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CSET Domain 1 Performing Arts Dance
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Ballet developed throughout Europe; this led to ___________ - expressive capacity of the body - pointe footwork and the heel - less shoe
Body movement
Range (of movement)
Virtuoso dancing
Religious or ceremonial dance
2. Based upon the subjective interpretation of internalized feelings - emotions - and moods - Unlike formal ballet - this is often unstructured and makes deliberate use of gravity and body weight to enhance movement - It also encourages students to expr
Ballet
Forc
Modern dance choreography
Historical forms of dance
3. Non - metric (e.g. - breath - water - or wind)
Grand jete en tournan (tour jete)
Social dance styles
Modern dance
Rhapsodic rhythms
4. Dancing evolved from pageants and processions of the period
Characteristics of folk dance
Renaissance (1400-1600)
Focus
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Japan
5. (Staying in one place 'on spot'): stretching - pushing - twisting - bending - kicking - sinking - or curling
Nonlocomotor
Social dance
Creative movement
Pas de deux
6. On the ball of the foot - or half toe
Passe
Forc
Syncopation
Dance - pointe
7. A period from about 1820 to 1870 in which ballet was characterized primarily by supernatural subject matter - long white tutus - dancing on the toes - and theatrical innovations that permitted the dimming of the house lights for theatrical illusion
Barre
Romantic Era
Level
Body movement
8. A line along which a person or part of a person moves - Patterns on/in the Floor - Elevated or Air
Flamenco dance
Warm - up exercises should address these 5 skills/abilities
Pathway
Historical forms of dance
9. 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
Barre
Modern dance choreography
Dance post -1960s
Spotting
10. Variations on folk dances are found in dance forms of today - including...
Square dancing and barn dancing
Elements of dance
Focus
Late 20th Century
11. A part of pas de deux in which one dancer is lifted off the ground by another
Interactions between dancers
Forc
Lifts
Promenade
12. Forward/Backward - Up/Down - Sideways (horizontal or vertical) - Diagonal - Straight - Circle - Out/In - Zigzag - Spiral
Modern dance
Late 20th Century
Historical forms of dance
Direction
13. 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
Passe
Characteristics of folk dance
Kinds of Levels
14. Floor - elevated - or air patterns
Dance teaching - prep
Native Americans
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Greece
Pathway
15. Dance movement that is primary and nonfunctional - with an emphasis on body mastery for expressive and communicative purposes
Creative movement
Dallet evolution
Dance in the Middle Ages (500-1400)
Direction
16. Feeling the dance movements of others in one's own muscles
Social dance styles
Rhythm
Combined locomotor
Kinesthetic awareness
17. 1. Rhythm 2. Tempo 3. Beat 4. Meter 5. Syncopation 6. Rhapsodic Rhythms
Concepts regarding the time element of dance
Renaissance (1400-1600)
Degree of Energy
Meter
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
Late 20th Century
Movement materials
Creative movement
Pathway
19. Walking - running - leaping - jumping - hopping - galloping - skipping - and sliding (Chasse)
4 Elements of dance movements
Range (of movement)
Postmodern dance
The 8 basic steps
20. Refers to dances in which socializing is the main focus; therefore - a dance partner is essential
Choreography
Native Americans
Social dance
Minuet
21. Speed: fast or slow
Nonlocomotor
Tempo
Space
Maypole dance
22. 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
18th and 19th Centuries
Meter
Abstraction
Alignment
23. The essence of an idea applied to the art of movement
Dance teaching - floor pattern
Abstraction
The 8 basic steps
Social dance
24. Elaborate costumes - balance and moderation - and traditional dance
Attitude
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Japan
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Java
Dance activities should begin with these
25. Polka - square dances - historic dances
Well - known musical productions
Range (of movement)
Revolutionary aspects of early modern dance
Current examples of folk dances in the 20th century
26. 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
Focus
Maypole dance
Grand jete
Level
27. Hip - hop - line dance - ballroom - waltz - foxtrot - tango - rumba - jive - and swing
Space between dancers
Space
Social dance styles
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Greece
28. 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.
