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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. The arrangement of head - shoulders - arms - torso - and legs while dancing
Dance in the Middle Ages (500-1400)
Line
Creative movement
Elements should be found in all dance instruction
2. Elaborate costumes - balance and moderation - and traditional dance
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Java
Dallet evolution
Alignment
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) China
3. A 'passing' position in which the foot passes by the knee of the supporting leg - When this position is held - as in pirouettes - with the foot of the working leg resting against the knee of the supporting leg - it is known as retire
Line
Focus
Passe
4 Elements of dance movements
4. Based on music - songs - dialogue - and dance - Audiences often experience it in the form of musical theatre productions
Minuet
Theatrical dance
Pathway
Elements of dance: Force
5. Direction: forward - backward - up - down - sideways (horizontal or vertical) - diagonal - straight - circle - out - in - zigzag - or spiral
Kinesthetic awareness
Elements of dance: Levels
Dance post -1960s
Forc
6. Dancing evolved from pageants and processions of the period
Popular historical dances that are often used today
Abstraction
Renaissance (1400-1600)
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Rome
7. Forward/Backward - Up/Down - Sideways (horizontal or vertical) - Diagonal - Straight - Circle - Out/In - Zigzag - Spiral
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Indi
Pas de deux
Syncopation
Direction
8. 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
Lifts
Arabesque
Space
Martha Graham and psychodrama
9. Dancing on the toes
Rumba flamenco
Styles of dance and movement
Pointe
Kinds of Levels
10. Strong/Weak - Heavy/Light - Dynamic/Static - Flowing/Tense
Romantic Era
Theatrical dance
Individual - group - or class
Degree of Energy
11. Polka - square dances - historic dances
Current examples of folk dances in the 20th century
Focus
Spotting
Alignment
12. 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
Authentic folk dancing in its purest form
Rhapsodic Rhythms
Flamenco dance
Arabesque
13. Refers to dances in which socializing is the main focus; therefore - a dance partner is essential
Movements involved in the space element of dance
Creative movement
Social dance
Combined locomotor
14. As in music - the opposite of allegro; a slower tempo - also a set of practice exercises in class consisting of extensions and balances
Ballet
Passe
18th and 19th Centuries
Adagio
15. Hip - hop - line dance - ballroom - waltz - foxtrot - tango - rumba - jive - and swing
Allegro
Dance
Focus
Social dance styles
16. Rock 'n' roll; MTV; hip - hop; ballroom dancing (tango)
Dance activities should begin with these
Social dance and mass culture
Era of Romanticism (early 1800s)
Concepts regarding the time element of dance
17. A part of pas de deux in which one dancer is lifted off the ground by another
Dance teaching - floor pattern
Lifts
Characteristics of folk dance
Well - known musical productions
18. Stretched the boundaries of classical ballet; new movements ('turnout')
Form and shape
Early 20th Century Revolutionary aspects of Ballets Russes (Russia)
Maypole dance
Elements of dance: Force
19. Ethno - cultural - kabuki - Russian - and Celtic dance
George Balanchine (director of the New York City Ballet) and modern American ballet
Other theatrical production
Popular historical dances that are often used today
Interactions between dancers
20. On the ball of the foot - or half toe
Forc
Dance - pointe
Dance teaching - key words and counts
Tempo
21. The ability to get up into the air and remain there long enough to perform various movements or poses
Elevation
Pointe
Form and Shape
Level
22. Music to accompany specific - technical ballet steps; a theatrical art form developed
Space
Historical forms of dance
Dallet evolution
Rhapsodic Rhythms
23. High - medium - or low
Interactions between dancers
4 Elements of dance movements
Form and Shape
Level
24. 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
Warm - up exercises should address these 5 skills/abilities
Pathway
Tempo
25. Formal dancing spread to the Continent; expansion of professional dancing masters; professional choreography at the Paris Opera (opera and dance); costuming; introduction of the waltz (1-2-3) rhythm; court dance
Historical forms of dance
Late 20th Century
Well - known musical productions
18th and 19th Centuries
26. 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
Theatrical dance
Dance in the Middle Ages (500-1400)
Era of Romanticism (early 1800s)
Combined locomotor
27. 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
Form and shape
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Indi
Grand jete en tournan (tour jete)
Attitude
28. 1. Space 2. Time 3. Levels (dynamics) 4. Force (energy)
Minuet
Authentic folk dancing in its purest form
Martha Graham and psychodrama
4 Elements of dance movements
29. Wide/Narrow - Big/Little
Range (of movement)
Dance in the Middle Ages (500-1400)
The 8 basic steps
Modern dance choreography
30. 'To twirl or spin'; a turn on one foot that can be executed outward - away from the body - or inward - toward the body
Spotting
Elements should be found in all dance instruction
Ballet
Pirouette
31. All - inclusive term meaning the aesthetics of movement - the organization of moves with a beginning - middle - and end in sequential form
Interactions between dancers
Dance
Attitude
Romantic Era
32. Feeling the dance movements of others in one's own muscles
Kinesthetic awareness
Social dance and mass culture
Nonlocomotor
Dallet evolution
33. Ballet - jazz - and tap
Dallet evolution
Postmodern dance
Early 20th Century Revolutionary aspects of Ballets Russes (Russia)
Well - known musical productions
34. Immediate area surrounding the body; the area in which bodies can move at all levels
Forc
Tempo
Space
Pas de deux
35. 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
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Japan
Social dance
Historical forms of dance
Level
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
Level
Play and sing with movement
Tempo
Barre
37. A pose in which the working leg is extended with a straight knee directly behind the body (both the height of the leg and the position of the arms are variable)
Extension
Arabesque
Movement materials
Individual - group - or class
38. 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
Minuet
Cultural dances
Maypole dance
Well - known musical productions
39. Movement associated with gods/funerals
Combined locomotor
Nonlocomotor
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Egypt
Individual - group - or class
40. Warm - up - skill building - expression via classroom dance activities
Virtuoso dancing
Pointe
Kinds of Levels
Elements should be found in all dance instruction
41. Release of potential energy into kinetic energy
Elements should be found in all dance instruction
Spotting
Force
Arabesque
42. 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
Virtuoso dancing
Religious or ceremonial dance
Modern dance
Dance - Prehistory to Beginning of Middle Ages (A.D. 400)
43. Non - metric rhythms e.g. breath - water - or wind
Rhapsodic Rhythms
Creative movement
Well - known musical productions
Passe
44. Dance movement that is primary and nonfunctional - with an emphasis on body mastery for expressive and communicative purposes
Creative movement
Dance in the Middle Ages (500-1400)
Other theatrical production
Elements should be found in all dance instruction
45. A formal aristocratic court dance developed at the end of the rennaisance period
Quality of Energy
Minuet
Barre
Arabesque
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
Level
Martha Graham and psychodrama
Grand jete
Extension
47. Born in the 20th century as a result of dancers resisting the rigid structure of classical ballet dance
Dance teaching - key words and counts
Form and shape
Modern dance
Flamenco dance
48. From the musical term - this refers to quick or lively movements
Allegro
Concepts regarding the time element of dance
Native Americans
Virtuoso dancing
49. Number of beats grouped together e.g. 3/4 or 2/4 or 6/8
Meter
Framework for dance activity instruction
Revolutionary aspects of early modern dance
Martha Graham and psychodrama
50. Wide - narrow - big - or little
Range
Dance teaching - prep
Virtuoso dancing
Kinds of Levels