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 (B)</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 (A)</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 (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the basis of all locomotor movements?

<p>Step (B)</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. (B)</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 (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Jump (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Pivoting (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Collapse (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

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

<p>Contraction (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Recover (D)</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 (A)</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 (B)</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 (A)</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 (A)</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 (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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