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CSET Domain 1 Performing Arts Dance

Subjects : cset, performing-arts, dance
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Sequences - motifs - and phrases developed as the choreographed dance






2. Polka - square dances - historic dances






3. Even or uneven beat






4. Speed: fast or slow






5. Non - metric (e.g. - breath - water - or wind)






6. Gaze - floor - or away






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






8. Ceremonial dance with each character having specific hand movement - and martial (war) dancing






9. Ethnic and cultural dance - Cultural dances - Religious or ceremonial dance - Folk Dance - Play and sing with movement - Maypole dance - Modern Dance - Theatrical dance - Social dance






10. Quality of Energy - Degree of Energy






11. 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






12. Ethno - cultural - kabuki - Russian - and Celtic dance






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






14. Movement associated with gods/funerals






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






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






17. 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






18. Solo - duet - or ensemble






19. Warm - up exercises and Body awareness exercises






20. Focusing the eyes on one point in the distance in order to keep balance while turning






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






22. High - medium - or low






23. Release of potential energy into kinetic energy






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






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






26. Movement without previous planning






27. From the musical term - this refers to quick or lively movements






28. 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).






29. 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






30. 1. Space 2. Time 3. Levels (dynamics) 4. Force (energy)






31. Feeling the dance movements of others in one's own muscles






32. 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






33. The steps of a dance as put together for performance or the art of composing dances






34. Space - Time - Levels (dynamics)- Force (energy) - Locomotor (traveling through space)






35. 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






36. More eclectic; ballet and ethnic used in the same performance; all - male groups; intense theatrical effects in lighting - costume - and sets






37. Dancing evolved from pageants and processions of the period






38. 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






39. 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






40. In theatre chorus; also the festival of Dionysus






41. The ability to get up into the air and remain there long enough to perform various movements or poses






42. Wide/Narrow - Big/Little






43. 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






44. Countable patterns






45. An adagio movement in which the dancer pivots completely around on one foot while maintaining a pose with the working leg






46. 'To twirl or spin'; a turn on one foot that can be executed outward - away from the body - or inward - toward the body






47. 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






48. 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






49. 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.






50. 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