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OAE Dance Practice Test

Unofficial practice for Ohio's OAE Dance assessment (011), from technique and choreography to dance history, world dance and teaching.

A dancer points the foot, as in standing on tiptoes. Which term names this motion at the ankle?

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Domain I: Dance movement and creation 23

  • A choreographer gives her dancers the word 'melting' and lets them move with no set steps, then keeps the phrases she likes. Which process is she using to find movement ideas? Wikipedia, "Choreography". Written to OAE Dance (011) framework, competency 0002
  • A choreographer takes a phrase made of a reach, a turn and a fall and has the dancers perform it as fall, turn, reach. What is this device called? Wikipedia, "Choreographic technique". Written to OAE Dance (011) framework, competency 0002
  • A class watches a video of a dance it has never seen. By The Elements of Dance guide, what is the first step in examining the dance? Perpich Center for Arts Education, The Elements of Dance, "Begin here". Written to OAE Dance (011) framework, competency 0003
  • A critic writes that a ballet has no plot and uses minimal costume and décor, so the movement and the music carry the work. Whose choreography is characterized this way? Wikipedia, "George Balanchine". Written to OAE Dance (011) framework, competency 0003
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Domain I: Dance movement and creation, continued

  • A dance opens with a main section that comes back between two contrasting sections, in the order ABACA. Which compositional form, borrowed from music, is this? Wikipedia, "Rondo". Written to OAE Dance (011) framework, competency 0002
  • A dancer lifts a straight leg directly to the side, away from the midline of the body. Which term names this motion at the hip? Wikipedia, "Anatomical terms of motion". Written to OAE Dance (011) framework, competency 0005
  • A dancer points the foot, as in standing on tiptoes. Which term names this motion at the ankle? Wikipedia, "Anatomical terms of motion". Written to OAE Dance (011) framework, competency 0005
  • A lighting designer narrows a pool of light onto a soloist while the ensemble dims, so the audience looks where the choreographer wants. Which function of stage lighting is this? Wikipedia, "Stage lighting". Written to OAE Dance (011) framework, competency 0004
  • A phrase has dancers skip across the floor, then stop and twist and sway on one spot. Which pair of terms names the travelling steps and then the on-the-spot movement? Perpich Center for Arts Education, The Elements of Dance, "Action". Written to OAE Dance (011) framework, competency 0001
  • A stage manager tells a dancer to exit upstage. Where is upstage? Wikipedia, "Blocking (stage)". Written to OAE Dance (011) framework, competency 0004
  • A student's written response says the dancers kept changing direction, level, size and pathway. Which element of dance is the student analyzing? Perpich Center for Arts Education, The Elements of Dance, "Space". Written to OAE Dance (011) framework, competency 0003
  • A teacher wants classmates to give a student choreographer useful feedback on a work in progress. Which four-step method for giving and receiving feedback did the choreographer Liz Lerman invent? Wikipedia, "Liz Lerman". Written to OAE Dance (011) framework, competency 0003
  • After an unusually hard rehearsal, students report stiff, sore thighs. When is delayed onset muscle soreness felt most strongly? Wikipedia, "Delayed onset muscle soreness". Written to OAE Dance (011) framework, competency 0005
  • At the barre a teacher calls for a rise onto the balls of both feet. Which ballet term names this action? Wikipedia, "Glossary of ballet". Written to OAE Dance (011) framework, competency 0001
  • During a series of turns a dancer fixes her eyes on one point for as long as she can and whips her head around last. What is this technique, called spotting, meant to do? Wikipedia, "Spotting (dance technique)". Written to OAE Dance (011) framework, competency 0001
  • Four dancers perform the same eight-count phrase, each one starting two counts after the dancer before. Which choreographic device is this? Wikipedia, "Choreographic technique". Written to OAE Dance (011) framework, competency 0002
  • In ballet, where does the outward rotation of the legs called turnout take place? Wikipedia, "Turnout (ballet)". Written to OAE Dance (011) framework, competency 0005
  • In Laban movement analysis each effort factor has two opposite elements. Which effort factor has the elements bound and free? Wikipedia, "Laban movement analysis". Written to OAE Dance (011) framework, competency 0001
  • Shortly before opening night a cast performs the whole concert in costume, with every detail as it will be in performance. What is this rehearsal called? Wikipedia, "Dress rehearsal". Written to OAE Dance (011) framework, competency 0004
  • Students repeat one arm gesture, first sharp and forceful, then light and free flowing. Its shape, direction and speed stay the same. Which element of dance are they varying? Perpich Center for Arts Education, The Elements of Dance, "Energy". Written to OAE Dance (011) framework, competency 0001
  • Which choreographer worked with the composer John Cage and used chance procedures to generate movement material, setting aside traditions of narrative and form? Wikipedia, "Merce Cunningham". Written to OAE Dance (011) framework, competency 0002
  • Which kind of stretch is based on movement and aimed at increasing blood flow through the body, which suits the start of a class? Wikipedia, "Stretching". Written to OAE Dance (011) framework, competency 0005
  • Which rehearsal is held mainly to work through lighting, sound and the other technological aspects of a production, sometimes running cue to cue? Wikipedia, "Technical rehearsal". Written to OAE Dance (011) framework, competency 0004

