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CSET Domain 1 Performing Arts Dance

Subjects : cset, performing-arts, dance
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Rhythm: countable patterns - Tempo: fast or slow speed - Beat: even or uneven - Meter: 2/4 time - 3/4 time - etc.






2. An adagio movement in which the dancer pivots completely around on one foot while maintaining a pose with the working leg






3. Wide - narrow - big - or little






4. Space - Time - Levels (dynamics)- Force (energy) - Locomotor (traveling through space)






5. High - medium - or low






6. Angular - rounded - twisted - bent - crooked - symmetrical - or asymmetrical






7. Appreciated the qualities of the individual; primitive expression and emotion; 'new freedom' of movement; choreography of Isadora Duncan and Martha Graham and their harsh break from restrictive classical ballet and tutu; broadening the minds of the p






8. Movement without previous planning






9. Often danced on May Day in various European nations such as Germany and Sweden - taught in American schools today - The maypole is a tall pole decorated with floral garlands - flags - and streamers - Ribbons are attached to a pole - so that children






10. Quality of Energy - Degree of Energy






11. Floor - elevated - or air patterns






12. Direction: forward - backward - up - down - sideways (horizontal or vertical) - diagonal - straight - circle - out - in - zigzag - or spiral






13. Even or uneven beat






14. A round rail attached to the wall horizontally - about 3 1/2 feet above the floor - for dancers to hold during the first half of technique class; it is also used for stretching the legs by placing the feet or legs on it






15. Separate the dance into the steps. Begin by teaching the steps - describing and demonstrating each separately. Steps are done slowly at first - using counts - and then at the proper tempo - Teach one part of the basic step pattern at a time; when two






16. Literally - 'a step for two'; this refers to a specific codified form that is choreographed in many classical ballets; this is also used to refer to any section of a dance performed by two dancers together






17. The Church attempted to restrict pagan dance - often associated with fertility - but folk dances evolved from earlier ritual dance (e.g. - Maypole dance; origins in primitive fertility rituals [dancing around a pole]; associated with spring)






18. Posture - Balance - Flexibility - Strength - Coordination






19. Formalized hand movements (e.g. - Hindu dance - the oldest world dance)






20. Leader - follower - mirror - unison - or parting)






21. Movement associated with gods/funerals






22. A pose in which the working leg is extended with a straight knee directly behind the body (both the height of the leg and the position of the arms are variable)






23. Ethno - cultural - kabuki - Russian - and Celtic dance






24. The ability to get up into the air and remain there long enough to perform various movements or poses






25. High -- Medium -- Low - Might refer to a dancer's head






26. The steps of a dance as put together for performance or the art of composing dances






27. Music to accompany specific - technical ballet steps; a theatrical art form developed






28. Have the dancers walk through the floor pattern. Then combine the steps with the floor pattern - first without music - and then with music (remember that not all dances have a set floor pattern).






29. Number of beats grouped together e.g. 3/4 or 2/4 or 6/8






30. All - inclusive term meaning the aesthetics of movement - the organization of moves with a beginning - middle - and end in sequential form






31. Gaze - Floor - Away






32. Dance movement that is primary and nonfunctional - with an emphasis on body mastery for expressive and communicative purposes






33. Gaze - floor - or away






34. Broadway and Hollywood shows; a new style of moving with emphasis on speed and mobility; lean body types; importance of the female dancer






35. Kabuki (traced to primitive rituals; it involves stomping - elaborate costumes - is male only - and is still current)






36. Primary school children love to play and sing with movement in the simple sing - along dances of London Bridge - Hokey Pokey - Ring Around the Rosie - The Farmer in the Dell - B.I.N.G.O. - Pop Goes the Weasel - and Skip to My Lou






37. (Staying in one place 'on spot'): stretching - pushing - twisting - bending - kicking - sinking - or curling






38. Intense movement often depicting pain - fear - and love; dance forms 'sculptured' by human body positions; contraction and release of the torso - 'fall and recover'; angular gestures; schools and dance companies






39. The way in which various parts of the dancer's body are in line with one another while the dancer is moving






40. Includes locomotor (moving from one place to another) and axial (contained movement around an axis of the body)






41. Provide opportunities for interpretation of dance - Provide a classroom dance program that includes different styles of dance from a cultural and historical context






42. Body position - Angular/Rounded - Twisted - Bent - Crooked - Symmetrical/Asymmetrical






43. The continued evolution of ballet; emphasis on emotions and fantasy; true pointe work; evolution of 'lightness in flight'; - this differed from other dance forms in placement and alignment of the body - as well as in training - Focus on the ballerina






44. Countable patterns






45. Feeling the dance movements of others in one's own muscles






46. Have expressed mourning the spirit in dance movement. They have also used dance as a ritual to prepare for battles and to celebrate joyful occasions.






47. In this leap - the dancer turns halfway in midair to land facing the direction in which the movement started






48. Warm - up exercises and Body awareness exercises






49. Ballet - jazz - and tap






50. The essence of an idea applied to the art of movement