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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. (Often traditional folk steps): two - step - paddle - grapevine - step - hop - chug - and spinning
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Java
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) China
Combined locomotor
Focus
2. Dance movement that is primary and nonfunctional - with an emphasis on body mastery for expressive and communicative purposes
Forc
Combined locomotor
Creative movement
Dance - pointe
3. 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
Forc
Pas de deux
18th and 19th Centuries
Tempo
4. Provide opportunities for interpretation of dance - Provide a classroom dance program that includes different styles of dance from a cultural and historical context
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Japan
Postmodern dance
Spotting
Dance teaching - variety - exposure
5. Body position - Angular/Rounded - Twisted - Bent - Crooked - Symmetrical/Asymmetrical
Form and Shape
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) China
Modern dance
4 Elements of dance movements
6. Includes locomotor (moving from one place to another) and axial (contained movement around an axis of the body)
Dance teaching - floor pattern
Body movement
Social dance styles
Rhythm
7. Rock 'n' roll; MTV; hip - hop; ballroom dancing (tango)
Social dance and mass culture
Spotting
Popular historical dances that are often used today
Martha Graham and psychodrama
8. 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
Elements of dance: Force
Grand jete en tournan (tour jete)
Kinds of Levels
Early 20th Century Revolutionary aspects of Ballets Russes (Russia)
9. A form of cultural dance - originated from medieval times when townspeople danced to celebrate - e.g. Medieval 'carolers'
4 Elements of dance movements
Syncopation
Folk dance
Dance
10. 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
Elements should be found in all dance instruction
Era of Romanticism (early 1800s)
Rumba flamenco
Dance teaching - key words and counts
11. The way in which various parts of the dancer's body are in line with one another while the dancer is moving
Promenade
Warm - up exercises should address these 5 skills/abilities
Alignment
Pointe
12. A term coined in the 1960s by those who wanted to create movement outside the influences of any of the then - traditional modern dance pioneers - such as Cunningham - Graham - Humphrey - Lim
Range (of movement)
Allegro
Postmodern dance
Concepts regarding the time element of dance
13. Solo - duet - or ensemble
Lifts
Dance teaching - prep
Individual - group - or class
Minuet
14. Refers to dances in which socializing is the main focus; therefore - a dance partner is essential
Revolutionary aspects of early modern dance
Social dance
Pathway
Level
15. 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
Extension
Framework for dance activity instruction
Pirouette
Grand jete
16. Dancing evolved from pageants and processions of the period
Syncopation
Renaissance (1400-1600)
Elements of dance: Force
Range (of movement)
17. Walking - running - leaping - jumping - hopping - galloping - skipping - and sliding (Chasse)
Grand jete en tournan (tour jete)
The 8 basic steps
Line
Meter
18. Countable patterns
Kinds of Levels
Social dance styles
Force
Rhythm
19. A part of pas de deux in which one dancer is lifted off the ground by another
The 8 basic steps
Body movement
Lifts
Dance in the Middle Ages (500-1400)
20. 1. Space 2. Time 3. Levels (dynamics) 4. Force (energy)
Dance teaching - floor pattern
Focus
4 Elements of dance movements
Dance teaching - variety - exposure
21. Wide/Narrow - Big/Little
Body movement
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Java
Combined locomotor
Range (of movement)
22. Speed: fast or slow
Tempo
Nonlocomotor
Dance teaching - key words and counts
Rhapsodic rhythms
23. The arrangement of head - shoulders - arms - torso - and legs while dancing
Rumba flamenco
Kinesthetic awareness
Elements of dance: Levels
Line
24. An adagio movement in which the dancer pivots completely around on one foot while maintaining a pose with the working leg
Promenade
Grand jete en tournan (tour jete)
Barre
Ballet
25. Release of potential energy into kinetic energy
Individual - group - or class
Force
Elevation
Modern dance
26. 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
Space between dancers
Arabesque
Modern dance choreography
Grand jete en tournan (tour jete)
27. Ballet developed throughout Europe; this led to ___________ - expressive capacity of the body - pointe footwork and the heel - less shoe
Postmodern dance
Combined locomotor
Level
Virtuoso dancing
28. Polka - square dances - historic dances
Authentic folk dancing in its purest form
Dance
Current examples of folk dances in the 20th century
Dance teaching - variety - exposure
29. Leader - follower - mirror - unison - or parting)
Interactions between dancers
Framework for dance activity instruction
Extension
Modern dance
30. Rhythm: countable patterns - Tempo: fast or slow speed - Beat: even or uneven - Meter: 2/4 time - 3/4 time - etc.
Kinds of Levels
Religious or ceremonial dance
Social dance styles
Elements of dance: Time
31. Stretched the boundaries of classical ballet; new movements ('turnout')
Elements should be found in all dance instruction
Dance in the Middle Ages (500-1400)
Early 20th Century Revolutionary aspects of Ballets Russes (Russia)
Barre
32. 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
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Indi
Modern dance choreography
Rhythm
Play and sing with movement
33. Direction: forward - backward - up - down - sideways (horizontal or vertical) - diagonal - straight - circle - out - in - zigzag - or spiral
Promenade
Form and Shape
Elements of dance: Levels
Grand jete en tournan (tour jete)
34. Warm - up exercises and Body awareness exercises
Dance teaching - variety - exposure
Dance activities should begin with these
Virtuoso dancing
Dance teaching - prep
35. Side - by - side - supported - far - or near)
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Greece
George Balanchine (director of the New York City Ballet) and modern American ballet
Space between dancers
Dance teaching - variety - exposure
36. 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
Minuet
Tempo
Form and shape
37. 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
Direction
Extension
Individual - group - or class
Dance teaching - prep
38. The steps of a dance as put together for performance or the art of composing dances
Extension
Square dancing and barn dancing
Beat
Choreography
39. As in music - the opposite of allegro; a slower tempo - also a set of practice exercises in class consisting of extensions and balances
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Java
Dance in the Middle Ages (500-1400)
Abstraction
Adagio
40. 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
Maypole dance
Folk dance
Dance teaching - variety - exposure
Theatrical dance
41. Determine appropriate age - related expectations for a safe - enjoyable classroom activity
Framework for dance activity instruction
Meter
Promenade
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Java
42. Warm - up - skill building - expression via classroom dance activities
Historical forms of dance
Virtuoso dancing
Elements should be found in all dance instruction
Degree of Energy
43. 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
Dance teaching - prep
Late 20th Century
Promenade
Alignment
44. From the musical term - this refers to quick or lively movements
Renaissance (1400-1600)
Era of Romanticism (early 1800s)
Syncopation
Allegro
45. 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)
Level
Range
Passe
46. Posture - Balance - Flexibility - Strength - Coordination
Warm - up exercises should address these 5 skills/abilities
Era of Romanticism (early 1800s)
Religious or ceremonial dance
Movement materials
47. Gaze - Floor - Away
Focus
Creative movement
Classical
Native Americans
48. Dancing on the toes
Elements should be found in all dance instruction
Pointe
Quality of Energy
Space
49. Immediate area surrounding the body; the area in which bodies can move at all levels
Space
Focus
Play and sing with movement
Elements of dance: Levels
50. Elaborate costumes - balance and moderation - and traditional dance
Well - known musical productions
Dance teaching - variety - exposure
Maypole dance
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Java