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CSET Domain 1 Performing Arts Dance

Subjects : cset, performing-arts, dance
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1. 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






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






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






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






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






6. (Often traditional folk steps): two - step - paddle - grapevine - step - hop - chug - and spinning






7. 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






8. Dancing evolved from pageants and processions of the period






9. Gaze - floor - or away






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






11. 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






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






13. Quality of Energy - Degree of Energy






14. 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






15. 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






16. As in music - the opposite of allegro; a slower tempo - also a set of practice exercises in class consisting of extensions and balances






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






18. Space - Time - Levels (dynamics)- Force (energy) - Locomotor (traveling through space)






19. 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






20. Dancing on the toes






21. The way in which various parts of the dancer's body are in line with one another while the dancer is moving






22. 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






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






24. A part of pas de deux in which one dancer is lifted off the ground by another






25. 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)






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






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






28. 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






29. 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






30. Pavane - Galliard (from the Renaissance period) - The minuet - Charleston - Twist - Disco - Hip - hop - Lambada






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






32. Pantomime/dance expression






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






34. Hip - hop - line dance - ballroom - waltz - foxtrot - tango - rumba - jive - and swing






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






36. Ballet - jazz - and tap






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






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






39. Walking - running - leaping - jumping - hopping - galloping - skipping - and sliding (Chasse)






40. Wide/Narrow - Big/Little






41. 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






42. Movement without previous planning






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






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






45. Release of potential energy into kinetic energy






46. Sequences - motifs - and phrases developed as the choreographed dance






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






48. 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






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






50. Polka - square dances - historic dances