Dance Flashcards
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What is the 'corps de ballet'?
Answer: The group of ensemble dancers in a ballet company
The corps de ballet is the ensemble of dancers who perform together as a group and form the backbone of a ballet company.
Tap dance relies primarily on which element to create its distinctive sound?
Answer: Metal taps on the shoes striking the floor
Tap dance creates rhythmic sounds through metal plates (taps) attached to the toe and heel of the dancer's shoes.
Which famous choreographer created the ballet 'The Rite of Spring'?
Answer: Vaslav Nijinsky
Vaslav Nijinsky choreographed 'The Rite of Spring' for the Ballets Russes in 1913 to Stravinsky's score.
What is 'improvisation' in the context of dance?
Answer: Spontaneous, unplanned movement created in the moment
Dance improvisation involves creating movement spontaneously in the moment without preset choreography.
What notation system is commonly used to document ballet choreography?
Answer: Labanotation
Labanotation, developed by Rudolf Laban, is a widely used system for recording dance movement through symbols.
The term 'jeté' in ballet refers to which type of movement?
Answer: A jump in which weight is thrown from one foot to the other
A jeté is a jump in which the dancer throws their weight from one foot to the other, traveling through the air.