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48 Cards in this Set
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Arch Down
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from standing the dancer arches the back and looks at the ceiling so that the spine ripples down into a hanging over position
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Battement Dégagé
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disengaged battement. the battement dégagé is similar to the battement tendu but is done at twice the speed and the working foot rises about four inches from the floor with a well-pointed toe, then slides back into the first or fifth position. battements dégagés strengthen the toes, develop the instep and improve the flexibility of the ankle joint.
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Battement Tendu
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stretched beat. "Tendu" for short. with a straight leg the dancer slides the working foot out until only the tips of the toes are touching the floor, then slides it back. This is an important exercise for learning how to articulate the joints of the foot, and develop stretch and strength in the feet as well. Balanchine considered it the most important exercise in ballet.
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Chassé
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a basic ballet step that is used in all styles. a chassé is a kind of gallop where one foot chases the other. it is a traveling step.
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Contraction
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to round a part of the spine as if pushing back against resistance
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Fan Kick
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this is a round about kick where the body stays aligned but the leg kicks high in a fan motion starting inward and around or vice versa
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Flat Back
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A creasing at the hip joint so that in a standing position the torso is suspended horizontally in space like the top of a table.
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Hitch Kick
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One leg kicks low (or one knee can lift) while the other one whips into a high kick.
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Isolation
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Moving one body part or parts, while keeping all other parts essentially still.
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Jazz Square
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A smooth four step movement, i.e. step forward on your right leg, cross over on your left, step back on the right and open out with your left. The torso and hips might add style to this movement.
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Kick
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Throwing the working leg in the air in a controlled manner, while the supporting leg and body stay properly aligned in the position of choice. Jazz equivalent of a grand battement in ballet.
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Layout
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A high extension of the working leg where the body leans back away from the kick until the torso is at least parallel to the floor and the arms extend backwards.
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Pas de bourrée
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in its basic form it is a linking movement consisting of three quick changes of weight
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Pencil Turn
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A spin on both feet where the body is straight and the body spins with ease.
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Pirouette en dehors
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an outside turn, where a dancer turns out/ away from the standing leg.
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Pirouette en dedans
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an inside turn, dancer turns in to or toward the standing leg.
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Plié
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Bent, bending. This is an exercise to render the joints of the muscles soft and pliable and the tendons flexible and elastic, and to develop a sense of balance.
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Retiré
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withdrawn. A position in which the thigh is raised to the second position en l'air with the knee bent so that the pointed toe rests in front of, behind or to the side of the supporting knee. Passé is often used to mean this position, although passé technically means passed.
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Round Down
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From a standing position the dancer brings chin to chest and vertebra by vertebra, brings her head down so the she is folded in a hanging over position. The abdominals must engage to support this movement.
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Round Up
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Initiating with the abdominals, from a hanging over position the dancer stacks each vertebra until the head comes upright to create a fully vertical standing position.
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Pirouette en dedans
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an inside turn, dancer turns in to or toward the standing leg.
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Plié
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Bent, bending. This is an exercise to render the joints of the muscles soft and pliable and the tendons flexible and elastic, and to develop a sense of balance.
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Retiré
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withdrawn. A position in which the thigh is raised to the second position en l'air with the knee bent so that the pointed toe rests in front of, behind or to the side of the supporting knee. Passé is often used to mean this position, although passé technically means passed.
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Round Down
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From a standing position the dancer brings chin to chest and vertebra by vertebra, brings her head down so the she is folded in a hanging over position. The abdominals must engage to support this movement.
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Round Up
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Initiating with the abdominals, from a hanging over position the dancer stacks each vertebra until the head comes upright to create a fully vertical standing position.
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Saut de chat
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a leap in which the front leg developés or unfolds and the back leg rises staying straight to create the split in the air. This is different than a grand jeté where the front leg brushes or battements staying fully straight to create the same split in the air.
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Upper Back Arch
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The extension up and back of the upper body and head.
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Upper Back Curve
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The rounding of the upper back (thoracic curve).
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Where is the origin of Jazz Dance?
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It is found in rhythms and movements of African dance brought to the U.S. by slaves.
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8 Characteristics of Jazz Dance Today
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Bent knees (low center of gravity), body isolations, syncopation, pirouettes, high kicks, movement emanating from torso & pelvis, percussive movements, jazz shoes
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1920's
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Jazz dance and music was social after WWI- charleston was the first use of isolations in social dance- bill bojangles robinson was a master tap dancer of this era
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1930's
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Swing Era, well-known dances were the jitterbug and the boogie-woogie, Fred and Ginger danced in many famous movies at this time, jazz dance and music were inseparable.
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1940's
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WWII put a stop to the popularity of social jazz dance. Evolving into bebop, which is rhythmically complicated and hard to dance to. Jazz moved to the stage and became more prominent in Broadway. It was influenced more by ballet and modern dance as it became more professionalized.
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Katherine Dunham
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She was an African-American dancer who studied towards a doctorate in anthropology. Researched dance in the Caribbean and brought vocab back to the U.S.
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Mid-century musicals
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Oklahoma marked the beginning of dance as a major part of musicals which was choreographed by Agnes DeMille.
West Side Story- Jerome Robbins- known for work in ballet |
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Singin' in the Rain
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choreographed by Gene Kelly- it stared Kelly and Debbie Reynolds
dance played a large role in the movie |
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Jack Cole
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Father of Jazz Dance Technique
Developed training technique using body isolations and movement borrowed from Eastern culture |
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Luigi
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1960's, car accident left him paralyzed on the right side. Known as a master teacher rather than a choreographer.
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Bob Fosse
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Performed in Vaudeville and broadway beignning as a child. All That Jazz was about his life in the fast lane. First director to win an oscar, tony, and emmy in one year.
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Billy Siegenfeld
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Jazz dance must have swing which is a syncopated rhythm (accents on the offbeat) His company is the Jump Rhythm Jazz Project
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Twyla Tharp
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choreographer/ director os Movin Out- music by Billy Joel. "Best Show of the Year"- Time Magazine
own modern dance company awarded 17 honorary doctorates |
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Susan Stroman
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Directed and choreographed The Producers, created Contact, choreographed for the Martha Graham Dance Co. and the New York City Ballet
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Savion Glover
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at age 22, created Bring in Da' Noise, Bring in Da' Funk. Dancing was the primary focus of the show- it didnt have a plot or characters
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Bob Fosse
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Performed in Vaudeville and broadway beignning as a child. All That Jazz was about his life in the fast lane. First director to win an oscar, tony, and emmy in one year.
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Billy Siegenfeld
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Jazz dance must have swing which is a syncopated rhythm (accents on the offbeat) His company is the Jump Rhythm Jazz Project
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Twyla Tharp
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choreographer/ director os Movin Out- music by Billy Joel. "Best Show of the Year"- Time Magazine
own modern dance company awarded 17 honorary doctorates |
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Susan Stroman
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Directed and choreographed The Producers, created Contact, choreographed for the Martha Graham Dance Co. and the New York City Ballet
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Savion Glover
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at age 22, created Bring in Da' Noise, Bring in Da' Funk. Dancing was the primary focus of the show- it didnt have a plot or characters
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