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CSET Domain 1 Performing Arts Dance
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performing-arts
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dance
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. In this leap - the dancer turns halfway in midair to land facing the direction in which the movement started
Movements involved in the space element of dance
Grand jete en tournan (tour jete)
Focus
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Indi
2. Forward/Backward - Up/Down - Sideways (horizontal or vertical) - Diagonal - Straight - Circle - Out/In - Zigzag - Spiral
Direction
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Java
Square dancing and barn dancing
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) China
3. The essence of an idea applied to the art of movement
Form and shape
Abstraction
Modern dance
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Rome
4. Non - metric rhythms e.g. breath - water - or wind
Body movement
Dallet evolution
Rhapsodic Rhythms
Rhythm
5. 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
Forc
Promenade
Extension
Grand jete
6. 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
Alignment
Martha Graham and psychodrama
Dance activities should begin with these
Era of Romanticism (early 1800s)
7. Pantomime/dance expression
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Rome
Dance teaching - key words and counts
Elevation
Rhapsodic rhythms
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
Martha Graham and psychodrama
Adagio
Forc
Maypole dance
9. An adagio movement in which the dancer pivots completely around on one foot while maintaining a pose with the working leg
Rhythm
Range
Direction
Promenade
10. A formal aristocratic court dance developed at the end of the rennaisance period
Grand jete
Maypole dance
Extension
Minuet
11. 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
Individual - group - or class
Pas de deux
Social dance
Flamenco dance
12. Gaze - floor - or away
Kinesthetic awareness
Direction
Kinds of Levels
Focus
13. Warm - up - skill building - expression via classroom dance activities
Play and sing with movement
Elements should be found in all dance instruction
Social dance styles
Syncopation
14. 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
Grand jete
Pathway
Postmodern dance
Individual - group - or class
15. Rhythmic pattern produced when a deliberate pattern is upset - Rhythm produced when beats are displaced such that strong beats become weak and vice versa
Syncopation
Grand jete
Pointe
Popular historical dances that are often used today
16. High - medium - or low
Lifts
Dallet evolution
Level
Dance post -1960s
17. The way in which various parts of the dancer's body are in line with one another while the dancer is moving
Forc
Modern dance
Spotting
Alignment
18. Warm - up exercises and Body awareness exercises
Dance activities should begin with these
Promenade
Form and Shape
Form and shape
19. A part of pas de deux in which one dancer is lifted off the ground by another
Syncopation
Rumba flamenco
Lifts
Forc
20. (Staying in one place 'on spot'): stretching - pushing - twisting - bending - kicking - sinking - or curling
Dance - pointe
Square dancing and barn dancing
Nonlocomotor
Individual - group - or class
21. Polka - square dances - historic dances
Passe
Current examples of folk dances in the 20th century
Movements involved in the space element of dance
Space
22. Born in the 20th century as a result of dancers resisting the rigid structure of classical ballet dance
Creative movement
Modern dance
Modern dance choreography
Styles of dance and movement
23. More eclectic; ballet and ethnic used in the same performance; all - male groups; intense theatrical effects in lighting - costume - and sets
Dance post -1960s
Dance activities should begin with these
Romantic Era
Pas de deux
24. Sequences - motifs - and phrases developed as the choreographed dance
Warm - up exercises should address these 5 skills/abilities
Alignment
Movement materials
Syncopation
25. All - inclusive term meaning the aesthetics of movement - the organization of moves with a beginning - middle - and end in sequential form
Improvisation
Maypole dance
Dance
Well - known musical productions
26. (Often traditional folk steps): two - step - paddle - grapevine - step - hop - chug - and spinning
Modern dance choreography
Pirouette
Dance in the Middle Ages (500-1400)
Combined locomotor
27. 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
Improvisation
Dallet evolution
Well - known musical productions
Styles of dance and movement
28. 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
Ballet
Movement materials
Classical
Late 20th Century
29. 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
Elevation
Elements of dance: Force
Barre
Attitude
30. 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)
Arabesque
Rhapsodic Rhythms
Pointe
Classical
31. Direction: forward - backward - up - down - sideways (horizontal or vertical) - diagonal - straight - circle - out - in - zigzag - or spiral
Pas de deux
Minuet
Elements of dance: Levels
Rhythm
32. 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
Late 20th Century
Modern dance choreography
Dance - Prehistory to Beginning of Middle Ages (A.D. 400)
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Greece
33. Immediate area surrounding the body; the area in which bodies can move at all levels
Dance post -1960s
Space
Interactions between dancers
Dance teaching - key words and counts
34. A form of cultural dance - originated from medieval times when townspeople danced to celebrate - e.g. Medieval 'carolers'
Era of Romanticism (early 1800s)
Folk dance
Focus
Form and Shape
35. Ceremonial dance with each character having specific hand movement - and martial (war) dancing
Classical
Authentic folk dancing in its purest form
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) China
Theatrical dance
36. From the musical term - this refers to quick or lively movements
Allegro
Religious or ceremonial dance
Direction
Forc
37. 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
Rhapsodic Rhythms
Dance - pointe
Pathway
38. Another popular form of the flamenco that originated in Cuba and Latin America
Rumba flamenco
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Rome
Dance activities should begin with these
Classical
39. The arrangement of head - shoulders - arms - torso - and legs while dancing
Line
Social dance and mass culture
Popular historical dances that are often used today
Range
40. Variations on folk dances are found in dance forms of today - including...
Abstraction
Forc
Passe
Square dancing and barn dancing
41. Leader - follower - mirror - unison - or parting)
Adagio
Interactions between dancers
Cultural dances
Improvisation
42. On the ball of the foot - or half toe
Creative movement
Dance teaching - key words and counts
Body movement
Dance - pointe
43. 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
Abstraction
Beat
Syncopation
44. Posture - Balance - Flexibility - Strength - Coordination
Individual - group - or class
Social dance
Warm - up exercises should address these 5 skills/abilities
Dallet evolution
45. As in music - the opposite of allegro; a slower tempo - also a set of practice exercises in class consisting of extensions and balances
Elevation
Adagio
Spotting
Elements of dance: Force
46. Feeling the dance movements of others in one's own muscles
Space
Alignment
Kinesthetic awareness
Movement materials
47. The ability to get up into the air and remain there long enough to perform various movements or poses
Elevation
Direction
Historical forms of dance
Elements of dance: Force
48. Side - by - side - supported - far - or near)
Dance teaching - key words and counts
Form and shape
Adagio
Space between dancers
49. 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
Dance activities should begin with these
Pathway
Dance in the Middle Ages (500-1400)
Barre
50. Whether the energy is: Sustained (smooth) - Suspended (light) - Swing (under - curve) - Sway (over - curve) - Collapsed (loose) - Percussive (sharp) - Vibrate (shudder)
Martha Graham and psychodrama
Dance teaching - key words and counts
Quality of Energy
George Balanchine (director of the New York City Ballet) and modern American ballet