Dance Performance Analysis

The dresses in 'Paint it Black' reflect the changing fashion/attitudes of which decade?

• 1950s

• 1960s

• 1970s

• 1980s

The identical dressing of women in 'Paint it Black' suggests a unified pack against the lone man or their lack of ______.

• Identity

• Style

• Movement

• Emotion

What does Ruby's action of cradling a baby in her arms symbolize?

• Her desire for a traditional life

• Her love for children

• Her need for freedom

• Her connection to nature

Fill in the blank: Ruby's movements are connected to bohemia, such as the '____ motif'.

• Dance

• Flower

• Music

• Art

What does Ruby's action of running into the open arms of the men symbolize?

• Her fear

• Her desire for freedom

• Her love for dance

• Her connection to the past.

What does Lady Jane do after she is laying on her side facing the male in the second dance?

• She claps her hands

• She is lifted to a higher level

• She dances away

• She bows.

In the dance 'Paint It Black', what do the women do with their hands during the chorus?

• Clap

• Snap fingers

• Create a loop with their arms and cover their faces

• Wave

The women in the dance 'Paint It Black' are seen walking in a horizontal pathway towards which direction?

• Stage right

• Stage left

• Center stage

• Upstage

In the dance 'Paint It Black', the women repeat their movements to the same lyrics each time during which part of the song?

• A) Intro

• B) Verse

• C) Chorus

• D) Bridge

What does the male protagonist sing when he kneels before Lady Jane?

• 'Your servant am I'

• 'Oh my Sweet Marie'

• 'I love you'

• 'Goodbye'