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CSET Domain 1 Performing Arts Dance
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1. A formal aristocratic court dance developed at the end of the rennaisance period
Minuet
Barre
Martha Graham and psychodrama
18th and 19th Centuries
2. The way in which various parts of the dancer's body are in line with one another while the dancer is moving
Era of Romanticism (early 1800s)
Popular historical dances that are often used today
Focus
Alignment
3. The steps of a dance as put together for performance or the art of composing dances
Choreography
Pointe
Current examples of folk dances in the 20th century
Dance in the Middle Ages (500-1400)
4. 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 activities should begin with these
Dance - Prehistory to Beginning of Middle Ages (A.D. 400)
Individual - group - or class
Popular historical dances that are often used today
5. Variations on folk dances are found in dance forms of today - including...
Allegro
Dance teaching - prep
Square dancing and barn dancing
Virtuoso dancing
6. Refers to dances in which socializing is the main focus; therefore - a dance partner is essential
Social dance
Spotting
Styles of dance and movement
Extension
7. An adagio movement in which the dancer pivots completely around on one foot while maintaining a pose with the working leg
Dance post -1960s
Promenade
Framework for dance activity instruction
Cultural dances
8. In theatre chorus; also the festival of Dionysus
Dallet evolution
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Greece
Classical
Modern dance choreography
9. 1. Direction 2. Form and Shape 3. Level 4. Range 5. Pathway 6. Focus
Kinds of Levels
Classical
Level
Combined locomotor
10. 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
Pirouette
Quality of Energy
Dance teaching - key words and counts
Cultural dances
11. More eclectic; ballet and ethnic used in the same performance; all - male groups; intense theatrical effects in lighting - costume - and sets
Dance post -1960s
Flamenco dance
Revolutionary aspects of early modern dance
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Egypt
12. Direction: forward - backward - up - down - sideways (horizontal or vertical) - diagonal - straight - circle - out - in - zigzag - or spiral
Elements of dance: Levels
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Indi
Flamenco dance
Elements of dance: Time
13. Determine appropriate age - related expectations for a safe - enjoyable classroom activity
Syncopation
Elements of dance: Levels
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Egypt
Framework for dance activity instruction
14. 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
Quality of Energy
Dance - pointe
Barre
Other theatrical production
15. Forward/Backward - Up/Down - Sideways (horizontal or vertical) - Diagonal - Straight - Circle - Out/In - Zigzag - Spiral
Elevation
Direction
Dance in the Middle Ages (500-1400)
The 8 basic steps
16. Ballet developed throughout Europe; this led to ___________ - expressive capacity of the body - pointe footwork and the heel - less shoe
Virtuoso dancing
Force
Focus
Minuet
17. A form of cultural dance - originated from medieval times when townspeople danced to celebrate - e.g. Medieval 'carolers'
Alignment
Dance teaching - prep
Folk dance
Maypole dance
18. Immediate area surrounding the body; the area in which bodies can move at all levels
Native Americans
Space
Movement materials
Warm - up exercises should address these 5 skills/abilities
19. 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.
Syncopation
Pas de deux
Rumba flamenco
Native Americans
20. From the musical term - this refers to quick or lively movements
Modern dance choreography
Allegro
Current examples of folk dances in the 20th century
Direction
21. Dancing on the toes
Pointe
Elements of dance
Interactions between dancers
Social dance
22. A part of pas de deux in which one dancer is lifted off the ground by another
Force
Lifts
Elements of dance
Focus
23. 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
Elements should be found in all dance instruction
Early 20th Century Revolutionary aspects of Ballets Russes (Russia)
Level
Martha Graham and psychodrama
24. Warm - up exercises and Body awareness exercises
Choreography
Flamenco dance
Dance activities should begin with these
Syncopation
25. Whether the energy is: Sustained (smooth) - Suspended (light) - Swing (under - curve) - Sway (over - curve) - Collapsed (loose) - Percussive (sharp) - Vibrate (shudder)
Ballet
Spotting
Dance - Prehistory to Beginning of Middle Ages (A.D. 400)
Quality of Energy
26. A line along which a person or part of a person moves - Patterns on/in the Floor - Elevated or Air
Alignment
Elements of dance: Force
Pathway
Late 20th Century
27. 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
Other theatrical production
Social dance and mass culture
Dance teaching - variety - exposure
Elements of dance: Force
28. 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
Attitude
Elements of dance: Time
Elements should be found in all dance instruction
29. 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
Attitude
Movement materials
Abstraction
Classical
30. Sequences - motifs - and phrases developed as the choreographed dance
Focus
Historical forms of dance
Elements should be found in all dance instruction
Movement materials
31. Solo - duet - or ensemble
Movement materials
Individual - group - or class
Dance teaching - prep
Cultural dances
32. A rhythmic pattern produced when a deliberate pattern is upset
Dance teaching - prep
Syncopation
Early 20th Century Revolutionary aspects of Ballets Russes (Russia)
Dance in the Middle Ages (500-1400)
33. 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
Current examples of folk dances in the 20th century
Authentic folk dancing in its purest form
Maypole dance
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) China
34. Posture - Balance - Flexibility - Strength - Coordination
Beat
Maypole dance
Warm - up exercises should address these 5 skills/abilities
Line
35. The Church attempted to restrict pagan dance - often associated with fertility - but folk dances evolved from earlier ritual dance (e.g. - Maypole dance; origins in primitive fertility rituals [dancing around a pole]; associated with spring)
Rumba flamenco
Syncopation
Dance in the Middle Ages (500-1400)
Arabesque
36. 'To twirl or spin'; a turn on one foot that can be executed outward - away from the body - or inward - toward the body
Adagio
18th and 19th Centuries
Pathway
Pirouette
37. 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
Beat
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Java
Native Americans
Extension
38. Formalized hand movements (e.g. - Hindu dance - the oldest world dance)
Spotting
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Indi
Meter
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Greece
39. Kabuki (traced to primitive rituals; it involves stomping - elaborate costumes - is male only - and is still current)
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Japan
Force
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Greece
Level
40. (Often traditional folk steps): two - step - paddle - grapevine - step - hop - chug - and spinning
Religious or ceremonial dance
Concepts regarding the time element of dance
Combined locomotor
Grand jete
41. Walking - running - leaping - jumping - hopping - galloping - skipping - and sliding (Chasse)
Alignment
Pas de deux
Dance teaching - key words and counts
The 8 basic steps
42. 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
Abstraction
Pointe
Styles of dance and movement
Arabesque
43. 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
Authentic folk dancing in its purest form
Elements of dance: Force
Styles of dance and movement
Play and sing with movement
44. Non - metric (e.g. - breath - water - or wind)
Social dance styles
Rhapsodic rhythms
Barre
Range (of movement)
45. The arrangement of head - shoulders - arms - torso - and legs while dancing
Dance - Prehistory to Beginning of Middle Ages (A.D. 400)
Dance teaching - key words and counts
Line
Forc
46. Number of beats grouped together e.g. 3/4 or 2/4 or 6/8
Elements of dance
Framework for dance activity instruction
Meter
Improvisation
47. Gaze - floor - or away
Focus
4 Elements of dance movements
Barre
Cultural dances
48. Leader - follower - mirror - unison - or parting)
Social dance styles
Interactions between dancers
Tempo
Level
49. Angular - rounded - twisted - bent - crooked - symmetrical - or asymmetrical
Dance teaching - floor pattern
Play and sing with movement
Form and shape
Tempo
50. Wide - narrow - big - or little
Modern dance
Range
Social dance styles
Postmodern dance
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