Laban & Fundamentals Study Guide

What do the following questions provide in a text?

Who, when, where, why, for what reason, & how?

• Given Circumstances

• Emotional Recall

• Illusion of the First Time

• The Magic If

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Given the following list, choose the correct effort:

Heavy, Indirect, Quick & Bound

• Slash

• Wring

• Float

• Press

Choose the correct label for the following qualities: Bound & Free

• Space

• Energy & Flow

• Time

• Weight

Label this beat:

A character is completely happy with her friends until her ex-boyfriend enters the room, and her demeanor and behavior towards those friends suddenly change to violent and angry.

• Topical

• Typical

• Topical

• Physical

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

What are the two qualities of Time?

• Light

• Free

• Sustained

• Bound

• Quick

Choose the correct label for the following action:

A toddler is playing. Mom says he has to stop. He responds by randomly slinging a toy behind his head in no particular direction.

• Press

• Punch

• Wring

• Slash

What are the four qualities of a Punch?

• Free

• Quick

• Direct

• Heavy

• Bound

A character who is standing on a pile of trash and compacting it angrily is mostly experiencing a:

• Punch

• Flick

• Wring

• Press

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

Which of the following fits in a Dab?

• Bound

• Sustained

• Heavy

• Direct

Which type of movement demonstrates a Glide?

• Jackson Pollock-random painting a canvas.

• Typing on a keyboard.

• Someone reaching up high to change a light bulb.

• Someone jumping up and down on a tin roof.