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CSET Domain 1 Performing Arts Dance
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Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Born in the 20th century as a result of dancers resisting the rigid structure of classical ballet dance
Classical
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Japan
Modern dance
Pirouette
2. Ceremonial dance with each character having specific hand movement - and martial (war) dancing
Range
Dance teaching - floor pattern
Modern dance choreography
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) China
3. 1. Space 2. Time 3. Levels (dynamics) 4. Force (energy)
Dance post -1960s
4 Elements of dance movements
Meter
Modern dance
4. Provide opportunities for interpretation of dance - Provide a classroom dance program that includes different styles of dance from a cultural and historical context
Renaissance (1400-1600)
Dance teaching - variety - exposure
Dance in the Middle Ages (500-1400)
Level
5. Even or uneven beat
Range (of movement)
Spotting
Modern dance
Beat
6. High -- Medium -- Low - Might refer to a dancer's head
Kinesthetic awareness
Spotting
Dance activities should begin with these
Level
7. Developed in France (1500s) - and moved to Italy; this led to the development of court dancing in Europe (nobility in a palace setting); patronage of the Medicis; 'dancing masters'; steps were slow (adagio) and fast (allegro); lack of spontaneity (de
Religious or ceremonial dance
Dance teaching - prep
Ballet
Warm - up exercises should address these 5 skills/abilities
8. Elaborate costumes - balance and moderation - and traditional dance
Rhythm
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Java
Flamenco dance
Dance teaching - prep
9. Solo - duet - or ensemble
Dance teaching - floor pattern
Kinds of Levels
Individual - group - or class
Native Americans
10. A formal aristocratic court dance developed at the end of the rennaisance period
Minuet
Warm - up exercises should address these 5 skills/abilities
Rhapsodic rhythms
Late 20th Century
11. Space - Time - Levels (dynamics)- Force (energy) - Locomotor (traveling through space)
Cultural dances
Level
Elements of dance
Modern dance
12. The steps of a dance as put together for performance or the art of composing dances
Era of Romanticism (early 1800s)
Rhythm
Choreography
Spotting
13. 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
Martha Graham and psychodrama
Kinds of Levels
Romantic Era
Modern dance
14. Hip - hop - line dance - ballroom - waltz - foxtrot - tango - rumba - jive - and swing
Pirouette
Quality of Energy
Social dance styles
Movements involved in the space element of dance
15. In this leap - the dancer turns halfway in midair to land facing the direction in which the movement started
Kinesthetic awareness
Theatrical dance
Kinds of Levels
Grand jete en tournan (tour jete)
16. 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
4 Elements of dance movements
Dance - pointe
Meter
Styles of dance and movement
17. Polka - square dances - historic dances
Current examples of folk dances in the 20th century
Early 20th Century Revolutionary aspects of Ballets Russes (Russia)
Romantic Era
Dance in the Middle Ages (500-1400)
18. 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
Styles of dance and movement
Maypole dance
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Japan
Modern dance
19. A rhythmic pattern produced when a deliberate pattern is upset
Spotting
Focus
Virtuoso dancing
Syncopation
20. As in music - the opposite of allegro; a slower tempo - also a set of practice exercises in class consisting of extensions and balances
Adagio
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Indi
Pirouette
Martha Graham and psychodrama
21. 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
Revolutionary aspects of early modern dance
Dance teaching - prep
Pirouette
Barre
22. Warm - up - skill building - expression via classroom dance activities
Late 20th Century
Elements should be found in all dance instruction
Elements of dance: Force
Social dance styles
23. In theatre chorus; also the festival of Dionysus
Individual - group - or class
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Greece
Characteristics of folk dance
Force
24. Type of creative dance involving specialized movement techniques; emphasis is on expression and communication
Forc
Maypole dance
Choreography
Modern dance
25. On the ball of the foot - or half toe
Theatrical dance
Interactions between dancers
Level
Dance - pointe
26. All - inclusive term meaning the aesthetics of movement - the organization of moves with a beginning - middle - and end in sequential form
Dance
Elements of dance: Levels
Elements should be found in all dance instruction
Abstraction
27. Sequences - motifs - and phrases developed as the choreographed dance
Play and sing with movement
Movement materials
Framework for dance activity instruction
Adagio
28. 1. Direction 2. Form and Shape 3. Level 4. Range 5. Pathway 6. Focus
Kinds of Levels
George Balanchine (director of the New York City Ballet) and modern American ballet
