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CSET Domain 1 Performing Arts Dance
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dance
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Movement without previous planning
Syncopation
Grand jete en tournan (tour jete)
Improvisation
Beat
2. Warm - up - skill building - expression via classroom dance activities
Rumba flamenco
Theatrical dance
Elements should be found in all dance instruction
Elevation
3. Angular - rounded - twisted - bent - crooked - symmetrical - or asymmetrical
Form and shape
George Balanchine (director of the New York City Ballet) and modern American ballet
Square dancing and barn dancing
Grand jete en tournan (tour jete)
4. From the musical term - this refers to quick or lively movements
Promenade
Allegro
Pirouette
Current examples of folk dances in the 20th century
5. The way in which various parts of the dancer's body are in line with one another while the dancer is moving
Era of Romanticism (early 1800s)
Social dance styles
Dallet evolution
Alignment
6. 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)
Characteristics of folk dance
Arabesque
Passe
George Balanchine (director of the New York City Ballet) and modern American ballet
7. Ethno - cultural - kabuki - Russian - and Celtic dance
Virtuoso dancing
Forc
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Greece
Other theatrical production
8. 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
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) China
Martha Graham and psychodrama
Dance teaching - floor pattern
Modern dance
9. Whether the energy is: Sustained (smooth) - Suspended (light) - Swing (under - curve) - Sway (over - curve) - Collapsed (loose) - Percussive (sharp) - Vibrate (shudder)
Cultural dances
Quality of Energy
Form and shape
Promenade
10. Dancing on the toes
The 8 basic steps
Rhythm
Forc
Pointe
11. (Staying in one place 'on spot'): stretching - pushing - twisting - bending - kicking - sinking - or curling
Force
Kinds of Levels
Abstraction
Nonlocomotor
12. 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
Range (of movement)
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Egypt
Pas de deux
Attitude
13. The steps of a dance as put together for performance or the art of composing dances
Form and shape
Maypole dance
Choreography
Characteristics of folk dance
14. Type of creative dance involving specialized movement techniques; emphasis is on expression and communication
Dance - pointe
Warm - up exercises should address these 5 skills/abilities
Modern dance
Dance
15. Pantomime/dance expression
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Indi
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Rome
Elements of dance: Force
4 Elements of dance movements
16. Release of potential energy into kinetic energy
Native Americans
Force
Passe
Improvisation
17. 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
Religious or ceremonial dance
Range (of movement)
Historical forms of dance
Rhapsodic Rhythms
18. 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
Individual - group - or class
Social dance and mass culture
Level
Postmodern dance
19. 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
Concepts regarding the time element of dance
Dance - Prehistory to Beginning of Middle Ages (A.D. 400)
Authentic folk dancing in its purest form
Square dancing and barn dancing
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
Improvisation
Beat
Classical
Choreography
21. Direction: forward - backward - up - down - sideways (horizontal or vertical) - diagonal - straight - circle - out - in - zigzag - or spiral
Dance activities should begin with these
Elements of dance: Levels
Folk dance
Spotting
22. High -- Medium -- Low - Might refer to a dancer's head
Level
Virtuoso dancing
Folk dance
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Egypt
23. Gaze - floor - or away
Choreography
Focus
Dallet evolution
Movements involved in the space element of dance
24. Wide - narrow - big - or little
Pointe
Range
Rumba flamenco
Folk dance
25. Determine appropriate age - related expectations for a safe - enjoyable classroom activity
Framework for dance activity instruction
Late 20th Century
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Java
Level
26. Raising the leg to a straightened position with the foot very high above the ground; the ability to lift and hold the leg in position of the ground
Social dance
Extension
Arabesque
Elevation
27. Music to accompany specific - technical ballet steps; a theatrical art form developed
