Festival Dance Traditions Quiz
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Which movement involves shortening, narrowing, and tightening of a muscle?

  • Release (correct)
  • Rotation
  • Pivot
  • Flexion
  • What is the opposite movement of flexion?

  • Recover
  • Extension (correct)
  • Contraction
  • Collapse
  • Which movement involves moving a body segment to complete a circle with its motion?

  • Twist
  • Collapse
  • Pivot (correct)
  • Release
  • Which basic folk dance step involves stepping forward with the right foot followed by the left foot?

    <p>Walk</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In the basic 2/4 time folk dance, which step involves crossing the right foot over the left foot?

    <p>Cross Change Step</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a festival dance?

    <p>A dance performed in honor of a Patron Saint or in thanksgiving of a bountiful harvest</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the basis of all locomotor movements?

    <p>Step</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How is a walk different from a run?

    <p>In a walk, one foot supports the weight and transfers it to the other while both feet are on the ground momentarily.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why are festival dances classified into religious and secular categories?

    <p>To honor specific religious icons or saints</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which locomotor movement involves having both feet lose contact with the ground?

    <p>Jump</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the opposite of rotation in terms of body movements?

    <p>Pivoting</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which movement involves deliberately reducing the exertion of energy in a body segment?

    <p>Collapse</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In basic folk dance steps, which movement involves crossing one foot over the other?

    <p>Cross Step</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of movement is performed when a muscle narrows, tightens, and shortens?

    <p>Contraction</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which movement in non-locomotor movements involves regaining energy exerted in a body segment?

    <p>Recover</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What defines a walk in basic dance movement?

    <p>A series of steps executed by both feet alternately in any direction</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In festival dances, what is the primary purpose of religious festivals?

    <p>In honor of certain religious icons or saints</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What distinguishes a run from a walk in terms of locomotor movements?

    <p>Only one foot stays on the ground in a run</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How can a jump be described within the context of basic dance movements?

    <p>Series of steps where both feet are off the ground simultaneously</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why do communities perform festival dances in honor of a Patron Saint or as thanksgiving for harvest?

    <p>To share their culture through dance</p> Signup and view all the answers

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