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CSET Domain 1 Performing Arts Dance

Subjects : cset, performing-arts, dance
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. (Staying in one place 'on spot'): stretching - pushing - twisting - bending - kicking - sinking - or curling






2. Forward/Backward - Up/Down - Sideways (horizontal or vertical) - Diagonal - Straight - Circle - Out/In - Zigzag - Spiral






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. Provide opportunities for interpretation of dance - Provide a classroom dance program that includes different styles of dance from a cultural and historical context






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






6. Even or uneven beat






7. 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).






8. 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






9. Polka - square dances - historic dances






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






11. The ability to get up into the air and remain there long enough to perform various movements or poses






12. 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






13. Locomotor - Nonlocomotor - Combined Locomotor






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






15. Dancing on the toes






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






17. 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






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






19. Refers to the lexicon of dance as taught in the original academies - also used in reference to ballets as created during the Imperial Russian days - such as The Sleeping Beauty - The Nutcracker - and Swan Lake - also refers to a style of performing






20. 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






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






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






23. 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






24. Non - metric (e.g. - breath - water - or wind)






25. The way in which various parts of the dancer's body are in line with one another while the dancer is moving






26. Quality of Energy - Degree of Energy






27. 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






28. The continued evolution of ballet; emphasis on emotions and fantasy; true pointe work; evolution of 'lightness in flight'; - this differed from other dance forms in placement and alignment of the body - as well as in training - Focus on the ballerina






29. Literally - 'a step for two'; this refers to a specific codified form that is choreographed in many classical ballets; this is also used to refer to any section of a dance performed by two dancers together






30. In theatre chorus; also the festival of Dionysus






31. Gaze - Floor - Away






32. Dance movement that is primary and nonfunctional - with an emphasis on body mastery for expressive and communicative purposes






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






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






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






36. 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






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






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






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






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






42. 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






43. Ceremonial dance with each character having specific hand movement - and martial (war) dancing






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






45. Space - Time - Levels (dynamics)- Force (energy) - Locomotor (traveling through space)






46. Side - by - side - supported - far - or near)






47. Countable patterns






48. 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






49. 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






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