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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. 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
Movement materials
Grand jete
Styles of dance and movement
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Japan
2. Another popular form of the flamenco that originated in Cuba and Latin America
4 Elements of dance movements
Individual - group - or class
Concepts regarding the time element of dance
Rumba flamenco
3. As in music - the opposite of allegro; a slower tempo - also a set of practice exercises in class consisting of extensions and balances
Rhapsodic rhythms
Alignment
Adagio
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Indi
4. A formal aristocratic court dance developed at the end of the rennaisance period
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Japan
Minuet
Nonlocomotor
Extension
5. (Often traditional folk steps): two - step - paddle - grapevine - step - hop - chug - and spinning
Combined locomotor
Other theatrical production
Current examples of folk dances in the 20th century
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) China
6. Rhythm: countable patterns - Tempo: fast or slow speed - Beat: even or uneven - Meter: 2/4 time - 3/4 time - etc.
Ballet
Elements of dance: Time
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Java
Flamenco dance
7. 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
18th and 19th Centuries
Pas de deux
Choreography
Passe
8. On the ball of the foot - or half toe
Framework for dance activity instruction
Dance - pointe
Dance
Romantic Era
9. Posture - Balance - Flexibility - Strength - Coordination
Warm - up exercises should address these 5 skills/abilities
Styles of dance and movement
Dance teaching - variety - exposure
Forc
10. 1. Space 2. Time 3. Levels (dynamics) 4. Force (energy)
Forc
4 Elements of dance movements
Late 20th Century
Play and sing with movement
11. Variations on folk dances are found in dance forms of today - including...
Martha Graham and psychodrama
Square dancing and barn dancing
Early 20th Century Revolutionary aspects of Ballets Russes (Russia)
Space
12. 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
Form and Shape
Rhythm
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Greece
Dance teaching - key words and counts
13. Pantomime/dance expression
Level
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Rome
Grand jete
Alignment
14. 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 teaching - variety - exposure
Pathway
Dance teaching - prep
Dance - Prehistory to Beginning of Middle Ages (A.D. 400)
15. Even or uneven beat
Beat
Promenade
Elements should be found in all dance instruction
Syncopation
16. 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
Combined locomotor
Social dance and mass culture
Kinesthetic awareness
17. 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
Level
4 Elements of dance movements
Elements of dance: Force
Historical forms of dance
18. Strong/Weak - Heavy/Light - Dynamic/Static - Flowing/Tense
Revolutionary aspects of early modern dance
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Indi
Degree of Energy
Square dancing and barn dancing
19. 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
Allegro
Choreography
Square dancing and barn dancing
20. Warm - up - skill building - expression via classroom dance activities
Concepts regarding the time element of dance
Characteristics of folk dance
Social dance styles
Elements should be found in all dance instruction
21. 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
Dance - pointe
Pathway
Dance teaching - prep
22. Quality of Energy - Degree of Energy
Rumba flamenco
Degree of Energy
Barre
Forc
23. Wide/Narrow - Big/Little
Syncopation
Range (of movement)
Grand jete en tournan (tour jete)
Level
24. Forward/Backward - Up/Down - Sideways (horizontal or vertical) - Diagonal - Straight - Circle - Out/In - Zigzag - Spiral
Early 20th Century Revolutionary aspects of Ballets Russes (Russia)
Spotting
Adagio
Direction
25. Music to accompany specific - technical ballet steps; a theatrical art form developed
Dallet evolution
Religious or ceremonial dance
Space between dancers
Lifts
26. The ability to get up into the air and remain there long enough to perform various movements or poses
Pas de deux
Elevation
Dance teaching - variety - exposure
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Indi
27. Kabuki (traced to primitive rituals; it involves stomping - elaborate costumes - is male only - and is still current)
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Japan
Passe
Beat
Line
28. In theatre chorus; also the festival of Dionysus
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Greece
Ballet
Degree of Energy
Form and shape
29. Ceremonial dance with each character having specific hand movement - and martial (war) dancing
George Balanchine (director of the New York City Ballet) and modern American ballet
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) China
Form and shape
Folk dance
30. 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
Native Americans
Elevation
Romantic Era
Extension
31. Floor - elevated - or air patterns
Attitude
Space
Quality of Energy
Pathway
32. Speed: fast or slow
Square dancing and barn dancing
Tempo
Line
Characteristics of folk dance
33. Gaze - floor - or away
Theatrical dance
Creative movement
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Greece
Focus
34. 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
Interactions between dancers
Cultural dances
Play and sing with movement
Social dance and mass culture
35. Release of potential energy into kinetic energy
Religious or ceremonial dance
18th and 19th Centuries
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Java
Force
36. 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
Elevation
Theatrical dance
Combined locomotor
37. Gaze - Floor - Away
Focus
Era of Romanticism (early 1800s)
Spotting
Pathway
38. 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)
Theatrical dance
Renaissance (1400-1600)
Degree of Energy
Arabesque
39. (Staying in one place 'on spot'): stretching - pushing - twisting - bending - kicking - sinking - or curling
18th and 19th Centuries
Kinesthetic awareness
Dance teaching - floor pattern
Nonlocomotor
40. Wide - narrow - big - or little
Early 20th Century Revolutionary aspects of Ballets Russes (Russia)
Modern dance choreography
Grand jete en tournan (tour jete)
Range
41. Born in the 20th century as a result of dancers resisting the rigid structure of classical ballet dance
Space
Elements of dance: Levels
Romantic Era
Modern dance
42. Movement associated with gods/funerals
Elements of dance: Force
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Egypt
Movement materials
Level
43. 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
Nonlocomotor
Barre
Social dance
Adagio
44. 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)
Adagio
Line
Range (of movement)
45. Stretched the boundaries of classical ballet; new movements ('turnout')
Dance - Prehistory to Beginning of Middle Ages (A.D. 400)
Body movement
Early 20th Century Revolutionary aspects of Ballets Russes (Russia)
Square dancing and barn dancing
46. Solo - duet - or ensemble
Lifts
Improvisation
Kinesthetic awareness
Individual - group - or class
47. Pavane - Galliard (from the Renaissance period) - The minuet - Charleston - Twist - Disco - Hip - hop - Lambada
4 Elements of dance movements
Extension
Theatrical dance
Popular historical dances that are often used today
48. Dancing evolved from pageants and processions of the period
Nonlocomotor
Renaissance (1400-1600)
Dance - pointe
George Balanchine (director of the New York City Ballet) and modern American ballet
49. The steps of a dance as put together for performance or the art of composing dances
Range (of movement)
Choreography
Other theatrical production
Social dance styles
50. 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
Extension
Theatrical dance
Characteristics of folk dance
Concepts regarding the time element of dance