intense moments then contrasting those with sedate moments
Variety: using many movements and shapes
Repetition: more cohesiveness and help the audience recognize important sections of the dance
Contrast: moments when a choreographer makes a movement stand out because it is different in some way from the rest of the dance or by juxtaposing 2 different movements against each other.

Question 18

Motif

Answer 18

movement idea. small section of movement that expresses a central idea or theme of the dance (words in a sentence)

Question 19

Movement phrase:

Answer 19

sentence. grouping of meaningful movements together (the sentence)

Question 20

Common pitfalls in choreographing

Answer 20

Time
Elements
Timing effects

Question 21

Creative process: what is it?

Answer 21

exploration often in the hope of

creating choreography

Question 22

Creating a dance

Answer 22

• Creation of a set, repeatable dance choreography
• Both a product and a process
• Structural arrangement or organization of the dance piece