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CSET Domain 1 Performing Arts Dance
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Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Angular - rounded - twisted - bent - crooked - symmetrical - or asymmetrical
Form and shape
Elements of dance: Levels
Force
Revolutionary aspects of early modern dance
2. Refers to the lexicon of dance as taught in the original academies - also used in reference to ballets as created during the Imperial Russian days - such as The Sleeping Beauty - The Nutcracker - and Swan Lake - also refers to a style of performing
Classical
Kinds of Levels
Elements of dance: Levels
Movements involved in the space element of dance
3. Dancing on the toes
Elements of dance: Levels
Level
Pointe
Force
4. Strong/Weak - Heavy/Light - Dynamic/Static - Flowing/Tense
Degree of Energy
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Rome
Styles of dance and movement
Syncopation
5. Another popular form of the flamenco that originated in Cuba and Latin America
Religious or ceremonial dance
Rumba flamenco
Cultural dances
Maypole dance
6. (Often traditional folk steps): two - step - paddle - grapevine - step - hop - chug - and spinning
Rumba flamenco
Combined locomotor
Theatrical dance
Romantic Era
7. 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
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Japan
Revolutionary aspects of early modern dance
Late 20th Century
Characteristics of folk dance
8. A part of pas de deux in which one dancer is lifted off the ground by another
Lifts
Theatrical dance
Focus
Historical forms of dance
9. In theatre chorus; also the festival of Dionysus
Martha Graham and psychodrama
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Greece
Alignment
Elements of dance: Force
10. Pavane - Galliard (from the Renaissance period) - The minuet - Charleston - Twist - Disco - Hip - hop - Lambada
Popular historical dances that are often used today
Syncopation
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Rome
Authentic folk dancing in its purest form
11. 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
Body movement
Early 20th Century Revolutionary aspects of Ballets Russes (Russia)
Dance
12. Gaze - floor - or away
Arabesque
Characteristics of folk dance
Focus
Dance teaching - floor pattern
13. Walking - running - leaping - jumping - hopping - galloping - skipping - and sliding (Chasse)
Quality of Energy
Barre
Beat
The 8 basic steps
14. The essence of an idea applied to the art of movement
Abstraction
Grand jete
Range
Square dancing and barn dancing
15. Posture - Balance - Flexibility - Strength - Coordination
Barre
Warm - up exercises should address these 5 skills/abilities
The 8 basic steps
Focus
16. Stretched the boundaries of classical ballet; new movements ('turnout')
Dance teaching - prep
Kinesthetic awareness
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Java
Early 20th Century Revolutionary aspects of Ballets Russes (Russia)
17. 'To twirl or spin'; a turn on one foot that can be executed outward - away from the body - or inward - toward the body
Spotting
Dance - Prehistory to Beginning of Middle Ages (A.D. 400)
Pirouette
Dance post -1960s
18. All - inclusive term meaning the aesthetics of movement - the organization of moves with a beginning - middle - and end in sequential form
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Egypt
Dance
Rhapsodic rhythms
Choreography
19. 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
Degree of Energy
Quality of Energy
Creative movement
Dance - Prehistory to Beginning of Middle Ages (A.D. 400)
20. Gaze - Floor - Away
Adagio
Focus
Pas de deux
Renaissance (1400-1600)
21. 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)
Postmodern dance
Other theatrical production
Tempo
22. High -- Medium -- Low - Might refer to a dancer's head
Level
Range
Social dance and mass culture
Characteristics of folk dance
23. Wide/Narrow - Big/Little
Level
Range (of movement)
Framework for dance activity instruction
Martha Graham and psychodrama
24. 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
Authentic folk dancing in its purest form
Popular historical dances that are often used today
Barre
Pointe
25. Music to accompany specific - technical ballet steps; a theatrical art form developed
Elements of dance: Levels
18th and 19th Centuries
Dallet evolution
Classical
26. The steps of a dance as put together for performance or the art of composing dances
Choreography
Pirouette
Social dance styles
Social dance
27. 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
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Indi
Warm - up exercises should address these 5 skills/abilities
Revolutionary aspects of early modern dance
Renaissance (1400-1600)
28. Movement without previous planning
Tempo
Characteristics of folk dance
Framework for dance activity instruction
Improvisation
29. Direction: forward - backward - up - down - sideways (horizontal or vertical) - diagonal - straight - circle - out - in - zigzag - or spiral
Promenade
Elements of dance: Levels
Elevation
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) China
30. Number of beats grouped together e.g. 3/4 or 2/4 or 6/8
Flamenco dance
Meter
Form and Shape
Movements involved in the space element of dance
31. Sequences - motifs - and phrases developed as the choreographed dance
Movement materials
Modern dance
Combined locomotor
Body movement
32. 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
Early 20th Century Revolutionary aspects of Ballets Russes (Russia)
Extension
Passe
Elements of dance: Force
33. The ability to get up into the air and remain there long enough to perform various movements or poses
Religious or ceremonial dance
Range (of movement)
Elevation
Dance teaching - key words and counts
34. Immediate area surrounding the body; the area in which bodies can move at all levels
Interactions between dancers
Warm - up exercises should address these 5 skills/abilities
Alignment
Space
35. 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
Grand jete en tournan (tour jete)
Adagio
Grand jete
36. Whether the energy is: Sustained (smooth) - Suspended (light) - Swing (under - curve) - Sway (over - curve) - Collapsed (loose) - Percussive (sharp) - Vibrate (shudder)
Romantic Era
Elements of dance: Levels
Quality of Energy
Modern dance
37. The way in which various parts of the dancer's body are in line with one another while the dancer is moving
Meter
Alignment
Religious or ceremonial dance
Attitude
38. Non - metric rhythms e.g. breath - water - or wind
Rhapsodic Rhythms
Era of Romanticism (early 1800s)
Direction
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Greece
39. 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).
Dance teaching - floor pattern
Tempo
Folk dance
Lifts
40. 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
4 Elements of dance movements
Attitude
Romantic Era
Early 20th Century Revolutionary aspects of Ballets Russes (Russia)
41. 1. Rhythm 2. Tempo 3. Beat 4. Meter 5. Syncopation 6. Rhapsodic Rhythms
Well - known musical productions
Range (of movement)
Concepts regarding the time element of dance
Line
42. Leader - follower - mirror - unison - or parting)
Rhapsodic Rhythms
Interactions between dancers
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Egypt
Adagio
43. A rhythmic pattern produced when a deliberate pattern is upset
Syncopation
Romantic Era
Social dance and mass culture
Force
44. Countable patterns
Barre
Warm - up exercises should address these 5 skills/abilities
Rhythm
Syncopation
45. Feeling the dance movements of others in one's own muscles
Rhythm
Degree of Energy
Kinesthetic awareness
Dance teaching - key words and counts
46. A line along which a person or part of a person moves - Patterns on/in the Floor - Elevated or Air
Elements of dance
Barre
Tempo
Pathway
47. The arrangement of head - shoulders - arms - torso - and legs while dancing
Play and sing with movement
Line
Dance teaching - key words and counts
Characteristics of folk dance
48. A formal aristocratic court dance developed at the end of the rennaisance period
Dance teaching - prep
Spotting
Nonlocomotor
Minuet
49. Based on music - songs - dialogue - and dance - Audiences often experience it in the form of musical theatre productions
Rhythm
Other theatrical production
Theatrical dance
Individual - group - or class
50. 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
Dance - pointe
Social dance and mass culture
18th and 19th Centuries
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) China