Dance in the Middle Ages (500-1400)
Native Americans
Pointe
Form and Shape
29. Whether the energy is: Sustained (smooth) - Suspended (light) - Swing (under - curve) - Sway (over - curve) - Collapsed (loose) - Percussive (sharp) - Vibrate (shudder)
Postmodern dance
Syncopation
Quality of Energy
Cultural dances
30. Movement associated with gods/funerals
Popular historical dances that are often used today
Flamenco dance
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Egypt
Interactions between dancers
31. In theatre chorus; also the festival of Dionysus
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Greece
Range (of movement)
Level
Cultural dances
32. 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)
Dance in the Middle Ages (500-1400)
Authentic folk dancing in its purest form
Pointe
Revolutionary aspects of early modern dance
33. Locomotor - Nonlocomotor - Combined Locomotor
Dance teaching - prep
Flamenco dance
Movements involved in the space element of dance
Space
34. A form of cultural dance - originated from medieval times when townspeople danced to celebrate - e.g. Medieval 'carolers'
Renaissance (1400-1600)
Folk dance
18th and 19th Centuries
Grand jete en tournan (tour jete)
35. As in music - the opposite of allegro; a slower tempo - also a set of practice exercises in class consisting of extensions and balances
Play and sing with movement
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Egypt
Adagio
Cultural dances
36. Space - Time - Levels (dynamics)- Force (energy) - Locomotor (traveling through space)
Rhapsodic rhythms
Elements of dance
Arabesque
Virtuoso dancing
37. 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
Dance teaching - key words and counts
Nonlocomotor
Authentic folk dancing in its purest form
Lifts
38. High -- Medium -- Low - Might refer to a dancer's head
Dance
Level
Form and Shape
18th and 19th Centuries
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
Classical
The 8 basic steps
Religious or ceremonial dance
Adagio
40. Provide opportunities for interpretation of dance - Provide a classroom dance program that includes different styles of dance from a cultural and historical context
Body movement
4 Elements of dance movements
Dance teaching - variety - exposure
Ballet
41. Warm - up exercises and Body awareness exercises
Dance activities should begin with these
Historical forms of dance
Individual - group - or class
Concepts regarding the time element of dance
42. Dancing on the toes
Era of Romanticism (early 1800s)
Nonlocomotor
Pointe
Dallet evolution
43. Release of potential energy into kinetic energy
Pirouette
Combined locomotor
Era of Romanticism (early 1800s)
Force
44. All - inclusive term meaning the aesthetics of movement - the organization of moves with a beginning - middle - and end in sequential form
Focus
Styles of dance and movement
Dallet evolution
Dance
45. Quality of energy: sustained (smooth) - suspended (light) - swing (under - curve) - sway (over - curve) - collapsed (loose) - percussive (sharp) - or vibrate (shudder) - Degree of energy: strong - weak - heavy - light - dynamic - static - flowing - o
Social dance and mass culture
Characteristics of folk dance
Native Americans
Elements of dance: Force
46. Leader - follower - mirror - unison - or parting)
Modern dance
Pas de deux
Pirouette
Interactions between dancers
47. Based on music - songs - dialogue - and dance - Audiences often experience it in the form of musical theatre productions
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Indi
Dance teaching - prep
Theatrical dance
Social dance
48. Warm - up - skill building - expression via classroom dance activities
Elements should be found in all dance instruction
Renaissance (1400-1600)
Modern dance choreography
Postmodern dance
49. 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).
Movements involved in the space element of dance
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Indi
Historical forms of dance
Dance teaching - floor pattern
50. Includes locomotor (moving from one place to another) and axial (contained movement around an axis of the body)
Authentic folk dancing in its purest form
Flamenco dance
Body movement
Barre