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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. 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






2. Release of potential energy into kinetic energy






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






4. 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






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






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






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






8. 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






9. 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)






10. Locomotor - Nonlocomotor - Combined Locomotor






11. Floor - elevated - or air patterns






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






13. A form of cultural dance - originated from medieval times when townspeople danced to celebrate - e.g. Medieval 'carolers'






14. Determine appropriate age - related expectations for a safe - enjoyable classroom activity






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






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






17. 'To twirl or spin'; a turn on one foot that can be executed outward - away from the body - or inward - toward the body






18. Dance movement that is primary and nonfunctional - with an emphasis on body mastery for expressive and communicative purposes






19. 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






20. 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






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






22. Number of beats grouped together e.g. 3/4 or 2/4 or 6/8






23. Leader - follower - mirror - unison - or parting)






24. 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






25. 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






26. From the musical term - this refers to quick or lively movements






27. Wide/Narrow - Big/Little






28. Whether the energy is: Sustained (smooth) - Suspended (light) - Swing (under - curve) - Sway (over - curve) - Collapsed (loose) - Percussive (sharp) - Vibrate (shudder)






29. Speed: fast or slow






30. 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






31. Gaze - floor - or away






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






33. The arrangement of head - shoulders - arms - torso - and legs while dancing






34. As in music - the opposite of allegro; a slower tempo - also a set of practice exercises in class consisting of extensions and balances






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






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






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






38. 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






39. 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






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






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






42. Non - metric rhythms e.g. breath - water - or wind






43. Focusing the eyes on one point in the distance in order to keep balance while turning






44. Wide - narrow - big - or little






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






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






47. Ethno - cultural - kabuki - Russian - and Celtic dance






48. 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






49. Warm - up - skill building - expression via classroom dance activities






50. 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.