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CSET Domain 1 Performing Arts Dance
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1. The way in which various parts of the dancer's body are in line with one another while the dancer is moving
4 Elements of dance movements
Space
Renaissance (1400-1600)
Alignment
2. Based on music - songs - dialogue - and dance - Audiences often experience it in the form of musical theatre productions
Renaissance (1400-1600)
Dance post -1960s
Kinds of Levels
Theatrical dance
3. 1. Rhythm 2. Tempo 3. Beat 4. Meter 5. Syncopation 6. Rhapsodic Rhythms
Concepts regarding the time element of dance
Barre
Characteristics of folk dance
Attitude
4. Space - Time - Levels (dynamics)- Force (energy) - Locomotor (traveling through space)
Elements of dance
Social dance
Space between dancers
Early 20th Century Revolutionary aspects of Ballets Russes (Russia)
5. Another popular form of the flamenco that originated in Cuba and Latin America
Modern dance
Well - known musical productions
Postmodern dance
Rumba flamenco
6. Determine appropriate age - related expectations for a safe - enjoyable classroom activity
Framework for dance activity instruction
Forc
Combined locomotor
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Greece
7. 1. Direction 2. Form and Shape 3. Level 4. Range 5. Pathway 6. Focus
Force
Creative movement
Adagio
Kinds of Levels
8. Pavane - Galliard (from the Renaissance period) - The minuet - Charleston - Twist - Disco - Hip - hop - Lambada
Interactions between dancers
Popular historical dances that are often used today
Allegro
Grand jete en tournan (tour jete)
9. 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
Other theatrical production
Choreography
Late 20th Century
Space between dancers
10. Often carry important historical significance from ancient civilizations Examples: Chinese ribbon dance - Polish polonaise - India's Kathakali or Bharatanatyam dance - Clogging - traditionally from Wales - which involves double taps on both the heel
Cultural dances
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Indi
Syncopation
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) China
11. The ability to get up into the air and remain there long enough to perform various movements or poses
Focus
Pointe
Elevation
Concepts regarding the time element of dance
12. Wide/Narrow - Big/Little
Grand jete en tournan (tour jete)
Dance in the Middle Ages (500-1400)
Pathway
Range (of movement)
13. 'To twirl or spin'; a turn on one foot that can be executed outward - away from the body - or inward - toward the body
Kinds of Levels
Focus
Dance in the Middle Ages (500-1400)
Pirouette
14. Dance movement that is primary and nonfunctional - with an emphasis on body mastery for expressive and communicative purposes
Choreography
Creative movement
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Rome
Dance teaching - key words and counts
15. Movement associated with gods/funerals
Modern dance
Pathway
Dance teaching - floor pattern
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Egypt
16. 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
Religious or ceremonial dance
Ballet
Adagio
Range
17. 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
Maypole dance
Styles of dance and movement
Cultural dances
18. A line along which a person or part of a person moves - Patterns on/in the Floor - Elevated or Air
Forc
Passe
Beat
Pathway
19. Strong/Weak - Heavy/Light - Dynamic/Static - Flowing/Tense
Warm - up exercises should address these 5 skills/abilities
The 8 basic steps
Meter
Degree of Energy
20. Release of potential energy into kinetic energy
Religious or ceremonial dance
Meter
Dance activities should begin with these
Force
21. Dancing evolved from pageants and processions of the period
Dance
Syncopation
Renaissance (1400-1600)
Styles of dance and movement
22. Angular - rounded - twisted - bent - crooked - symmetrical - or asymmetrical
Pathway
George Balanchine (director of the New York City Ballet) and modern American ballet
Dance post -1960s
Form and shape
23. A form of cultural dance - originated from medieval times when townspeople danced to celebrate - e.g. Medieval 'carolers'
Folk dance
Dance teaching - variety - exposure
Grand jete en tournan (tour jete)