Dallet evolution
Range
Elements should be found in all dance instruction
Passe
28. Walking - running - leaping - jumping - hopping - galloping - skipping - and sliding (Chasse)
Combined locomotor
Well - known musical productions
The 8 basic steps
Late 20th Century
29. Forward/Backward - Up/Down - Sideways (horizontal or vertical) - Diagonal - Straight - Circle - Out/In - Zigzag - Spiral
Direction
Elevation
Forc
Warm - up exercises should address these 5 skills/abilities
30. 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
Styles of dance and movement
Cultural dances
Grand jete
Meter
31. Leader - follower - mirror - unison - or parting)
Authentic folk dancing in its purest form
Movement materials
Lifts
Interactions between dancers
32. Often carry important historical significance from ancient civilizations Examples: Chinese ribbon dance - Polish polonaise - India's Kathakali or Bharatanatyam dance - Clogging - traditionally from Wales - which involves double taps on both the heel
Combined locomotor
18th and 19th Centuries
George Balanchine (director of the New York City Ballet) and modern American ballet
Cultural dances
33. Quality of Energy - Degree of Energy
Pointe
Dance teaching - variety - exposure
Forc
Elements of dance: Force
34. Posture - Balance - Flexibility - Strength - Coordination
Range (of movement)
Warm - up exercises should address these 5 skills/abilities
Well - known musical productions
Alignment
35. Focusing the eyes on one point in the distance in order to keep balance while turning
Styles of dance and movement
Concepts regarding the time element of dance
Level
Spotting
36. Ceremonial dance with each character having specific hand movement - and martial (war) dancing
Kinesthetic awareness
Dance teaching - key words and counts
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) China
Beat
37. Kabuki (traced to primitive rituals; it involves stomping - elaborate costumes - is male only - and is still current)
Current examples of folk dances in the 20th century
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Japan
Postmodern dance
Dance post -1960s
38. 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
Interactions between dancers
Barre
Religious or ceremonial dance
Arabesque
39. 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
Elements of dance: Time
Lifts
Dance - Prehistory to Beginning of Middle Ages (A.D. 400)
Play and sing with movement
40. To cue the steps and directional changes - and to alert students (e.g. - 'ready'); this helps students keep the main rhythmic pattern and encourages them to gain a sense of the whole
Characteristics of folk dance
Dance teaching - floor pattern
Dance teaching - key words and counts
Dance teaching - prep
41. 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).
Dance teaching - floor pattern
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Java
Elevation
Degree of Energy
42. Sequences - motifs - and phrases developed as the choreographed dance
Pointe
Authentic folk dancing in its purest form
Tempo
Movement materials
43. 'To twirl or spin'; a turn on one foot that can be executed outward - away from the body - or inward - toward the body
Forc
Pirouette
Modern dance choreography
Social dance
44. In this leap - the dancer turns halfway in midair to land facing the direction in which the movement started
Maypole dance
Styles of dance and movement
Improvisation
Grand jete en tournan (tour jete)
45. Space - Time - Levels (dynamics)- Force (energy) - Locomotor (traveling through space)
Other theatrical production
Authentic folk dancing in its purest form
Elements of dance
Adagio
46. Variations on folk dances are found in dance forms of today - including...
Cultural dances
Dance - Prehistory to Beginning of Middle Ages (A.D. 400)
Square dancing and barn dancing
Elements of dance
47. As in music - the opposite of allegro; a slower tempo - also a set of practice exercises in class consisting of extensions and balances
Classical
Adagio
Historical forms of dance
Pathway
48. Strong/Weak - Heavy/Light - Dynamic/Static - Flowing/Tense
Degree of Energy
Elements of dance: Force
Level
Spotting
49. Choreography played a significant role in many cultural events throughout history - The origins of dance show that dance was created and performed in celebrations - rituals - and rites of passage - Many cultures consider dance a universal spiritual l
Level
Characteristics of folk dance
Extension
Religious or ceremonial dance
50. Ballet - jazz - and tap
Dance
Well - known musical productions
Level
Elements of dance: Force