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CSET Domain 1 Performing Arts Dance

Subjects : cset, performing-arts, dance
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1. Forward/Backward - Up/Down - Sideways (horizontal or vertical) - Diagonal - Straight - Circle - Out/In - Zigzag - Spiral






2. 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)






3. 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






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






5. 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






6. Countable patterns






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






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






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






10. Warm - up exercises and Body awareness exercises






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






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






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






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






15. 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






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






17. 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






18. Wide - narrow - big - or little






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






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






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






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






23. 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






24. Posture - Balance - Flexibility - Strength - Coordination






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






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






27. Wide/Narrow - Big/Little






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






29. A 'passing' position in which the foot passes by the knee of the supporting leg - When this position is held - as in pirouettes - with the foot of the working leg resting against the knee of the supporting leg - it is known as retire






30. The continued evolution of ballet; emphasis on emotions and fantasy; true pointe work; evolution of 'lightness in flight'; - this differed from other dance forms in placement and alignment of the body - as well as in training - Focus on the ballerina






31. 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






32. Floor - elevated - or air patterns






33. 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






34. 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






35. High -- Medium -- Low - Might refer to a dancer's head






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






37. Kabuki (traced to primitive rituals; it involves stomping - elaborate costumes - is male only - and is still current)






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






39. 1. Originated with the Andalusian Gypsies in Spain 2. Forceful rhythms 3. Hand clapping 4. Rapid foot movements 5. Use of castanets 6. Colorful costumes






40. Release of potential energy into kinetic energy






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).






42. An adagio movement in which the dancer pivots completely around on one foot while maintaining a pose with the working leg






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






44. Movement without previous planning






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






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






47. 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






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






49. Gaze - Floor - Away






50. Quality of Energy - Degree of Energy







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