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CSET Domain 1 Performing Arts Dance

Subjects : cset, performing-arts, dance
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1. 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






2. Walking - running - leaping - jumping - hopping - galloping - skipping - and sliding (Chasse)






3. 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






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






5. On the ball of the foot - or half toe






6. 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






7. Includes locomotor (moving from one place to another) and axial (contained movement around an axis of the body)






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






9. 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






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






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






12. 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)






13. The way in which various parts of the dancer's body are in line with one another while the dancer is moving






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






15. 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






16. Countable patterns






17. 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






18. 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






19. 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






20. Locomotor - Nonlocomotor - Combined Locomotor






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






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






23. High - medium - or low






24. Movement without previous planning






25. 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






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






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






28. As in music - the opposite of allegro; a slower tempo - also a set of practice exercises in class consisting of extensions and balances






29. Gaze - floor - or away






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






31. (Often traditional folk steps): two - step - paddle - grapevine - step - hop - chug - and spinning






32. Variations on folk dances are found in dance forms of today - including...






33. Wide/Narrow - Big/Little






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






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






36. Stretched the boundaries of classical ballet; new movements ('turnout')






37. 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






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






39. 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






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






41. Pantomime/dance expression






42. Dance movement that is primary and nonfunctional - with an emphasis on body mastery for expressive and communicative purposes






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






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






45. 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






46. Another popular form of the flamenco that originated in Cuba and Latin America






47. Direction: forward - backward - up - down - sideways (horizontal or vertical) - diagonal - straight - circle - out - in - zigzag - or spiral






48. Broadway and Hollywood shows; a new style of moving with emphasis on speed and mobility; lean body types; importance of the female dancer






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






50. Speed: fast or slow