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CSET Domain 1 Performing Arts Dance

Subjects : cset, performing-arts, dance
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1. Provide opportunities for interpretation of dance - Provide a classroom dance program that includes different styles of dance from a cultural and historical context






2. High - medium - or low






3. 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






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






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






6. Floor - elevated - or air patterns






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






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






9. Even or uneven beat






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






11. 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






12. Countable patterns






13. 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






14. Solo - duet - or ensemble






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






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






17. Movement without previous planning






18. 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






19. 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






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






21. Release of potential energy into kinetic energy






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






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






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






25. Gaze - Floor - Away






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






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






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






29. In theatre chorus; also the festival of Dionysus






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






31. Speed: fast or slow






32. Quality of Energy - Degree of Energy






33. Warm - up - skill building - expression via classroom dance activities






34. Another popular form of the flamenco that originated in Cuba and Latin America






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






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






37. As in music - the opposite of allegro; a slower tempo - also a set of practice exercises in class consisting of extensions and balances






38. 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).






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






40. Often danced on May Day in various European nations such as Germany and Sweden - taught in American schools today - The maypole is a tall pole decorated with floral garlands - flags - and streamers - Ribbons are attached to a pole - so that children






41. Dancing on the toes






42. 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






43. 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






44. Gaze - floor - or away






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






46. Body position - Angular/Rounded - Twisted - Bent - Crooked - Symmetrical/Asymmetrical






47. The steps of a dance as put together for performance or the art of composing dances






48. 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






49. 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






50. 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