DANCE TEST Study Guide
Elements of Dance
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Body- What is moving?
Energy- How are you moving?
Space- Where are you moving?
Time- When/How fast or slow are you moving?
Styles of Dance
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Ballet: highly technical form of dance; French terminology; tutus
Jazz: along with jazz music, originated from vernacular dances of Africans when they
were brought to the Americas on slave ships
Ballroom: set of partner dances for competition and socialization; strict rules; fancy
costumes
Modern: rejected the strict rules of ballet
Tap: uses special shoes with metal on the bottom
Hip Hop: street dance, African influence
Broadway: includes singing, acting, and dancing; in New York City
Cultural: dance that shows the culture of a certain area; from a certain people
Improvisation: to create quickly; not planned ahead of time
Creative Movement: exploration of movement
Choreography: to create a dance; put movement together
Why people dance
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Emotional Expression: showing how you feel through movement
Social: dancing for fun with others
Religious/Ritual/Spiritual: dancing to become more connected with God or gods
Exercise: to burn energy or lose weight
Performance/Competition: to show off skill for an audience
Storytelling: tell a story or history through movement
Dance Around the World
(You will research using the displays to answer each question)
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Africa
China
India
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Hawaii
Mexico
Japan
History of Dance
-first known dance- spiritual reasons- 600 BC
-dance banned- religious reasons, created sin, touching in public was not permitted
-19th century modern dance began as a rebellion to strict rules of ballet
-traditional African dance influences jazz, tap, and hip hop in the USA
The Test- 100 points (each question is worth 2 points)
-Multiple Choice- 20 questions
-True/False- 10 questions
-Video- 10 questions- I will show dance videos and you must identify the style and the
elements
-Venn Diagram- compare 2 styles of dance
-Research using displays- 6 questions
-Bonus Questions- 10 questions