CMA CMA Bartenieff Fundamentals & Developmental Movement 1

Question 1

Bartenieff Fundamentals (BF) were developed primarily to:

Accepted Answer

Facilitate efficient, expressive, and healthy movement by integrating body connectivity

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Create a dance notation system

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Prescribe exercises for athletic performance

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Standardize theatrical movement vocabulary

Question 2

The principle of 'breath support' in Bartenieff Fundamentals refers to:

Accepted Answer

The use of the breath cycle to initiate and support movement

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Holding the breath during exertion

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Breathing only through the nose

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Counting breaths per minute

Question 3

Which of the following is one of the six basic Bartenieff Fundamental exercises?

Accepted Answer

Thigh lift

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Plié

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Forward roll

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Arabesque

Question 4

'Core-distal' connectivity in Bartenieff Fundamentals describes:

Accepted Answer

Simultaneous activation linking the body's core to its extremities

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The connection between feet and hands only

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The use of only the core muscles without limb involvement

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Isolating the distal limbs from the trunk

Question 5

In Bartenieff Fundamentals, 'inner-outer' connectivity relates to:

Accepted Answer

The relationship between the body's deep intrinsic muscles and its outer surface or movement expression

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The breathing cycle in and out

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Movement going from the kinesphere inward

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Effort flow from bound to free

Question 6

Which developmental movement pattern involves the body folding and unfolding around a transverse axis?

Accepted Answer

Spinal

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Homologous

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Contralateral

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Homolateral