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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. 1. Direction 2. Form and Shape 3. Level 4. Range 5. Pathway 6. Focus
Kinds of Levels
Extension
Native Americans
Movement materials
2. Ballet - jazz - and tap
Adagio
Promenade
Well - known musical productions
Dance teaching - key words and counts
3. 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
Range
Elements of dance: Force
Attitude
Dance teaching - key words and counts
4. Posture - Balance - Flexibility - Strength - Coordination
Attitude
Warm - up exercises should address these 5 skills/abilities
Grand jete
Kinesthetic awareness
5. 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
Flamenco dance
Modern dance
Postmodern dance
Early 20th Century Revolutionary aspects of Ballets Russes (Russia)
6. 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
Social dance
18th and 19th Centuries
Degree of Energy
Interactions between dancers
7. 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)
George Balanchine (director of the New York City Ballet) and modern American ballet
Era of Romanticism (early 1800s)
Level
Arabesque
8. 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
Modern dance choreography
George Balanchine (director of the New York City Ballet) and modern American ballet
Pirouette
Range (of movement)
9. A term coined in the 1960s by those who wanted to create movement outside the influences of any of the then - traditional modern dance pioneers - such as Cunningham - Graham - Humphrey - Lim
Pathway
Postmodern dance
Dance teaching - prep
Modern dance
10. 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
Syncopation
Promenade
Dance - Prehistory to Beginning of Middle Ages (A.D. 400)
Other theatrical production
11. From the musical term - this refers to quick or lively movements
Allegro
Adagio
Rhapsodic rhythms
Rumba flamenco
12. 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
Extension
Classical
Forc
Ballet
13. Release of potential energy into kinetic energy
Force
Dallet evolution
Range
Martha Graham and psychodrama
14. Walking - running - leaping - jumping - hopping - galloping - skipping - and sliding (Chasse)
Form and shape
The 8 basic steps
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Java
Dance teaching - prep
15. 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)
Beat
Dance in the Middle Ages (500-1400)
Pointe
Warm - up exercises should address these 5 skills/abilities
16. Ballet developed throughout Europe; this led to ___________ - expressive capacity of the body - pointe footwork and the heel - less shoe
Dance in the Middle Ages (500-1400)
Late 20th Century
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Indi
Virtuoso dancing
17. Angular - rounded - twisted - bent - crooked - symmetrical - or asymmetrical
Barre
Elements of dance: Force
Form and shape
Late 20th Century
18. A part of pas de deux in which one dancer is lifted off the ground by another
Lifts
Dallet evolution
Syncopation
Well - known musical productions
19. 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
Postmodern dance
Elements of dance: Time
Abstraction
Styles of dance and movement
20. Space - Time - Levels (dynamics)- Force (energy) - Locomotor (traveling through space)
Elements of dance
Quality of Energy
Dance teaching - prep
Line
21. Floor - elevated - or air patterns
18th and 19th Centuries
Pathway
Play and sing with movement
Modern dance
22. Provide opportunities for interpretation of dance - Provide a classroom dance program that includes different styles of dance from a cultural and historical context
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Rome
Elements of dance: Levels
Body movement
Dance teaching - variety - exposure
23. More eclectic; ballet and ethnic used in the same performance; all - male groups; intense theatrical effects in lighting - costume - and sets
Space
Dance post -1960s
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Greece
Grand jete en tournan (tour jete)
24. 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
Promenade
Elements of dance: Force
Dance activities should begin with these
Play and sing with movement
25. 1. Rhythm 2. Tempo 3. Beat 4. Meter 5. Syncopation 6. Rhapsodic Rhythms
Rhythm
Concepts regarding the time element of dance
Elements of dance
Other theatrical production
26. In this leap - the dancer turns halfway in midair to land facing the direction in which the movement started
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Indi
Syncopation
Grand jete en tournan (tour jete)
Improvisation
27. Movement without previous planning
Improvisation
Elements of dance: Force
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Greece
Ballet
28. Non - metric rhythms e.g. breath - water - or wind
Elevation
Grand jete
Late 20th Century
Rhapsodic Rhythms
29. Ethno - cultural - kabuki - Russian - and Celtic dance
Other theatrical production
Dance teaching - key words and counts
Dance - pointe
Martha Graham and psychodrama
30. Broadway and Hollywood shows; a new style of moving with emphasis on speed and mobility; lean body types; importance of the female dancer
George Balanchine (director of the New York City Ballet) and modern American ballet
Pas de deux
Improvisation
Creative movement
31. Non - metric (e.g. - breath - water - or wind)
Attitude
Range (of movement)
Play and sing with movement
Rhapsodic rhythms
32. 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
Current examples of folk dances in the 20th century
Cultural dances
Rhythm
Alignment
33. 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
Social dance
Native Americans
Kinds of Levels
Maypole dance
34. Quality of Energy - Degree of Energy
Current examples of folk dances in the 20th century
Forc
Martha Graham and psychodrama
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Greece
35. Side - by - side - supported - far - or near)
Grand jete
Space between dancers
Grand jete en tournan (tour jete)
Choreography
36. 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
Maypole dance
Improvisation
Nonlocomotor
Characteristics of folk dance
37. Elaborate costumes - balance and moderation - and traditional dance
Barre
Social dance and mass culture
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Java
Promenade
38. High - medium - or low
Dance - pointe
Maypole dance
Early 20th Century Revolutionary aspects of Ballets Russes (Russia)
Level
39. Rhythm: countable patterns - Tempo: fast or slow speed - Beat: even or uneven - Meter: 2/4 time - 3/4 time - etc.
Religious or ceremonial dance
Social dance and mass culture
Pathway
Elements of dance: Time
40. 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
George Balanchine (director of the New York City Ballet) and modern American ballet
Romantic Era
Adagio
Creative movement
41. Type of creative dance involving specialized movement techniques; emphasis is on expression and communication
Individual - group - or class
Elements should be found in all dance instruction
Elements of dance
Modern dance
42. On the ball of the foot - or half toe
Passe
Dance - pointe
Dance in the Middle Ages (500-1400)
Spotting
43. Immediate area surrounding the body; the area in which bodies can move at all levels
Popular historical dances that are often used today
Space
Force
Kinds of Levels
44. Feeling the dance movements of others in one's own muscles
Play and sing with movement
Focus
Syncopation
Kinesthetic awareness
45. 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
Tempo
Classical
Pirouette
46. Gaze - Floor - Away
George Balanchine (director of the New York City Ballet) and modern American ballet
Interactions between dancers
Focus
Force
47. The ability to get up into the air and remain there long enough to perform various movements or poses
Current examples of folk dances in the 20th century
Elevation
Play and sing with movement
Grand jete
48. 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
Era of Romanticism (early 1800s)
George Balanchine (director of the New York City Ballet) and modern American ballet
Attitude
Elements of dance: Levels
49. Wide/Narrow - Big/Little
Range (of movement)
The 8 basic steps
Individual - group - or class
Movement materials
50. Must include these four factors: Dance movements must predate the 19th century - Dance is performed by peasants or royalty - The choreography is derived from tradition - There is no teacher
Renaissance (1400-1600)
Flamenco dance
Authentic folk dancing in its purest form
Kinesthetic awareness