Lesson T3.1.1
T3.1.1 Advanced dance techniques across dance styles Quiz: KS3 Physical Education, Unit 3
20 questions
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Lesson T3.1.1, Advanced dance techniques across dance styles: 20 multiple choice questions for the KS3 Physical Education (National Curriculum), Unit 3: Advanced dance, written with Revision Ninja.
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The 20 questions
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In ballet, what does the term turnout describe?
- Inward knee bend
- Backward foot lift
- Forward ankle stretch
- Outward hip rotation
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Which dance style heavily uses spinal contraction and release as a core technique?
- Ballad ballet
- Tap dance
- Contemporary dance
- Salsa dancing
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In jazz dance, what are isolations designed to achieve?
- Independent body movement
- Continuous spinning turns
- Rapid floor tumbling
- Simultaneous full-body tension
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In hip hop dance, what term describes holding a strong, still shape on the beat?
- Freeze
- Lock
- Pop
- Glide
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What does a canon choreography structure involve in dance composition?
- Sequential movement performance
- Random improvised steps
- Simultaneous unison dancing
- Static partner lifts
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What is the term for dancers performing the exact same movement simultaneously?
- Formation
- Unison
- Canon
- Accumulation
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What choreographic device involves performing a movement sequence in reverse order?
- Repetition
- Retrograde
- Inversion
- Augmentation
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What are the three spatial levels used to vary dance movements?
- Top, centre, base
- High, middle, low
- Fast, medium, slow
- Large, medium, small
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Which ballet technique involves dancing on the balls of the feet with turnout?
- Demi-pointe
- Releve
- Pointe work
- Plie
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What term describes a dancer moving in time with the rhythm of the music?
- Dynamics
- Musicality
- Tempo
- Phrasing
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What is a relaxed, rhythmic body movement that flows with the music in hip hop?
- Lock
- Groove
- Freeze
- Isolation
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Which choreographic feature helps build tension and dramatic contrast in contemporary dance?
- Slow gentle pacing
- Sudden speed changes
- Uniform matching tempo
- Continuous flowing motion
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What does the use of space involve when performing a dance phrase?
- Weight, breath, flow
- Timing, rhythm, beat
- Speed, force, energy
- Pathways, levels, directions
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What should dancers focus on first for a traditional folk dance?
- Improvisation skills
- Steps and rhythms
- Acrobatic tricks
- Floor work
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Which physical focus helps a dancer maintain control during a balance?
- Lifting the shoulders
- Bending the knee
- Engaging the core
- Relaxing the abdomen
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What is the main purpose of giving a dance a clear beginning, middle and end?
- Reducing length
- Maximising space
- Increasing speed
- Showing development
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What element of dance refers to the varying energy and force of movements?
- Dynamics
- Space
- Relationship
- Action
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Which feature is most characteristic of contemporary dance?
- Floor work and breath
- Pointe shoes
- Stiff posture
- Tap shoes
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Which dance style heavily features isolations, grooves and freezes?
- Contemporary
- Ballroom
- Street and hip hop
- Ballet
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What is a short, distinctive movement idea that is repeated and developed called?
- Formation
- Climax
- Motif
- Transition
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