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CSET Domain 1 Performing Arts Dance

Subjects : cset, performing-arts, dance
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1. Immediate area surrounding the body; the area in which bodies can move at all levels






2. From the musical term - this refers to quick or lively movements






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






4. Based upon the subjective interpretation of internalized feelings - emotions - and moods - Unlike formal ballet - this is often unstructured and makes deliberate use of gravity and body weight to enhance movement - It also encourages students to expr






5. Gaze - floor - or away






6. Pavane - Galliard (from the Renaissance period) - The minuet - Charleston - Twist - Disco - Hip - hop - Lambada






7. Speed: fast or slow






8. Refers to dances in which socializing is the main focus; therefore - a dance partner is essential






9. Type of creative dance involving specialized movement techniques; emphasis is on expression and communication






10. Formal dancing spread to the Continent; expansion of professional dancing masters; professional choreography at the Paris Opera (opera and dance); costuming; introduction of the waltz (1-2-3) rhythm; court dance






11. Rhythmic pattern produced when a deliberate pattern is upset - Rhythm produced when beats are displaced such that strong beats become weak and vice versa






12. Dancing evolved from pageants and processions of the period






13. A period from about 1820 to 1870 in which ballet was characterized primarily by supernatural subject matter - long white tutus - dancing on the toes - and theatrical innovations that permitted the dimming of the house lights for theatrical illusion






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






15. Rhythm: countable patterns - Tempo: fast or slow speed - Beat: even or uneven - Meter: 2/4 time - 3/4 time - etc.






16. Whether the energy is: Sustained (smooth) - Suspended (light) - Swing (under - curve) - Sway (over - curve) - Collapsed (loose) - Percussive (sharp) - Vibrate (shudder)






17. 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






18. Must include these four factors: Dance movements must predate the 19th century - Dance is performed by peasants or royalty - The choreography is derived from tradition - There is no teacher






19. 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






20. Refers to the lexicon of dance as taught in the original academies - also used in reference to ballets as created during the Imperial Russian days - such as The Sleeping Beauty - The Nutcracker - and Swan Lake - also refers to a style of performing






21. 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






22. Wide - narrow - big - or little






23. (Often traditional folk steps): two - step - paddle - grapevine - step - hop - chug - and spinning






24. 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).






25. A leap from one leg to the other in which the working leg is kicked or thrown away from the body and into the air; the pose achieved in the air differs - a does the direction the leap takes






26. 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






27. Side - by - side - supported - far - or near)






28. Countable patterns






29. 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






30. A line along which a person or part of a person moves - Patterns on/in the Floor - Elevated or Air






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






32. Warm - up exercises and Body awareness exercises






33. More eclectic; ballet and ethnic used in the same performance; all - male groups; intense theatrical effects in lighting - costume - and sets






34. Sequences - motifs - and phrases developed as the choreographed dance






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






36. 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)






37. The arrangement of head - shoulders - arms - torso - and legs while dancing






38. A pose modeled after the statue of the winged Mercury by Giovanni Bologna in which the working leg is extended behind the body with the knee bent; it can also be held in front of the body






39. Locomotor - Nonlocomotor - Combined Locomotor






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






41. High - medium - or low






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






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






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






45. Even or uneven beat






46. Quality of energy: sustained (smooth) - suspended (light) - swing (under - curve) - sway (over - curve) - collapsed (loose) - percussive (sharp) - or vibrate (shudder) - Degree of energy: strong - weak - heavy - light - dynamic - static - flowing - o






47. A form of cultural dance - originated from medieval times when townspeople danced to celebrate - e.g. Medieval 'carolers'






48. Hip - hop - line dance - ballroom - waltz - foxtrot - tango - rumba - jive - and swing






49. A rhythmic pattern produced when a deliberate pattern is upset






50. Ballet developed throughout Europe; this led to ___________ - expressive capacity of the body - pointe footwork and the heel - less shoe