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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. Forward/Backward - Up/Down - Sideways (horizontal or vertical) - Diagonal - Straight - Circle - Out/In - Zigzag - Spiral






2. A rhythmic pattern produced when a deliberate pattern is upset






3. 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






4. Polka - square dances - historic dances






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






6. Provide opportunities for interpretation of dance - Provide a classroom dance program that includes different styles of dance from a cultural and historical context






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






8. Dancing on the toes






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






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






11. 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






12. Speed: fast or slow






13. 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






14. Rhythm: countable patterns - Tempo: fast or slow speed - Beat: even or uneven - Meter: 2/4 time - 3/4 time - etc.






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






16. Posture - Balance - Flexibility - Strength - Coordination






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






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






19. 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






20. Gaze - Floor - Away






21. 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






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






23. Strong/Weak - Heavy/Light - Dynamic/Static - Flowing/Tense






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






25. Dancing evolved from pageants and processions of the period






26. Wide/Narrow - Big/Little






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






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






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






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






31. A formal aristocratic court dance developed at the end of the rennaisance period






32. 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






33. 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






34. All - inclusive term meaning the aesthetics of movement - the organization of moves with a beginning - middle - and end in sequential form






35. 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)






36. 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






37. Floor - elevated - or air patterns






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






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






40. A part of pas de deux in which one dancer is lifted off the ground by another






41. 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






42. Born in the 20th century as a result of dancers resisting the rigid structure of classical ballet dance






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






44. Pantomime/dance expression






45. (Staying in one place 'on spot'): stretching - pushing - twisting - bending - kicking - sinking - or curling






46. 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






47. Locomotor - Nonlocomotor - Combined Locomotor






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






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






50. 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