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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. In theatre chorus; also the festival of Dionysus
Allegro
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Greece
Revolutionary aspects of early modern dance
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Java
2. More eclectic; ballet and ethnic used in the same performance; all - male groups; intense theatrical effects in lighting - costume - and sets
Dance post -1960s
Nonlocomotor
Direction
Virtuoso dancing
3. 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
Era of Romanticism (early 1800s)
Barre
Elevation
Arabesque
4. Movement associated with gods/funerals
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Egypt
Modern dance
Dance teaching - prep
Rhythm
5. Wide/Narrow - Big/Little
Dallet evolution
Focus
Form and Shape
Range (of movement)
6. Non - metric (e.g. - breath - water - or wind)
Current examples of folk dances in the 20th century
Rhapsodic rhythms
Flamenco dance
Other theatrical production
7. 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
Range (of movement)
Degree of Energy
Historical forms of dance
Allegro
8. The essence of an idea applied to the art of movement
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Japan
Minuet
18th and 19th Centuries
Abstraction
9. 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
Meter
Postmodern dance
Grand jete
Focus
10. A formal aristocratic court dance developed at the end of the rennaisance period
Authentic folk dancing in its purest form
Dance - Prehistory to Beginning of Middle Ages (A.D. 400)
Modern dance choreography
Minuet
11. Strong/Weak - Heavy/Light - Dynamic/Static - Flowing/Tense
Meter
Warm - up exercises should address these 5 skills/abilities
Degree of Energy
Line
12. Movement without previous planning
Improvisation
Dance teaching - key words and counts
Social dance and mass culture
Popular historical dances that are often used today
13. 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
Barre
Authentic folk dancing in its purest form
Elements of dance: Force
Postmodern dance
14. Forward/Backward - Up/Down - Sideways (horizontal or vertical) - Diagonal - Straight - Circle - Out/In - Zigzag - Spiral
Direction
Form and Shape
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Japan
Form and shape
15. Gaze - Floor - Away
Alignment
Grand jete
Focus
Dance teaching - floor pattern
16. Warm - up exercises and Body awareness exercises
Square dancing and barn dancing
Dance activities should begin with these
Dance - Prehistory to Beginning of Middle Ages (A.D. 400)
Grand jete
17. Angular - rounded - twisted - bent - crooked - symmetrical - or asymmetrical
Form and shape
Historical forms of dance
Current examples of folk dances in the 20th century
Modern dance
18. 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
Popular historical dances that are often used today
The 8 basic steps
Ballet
Elements should be found in all dance instruction
19. Type of creative dance involving specialized movement techniques; emphasis is on expression and communication
Dance - pointe
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Rome
Syncopation
Modern dance
20. Stretched the boundaries of classical ballet; new movements ('turnout')
Early 20th Century Revolutionary aspects of Ballets Russes (Russia)
Historical forms of dance
Pointe
Rhapsodic rhythms
21. 1. Direction 2. Form and Shape 3. Level 4. Range 5. Pathway 6. Focus
Virtuoso dancing
Kinds of Levels
Styles of dance and movement
Allegro
22. Polka - square dances - historic dances
Revolutionary aspects of early modern dance
Early 20th Century Revolutionary aspects of Ballets Russes (Russia)
Late 20th Century
Current examples of folk dances in the 20th century
23. 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).
Pathway
Dance teaching - floor pattern
Kinds of Levels
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Japan
24. Born in the 20th century as a result of dancers resisting the rigid structure of classical ballet dance
Modern dance
Dance teaching - key words and counts
Dance teaching - variety - exposure
Rhythm
25. 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
Early 20th Century Revolutionary aspects of Ballets Russes (Russia)
Dance teaching - prep
Ballet
Romantic Era
26. 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
Characteristics of folk dance
Late 20th Century
Modern dance
Level
27. A rhythmic pattern produced when a deliberate pattern is upset
Social dance
Movements involved in the space element of dance
Syncopation
Early 20th Century Revolutionary aspects of Ballets Russes (Russia)
28. Floor - elevated - or air patterns
Nonlocomotor
Meter
Pathway
Arabesque
29. From the musical term - this refers to quick or lively movements
Rhapsodic rhythms
Level
Allegro
Native Americans
30. Ballet developed throughout Europe; this led to ___________ - expressive capacity of the body - pointe footwork and the heel - less shoe
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Egypt
Barre
Flamenco dance
Virtuoso dancing
31. In this leap - the dancer turns halfway in midair to land facing the direction in which the movement started
Grand jete en tournan (tour jete)
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Greece
Ballet
Force
32. 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)
Pathway
Well - known musical productions
Adagio
33. 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
Allegro
Rhapsodic Rhythms
18th and 19th Centuries
Native Americans
34. 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
Movement materials
Allegro
Quality of Energy
35. Elaborate costumes - balance and moderation - and traditional dance
Interactions between dancers
Early 20th Century Revolutionary aspects of Ballets Russes (Russia)
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Java
Forc
36. Gaze - floor - or away
Pathway
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Greece
Theatrical dance
Focus
37. 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
Pas de deux
Extension
Creative movement
Individual - group - or class
38. 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
Elements of dance
Maypole dance
18th and 19th Centuries
Degree of Energy
39. Includes locomotor (moving from one place to another) and axial (contained movement around an axis of the body)
Range (of movement)
Range
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) China
Body movement
40. A form of cultural dance - originated from medieval times when townspeople danced to celebrate - e.g. Medieval 'carolers'
Dance in the Middle Ages (500-1400)
Social dance and mass culture
Characteristics of folk dance
Folk dance
41. Release of potential energy into kinetic energy
Syncopation
Force
Maypole dance
Elements should be found in all dance instruction
42. Variations on folk dances are found in dance forms of today - including...
Well - known musical productions
Elements of dance
Square dancing and barn dancing
Barre
43. Even or uneven beat
Space between dancers
Rhythm
Alignment
Beat
44. Pavane - Galliard (from the Renaissance period) - The minuet - Charleston - Twist - Disco - Hip - hop - Lambada
Flamenco dance
Body movement
Square dancing and barn dancing
Popular historical dances that are often used today
45. 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
Movements involved in the space element of dance
Quality of Energy
Virtuoso dancing
Era of Romanticism (early 1800s)
46. Solo - duet - or ensemble
Individual - group - or class
Theatrical dance
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Greece
Alignment
47. Focusing the eyes on one point in the distance in order to keep balance while turning
Spotting
Choreography
Grand jete en tournan (tour jete)
Degree of Energy
48. 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
Modern dance
Dance - Prehistory to Beginning of Middle Ages (A.D. 400)
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Indi
Force
49. Side - by - side - supported - far - or near)
Space between dancers
Lifts
Elements should be found in all dance instruction
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) China
50. High - medium - or low
Level
Grand jete
Promenade
Elements of dance: Time