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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. Non - metric (e.g. - breath - water - or wind)
Promenade
Maypole dance
Rhapsodic rhythms
Native Americans
2. Ballet - jazz - and tap
Movements involved in the space element of dance
Modern dance
Well - known musical productions
Attitude
3. The essence of an idea applied to the art of movement
Abstraction
Range
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Indi
Modern dance
4. 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
4 Elements of dance movements
Rumba flamenco
Degree of Energy
Barre
5. As in music - the opposite of allegro; a slower tempo - also a set of practice exercises in class consisting of extensions and balances
Pirouette
Adagio
Dance teaching - prep
Early 20th Century Revolutionary aspects of Ballets Russes (Russia)
6. Pantomime/dance expression
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Rome
Abstraction
Grand jete en tournan (tour jete)
Dance - Prehistory to Beginning of Middle Ages (A.D. 400)
7. Focusing the eyes on one point in the distance in order to keep balance while turning
Concepts regarding the time element of dance
Arabesque
Spotting
Dance in the Middle Ages (500-1400)
8. 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
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Egypt
Native Americans
Elements of dance: Force
Modern dance choreography
9. In this leap - the dancer turns halfway in midair to land facing the direction in which the movement started
Grand jete en tournan (tour jete)
Concepts regarding the time element of dance
Folk dance
Postmodern dance
10. 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)
Grand jete
Attitude
Pathway
11. The way in which various parts of the dancer's body are in line with one another while the dancer is moving
Movements involved in the space element of dance
Dallet evolution
Dance in the Middle Ages (500-1400)
Alignment
12. Kabuki (traced to primitive rituals; it involves stomping - elaborate costumes - is male only - and is still current)
Syncopation
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Japan
Authentic folk dancing in its purest form
Quality of Energy
13. Posture - Balance - Flexibility - Strength - Coordination
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Japan
Warm - up exercises should address these 5 skills/abilities
Authentic folk dancing in its purest form
Native Americans
14. Born in the 20th century as a result of dancers resisting the rigid structure of classical ballet dance
Modern dance
18th and 19th Centuries
Direction
Choreography
15. Locomotor - Nonlocomotor - Combined Locomotor
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Indi
Combined locomotor
Movements involved in the space element of dance
Alignment
16. 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
Dance teaching - floor pattern
Renaissance (1400-1600)
Modern dance choreography
Maypole dance
17. Refers to dances in which socializing is the main focus; therefore - a dance partner is essential
Direction
Nonlocomotor
Rumba flamenco
Social dance
18. 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
Level
18th and 19th Centuries
Martha Graham and psychodrama
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Japan
19. Quality of Energy - Degree of Energy
Dance teaching - variety - exposure
Forc
Popular historical dances that are often used today
Nonlocomotor
20. Even or uneven beat
Improvisation
Beat
Passe
Current examples of folk dances in the 20th century
21. 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
Religious or ceremonial dance
Focus
4 Elements of dance movements
Cultural dances
22. All - inclusive term meaning the aesthetics of movement - the organization of moves with a beginning - middle - and end in sequential form
Dance
Form and shape
Historical forms of dance
Dance post -1960s
23. Ballet developed throughout Europe; this led to ___________ - expressive capacity of the body - pointe footwork and the heel - less shoe
Folk dance
Syncopation
Virtuoso dancing
Elements of dance: Levels
24. 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
Authentic folk dancing in its purest form
Line
Syncopation
Grand jete
25. Pavane - Galliard (from the Renaissance period) - The minuet - Charleston - Twist - Disco - Hip - hop - Lambada
Elements should be found in all dance instruction
Popular historical dances that are often used today
Improvisation
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Indi
26. 'To twirl or spin'; a turn on one foot that can be executed outward - away from the body - or inward - toward the body
Social dance styles
Pirouette
Spotting
Well - known musical productions
27. A line along which a person or part of a person moves - Patterns on/in the Floor - Elevated or Air
Folk dance
Dance
Pathway
Play and sing with movement
28. 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
Attitude
18th and 19th Centuries
Romantic Era
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Greece
29. Leader - follower - mirror - unison - or parting)
Interactions between dancers
Level
Beat
Folk dance
30. Side - by - side - supported - far - or near)
Space between dancers
Level
Minuet
Square dancing and barn dancing
31. 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
The 8 basic steps
Romantic Era
Dance activities should begin with these
Late 20th Century
32. A rhythmic pattern produced when a deliberate pattern is upset
Alignment
Pirouette
Syncopation
Minuet
33. From the musical term - this refers to quick or lively movements
Barre
Elements should be found in all dance instruction
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Rome
Allegro
34. Ethno - cultural - kabuki - Russian - and Celtic dance
Tempo
Other theatrical production
Martha Graham and psychodrama
Degree of Energy
35. Rhythmic pattern produced when a deliberate pattern is upset - Rhythm produced when beats are displaced such that strong beats become weak and vice versa
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Greece
Minuet
Syncopation
Lifts
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
Quality of Energy
18th and 19th Centuries
Nonlocomotor
Renaissance (1400-1600)
37. Countable patterns
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Indi
Level
Degree of Energy
Rhythm
38. Space - Time - Levels (dynamics)- Force (energy) - Locomotor (traveling through space)
Elements of dance
Dance teaching - variety - exposure
Late 20th Century
Beat
39. Based on music - songs - dialogue - and dance - Audiences often experience it in the form of musical theatre productions
Rumba flamenco
Warm - up exercises should address these 5 skills/abilities
Theatrical dance
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Egypt
40. More eclectic; ballet and ethnic used in the same performance; all - male groups; intense theatrical effects in lighting - costume - and sets
Square dancing and barn dancing
Dance post -1960s
4 Elements of dance movements
Pathway
41. 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
Quality of Energy
Play and sing with movement
Pas de deux
Dance teaching - key words and counts
42. 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
Dance post -1960s
Dance - Prehistory to Beginning of Middle Ages (A.D. 400)
Focus
Ballet
43. Walking - running - leaping - jumping - hopping - galloping - skipping - and sliding (Chasse)
Space between dancers
The 8 basic steps
Well - known musical productions
Late 20th Century
44. 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
Dance - Prehistory to Beginning of Middle Ages (A.D. 400)
Pas de deux
Range (of movement)
Dallet evolution
45. Determine appropriate age - related expectations for a safe - enjoyable classroom activity
Framework for dance activity instruction
Attitude
Barre
Alignment
46. Another popular form of the flamenco that originated in Cuba and Latin America
Choreography
Rumba flamenco
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Greece
4 Elements of dance movements
47. 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).
Classical
Promenade
Styles of dance and movement
Dance teaching - floor pattern
48. 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
Beat
Flamenco dance
Movement materials
Focus
49. Direction: forward - backward - up - down - sideways (horizontal or vertical) - diagonal - straight - circle - out - in - zigzag - or spiral
Tempo
Elements of dance: Levels
Kinesthetic awareness
Interactions between dancers
50. Wide - narrow - big - or little
Rumba flamenco
Range
Lifts
Tempo