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CSET Domain 1 Performing Arts Dance
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dance
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. 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
Theatrical dance
Religious or ceremonial dance
Dance teaching - key words and counts
Late 20th Century
2. Wide/Narrow - Big/Little
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Rome
Range (of movement)
Social dance and mass culture
Martha Graham and psychodrama
3. 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
Martha Graham and psychodrama
Adagio
Arabesque
4. Warm - up exercises and Body awareness exercises
George Balanchine (director of the New York City Ballet) and modern American ballet
Dance activities should begin with these
Beat
Historical forms of dance
5. High -- Medium -- Low - Might refer to a dancer's head
Kinds of Levels
Cultural dances
Level
Rhapsodic Rhythms
6. Ceremonial dance with each character having specific hand movement - and martial (war) dancing
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) China
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Egypt
Concepts regarding the time element of dance
Spotting
7. Release of potential energy into kinetic energy
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Egypt
Focus
Rhapsodic rhythms
Force
8. A part of pas de deux in which one dancer is lifted off the ground by another
Rumba flamenco
Form and Shape
Lifts
Native Americans
9. Solo - duet - or ensemble
Cultural dances
Concepts regarding the time element of dance
Martha Graham and psychodrama
Individual - group - or class
10. Movement without previous planning
Dance - Prehistory to Beginning of Middle Ages (A.D. 400)
Allegro
Improvisation
Minuet
11. Broadway and Hollywood shows; a new style of moving with emphasis on speed and mobility; lean body types; importance of the female dancer
Syncopation
George Balanchine (director of the New York City Ballet) and modern American ballet
Form and shape
Barre
12. 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
Pirouette
Extension
Revolutionary aspects of early modern dance
13. Wide - narrow - big - or little
Range
Pathway
Folk dance
Dance - Prehistory to Beginning of Middle Ages (A.D. 400)
14. 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.
Native Americans
Attitude
Forc
18th and 19th Centuries
15. 1. Direction 2. Form and Shape 3. Level 4. Range 5. Pathway 6. Focus
Historical forms of dance
Barre
Kinds of Levels
Square dancing and barn dancing
16. Non - metric rhythms e.g. breath - water - or wind
Body movement
Rhapsodic Rhythms
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Egypt
Form and Shape
17. 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
Ballet
Body movement
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Greece
Authentic folk dancing in its purest form
18. An adagio movement in which the dancer pivots completely around on one foot while maintaining a pose with the working leg
Promenade
Creative movement
Romantic Era
Combined locomotor
19. Number of beats grouped together e.g. 3/4 or 2/4 or 6/8
Range (of movement)
Concepts regarding the time element of dance
Meter
Modern dance
20. Movement associated with gods/funerals
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Java
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Egypt
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) China
Minuet
21. Warm - up - skill building - expression via classroom dance activities
Promenade
Line
Form and Shape
Elements should be found in all dance instruction
22. 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
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Greece
Grand jete en tournan (tour jete)
Grand jete
Romantic Era
23. 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)
Kinds of Levels
Nonlocomotor
18th and 19th Centuries
Arabesque
24. Rock 'n' roll; MTV; hip - hop; ballroom dancing (tango)
Historical forms of dance
Social dance and mass culture
Well - known musical productions
Combined locomotor
25. Pantomime/dance expression
Modern dance
Elements of dance
Styles of dance and movement
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Rome
26. Forward/Backward - Up/Down - Sideways (horizontal or vertical) - Diagonal - Straight - Circle - Out/In - Zigzag - Spiral
Well - known musical productions
Romantic Era
Space between dancers
Direction
27. Dancing on the toes
Era of Romanticism (early 1800s)
Pointe
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) China
Framework for dance activity instruction
28. Dancing evolved from pageants and processions of the period
Pirouette
Dance - pointe
Renaissance (1400-1600)
Warm - up exercises should address these 5 skills/abilities
29. Feeling the dance movements of others in one's own muscles
Pirouette
Dance activities should begin with these
Kinesthetic awareness
Elements of dance: Time
30. 'To twirl or spin'; a turn on one foot that can be executed outward - away from the body - or inward - toward the body
Pirouette
Elements of dance: Time
Dance activities should begin with these
Dance - Prehistory to Beginning of Middle Ages (A.D. 400)
31. 1. Rhythm 2. Tempo 3. Beat 4. Meter 5. Syncopation 6. Rhapsodic Rhythms
Square dancing and barn dancing
Concepts regarding the time element of dance
Social dance styles
18th and 19th Centuries
32. Another popular form of the flamenco that originated in Cuba and Latin America
Arabesque
Degree of Energy
Rumba flamenco
Elements of dance
33. Leader - follower - mirror - unison - or parting)
Modern dance
Dance activities should begin with these
Interactions between dancers
Rhythm
34. Refers to dances in which socializing is the main focus; therefore - a dance partner is essential
Dance - pointe
Social dance
Classical
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Egypt
35. Formalized hand movements (e.g. - Hindu dance - the oldest world dance)
Social dance styles
Extension
Dance teaching - key words and counts
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Indi
36. Rhythm: countable patterns - Tempo: fast or slow speed - Beat: even or uneven - Meter: 2/4 time - 3/4 time - etc.
Creative movement
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Java
Elements of dance: Time
Dance
37. Non - metric (e.g. - breath - water - or wind)
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Japan
Rhapsodic rhythms
Body movement
Elements of dance: Force
38. Determine appropriate age - related expectations for a safe - enjoyable classroom activity
Maypole dance
The 8 basic steps
Framework for dance activity instruction
Abstraction
39. 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
Forc
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Rome
Pathway
Religious or ceremonial dance
40. 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
Elements should be found in all dance instruction
18th and 19th Centuries
Dance teaching - variety - exposure
Dance - pointe
41. Quality of Energy - Degree of Energy
Forc
Abstraction
Dance teaching - variety - exposure
Elevation
42. 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
Flamenco dance
Beat
Maypole dance
The 8 basic steps
43. 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
Popular historical dances that are often used today
Passe
Degree of Energy
Play and sing with movement
44. 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
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) China
Classical
Modern dance choreography
Postmodern dance
45. Ballet - jazz - and tap
Styles of dance and movement
Play and sing with movement
Well - known musical productions
Maypole dance
46. 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
Pathway
Revolutionary aspects of early modern dance
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Java
Arabesque
47. Walking - running - leaping - jumping - hopping - galloping - skipping - and sliding (Chasse)
The 8 basic steps
Rhapsodic Rhythms
Early 20th Century Revolutionary aspects of Ballets Russes (Russia)
Individual - group - or class
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
Ballet
Styles of dance and movement
Meter
Allegro
49. 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)
Form and Shape
Abstraction
Dance in the Middle Ages (500-1400)
Rhythm
50. Music to accompany specific - technical ballet steps; a theatrical art form developed
Dallet evolution
Dance - pointe
Authentic folk dancing in its purest form
Pointe