
Modern Dance - History & Vocab
Authored by Jenna Lawson
Performing Arts
9th - 12th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 10 pts
What is Modern dance?
a rejection of hip hop
a rejection of ballet
a rejection of tap dance
a rejection of line dance
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 10 pts
How many rules are there in Modern dance?
11
25
There are NO RULES3
36
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 10 pts
Modern dance choreography tells a story
True
False
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 10 pts
When did Modern dance develop?
1970s
early 2000s
late 1800s/early 1900s
1990s
5.
MATCH QUESTION
1 min • 15 pts
Twyla Tharp
contract and release
Isadora Duncan
inspired by gospels, spirituals, and blues
Katherine Dunham
created "dance anthropology"
Martha Graham
uses jazz/tap/ballet to create their style
Alvin Ailey
"Mother of Modern Dance"
6.
MATCH QUESTION
1 min • 15 pts
modern dance
rhythm
core
release
letting go of tension or energy
contraction
muscular tension
a highly individualized artistic expression of dance
steady, basic, continuous pulse
center of gravity
7.
MATCH QUESTION
1 min • 15 pts
parallel
to regain posture from a fall
improvisation
the act of falling by force of gravity
leap
knees and feet facing forward
recovery
movement of elevation pushing off from one foot and landing on another
fall
tapping the subconscious allowing for creativity
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