Dance post -1960s
Beat
29. Variations on folk dances are found in dance forms of today - including...
Social dance styles
Range (of movement)
Rhapsodic Rhythms
Square dancing and barn dancing
30. Dance movement that is primary and nonfunctional - with an emphasis on body mastery for expressive and communicative purposes
Dance teaching - variety - exposure
Modern dance
Creative movement
Rhapsodic Rhythms
31. Focusing the eyes on one point in the distance in order to keep balance while turning
Revolutionary aspects of early modern dance
Promenade
Spotting
4 Elements of dance movements
32. More eclectic; ballet and ethnic used in the same performance; all - male groups; intense theatrical effects in lighting - costume - and sets
Focus
Dance post -1960s
Rhapsodic rhythms
Square dancing and barn dancing
33. Side - by - side - supported - far - or near)
Degree of Energy
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Indi
Barre
Space between dancers
34. Leader - follower - mirror - unison - or parting)
Focus
Ballet
18th and 19th Centuries
Interactions between dancers
35. (Often traditional folk steps): two - step - paddle - grapevine - step - hop - chug - and spinning
Combined locomotor
Late 20th Century
4 Elements of dance movements
Historical forms of dance
36. High - medium - or low
Pirouette
Barre
Movements involved in the space element of dance
Level
37. Quality of Energy - Degree of Energy
Combined locomotor
Theatrical dance
Forc
Virtuoso dancing
38. Angular - rounded - twisted - bent - crooked - symmetrical - or asymmetrical
Form and shape
Classical
Dance in the Middle Ages (500-1400)
Renaissance (1400-1600)
39. Number of beats grouped together e.g. 3/4 or 2/4 or 6/8
Meter
Attitude
Pas de deux
Warm - up exercises should address these 5 skills/abilities
40. 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
Extension
Dance teaching - prep
18th and 19th Centuries
Individual - group - or class
41. An adagio movement in which the dancer pivots completely around on one foot while maintaining a pose with the working leg
Cultural dances
Promenade
The 8 basic steps
Syncopation
42. 'To twirl or spin'; a turn on one foot that can be executed outward - away from the body - or inward - toward the body
Level
Focus
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Greece
Pirouette
43. Movement associated with gods/funerals
Framework for dance activity instruction
Era of Romanticism (early 1800s)
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Egypt
Pas de deux
44. Rock 'n' roll; MTV; hip - hop; ballroom dancing (tango)
Elements of dance: Time
Social dance and mass culture
Allegro
Pathway
45. The ability to get up into the air and remain there long enough to perform various movements or poses
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Japan
Elevation
Abstraction
Styles of dance and movement
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.
Adagio
Native Americans
Warm - up exercises should address these 5 skills/abilities
Theatrical dance
47. Movement without previous planning
Dance post -1960s
Well - known musical productions
Improvisation
Abstraction
48. 1. Rhythm 2. Tempo 3. Beat 4. Meter 5. Syncopation 6. Rhapsodic Rhythms
Martha Graham and psychodrama
Focus
Concepts regarding the time element of dance
Era of Romanticism (early 1800s)
49. Music to accompany specific - technical ballet steps; a theatrical art form developed
Dallet evolution
Elements of dance
Current examples of folk dances in the 20th century
Native Americans
50. A form of cultural dance - originated from medieval times when townspeople danced to celebrate - e.g. Medieval 'carolers'
Folk dance
Beat
Modern dance
Grand jete en tournan (tour jete)