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Who was Lester Horton?
This American dancer, teacher, and choreographer most famous for his creation of the Horton technique of Modern dance
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Is it X-position?
When you lie on the floor in the shape of the letter "X"
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What is a roll down?
When a dancer sequentially unstacks their spine one piece at a time to send the head towards the toes in front of you and tail up to the sky
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Who is Alvin Ailey?
The founder one of the world's most famous modern dance companies (The initials for the company name are AAADT)
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What is fetal position?
When the elbow and knee come together to bring you onto your side and curled into your core.
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What is a flat back?
To hinge forward at the hips, bowing forward to make the back flat like a table
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Who was Martha Graham?
This modern choreographer invented the opposite actions of contraction and release
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What is a floor roll?
This action uses a lunge to transition from standing to rolling on the floor to a seated position.
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What is a pony?
A traveling step that follows the pattern of down-up-down?
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Who was Ruth St. Denis?
A founder of modern dance was known for her music visualizations and abstract dances
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What is the ankle?
This body part flexes to initiate a heel rock.
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What is a prance?
A step that can be done in a springing or marching manner to roll through the feet
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Carmen de Lavallade
A female dancer mentioned in your vocabulary who was a student of Lester Horton
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What is are some corrections or things to think about when in X position at the start of class?
-Close your ribs
-Relax your abdominals -Shoulders away from your ears -Sink your weight into the ground -Focus for the day |
Chassé
What is the french terms for the dance step where one foots slides forward and the other chases behind it like a gallop?
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