In 1891, dancer and choreographer Loie Fuller first performed her celebrated Serpentine Dance, artfully twirling her long, flowing skirt to...
GMAT Expression of Ideas : (Expression) Questions
In 1891, dancer and choreographer Loie Fuller first performed her celebrated Serpentine Dance, artfully twirling her long, flowing skirt to create striking visual effects. ______ in 1896, cinema pioneers Auguste and Louis Lumière made a groundbreaking short film of Fuller's dance.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?
Step 1: Decode and Map the Passage
Part A: Passage Analysis Table
| Text from Passage | Analysis |
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| 'In 1891, dancer and choreographer Loie Fuller first performed her celebrated Serpentine Dance, artfully twirling her long, flowing skirt to create striking visual effects.' |
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| 'in 1896, cinema pioneers Auguste and Louis Lumiere made a groundbreaking short film of Fuller's dance.' |
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Part B: Passage Architecture & Core Elements
Main Point: The passage traces the progression from Loie Fuller's original Serpentine Dance performance in 1891 to its documentation in film by the Lumiere brothers in 1896.
Argument Flow: The passage establishes Fuller's innovative dance performance in 1891, then presents a related development involving the same dance being captured on film five years later in 1896. The missing transition needs to connect these chronologically related events.
Step 2: Interpret the Question Precisely
This is a fill-in-the-blank question asking us to choose the best logical connector. The answer must create the right relationship between what comes before and after the blank.
Step 3: Prethink the Answer
- The transition needs to show the chronological relationship between Fuller's 1891 performance and the Lumiere brothers' 1896 film
- We have a clear time progression - something happened first in 1891, then something related happened five years later in 1896
- The transition should signal that we're moving forward in time to describe a subsequent development of the same dance
- Signals contrast or opposition
- There's no contrast here - the filming supports and extends Fuller's original work
- Signals we're wrapping up or summarizing
- This is only the second event in the sequence, not a final summary
- Perfectly captures the chronological relationship between 1891 and 1896
- Shows that the filming was a subsequent development of Fuller's original dance
- Signals clarification or restatement
- The filming isn't restating the performance - it's a completely different medium and event