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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. 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
Lifts
Movements involved in the space element of dance
Movement materials
Authentic folk dancing in its purest form
2. Leader - follower - mirror - unison - or parting)
Interactions between dancers
Well - known musical productions
Modern dance
Dance teaching - key words and counts
3. Gaze - Floor - Away
Other theatrical production
Level
Focus
Force
4. 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
Late 20th Century
Dance teaching - key words and counts
Promenade
Romantic Era
5. 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
Elements of dance: Force
Focus
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Rome
Dance teaching - variety - exposure
6. The steps of a dance as put together for performance or the art of composing dances
Alignment
Choreography
Movements involved in the space element of dance
Space
7. The arrangement of head - shoulders - arms - torso - and legs while dancing
Improvisation
Line
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Egypt
Body movement
8. Another popular form of the flamenco that originated in Cuba and Latin America
Allegro
Rumba flamenco
Syncopation
Martha Graham and psychodrama
9. Space - Time - Levels (dynamics)- Force (energy) - Locomotor (traveling through space)
Well - known musical productions
Elements of dance
Tempo
Quality of Energy
10. 1. Rhythm 2. Tempo 3. Beat 4. Meter 5. Syncopation 6. Rhapsodic Rhythms
Interactions between dancers
Barre
Concepts regarding the time element of dance
Range (of movement)
11. 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
Rhythm
Dance in the Middle Ages (500-1400)
Flamenco dance
Syncopation
12. Sequences - motifs - and phrases developed as the choreographed dance
Dance
Square dancing and barn dancing
Movement materials
Folk dance
13. 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
Other theatrical production
Meter
Kinesthetic awareness
Dance - Prehistory to Beginning of Middle Ages (A.D. 400)
14. Locomotor - Nonlocomotor - Combined Locomotor
Range
Attitude
Movements involved in the space element of dance
Elements of dance: Time
15. Ethno - cultural - kabuki - Russian - and Celtic dance
Kinds of Levels
Meter
Other theatrical production
Combined locomotor
16. All - inclusive term meaning the aesthetics of movement - the organization of moves with a beginning - middle - and end in sequential form
Arabesque
Rumba flamenco
Dance
Dance teaching - floor pattern
17. Pantomime/dance expression
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Rome
George Balanchine (director of the New York City Ballet) and modern American ballet
Classical
Elevation
18. Countable patterns
Framework for dance activity instruction
Attitude
Late 20th Century
Rhythm
19. High -- Medium -- Low - Might refer to a dancer's head
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Greece
Adagio
Level
Flamenco dance
20. Warm - up - skill building - expression via classroom dance activities
Elements of dance
Elements should be found in all dance instruction
Level
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Egypt
21. Stretched the boundaries of classical ballet; new movements ('turnout')
Line
Well - known musical productions
Early 20th Century Revolutionary aspects of Ballets Russes (Russia)
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Japan
22. Strong/Weak - Heavy/Light - Dynamic/Static - Flowing/Tense
Degree of Energy
Era of Romanticism (early 1800s)
Framework for dance activity instruction
Folk dance
23. 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
Native Americans
Revolutionary aspects of early modern dance
Grand jete
Extension
24. Rock 'n' roll; MTV; hip - hop; ballroom dancing (tango)
Modern dance
Dance - Prehistory to Beginning of Middle Ages (A.D. 400)
Social dance and mass culture
Level
25. 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).
Pirouette
Concepts regarding the time element of dance
Dance teaching - floor pattern
Ballet
26. Ceremonial dance with each character having specific hand movement - and martial (war) dancing
Form and shape
Modern dance
Dance
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) China
27. 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
Level
Dance post -1960s
Classical
Barre
28. On the ball of the foot - or half toe
Dance - pointe
Kinds of Levels
Nonlocomotor
Dance teaching - floor pattern
29. 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
Dance teaching - key words and counts
Body movement
Popular historical dances that are often used today
30. Choreography played a significant role in many cultural events throughout history - The origins of dance show that dance was created and performed in celebrations - rituals - and rites of passage - Many cultures consider dance a universal spiritual l
Religious or ceremonial dance
Elements of dance
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Indi
Pathway
31. More eclectic; ballet and ethnic used in the same performance; all - male groups; intense theatrical effects in lighting - costume - and sets
Pas de deux
Promenade
Movements involved in the space element of dance
Dance post -1960s
32. Warm - up exercises and Body awareness exercises
Creative movement
Syncopation
Abstraction
Dance activities should begin with these
33. (Staying in one place 'on spot'): stretching - pushing - twisting - bending - kicking - sinking - or curling
Modern dance
Warm - up exercises should address these 5 skills/abilities
Nonlocomotor
Revolutionary aspects of early modern dance
34. Based on music - songs - dialogue - and dance - Audiences often experience it in the form of musical theatre productions
Flamenco dance
Quality of Energy
Elements of dance: Levels
Theatrical dance
35. Floor - elevated - or air patterns
Romantic Era
Elements of dance
Pathway
Level
36. 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
Creative movement
Other theatrical production
Characteristics of folk dance
Play and sing with movement
37. Polka - square dances - historic dances
Renaissance (1400-1600)
Virtuoso dancing
Styles of dance and movement
Current examples of folk dances in the 20th century
38. 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
Promenade
Social dance and mass culture
Rumba flamenco
Ballet
39. Determine appropriate age - related expectations for a safe - enjoyable classroom activity
Spotting
Framework for dance activity instruction
Religious or ceremonial dance
Pathway
40. Broadway and Hollywood shows; a new style of moving with emphasis on speed and mobility; lean body types; importance of the female dancer
Dance teaching - floor pattern
Dance teaching - variety - exposure
George Balanchine (director of the New York City Ballet) and modern American ballet
Tempo
41. A form of cultural dance - originated from medieval times when townspeople danced to celebrate - e.g. Medieval 'carolers'
Level
Adagio
Other theatrical production
Folk dance
42. From the musical term - this refers to quick or lively movements
Allegro
Early 20th Century Revolutionary aspects of Ballets Russes (Russia)
Movement materials
Movements involved in the space element of dance
43. Speed: fast or slow
Tempo
Popular historical dances that are often used today
Line
Arabesque
44. The way in which various parts of the dancer's body are in line with one another while the dancer is moving
Meter
Range (of movement)
Alignment
Rhapsodic rhythms
45. Non - metric (e.g. - breath - water - or wind)
Elements of dance
Social dance
Rhapsodic rhythms
Space between dancers
46. A part of pas de deux in which one dancer is lifted off the ground by another
Lifts
Force
Quality of Energy
Elevation
47. Ethnic and cultural dance - Cultural dances - Religious or ceremonial dance - Folk Dance - Play and sing with movement - Maypole dance - Modern Dance - Theatrical dance - Social dance
Adagio
Combined locomotor
Lifts
Styles of dance and movement
48. Kabuki (traced to primitive rituals; it involves stomping - elaborate costumes - is male only - and is still current)
Classical
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Japan
Direction
Elevation
49. Walking - running - leaping - jumping - hopping - galloping - skipping - and sliding (Chasse)
Movements involved in the space element of dance
Pirouette
The 8 basic steps
Renaissance (1400-1600)
50. 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
Elements of dance
Form and Shape
Adagio
Attitude