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CSET Domain 1 Performing Arts Dance

Subjects : cset, performing-arts, dance
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1. 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






2. 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






3. 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.






4. High - medium - or low






5. Direction: forward - backward - up - down - sideways (horizontal or vertical) - diagonal - straight - circle - out - in - zigzag - or spiral






6. Based on music - songs - dialogue - and dance - Audiences often experience it in the form of musical theatre productions






7. Provide opportunities for interpretation of dance - Provide a classroom dance program that includes different styles of dance from a cultural and historical context






8. Ballet developed throughout Europe; this led to ___________ - expressive capacity of the body - pointe footwork and the heel - less shoe






9. Music to accompany specific - technical ballet steps; a theatrical art form developed






10. 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






11. 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






12. In this leap - the dancer turns halfway in midair to land facing the direction in which the movement started






13. A formal aristocratic court dance developed at the end of the rennaisance period






14. Dancing evolved from pageants and processions of the period






15. Non - metric rhythms e.g. breath - water - or wind






16. Space - Time - Levels (dynamics)- Force (energy) - Locomotor (traveling through space)






17. A form of cultural dance - originated from medieval times when townspeople danced to celebrate - e.g. Medieval 'carolers'






18. 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






19. Includes locomotor (moving from one place to another) and axial (contained movement around an axis of the body)






20. Leader - follower - mirror - unison - or parting)






21. The arrangement of head - shoulders - arms - torso - and legs while dancing






22. 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






23. 'To twirl or spin'; a turn on one foot that can be executed outward - away from the body - or inward - toward the body






24. All - inclusive term meaning the aesthetics of movement - the organization of moves with a beginning - middle - and end in sequential form






25. Stretched the boundaries of classical ballet; new movements ('turnout')






26. Determine appropriate age - related expectations for a safe - enjoyable classroom activity






27. In theatre chorus; also the festival of Dionysus






28. The ability to get up into the air and remain there long enough to perform various movements or poses






29. 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






30. From the musical term - this refers to quick or lively movements






31. 1. Rhythm 2. Tempo 3. Beat 4. Meter 5. Syncopation 6. Rhapsodic Rhythms






32. 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






33. Floor - elevated - or air patterns






34. (Staying in one place 'on spot'): stretching - pushing - twisting - bending - kicking - sinking - or curling






35. A rhythmic pattern produced when a deliberate pattern is upset






36. 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






37. Dancing on the toes






38. Countable patterns






39. Solo - duet - or ensemble






40. Hip - hop - line dance - ballroom - waltz - foxtrot - tango - rumba - jive - and swing






41. 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






42. Quality of Energy - Degree of Energy






43. On the ball of the foot - or half toe






44. Feeling the dance movements of others in one's own muscles






45. The way in which various parts of the dancer's body are in line with one another while the dancer is moving






46. 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






47. Angular - rounded - twisted - bent - crooked - symmetrical - or asymmetrical






48. Wide/Narrow - Big/Little






49. High -- Medium -- Low - Might refer to a dancer's head






50. 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







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