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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. High -- Medium -- Low - Might refer to a dancer's head
Focus
Level
Social dance and mass culture
Romantic Era
2. 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
Theatrical dance
Dallet evolution
Improvisation
Authentic folk dancing in its purest form
3. The essence of an idea applied to the art of movement
Romantic Era
Warm - up exercises should address these 5 skills/abilities
Abstraction
Range (of movement)
4. Type of creative dance involving specialized movement techniques; emphasis is on expression and communication
Modern dance
Elements of dance: Force
Tempo
Flamenco dance
5. Born in the 20th century as a result of dancers resisting the rigid structure of classical ballet dance
Theatrical dance
Other theatrical production
Modern dance
Range (of movement)
6. Non - metric rhythms e.g. breath - water - or wind
Passe
Attitude
Pas de deux
Rhapsodic Rhythms
7. As in music - the opposite of allegro; a slower tempo - also a set of practice exercises in class consisting of extensions and balances
Virtuoso dancing
Direction
Social dance and mass culture
Adagio
8. 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
Cultural dances
The 8 basic steps
Kinds of Levels
9. Solo - duet - or ensemble
Dance teaching - variety - exposure
Pathway
Individual - group - or class
Quality of Energy
10. 1. Space 2. Time 3. Levels (dynamics) 4. Force (energy)
Classical
Level
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Java
4 Elements of dance movements
11. Sequences - motifs - and phrases developed as the choreographed dance
Movement materials
Spotting
Body movement
Maypole dance
12. The way in which various parts of the dancer's body are in line with one another while the dancer is moving
Religious or ceremonial dance
Alignment
Cultural dances
Popular historical dances that are often used today
13. Wide - narrow - big - or little
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Rome
Range
Passe
Modern dance
14. 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
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Rome
Framework for dance activity instruction
Romantic Era
Theatrical dance
15. Immediate area surrounding the body; the area in which bodies can move at all levels
Form and shape
Square dancing and barn dancing
Improvisation
Space
16. Gaze - Floor - Away
Focus
Social dance styles
Romantic Era
Elevation
17. 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
Lifts
Modern dance
18th and 19th Centuries
Religious or ceremonial dance
18. Direction: forward - backward - up - down - sideways (horizontal or vertical) - diagonal - straight - circle - out - in - zigzag - or spiral
Elements of dance: Levels
Elements of dance: Time
Kinesthetic awareness
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Greece
19. All - inclusive term meaning the aesthetics of movement - the organization of moves with a beginning - middle - and end in sequential form
Dance
Space between dancers
Quality of Energy
Era of Romanticism (early 1800s)
20. Music to accompany specific - technical ballet steps; a theatrical art form developed
Syncopation
Late 20th Century
Dallet evolution
Forc
21. Ethno - cultural - kabuki - Russian - and Celtic dance
Other theatrical production
Promenade
Minuet
Spotting
22. Speed: fast or slow
Pas de deux
Tempo
Pathway
Elements should be found in all dance instruction
23. Formalized hand movements (e.g. - Hindu dance - the oldest world dance)
Rhythm
Dance - pointe
Other theatrical production
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Indi
24. 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
Nonlocomotor
Cultural dances
Spotting
Folk dance
25. Determine appropriate age - related expectations for a safe - enjoyable classroom activity
Romantic Era
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Greece
Modern dance
Framework for dance activity instruction
26. The ability to get up into the air and remain there long enough to perform various movements or poses
Alignment
Elevation
George Balanchine (director of the New York City Ballet) and modern American ballet
Framework for dance activity instruction
27. 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
Dance - pointe
Extension
Dallet evolution
Era of Romanticism (early 1800s)
28. Focusing the eyes on one point in the distance in order to keep balance while turning
Pointe
Level
Spotting
Revolutionary aspects of early modern dance
29. 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
Characteristics of folk dance
Elements of dance: Force
Focus
Pirouette
30. Space - Time - Levels (dynamics)- Force (energy) - Locomotor (traveling through space)
Pathway
Rhythm
Characteristics of folk dance
Elements of dance
31. Movement without previous planning
Beat
Ballet
Improvisation
Theatrical dance
32. 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
Kinds of Levels
Elements of dance: Force
Late 20th Century
Interactions between dancers
33. The arrangement of head - shoulders - arms - torso - and legs while dancing
Dance activities should begin with these
Line
Barre
Force
34. 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
Modern dance
Ballet
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Greece
Interactions between dancers
35. Rock 'n' roll; MTV; hip - hop; ballroom dancing (tango)
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Indi
Social dance and mass culture
Styles of dance and movement
Choreography
36. 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
Quality of Energy
Characteristics of folk dance
Dance - Prehistory to Beginning of Middle Ages (A.D. 400)
Form and shape
37. Quality of Energy - Degree of Energy
Quality of Energy
Arabesque
Forc
Movements involved in the space element of dance
38. 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
Elevation
Characteristics of folk dance
Romantic Era
Modern dance choreography
39. Literally - 'a step for two'; this refers to a specific codified form that is choreographed in many classical ballets; this is also used to refer to any section of a dance performed by two dancers together
4 Elements of dance movements
Current examples of folk dances in the 20th century
Line
Pas de deux
40. 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
Historical forms of dance
Improvisation
Framework for dance activity instruction
41. Rhythm: countable patterns - Tempo: fast or slow speed - Beat: even or uneven - Meter: 2/4 time - 3/4 time - etc.
Cultural dances
Elements of dance: Time
Syncopation
Tempo
42. From the musical term - this refers to quick or lively movements
Rhapsodic Rhythms
Allegro
Era of Romanticism (early 1800s)
Attitude
43. Feeling the dance movements of others in one's own muscles
Theatrical dance
Kinesthetic awareness
Range
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Rome
44. 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).
Dance teaching - key words and counts
Direction
Dance teaching - floor pattern
Play and sing with movement
45. Posture - Balance - Flexibility - Strength - Coordination
Renaissance (1400-1600)
Line
Warm - up exercises should address these 5 skills/abilities
Pointe
46. Leader - follower - mirror - unison - or parting)
Interactions between dancers
Degree of Energy
Rhythm
Force
47. Warm - up exercises and Body awareness exercises
Focus
Space between dancers
Extension
Dance activities should begin with these
48. Whether the energy is: Sustained (smooth) - Suspended (light) - Swing (under - curve) - Sway (over - curve) - Collapsed (loose) - Percussive (sharp) - Vibrate (shudder)
Spotting
Extension
Quality of Energy
Focus
49. 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
Grand jete
Dance - Prehistory to Beginning of Middle Ages (A.D. 400)
Pirouette
Dance in the Middle Ages (500-1400)
50. Includes locomotor (moving from one place to another) and axial (contained movement around an axis of the body)
18th and 19th Centuries
Alignment
Body movement
Forc