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CSET Domain 1 Performing Arts Dance
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dance
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The steps of a dance as put together for performance or the art of composing dances
Dance teaching - floor pattern
Choreography
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Japan
Folk dance
2. 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
Social dance and mass culture
Degree of Energy
Forc
Pas de deux
3. 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
Alignment
Social dance styles
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Rome
4. Refers to dances in which socializing is the main focus; therefore - a dance partner is essential
Level
Social dance
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Egypt
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Rome
5. Wide - narrow - big - or little
Styles of dance and movement
Space
Social dance styles
Range
6. Kabuki (traced to primitive rituals; it involves stomping - elaborate costumes - is male only - and is still current)
Concepts regarding the time element of dance
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Japan
Era of Romanticism (early 1800s)
Late 20th Century
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
Space
Dance teaching - prep
Dance teaching - floor pattern
The 8 basic steps
8. On the ball of the foot - or half toe
Revolutionary aspects of early modern dance
Dance - pointe
Movements involved in the space element of dance
Dance - Prehistory to Beginning of Middle Ages (A.D. 400)
9. Variations on folk dances are found in dance forms of today - including...
Space between dancers
Theatrical dance
Dallet evolution
Square dancing and barn dancing
10. Number of beats grouped together e.g. 3/4 or 2/4 or 6/8
Meter
Extension
Grand jete
Framework for dance activity instruction
11. 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
Rhapsodic rhythms
Focus
Modern dance
12. Ballet - jazz - and tap
Well - known musical productions
Social dance styles
18th and 19th Centuries
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Rome
13. Side - by - side - supported - far - or near)
Space between dancers
Form and shape
Lifts
Creative movement
14. Space - Time - Levels (dynamics)- Force (energy) - Locomotor (traveling through space)
Body movement
18th and 19th Centuries
Late 20th Century
Elements of dance
15. The essence of an idea applied to the art of movement
Choreography
Abstraction
Renaissance (1400-1600)
Syncopation
16. 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.
Authentic folk dancing in its purest form
Degree of Energy
Adagio
Native Americans
17. 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
Social dance styles
Play and sing with movement
Rhapsodic Rhythms
Folk dance
18. Walking - running - leaping - jumping - hopping - galloping - skipping - and sliding (Chasse)
The 8 basic steps
Adagio
Elements of dance
Allegro
19. Non - metric (e.g. - breath - water - or wind)
Range
Modern dance choreography
Rhapsodic rhythms
Movements involved in the space element of dance
20. Broadway and Hollywood shows; a new style of moving with emphasis on speed and mobility; lean body types; importance of the female dancer
Passe
Space
Current examples of folk dances in the 20th century
George Balanchine (director of the New York City Ballet) and modern American ballet
21. Strong/Weak - Heavy/Light - Dynamic/Static - Flowing/Tense
Degree of Energy
Form and Shape
Renaissance (1400-1600)
Dance - Prehistory to Beginning of Middle Ages (A.D. 400)
22. Solo - duet - or ensemble
Social dance styles
Minuet
Individual - group - or class
Beat
23. A form of cultural dance - originated from medieval times when townspeople danced to celebrate - e.g. Medieval 'carolers'
Folk dance
Focus
Range
Pirouette
24. A 'passing' position in which the foot passes by the knee of the supporting leg - When this position is held - as in pirouettes - with the foot of the working leg resting against the knee of the supporting leg - it is known as retire
Passe
Pathway
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) China
Cultural dances
25. Another popular form of the flamenco that originated in Cuba and Latin America
Flamenco dance
Rumba flamenco
Extension
Direction
26. Polka - square dances - historic dances
Line
Current examples of folk dances in the 20th century
Pathway
Force
27. All - inclusive term meaning the aesthetics of movement - the organization of moves with a beginning - middle - and end in sequential form
Choreography
Dance
Focus
Minuet
28. Social dance - which celebrated births - special events - and rites of passage; ritual dance - which maintained tradition - religious rituals (temple dances) - and hunting magic; and fertility dance - which marked the changing seasons (especially for
Play and sing with movement
Dance - Prehistory to Beginning of Middle Ages (A.D. 400)
Historical forms of dance
Dance teaching - prep
29. An adagio movement in which the dancer pivots completely around on one foot while maintaining a pose with the working leg
Nonlocomotor
Promenade
Pirouette
Adagio
30. Includes locomotor (moving from one place to another) and axial (contained movement around an axis of the body)
Era of Romanticism (early 1800s)
Abstraction
Body movement
Martha Graham and psychodrama
31. Body position - Angular/Rounded - Twisted - Bent - Crooked - Symmetrical/Asymmetrical
Form and Shape
Flamenco dance
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Rome
Dance teaching - floor pattern
32. 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
Range (of movement)
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) China
Dance
33. (Often traditional folk steps): two - step - paddle - grapevine - step - hop - chug - and spinning
Combined locomotor
Dance teaching - floor pattern
Meter
Revolutionary aspects of early modern dance
34. 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
Grand jete en tournan (tour jete)
Direction
Improvisation
Postmodern dance
35. Ballet developed throughout Europe; this led to ___________ - expressive capacity of the body - pointe footwork and the heel - less shoe
Form and Shape
Modern dance
Syncopation
Virtuoso dancing
36. Angular - rounded - twisted - bent - crooked - symmetrical - or asymmetrical
Form and shape
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Rome
Syncopation
Renaissance (1400-1600)
37. Forward/Backward - Up/Down - Sideways (horizontal or vertical) - Diagonal - Straight - Circle - Out/In - Zigzag - Spiral
18th and 19th Centuries
Elements of dance: Time
Kinesthetic awareness
Direction
38. Formalized hand movements (e.g. - Hindu dance - the oldest world dance)
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Japan
Extension
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Indi
Line
39. Elaborate costumes - balance and moderation - and traditional dance
18th and 19th Centuries
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Java
Barre
Current examples of folk dances in the 20th century
40. 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
Flamenco dance
Theatrical dance
18th and 19th Centuries
Romantic Era
41. 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
Theatrical dance
Extension
Dance activities should begin with these
Alignment
42. 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
Rhapsodic rhythms
Combined locomotor
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Java
43. Floor - elevated - or air patterns
Well - known musical productions
Pathway
George Balanchine (director of the New York City Ballet) and modern American ballet
Grand jete en tournan (tour jete)
44. Movement without previous planning
Focus
Improvisation
Native Americans
Popular historical dances that are often used today
45. Pavane - Galliard (from the Renaissance period) - The minuet - Charleston - Twist - Disco - Hip - hop - Lambada
Social dance and mass culture
Modern dance
Popular historical dances that are often used today
Elements of dance
46. Focusing the eyes on one point in the distance in order to keep balance while turning
Historical forms of dance
Range
Spotting
Dance teaching - floor pattern
47. More eclectic; ballet and ethnic used in the same performance; all - male groups; intense theatrical effects in lighting - costume - and sets
Allegro
Dance post -1960s
Late 20th Century
Kinds of Levels
48. 1. Space 2. Time 3. Levels (dynamics) 4. Force (energy)
Abstraction
4 Elements of dance movements
Force
Rhythm
49. Ethno - cultural - kabuki - Russian - and Celtic dance
Other theatrical production
Historical forms of dance
Elevation
Meter
50. As in music - the opposite of allegro; a slower tempo - also a set of practice exercises in class consisting of extensions and balances
Folk dance
Adagio
Tempo
Degree of Energy