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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. Refers to dances in which socializing is the main focus; therefore - a dance partner is essential
Adagio
Social dance
Flamenco dance
Syncopation
2. A form of cultural dance - originated from medieval times when townspeople danced to celebrate - e.g. Medieval 'carolers'
Martha Graham and psychodrama
Folk dance
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Greece
Focus
3. From the musical term - this refers to quick or lively movements
Grand jete
Elevation
Warm - up exercises should address these 5 skills/abilities
Allegro
4. Stretched the boundaries of classical ballet; new movements ('turnout')
Minuet
Early 20th Century Revolutionary aspects of Ballets Russes (Russia)
Rhapsodic rhythms
Modern dance
5. Countable patterns
Martha Graham and psychodrama
Rhythm
Rhapsodic Rhythms
Kinesthetic awareness
6. Even or uneven beat
Rumba flamenco
Beat
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Greece
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Rome
7. Rhythm: countable patterns - Tempo: fast or slow speed - Beat: even or uneven - Meter: 2/4 time - 3/4 time - etc.
4 Elements of dance movements
Elements of dance: Time
Flamenco dance
Space
8. 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
Arabesque
Allegro
18th and 19th Centuries
Martha Graham and psychodrama
9. The essence of an idea applied to the art of movement
Pointe
Framework for dance activity instruction
Abstraction
George Balanchine (director of the New York City Ballet) and modern American ballet
10. Includes locomotor (moving from one place to another) and axial (contained movement around an axis of the body)
Body movement
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) China
Square dancing and barn dancing
Force
11. Posture - Balance - Flexibility - Strength - Coordination
Authentic folk dancing in its purest form
Warm - up exercises should address these 5 skills/abilities
Lifts
Well - known musical productions
12. 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
Classical
Other theatrical production
Form and shape
Play and sing with movement
13. 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).
Attitude
Elements should be found in all dance instruction
4 Elements of dance movements
Dance teaching - floor pattern
14. The way in which various parts of the dancer's body are in line with one another while the dancer is moving
Alignment
Historical forms of dance
Era of Romanticism (early 1800s)
Rhythm
15. Dancing on the toes
Pointe
Warm - up exercises should address these 5 skills/abilities
Flamenco dance
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Greece
16. Pantomime/dance expression
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Rome
Tempo
Pathway
Attitude
17. Formalized hand movements (e.g. - Hindu dance - the oldest world dance)
Elements of dance: Levels
Creative movement
Dance teaching - variety - exposure
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Indi
18. 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
Postmodern dance
Tempo
Lifts
Dance in the Middle Ages (500-1400)
19. 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
Space
The 8 basic steps
Body movement
20. Locomotor - Nonlocomotor - Combined Locomotor
Interactions between dancers
Authentic folk dancing in its purest form
Movements involved in the space element of dance
Individual - group - or class
21. 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
Space
Pathway
Interactions between dancers
22. Based on music - songs - dialogue - and dance - Audiences often experience it in the form of musical theatre productions
Elements of dance: Force
Theatrical dance
Social dance and mass culture
Styles of dance and movement
23. On the ball of the foot - or half toe
Dance - pointe
The 8 basic steps
Space
Current examples of folk dances in the 20th century
24. A rhythmic pattern produced when a deliberate pattern is upset
Force
Syncopation
Elements should be found in all dance instruction
Religious or ceremonial dance
25. 'To twirl or spin'; a turn on one foot that can be executed outward - away from the body - or inward - toward the body
Renaissance (1400-1600)
The 8 basic steps
Dance - pointe
Pirouette
26. The ability to get up into the air and remain there long enough to perform various movements or poses
Concepts regarding the time element of dance
Pas de deux
Arabesque
Elevation
27. 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
Force
Pas de deux
Play and sing with movement
Syncopation
28. Separate the dance into the steps. Begin by teaching the steps - describing and demonstrating each separately. Steps are done slowly at first - using counts - and then at the proper tempo - Teach one part of the basic step pattern at a time; when two
Social dance and mass culture
Dance teaching - prep
Concepts regarding the time element of dance
Spotting
29. High -- Medium -- Low - Might refer to a dancer's head
Barre
Dance teaching - variety - exposure
Modern dance
Level
30. 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
Cultural dances
Modern dance choreography
Rumba flamenco
Elevation
31. 1. Rhythm 2. Tempo 3. Beat 4. Meter 5. Syncopation 6. Rhapsodic Rhythms
Concepts regarding the time element of dance
Other theatrical production
Force
Space
32. A line along which a person or part of a person moves - Patterns on/in the Floor - Elevated or Air
Dance
Pathway
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Egypt
Framework for dance activity instruction
33. 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
Dance teaching - key words and counts
Pirouette
Characteristics of folk dance
Early 20th Century Revolutionary aspects of Ballets Russes (Russia)
34. Forward/Backward - Up/Down - Sideways (horizontal or vertical) - Diagonal - Straight - Circle - Out/In - Zigzag - Spiral
Direction
Dance in the Middle Ages (500-1400)
Theatrical dance
Dance teaching - key words and counts
35. Ceremonial dance with each character having specific hand movement - and martial (war) dancing
Martha Graham and psychodrama
Styles of dance and movement
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) China
Flamenco dance
36. Born in the 20th century as a result of dancers resisting the rigid structure of classical ballet dance
Choreography
Popular historical dances that are often used today
Modern dance
Romantic Era
37. As in music - the opposite of allegro; a slower tempo - also a set of practice exercises in class consisting of extensions and balances
Adagio
Modern dance choreography
Square dancing and barn dancing
Folk dance
38. Kabuki (traced to primitive rituals; it involves stomping - elaborate costumes - is male only - and is still current)
Interactions between dancers
Force
Warm - up exercises should address these 5 skills/abilities
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Japan
39. Space - Time - Levels (dynamics)- Force (energy) - Locomotor (traveling through space)
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Greece
Nonlocomotor
Elements of dance
Flamenco dance
40. Pavane - Galliard (from the Renaissance period) - The minuet - Charleston - Twist - Disco - Hip - hop - Lambada
Interactions between dancers
Creative movement
Popular historical dances that are often used today
Adagio
41. 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
Era of Romanticism (early 1800s)
Dance teaching - variety - exposure
Kinesthetic awareness
Promenade
42. 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
Passe
Lifts
Space between dancers
Postmodern dance
43. 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
Forc
Dance activities should begin with these
Dance - pointe
Styles of dance and movement
44. Variations on folk dances are found in dance forms of today - including...
Square dancing and barn dancing
Well - known musical productions
Revolutionary aspects of early modern dance
18th and 19th Centuries
45. Music to accompany specific - technical ballet steps; a theatrical art form developed
Body movement
Interactions between dancers
Dallet evolution
Focus
46. Ethno - cultural - kabuki - Russian - and Celtic dance
Revolutionary aspects of early modern dance
Social dance
Other theatrical production
Focus
47. Determine appropriate age - related expectations for a safe - enjoyable classroom activity
Direction
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Rome
Framework for dance activity instruction
Body movement
48. Elaborate costumes - balance and moderation - and traditional dance
Forc
Framework for dance activity instruction
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Java
Elevation
49. Rock 'n' roll; MTV; hip - hop; ballroom dancing (tango)
Revolutionary aspects of early modern dance
Form and Shape
Alignment
Social dance and mass culture
50. Wide - narrow - big - or little
4 Elements of dance movements
Square dancing and barn dancing
The 8 basic steps
Range