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CSET Domain 1 Performing Arts Dance

Subjects : cset, performing-arts, dance
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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).






2. High -- Medium -- Low - Might refer to a dancer's head






3. 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






4. 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






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






6. (Staying in one place 'on spot'): stretching - pushing - twisting - bending - kicking - sinking - or curling






7. 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






8. Kabuki (traced to primitive rituals; it involves stomping - elaborate costumes - is male only - and is still current)






9. Side - by - side - supported - far - or near)






10. 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)






11. Music to accompany specific - technical ballet steps; a theatrical art form developed






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






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






14. Based on music - songs - dialogue - and dance - Audiences often experience it in the form of musical theatre productions






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






16. Gaze - Floor - Away






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






18. The arrangement of head - shoulders - arms - torso - and legs while dancing






19. Polka - square dances - historic dances






20. Body position - Angular/Rounded - Twisted - Bent - Crooked - Symmetrical/Asymmetrical






21. A rhythmic pattern produced when a deliberate pattern is upset






22. Dancing evolved from pageants and processions of the period






23. 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






24. 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






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






26. 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






27. 1. Rhythm 2. Tempo 3. Beat 4. Meter 5. Syncopation 6. Rhapsodic Rhythms






28. The ability to get up into the air and remain there long enough to perform various movements or poses






29. From the musical term - this refers to quick or lively movements






30. 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






31. In this leap - the dancer turns halfway in midair to land facing the direction in which the movement started






32. Release of potential energy into kinetic energy






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






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






35. Rhythmic pattern produced when a deliberate pattern is upset - Rhythm produced when beats are displaced such that strong beats become weak and vice versa






36. Wide - narrow - big - or little






37. 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)






38. Warm - up - skill building - expression via classroom dance activities






39. An adagio movement in which the dancer pivots completely around on one foot while maintaining a pose with the working leg






40. Solo - duet - or ensemble






41. 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






42. Speed: fast or slow






43. Warm - up exercises and Body awareness exercises






44. Floor - elevated - or air patterns






45. High - medium - or low






46. Ceremonial dance with each character having specific hand movement - and martial (war) dancing






47. Whether the energy is: Sustained (smooth) - Suspended (light) - Swing (under - curve) - Sway (over - curve) - Collapsed (loose) - Percussive (sharp) - Vibrate (shudder)






48. 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






49. Have expressed mourning the spirit in dance movement. They have also used dance as a ritual to prepare for battles and to celebrate joyful occasions.






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