Domain II: Dance in society 18

  • A dance graduate wants to use movement in a clinical setting to support clients' emotional and motor functions. Which field is this? Wikipedia, "Dance/movement therapy". Written to OAE Dance (011) framework, competency 0009
  • A music teacher has children step, sway and clap a rhythm before they ever see it written down. Which approach to music education, developed by Émile Jaques-Dalcroze, works this way? Wikipedia, "Dalcroze eurhythmics". Written to OAE Dance (011) framework, competency 0009
  • A performance uses white body makeup and slow, hyper-controlled motion. Which Japanese dance theatre form, which arose in 1959, does this describe? Wikipedia, "Butoh". Written to OAE Dance (011) framework, competency 0006
  • Alvin Ailey's Revelations, first performed in 1960, presents a vision of the African American experience. To which kinds of music is it set? Wikipedia, "Revelations (Alvin Ailey)". Written to OAE Dance (011) framework, competency 0006
  • The artists of Judson Dance Theater, performing in New York between 1962 and 1964, drew on everyday actions like walking and sitting. Which kind of dance did they found? Wikipedia, "Judson Dance Theater". Written to OAE Dance (011) framework, competency 0006
  • At a community dance, long lines of couples face each other and a caller teaches the figures before the music starts. Which American folk dance form is this? Wikipedia, "Contra dance". Written to OAE Dance (011) framework, competency 0007
  • Breaking developed among African Americans and Puerto Ricans in the Bronx. Which list names its four main kinds of movement? Wikipedia, "Breakdancing". Written to OAE Dance (011) framework, competency 0006
  • Capoeira is played in a roda, a ceremonial circle, to music guided by a bow called a berimbau. How is this Afro-Brazilian form classified? Wikipedia, "Capoeira". Written to OAE Dance (011) framework, competency 0008
  • For the dervishes of the Mevlevi order, what is the function of whirling? Wikipedia, "Sufi whirling". Written to OAE Dance (011) framework, competency 0008
  • Haka are ceremonial dances of Māori culture, often performed by a group with stamping feet and shouted accompaniment. Which common idea about haka do Māori scholars consider mistaken? Wikipedia, "Haka". Written to OAE Dance (011) framework, competency 0008
  • In Chinese culture, what is the lion dance, usually performed during the Lunar New Year, meant to do? Wikipedia, "Lion dance". Written to OAE Dance (011) framework, competency 0008
  • What is ancient hula, performed before Western encounters with Hawaii and accompanied by chant and traditional instruments, called? Wikipedia, "Hula". Written to OAE Dance (011) framework, competency 0007
  • Where and when did ballet originate, before it developed into a concert dance form in France and Russia? Wikipedia, "Ballet". Written to OAE Dance (011) framework, competency 0006
  • Which American dance was born in the African American communities of Harlem in 1928 and was very popular during the swing era? Wikipedia, "Lindy Hop". Written to OAE Dance (011) framework, competency 0007
  • Which Indian classical dance traces its origin to traveling storytellers of northern India and emphasizes rhythmic footwork with small bells on the ankles? Wikipedia, "Kathak". Written to OAE Dance (011) framework, competency 0006
  • Which men's powwow dance, from the warrior societies of the Northern Great Plains, is known for regalia of brightly colored fringe made of yarn, broadcloth or ribbon? Wikipedia, "Grass dance". Written to OAE Dance (011) framework, competency 0007
  • Which modern dance technique is built on the opposition of contraction and release, with movement starting in the torso from the breath? Wikipedia, "Graham technique". Written to OAE Dance (011) framework, competency 0006
  • Zydeco was created in rural Southwest Louisiana by French-speaking African Americans of Creole heritage. Which are its main instruments? Wikipedia, "Zydeco". Written to OAE Dance (011) framework, competency 0007

