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CSET Domain 1 Performing Arts Dance

Subjects : cset, performing-arts, dance
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Ethno - cultural - kabuki - Russian - and Celtic dance






2. High - medium - or low






3. Dancing evolved from pageants and processions of the period






4. 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.






5. Ceremonial dance with each character having specific hand movement - and martial (war) dancing






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






7. Gaze - Floor - Away






8. 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






9. 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






10. Polka - square dances - historic dances






11. Floor - elevated - or air patterns






12. Speed: fast or slow






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






14. 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






15. Wide/Narrow - Big/Little






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






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






18. 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






19. 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






20. 1. Space 2. Time 3. Levels (dynamics) 4. Force (energy)






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






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






23. Strong/Weak - Heavy/Light - Dynamic/Static - Flowing/Tense






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






25. 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






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






27. 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)






28. Gaze - floor - or away






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






30. Movement without previous planning






31. Non - metric (e.g. - breath - water - or wind)






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






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






34. 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






35. Another popular form of the flamenco that originated in Cuba and Latin America






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






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






38. Dancing on the toes






39. 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






40. 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)






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






42. A part of pas de deux in which one dancer is lifted off the ground by another






43. Movement associated with gods/funerals






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






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






46. 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






47. 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






48. Wide - narrow - big - or little






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






50. 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