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CSET Domain 1 Performing Arts Dance

Subjects : cset, performing-arts, dance
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1. Dance movement that is primary and nonfunctional - with an emphasis on body mastery for expressive and communicative purposes






2. 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






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






4. Whether the energy is: Sustained (smooth) - Suspended (light) - Swing (under - curve) - Sway (over - curve) - Collapsed (loose) - Percussive (sharp) - Vibrate (shudder)






5. 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






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






7. Ethno - cultural - kabuki - Russian - and Celtic dance






8. Movement without previous planning






9. Floor - elevated - or air patterns






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






11. In theatre chorus; also the festival of Dionysus






12. Speed: fast or slow






13. 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






14. 1. Direction 2. Form and Shape 3. Level 4. Range 5. Pathway 6. Focus






15. Kabuki (traced to primitive rituals; it involves stomping - elaborate costumes - is male only - and is still current)






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






17. 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






18. Rhythmic pattern produced when a deliberate pattern is upset - Rhythm produced when beats are displaced such that strong beats become weak and vice versa






19. Wide/Narrow - Big/Little






20. Born in the 20th century as a result of dancers resisting the rigid structure of classical ballet dance






21. 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






22. 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






23. Release of potential energy into kinetic energy






24. Warm - up exercises and Body awareness exercises






25. A part of pas de deux in which one dancer is lifted off the ground by another






26. 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






27. 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).






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






29. Rock 'n' roll; MTV; hip - hop; ballroom dancing (tango)






30. Formalized hand movements (e.g. - Hindu dance - the oldest world dance)






31. Immediate area surrounding the body; the area in which bodies can move at all levels






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






33. 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)






34. 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.






35. 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






36. Strong/Weak - Heavy/Light - Dynamic/Static - Flowing/Tense






37. Solo - duet - or ensemble






38. The essence of an idea applied to the art of movement






39. Gaze - floor - or away






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






41. Countable patterns






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






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






44. (Often traditional folk steps): two - step - paddle - grapevine - step - hop - chug - and spinning






45. More eclectic; ballet and ethnic used in the same performance; all - male groups; intense theatrical effects in lighting - costume - and sets






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






47. Quality of Energy - Degree of Energy






48. Variations on folk dances are found in dance forms of today - including...






49. 1. Space 2. Time 3. Levels (dynamics) 4. Force (energy)






50. Pavane - Galliard (from the Renaissance period) - The minuet - Charleston - Twist - Disco - Hip - hop - Lambada