Attitude
24. Rhythm: countable patterns - Tempo: fast or slow speed - Beat: even or uneven - Meter: 2/4 time - 3/4 time - etc.
Play and sing with movement
Rumba flamenco
Elements of dance: Time
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Japan
25. A rhythmic pattern produced when a deliberate pattern is upset
Other theatrical production
Framework for dance activity instruction
Dance teaching - variety - exposure
Syncopation
26. Even or uneven beat
Pas de deux
Barre
Beat
Dallet evolution
27. High - medium - or low
Line
Rhapsodic Rhythms
Range (of movement)
Level
28. 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
Ballet
Styles of dance and movement
Barre
Romantic Era
29. In this leap - the dancer turns halfway in midair to land facing the direction in which the movement started
Dance post -1960s
Elevation
Choreography
Grand jete en tournan (tour jete)
30. Born in the 20th century as a result of dancers resisting the rigid structure of classical ballet dance
Beat
Modern dance
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Java
Focus
31. Provide opportunities for interpretation of dance - Provide a classroom dance program that includes different styles of dance from a cultural and historical context
Space
Elements of dance: Force
Dance teaching - variety - exposure
Abstraction
32. Type of creative dance involving specialized movement techniques; emphasis is on expression and communication
Social dance and mass culture
Kinesthetic awareness
Modern dance
Elements should be found in all dance instruction
33. Includes locomotor (moving from one place to another) and axial (contained movement around an axis of the body)
Body movement
Arabesque
Other theatrical production
Early 20th Century Revolutionary aspects of Ballets Russes (Russia)
34. Ballet - jazz - and tap
Well - known musical productions
Focus
Dance - pointe
Rhythm
35. 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
Extension
Dance in the Middle Ages (500-1400)
George Balanchine (director of the New York City Ballet) and modern American ballet
Historical forms of dance
36. Locomotor - Nonlocomotor - Combined Locomotor
Barre
Movements involved in the space element of dance
Postmodern dance
Interactions between dancers
37. Sequences - motifs - and phrases developed as the choreographed dance
Form and Shape
Movement materials
Martha Graham and psychodrama
Individual - group - or class
38. Leader - follower - mirror - unison - or parting)
Interactions between dancers
Romantic Era
Beat
Classical
39. (Staying in one place 'on spot'): stretching - pushing - twisting - bending - kicking - sinking - or curling
Range (of movement)
Nonlocomotor
Styles of dance and movement
Popular historical dances that are often used today
40. Variations on folk dances are found in dance forms of today - including...
Range (of movement)
Direction
Dallet evolution
Square dancing and barn dancing
41. 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
Barre
Revolutionary aspects of early modern dance
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Rome
Attitude
42. Forward/Backward - Up/Down - Sideways (horizontal or vertical) - Diagonal - Straight - Circle - Out/In - Zigzag - Spiral
Pathway
Direction
Dance - Prehistory to Beginning of Middle Ages (A.D. 400)
Space between dancers
43. Kabuki (traced to primitive rituals; it involves stomping - elaborate costumes - is male only - and is still current)
Authentic folk dancing in its purest form
Concepts regarding the time element of dance
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Japan
Pointe
44. An adagio movement in which the dancer pivots completely around on one foot while maintaining a pose with the working leg
Rumba flamenco
Minuet
Square dancing and barn dancing
Promenade
45. 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
Quality of Energy
Movements involved in the space element of dance
Syncopation
46. Posture - Balance - Flexibility - Strength - Coordination
Syncopation
Dance
Warm - up exercises should address these 5 skills/abilities
Theatrical dance
47. All - inclusive term meaning the aesthetics of movement - the organization of moves with a beginning - middle - and end in sequential form
Abstraction
Rhapsodic Rhythms
Dance
Pointe
48. 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
Pathway
Classical
Passe
Promenade
49. A part of pas de deux in which one dancer is lifted off the ground by another
Lifts
Modern dance choreography
Combined locomotor
Other theatrical production
50. Rock 'n' roll; MTV; hip - hop; ballroom dancing (tango)
Social dance and mass culture
Elements of dance: Levels
Folk dance
Flamenco dance
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