Domain III: Dance education 9

  • A dance teacher and a music teacher in one Ohio school plan units under the same headings. Why does the state's standards document allow this? Ohio Department of Education and Workforce, "Fine Arts Standards". Written to OAE Dance (011) framework, competency 0010
  • A school is fitting out a dance studio. Which kind of floor absorbs shock and can greatly reduce injuries? Wikipedia, "Sprung floor". Written to OAE Dance (011) framework, competency 0010
  • A teacher scores final performances with a table that lists criteria such as alignment and musicality and defines the quality of each level of achievement. What is this tool? Wikipedia, "Rubric (academic)". Written to OAE Dance (011) framework, competency 0011
  • A ten-year-old asks to begin pointe work. Which factors do dance teachers typically weigh before allowing it? Wikipedia, "Pointe technique". Written to OAE Dance (011) framework, competency 0011
  • A unit ends with students watching two recorded dances and evaluating how each conveys meaning. Which Artistic Process of Ohio's fine arts standards does this task address? Ohio Department of Education and Workforce, "Fine Arts Standards". Written to OAE Dance (011) framework, competency 0011
  • Dance became a college major in the United States through the work of the educator Margaret H'Doubler. At which university did she create the first dance major? Wikipedia, "Margaret H'Doubler". Written to OAE Dance (011) framework, competency 0010
  • Midway through a composition unit a teacher watches each group's draft study and gives comments so that the groups can revise. No grade is recorded. Which kind of assessment is this? Wikipedia, "Formative assessment". Written to OAE Dance (011) framework, competency 0011
  • Ohio's Learning Standards for Fine Arts, which cover dance, are structured around four Artistic Processes. Which are they? Ohio Department of Education and Workforce, "Fine Arts Standards". Written to OAE Dance (011) framework, competency 0010
  • Which national non-profit organization, established in 1998, supports dance education in the United States? Wikipedia, "National Dance Education Organization". Written to OAE Dance (011) framework, competency 0011

How this list was compiled: Our own questions, written to the assessment framework for Ohio Assessments for Educators field 011, Dance, read 2026-10-14 on the program's site (https://www.oh.nesinc.com/CONTENT/STUDYGUIDE/OH_SG_OBJ_011.htm; test page https://www.oh.nesinc.com/TestView.aspx?f=HTML_FRAG/OH011_TestPage.html): 100 multiple-choice questions in 2 hours, passing score 220; Dance Movement and Creation (competencies 0001 to 0005, 46%), Dance in Society (0006 to 0009, 36%) and Dance Education (0010 to 0011, 18%). The bank holds 23, 18 and 9 questions. Every fact was read on 2026-10-14 in the page the question names: the Fine Arts Standards page of the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce, The Elements of Dance of the Perpich Center for Arts Education, or the named Wikipedia article. Licence: Questions, choices and explanations are original work of this site.

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This free OAE Dance practice test has 50 questions of our own, spread over the three domains of assessment 011 by their published weights. It is unofficial and not affiliated with the Ohio State Board of Education or Evaluation Systems, Pearson.

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What OAE Dance (011) covers

By the framework at oh.nesinc.com, read October 14, 2026, the questions weigh Dance Movement and Creation 46%, Dance in Society 36% and Dance Education 18%. This bank holds 23, 18 and 9.

Ohio in the answers

Three questions rest on the Fine Arts Standards page of the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce: the four Artistic Processes that the state's standards share across all five arts disciplines, and which process a classroom task addresses.

Timing

Timed, the 50 questions here get 60 minutes, the real test's 1.2 minutes a question.

Questions and answers

Is this OAE Dance practice test free?

Yes, with no sign-up. Every question was written for this site from the published framework, and each explanation names its public source: Ohio's Fine Arts Standards page, The Elements of Dance or a Wikipedia article. Nothing comes from the real assessment.

How long is the OAE Dance test?

2 hours of testing time for 100 multiple-choice questions, inside an appointment of 2 hours and 15 minutes that opens with a tutorial. The test page lists no reference materials.

What score do you need to pass OAE Dance?

The test page gives a passing score of 220. Scores are reported from 100 to 300 and, by the program's scoring page, are based on the number of multiple-choice questions answered correctly.

Which Ohio license requires the Dance assessment?

The program's table lists Dance (011) for the Multi-Age (PK–12) license in dance, together with the Assessment of Professional Knowledge: Multi-Age (PK–12), code 004.

Can I take the OAE Dance test online?

The test page describes a computer-based test at test centers in Ohio and nationwide, by appointment all year. It names no online-proctored option.

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