Dance Styles

What Dance terminology would you associate with Ballet?

• shuffle and stomp

• arabesque and pirouette

• ball change and swish split

• split jump and high kick

A dancer's turn out is....

• Their knees
• Their arm placement
• Their head placement
• The rotation of their hips

Port de Bras is...

• The carriage of the arms
• The positions of the feet
• The rotation from the hip 
• To stretch the foot

There are ____ basic positions in ballet.

• six
• two
• five
• four

Ballet comes from _______.

• France
• United States
• Eminence
• Kentucky

Distinguish which of the following is an accurate comparison of classical ballet and modern dance technique:

• upright body vs contracted spine
• ballet shoes vs bare feet
• classical music vs contemporary music
• all of the above

In our Contemporary Unit, which is not a major focus?

• Flexibility

• Conditioning

• Leaps & Turns

• Isolations

In what places is Contemporary most popular in?

• United States

• Africa

• Europe

• US & Europe

What Dance is this ?

• Dabb
• WHip
• Nae Nae
• Quan

Dance is ?

• Moving the body 
• Rhythm 
• Masterful movement in a rhythmically coordinated and expressive way
• Quickly changing directions