Modern Dance History and Pioneers
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Who is known as the 'Mother of Modern Dance'?

  • Loie Fuller
  • Isadora Duncan (correct)
  • Ruth St. Denis
  • Ted Shawn

Which pioneer of modern dance is associated with introducing eastern ideas into the art?

  • Loie Fuller
  • Ruth St. Denis (correct)
  • Isadora Duncan
  • Martha Graham

Who developed a form of natural movement and improvisation techniques used with revolutionary lighting equipment and translucent silk costumes?

  • Loie Fuller (correct)
  • Isadora Duncan
  • Ted Shawn
  • Ruth St. Denis

Which pioneer of modern dance is known as the 'Mother of Contemporary Dance'?

<p>Martha Graham (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who is most famous for stating that ballet was 'ugly and against nature'?

<p>Isadora Duncan (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who was one of the first notable male pioneers of American modern dance?

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

In which type of dance is the most important element to typically depict a story or emotion?

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

What does alignment in dance refer to?

<p>The placement of bones for physiological effectiveness (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which dance move involves a full turn on one leg and may include the other leg being bent?

<p>Pirouette (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a characteristic unique to hip-hop dance battles?

<p>Encouragement from bystanders (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of dance is a hybrid of ballet and modern dance?

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

What is the word 'lunge' primarily associated with in the context of dance?

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

What does an abstract dance primarily focus on?

<p>Pure movement and its components (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

'Mirroring' in the context of dance refers to:

<p>'A bodily activity for two, in which one person moves and the other follows as if he/she was a mirror' (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

'Beat' in the choreographic and musical language is primarily used to measure:

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

'Contraction' in dance primarily refers to the forward curving of:

<p>'The spine' (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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