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CSET Domain 1 Performing Arts Dance

Subjects : cset, performing-arts, dance
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1. 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






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






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






4. 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






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






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






7. 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






8. Type of creative dance involving specialized movement techniques; emphasis is on expression and communication






9. Pantomime/dance expression






10. High - medium - or low






11. Rock 'n' roll; MTV; hip - hop; ballroom dancing (tango)






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






13. Ballet - jazz - and tap






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






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






16. 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






17. Countable patterns






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






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






20. A form of cultural dance - originated from medieval times when townspeople danced to celebrate - e.g. Medieval 'carolers'






21. 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)






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






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






24. In theatre chorus; also the festival of Dionysus






25. Gaze - floor - or away






26. 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).






27. Leader - follower - mirror - unison - or parting)






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






29. Speed: fast or slow






30. Wide/Narrow - Big/Little






31. Warm - up exercises and Body awareness exercises






32. Forward/Backward - Up/Down - Sideways (horizontal or vertical) - Diagonal - Straight - Circle - Out/In - Zigzag - Spiral






33. 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






34. 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






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






36. 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






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






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






39. Dancing on the toes






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






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






42. 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)






43. Non - metric rhythms e.g. breath - water - or wind






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






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






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






47. 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






48. 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






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






50. Gaze - Floor - Away







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