quiz 3 Flashcards
(91 cards)
1
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pile
A
to bend
2
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demi pile
A
- legs rotated out from the hips
- bending the knees over the
toes - heels remain on the floor in every position
3
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grand pile
A
- full bending of the knees
- legs are turned out from the hips
- ## heels come off the floor in 1st, 3rd, 4th, and 5th
4
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grand pile for 4 positions heels come off the floor
A
1st, 3rd, 4th, and 5th
5
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grand pile 2 positions where heels stay down
A
2nd open 4th
6
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pass through demi pile as
A
descend and ascend
7
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battement tendu
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– to stretch
The foot slides away from the supporting
leg through the metatarsal, the ball to the toes along the floor as the
ankle and toes fully extend
returns by reversing this action^
8
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en croix
A
– in the shape of a cross.
-The working foot devant, 2nd,
derriere, 2nd returning to place.
9
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battement dégagés
A
disengaged. Done twice the speed of tendu and
the working foot rises about 4 inches from the floor
10
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devant
A
to the front
11
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derrier
A
to the back
12
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a la seconde
A
to the side
13
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a terre
A
on the floor
14
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en l’air
A
in the air, off the floor
15
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en fondu
A
demi pile on one leg
to melt
16
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rond de jambe
A
– round of the leg
- a continuous circular movement of the working leg.
A terre or en l’air
17
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retire
A
to withdraw
- Withdrawing the working leg from the floor, until
it touches the knee of the supporting leg in front, behind or to the side
of the knee
18
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en dedant
A
close the door
19
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en dehors
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open the door
20
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developpe
A
a sustained unfolding of the working leg devant, a la
seconde or derriere. The working leg is drawn up to retire and
extended in an open position.
21
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grand battement
A
a large beating action of the working leg. The working leg is raised from the hip into the air and brought down again
(devant, derriere, a la seconde).
22
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releve
A
spring onto the balls of the feet; half toe, demi pointe
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rise
A
rising action, heels release from the floor, knees are straight but not locked
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demi pointe
A
balls of the feet, half toe
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metatarsal
arch in the foot
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achilles tendon
– tendon attaching the soleus to the back of the heel
and ankle.
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soleus
calf muscle
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shin
– up the front to the lower leg
29
shin splints
aggravated by jumping
and running.
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patella
knee cap
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quadriceps femoris
– larger muscle at the front of the upper leg; thigh
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hamstrings
– muscle at the back of the upper leg; attached to the
gluteals
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gluteals
– gluteus maximus; behind, bottom, butt.
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sit bones
– ischial tuberosity.
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sartorius
across the front of the thigh; used for turn- out.
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abdominals
rectus abdominus, external obliques, internal obliques,
transverse abdominus.
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sternum
breast bone
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pectoralis major
major muscles across the chest.
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latissimus dorsi
located across the ribs on the back; under the arm
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scapula
shoulder blade
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trapezius
– holds the arms in second position (between the shoulder
and the neck).
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cervical spine
the neck
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thoracic spine
the middle of the back
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lumbar spine
lower back
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vertebra
– series of small bones that form the spine
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doris humphrey joined
denishawn dance school and company
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ruth and ted gave doris
position as leading soloist
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established the humphrey -weidman school and company with
charles weidman
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humphrey-weidman technique follows ideas around
fall and recovery
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fall and recovery
give into gravity, rebound from it
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humphrey wanted every move to have
a reason behind it
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primary theme in humphrey choreo
conflict and resolution , and the tension between balance and imbalance
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humphrey believed dance did not require
assistance of music or any other art form
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humphrey pieces performed
silently and with only dancers breaths
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humphrey-weidman company first to develop
full evenng long productions
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humphrey played big role in the ..
Juilliard school's dance department
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humprheys book called
the art of making dances
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water study
prinicplees of fall and recovery, performed in silence, breath was like an analogy to waves
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life of the bee
explores conflict that arises within a bee hive when a new queen is chosen
theme of conflict and resolution
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drama of motion
chose to leave the meaning of this work to interpretation
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new dance trilogy pieces
theatre peice
with my red fires
new dance
linked themes of human relationships and competition with classes of society
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theatre piece
choreographed with weidman
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with my red fires
rectify the rejection of romance within
modern life and art, while also exploring themes of matriarchal prejudice and tribal
vengeance
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new dance
human unity
showed the dancers as a brotherhood of man within
which every individual had a place and tension was replaced by balance and
harmony
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inquest
before retiring
intended as a
form of social protest and commentary on
the turbulent times in which it was made
(during WWII)
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doris humphrey explored with
large groups of dancers and full productions
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merce danced in
martha graham company
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cunningham technique
emphasiezed clarity of form, coordination of torso and legwork, spatial awareness and virtuosity and rhythmic accuracy
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cunningham movements described as
sporadic and unpredictable
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choreo by chance
determining sequence, loaction, dancers based on flipping a coin, dice, etc
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cunningham dances rarely had
plot, focus, structure and viewed from any angle
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cunningham worked with
john cage, andy warhol
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root of an unfocus
focuusing on idea of time and its interactions with dance and music
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sixteen dances for soloist and company of three
randomly ordered dances
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suite by chance
first dance perfromed to an eleectronic musical score
uses movement chart to order movements baseed on random outcome
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inlets
randomness by assigning the ordeer of the 64 movements usd to chance
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beach birds
move like a flock of birds , seperate and come back together
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ocean
circular and audience around them, dance can be seen from all angles
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biped
choreo with lifeforms software
most sensational dance choreographed in 1990s
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ailey took over
lester horton company and became artisitc director
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alvin ailey ameerican dance theatre is
dedicateed to enriching america modeern dance heritgae and preserving uniqueness of afri american culture
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ailey reecruiteed dancers
based more on spirit and passion than technique
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ailey technique
fluid, athletic style of movement with signature use of upper body positions
balletic lower body, modern upper body
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ailey wanted to erase...
idea of colour
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blues suite
explored southern roots, pedistrain themes
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revelations
most famous and signature work
looks at struggles of african ameercian for equal rights
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masekela language
music about speaking out against racial segregation in africa
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cry
bday gift for his motheer
about slavery to liberaton of african americans
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memoria
dedicated to a close friend ,
conveyed joy, beauty, creativity, and wild spirit
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ailey helped ...
pave way for racial intergration in the arts
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