Modern Dance

Final Exam

Isadora Duncan

Late 19th, early 20th century modern dancer/choreographer

Loie Fuller

Late 19th, early 20th century modern dancer/choreographer

Ruth St. Denis

Late 19th, early 20th century modern dancer/choreographer

Matha Graham

Early modern dancer/choreographer

Doria humphrey

The art of making dances

Merce Cunningham

One of the first innovators that veered from modern dance traditions

Anna halprin

One of the first innovators that veered from modern dance traditions

True or False: Anna Halprin was one of the most influential early modern choreographers in the late 19th century

False

True or false: John Cage was an innovative composer who collaborated with Merce Cunningham.

True

John Cage

Composer who collaborated with cunningham

Robert Dunn

Composition classes that did not focus on good and bad but teh methods and materials

Judson memorial church

Judson dance theater 1962

Neutral standing position

Standing tall with feet parallel and hip-width apart with spine in neutral alignment

First position rotated

heels together, toes turned out creating a “V” shape

Second position rotated

feet wide apart and turned out

Narrow parallel position

feet hip-width apart, parallel to each other

Wide parallel position

feet wider than hip-width apart, parallel to each other

inversion

moving upside down in space while weight bearing with arms, hands, shoulders and head

Cervical Spine

vertebrae of the neck

How many cervical vertebrae are there?

7

Thoracic Spine

Chest area of the spine

How many thoracic vertebrae are there

12

Lumbar spine

lower back area of the spine

How many lumbar vertebrae are there?

5

Coccyx

Tailbone

What is the Coccyx made up of?

three-four fused vertebrae

Actabulum

the hip/thigh socket where the femur articulates with the pelvis

Greater trochanter

bone located laterally at the junction of the shaft and neck of the femur

Head of femur

ball-shaped top of the femur that fits into the acetabulum forming the hip joint

Pelvis

A bony structure comprising the sacrum and the left and right hip bones

Sacrum

the wedge-shaped posterior part of teh pelvis located between pelvic bone

Hip joint

a ball and joint formed by the head of the femur and acetabulum

Heel-sitz bones

the energetic connection between the heel and ischial tuberosity

Sitz bones

ischial tuberosity, contact point with the ground when sitting

Femur

thigh bone, longest and strongest bone in the body

Quadriceps

Four muscles on the front of the thigh responsible for extending the knew

Hamstrings

muscles on the back of the thigh responsible for knee flexion and hip extension

Thoracic Curve

natural rounding of the upper back

Lumbar curve

natural rounding of the lower back

upper back arch

lifting and extending the upper back and head upward and backwards

upper back curve

rounding of upper back focusing on thoracic mobility

What does “B” stand for in BASTE

Body

Examples of “B” in BASTE

shape and parts

Example of body shape

curves and angles

Example of body parts

arms, legs, hands, fingers, head, toes

What does the “A” in BASTE stand for

action

Example of the “A” in BASTE

locomotor and non-locomotor movements and leading and following

What does “S” is BASTE mean

space

Example of “S” in BASTE

levels, direction, pathways, spatial planes, range of action and focus

What does the “T” in BASTE mean

time

Example of “T” in BASTE

tempo, music or no music and rhythm

what is the “E” in BASTE

energy

Examples of the “E” in BASTE

strong, light, sharp, smooth, free, bound, expansive, adn contraction

Choreography

describes a dance sequence in which the movements in teh sequence were arranged by a person

Levels

the height of the dancer in relation to the floor

locomotor movement

movement that travels by the transfer of weight from foot to foot

non-locomotor

movement that is anchored to one spot only

personal space

“space bubble” that includes all levels, planes, and direction

phrase

a brief sequence of related movements that has a sense of rhythmic completion

warm-up

movements designed to raise the core body temp and bring mind into focus

Weighted/grounded pelvis

stability and connection to the floor through the pelvis

intentional focus

directing attention to a specific body part

Traveling

movement through space emphasizing weight shifts and momentum

body initiation and awareness

leading movement with a specific body part

Range of motion

the extent of movement possible at the joint

movement intention

purposeful and expressive execution of movement

who choreographed revelations?

Alvin Ailey

Who choreographed Esplande?

Paul Taylor

Who choreographed Gauntlet?

Streb

Who choreographed Movin Out?

Twyla tharp

Who choreographed L’Allegro?

Mark morris

The spine is made up of these three vertebrae classifications

Thoracic Lumbar Cervical

true or false: Twyla Tharp wrote: "When I walk into [the studio] I am alone, but I am alone with my body, ambition, ideas, passions, needs, memories, goals, prejudices, distractions, fears."

true