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






2. There are many regional differences; all had recreational aspects and basic steps such as running - walking - hopping - and skipping; all are linked to culture - music - and the history of a group; they take the form of a circle






3. Polka - square dances - historic dances






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






5. Dancing on the toes






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






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






8. Pantomime/dance expression






9. Locomotor - Nonlocomotor - Combined Locomotor






10. High - medium - or low






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






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






13. Born in the 20th century as a result of dancers resisting the rigid structure of classical ballet dance






14. Forward/Backward - Up/Down - Sideways (horizontal or vertical) - Diagonal - Straight - Circle - Out/In - Zigzag - Spiral






15. Speed: fast or slow






16. Growth of contemporary dance - post - modernism in the 1960s; movement toward simplicity and a less sophisticated technique; 'No' manifesto - a frequent rejection of costumes and stories






17. 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






18. Dancing evolved from pageants and processions of the period






19. Posture - Balance - Flexibility - Strength - Coordination






20. 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






21. A term coined in the 1960s by those who wanted to create movement outside the influences of any of the then - traditional modern dance pioneers - such as Cunningham - Graham - Humphrey - Lim






22. 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






23. Movement without previous planning






24. Walking - running - leaping - jumping - hopping - galloping - skipping - and sliding (Chasse)






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






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






27. Ethnic and cultural dance - Cultural dances - Religious or ceremonial dance - Folk Dance - Play and sing with movement - Maypole dance - Modern Dance - Theatrical dance - Social dance






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






29. Characteristics: circle form (rhythmic motion within a circle); use of imagery - Gender roles: war and hunting for men - seasons and planting for women; early accompaniment came from drums - harps - flutes - and chants






30. 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






31. Elaborate costumes - balance and moderation - and traditional dance






32. Gaze - floor - or away






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






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






35. 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






36. A formal aristocratic court dance developed at the end of the rennaisance period






37. Immediate area surrounding the body; the area in which bodies can move at all levels






38. 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






39. Countable patterns






40. Ballet - jazz - and tap






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






42. Rock 'n' roll; MTV; hip - hop; ballroom dancing (tango)






43. Stretched the boundaries of classical ballet; new movements ('turnout')






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






45. Wide/Narrow - Big/Little






46. Movement associated with gods/funerals






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






48. 1. Direction 2. Form and Shape 3. Level 4. Range 5. Pathway 6. Focus






49. Variations on folk dances are found in dance forms of today - including...






50. Social dance - which celebrated births - special events - and rites of passage; ritual dance - which maintained tradition - religious rituals (temple dances) - and hunting magic; and fertility dance - which marked the changing seasons (especially for