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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. The arrangement of head - shoulders - arms - torso - and legs while dancing
Line
Level
Modern dance
Grand jete
2. Feeling the dance movements of others in one's own muscles
Elements of dance: Time
Dance - Prehistory to Beginning of Middle Ages (A.D. 400)
Kinesthetic awareness
Concepts regarding the time element of dance
3. 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
Era of Romanticism (early 1800s)
Romantic Era
Dance teaching - floor pattern
Line
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
Dance teaching - floor pattern
Extension
Rhapsodic Rhythms
Era of Romanticism (early 1800s)
5. (Staying in one place 'on spot'): stretching - pushing - twisting - bending - kicking - sinking - or curling
Nonlocomotor
Cultural dances
Elements of dance
Pointe
6. A formal aristocratic court dance developed at the end of the rennaisance period
Rhapsodic rhythms
Rhythm
Current examples of folk dances in the 20th century
Minuet
7. 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
4 Elements of dance movements
Popular historical dances that are often used today
Dance activities should begin with these
Dance teaching - prep
8. 1. Direction 2. Form and Shape 3. Level 4. Range 5. Pathway 6. Focus
Social dance styles
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) China
Dance in the Middle Ages (500-1400)
Kinds of Levels
9. Release of potential energy into kinetic energy
Kinds of Levels
Pirouette
Force
Quality of Energy
10. 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
Social dance and mass culture
Grand jete en tournan (tour jete)
Modern dance
Religious or ceremonial dance
11. 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.
Dallet evolution
Dance - Prehistory to Beginning of Middle Ages (A.D. 400)
Native Americans
Focus
12. Non - metric (e.g. - breath - water - or wind)
Space
Arabesque
Rhapsodic rhythms
Authentic folk dancing in its purest form
13. Locomotor - Nonlocomotor - Combined Locomotor
Movements involved in the space element of dance
Nonlocomotor
Spotting
Elements of dance: Time
14. The essence of an idea applied to the art of movement
Abstraction
Combined locomotor
Era of Romanticism (early 1800s)
Degree of Energy
15. To cue the steps and directional changes - and to alert students (e.g. - 'ready'); this helps students keep the main rhythmic pattern and encourages them to gain a sense of the whole
Dance activities should begin with these
Individual - group - or class
Dance teaching - key words and counts
Creative movement
16. Forward/Backward - Up/Down - Sideways (horizontal or vertical) - Diagonal - Straight - Circle - Out/In - Zigzag - Spiral
Arabesque
Choreography
Syncopation
Direction
17. Includes locomotor (moving from one place to another) and axial (contained movement around an axis of the body)
Cultural dances
Grand jete en tournan (tour jete)
Body movement
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) China
18. Formalized hand movements (e.g. - Hindu dance - the oldest world dance)
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Indi
Pointe
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) China
Popular historical dances that are often used today
19. 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
Body movement
Square dancing and barn dancing
Styles of dance and movement
20. 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
Elevation
Play and sing with movement
Choreography
Dance activities should begin with these
21. The steps of a dance as put together for performance or the art of composing dances
Choreography
Dance - pointe
Direction
Spotting
22. A form of cultural dance - originated from medieval times when townspeople danced to celebrate - e.g. Medieval 'carolers'
Minuet
Folk dance
Classical
Dance teaching - variety - exposure
23. Wide - narrow - big - or little
Range
Abstraction
Dance in the Middle Ages (500-1400)
Spotting
24. (Often traditional folk steps): two - step - paddle - grapevine - step - hop - chug - and spinning
Combined locomotor
Elements of dance: Force
Flamenco dance
Postmodern dance
25. A part of pas de deux in which one dancer is lifted off the ground by another
Syncopation
Dance teaching - key words and counts
Dallet evolution
Lifts
26. Dancing on the toes
Space between dancers
Movements involved in the space element of dance
Pointe
Elevation
27. 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
Elements of dance: Levels
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) China
18th and 19th Centuries
Dallet evolution
28. Determine appropriate age - related expectations for a safe - enjoyable classroom activity
Framework for dance activity instruction
Folk dance
Grand jete
Styles of dance and movement
29. Ethno - cultural - kabuki - Russian - and Celtic dance
Quality of Energy
Other theatrical production
Rumba flamenco
Theatrical dance
30. Pantomime/dance expression
Syncopation
Social dance
Combined locomotor
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Rome
31. 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)
Elements of dance: Levels
Dance in the Middle Ages (500-1400)
Maypole dance
Theatrical dance
32. Another popular form of the flamenco that originated in Cuba and Latin America
Form and Shape
Current examples of folk dances in the 20th century
Rumba flamenco
Dance post -1960s
33. 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
Social dance
Late 20th Century
Individual - group - or class
Modern dance choreography
34. Rock 'n' roll; MTV; hip - hop; ballroom dancing (tango)
Renaissance (1400-1600)
Social dance
Social dance and mass culture
Syncopation
35. Warm - up - skill building - expression via classroom dance activities
Social dance
Flamenco dance
Rhapsodic Rhythms
Elements should be found in all dance instruction
36. Movement without previous planning
Improvisation
Adagio
Kinds of Levels
Passe
37. Polka - square dances - historic dances
Pas de deux
Current examples of folk dances in the 20th century
Dance teaching - floor pattern
Elevation
38. 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
Maypole dance
Space between dancers
Rhythm
Era of Romanticism (early 1800s)
39. 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
Modern dance
Maypole dance
Grand jete
Creative movement
40. The ability to get up into the air and remain there long enough to perform various movements or poses
Elevation
Dance teaching - key words and counts
Era of Romanticism (early 1800s)
Renaissance (1400-1600)
41. Characteristics: circle form (rhythmic motion within a circle); use of imagery - Gender roles: war and hunting for men - seasons and planting for women; early accompaniment came from drums - harps - flutes - and chants
Force
Dance - Prehistory to Beginning of Middle Ages (A.D. 400)
Degree of Energy
Pirouette
42. Wide/Narrow - Big/Little
Folk dance
Range (of movement)
Rhythm
George Balanchine (director of the New York City Ballet) and modern American ballet
43. Rhythm: countable patterns - Tempo: fast or slow speed - Beat: even or uneven - Meter: 2/4 time - 3/4 time - etc.
Elements of dance: Time
Movements involved in the space element of dance
Authentic folk dancing in its purest form
Dance - Prehistory to Beginning of Middle Ages (A.D. 400)
44. In theatre chorus; also the festival of Dionysus
Dallet evolution
Renaissance (1400-1600)
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Greece
Modern dance
45. Born in the 20th century as a result of dancers resisting the rigid structure of classical ballet dance
Modern dance
Current examples of folk dances in the 20th century
Postmodern dance
Popular historical dances that are often used today
46. The way in which various parts of the dancer's body are in line with one another while the dancer is moving
Dance teaching - prep
Adagio
Alignment
Characteristics of folk dance
47. Type of creative dance involving specialized movement techniques; emphasis is on expression and communication
Current examples of folk dances in the 20th century
Degree of Energy
Elevation
Modern dance
48. Non - metric rhythms e.g. breath - water - or wind
Elements of dance: Time
Ballet
Well - known musical productions
Rhapsodic Rhythms
49. Broadway and Hollywood shows; a new style of moving with emphasis on speed and mobility; lean body types; importance of the female dancer
Rhapsodic Rhythms
Native Americans
Promenade
George Balanchine (director of the New York City Ballet) and modern American ballet
50. Body position - Angular/Rounded - Twisted - Bent - Crooked - Symmetrical/Asymmetrical
Elements should be found in all dance instruction
Form and Shape
The 8 basic steps
Syncopation