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CSET Domain 1 Performing Arts Dance
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1. More eclectic; ballet and ethnic used in the same performance; all - male groups; intense theatrical effects in lighting - costume - and sets
Social dance
Degree of Energy
Dance post -1960s
Movements involved in the space element of dance
2. A line along which a person or part of a person moves - Patterns on/in the Floor - Elevated or Air
Adagio
Movement materials
Promenade
Pathway
3. 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.
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Japan
Creative movement
18th and 19th Centuries
Native Americans
4. The way in which various parts of the dancer's body are in line with one another while the dancer is moving
4 Elements of dance movements
Cultural dances
Improvisation
Alignment
5. 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
Play and sing with movement
Dance activities should begin with these
Lifts
Characteristics of folk dance
6. All - inclusive term meaning the aesthetics of movement - the organization of moves with a beginning - middle - and end in sequential form
Dance teaching - floor pattern
Degree of Energy
Flamenco dance
Dance
7. Born in the 20th century as a result of dancers resisting the rigid structure of classical ballet dance
Modern dance
Abstraction
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Japan
Barre
8. Dancing evolved from pageants and processions of the period
Rhapsodic rhythms
Renaissance (1400-1600)
Dance
Romantic Era
9. Ceremonial dance with each character having specific hand movement - and martial (war) dancing
Romantic Era
Individual - group - or class
Dance teaching - prep
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) China
10. As in music - the opposite of allegro; a slower tempo - also a set of practice exercises in class consisting of extensions and balances
Adagio
Late 20th Century
Dallet evolution
Classical
11. Rhythm: countable patterns - Tempo: fast or slow speed - Beat: even or uneven - Meter: 2/4 time - 3/4 time - etc.
Elements of dance: Time
Martha Graham and psychodrama
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Indi
Grand jete en tournan (tour jete)
12. A formal aristocratic court dance developed at the end of the rennaisance period
Focus
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Egypt
Minuet
Modern dance
13. A form of cultural dance - originated from medieval times when townspeople danced to celebrate - e.g. Medieval 'carolers'
Movement materials
Folk dance
Direction
Space
14. Movement without previous planning
Improvisation
Space between dancers
Rumba flamenco
Allegro
15. 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
Era of Romanticism (early 1800s)
Authentic folk dancing in its purest form
Minuet
Dallet evolution
16. 1. Rhythm 2. Tempo 3. Beat 4. Meter 5. Syncopation 6. Rhapsodic Rhythms
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Greece
Creative movement
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Egypt
Concepts regarding the time element of dance
17. The arrangement of head - shoulders - arms - torso - and legs while dancing
Grand jete
Concepts regarding the time element of dance
Popular historical dances that are often used today
Line
18. An adagio movement in which the dancer pivots completely around on one foot while maintaining a pose with the working leg
Social dance and mass culture
Dance teaching - floor pattern
Quality of Energy
Promenade
19. Number of beats grouped together e.g. 3/4 or 2/4 or 6/8
Body movement
Revolutionary aspects of early modern dance
Meter
Social dance and mass culture
20. 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
Improvisation
Attitude
Passe
Rumba flamenco
21. Strong/Weak - Heavy/Light - Dynamic/Static - Flowing/Tense
Quality of Energy
Dance - Prehistory to Beginning of Middle Ages (A.D. 400)
Social dance styles
Degree of Energy
22. 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
Space between dancers
Flamenco dance
Rhapsodic Rhythms
Form and Shape
23. Even or uneven beat
Elements of dance: Force
Pathway
Beat
Interactions between dancers
24. Dance movement that is primary and nonfunctional - with an emphasis on body mastery for expressive and communicative purposes
Era of Romanticism (early 1800s)
Creative movement
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Indi
Elements of dance: Levels
25. Rhythmic pattern produced when a deliberate pattern is upset - Rhythm produced when beats are displaced such that strong beats become weak and vice versa
Pirouette
Degree of Energy
Pas de deux
Syncopation
26. Angular - rounded - twisted - bent - crooked - symmetrical - or asymmetrical
Square dancing and barn dancing
Form and shape
Kinds of Levels
Well - known musical productions
27. 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
Concepts regarding the time element of dance
Range
18th and 19th Centuries
Focus
28. 1. Direction 2. Form and Shape 3. Level 4. Range 5. Pathway 6. Focus
Warm - up exercises should address these 5 skills/abilities
Kinds of Levels
Dallet evolution
Elements of dance: Time
29. 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
Creative movement
Maypole dance
Dance teaching - prep
Movement materials
30. Non - metric (e.g. - breath - water - or wind)
Minuet
Rhapsodic rhythms
Creative movement
Social dance and mass culture
31. Speed: fast or slow
Warm - up exercises should address these 5 skills/abilities
Passe
Meter
Tempo
32. A rhythmic pattern produced when a deliberate pattern is upset
Body movement
Other theatrical production
Syncopation
Spotting
33. (Staying in one place 'on spot'): stretching - pushing - twisting - bending - kicking - sinking - or curling
Nonlocomotor
Choreography
Grand jete en tournan (tour jete)
Syncopation
34. Pantomime/dance expression
Dallet evolution
Dance - pointe
Interactions between dancers
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Rome
35. Elaborate costumes - balance and moderation - and traditional dance
Abstraction
Well - known musical productions
Promenade
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Java
36. Variations on folk dances are found in dance forms of today - including...
Square dancing and barn dancing
Dance
Early 20th Century Revolutionary aspects of Ballets Russes (Russia)
Renaissance (1400-1600)
37. Another popular form of the flamenco that originated in Cuba and Latin America
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Indi
Degree of Energy
Rumba flamenco
Social dance and mass culture
38. The ability to get up into the air and remain there long enough to perform various movements or poses
Range
Social dance and mass culture
Elevation
Elements of dance
39. (Often traditional folk steps): two - step - paddle - grapevine - step - hop - chug - and spinning
Beat
Early 20th Century Revolutionary aspects of Ballets Russes (Russia)
Combined locomotor
Ballet
40. 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
Pirouette
Social dance
Other theatrical production
41. Warm - up - skill building - expression via classroom dance activities
Elements should be found in all dance instruction
Grand jete en tournan (tour jete)
George Balanchine (director of the New York City Ballet) and modern American ballet
Minuet
42. The steps of a dance as put together for performance or the art of composing dances
Postmodern dance
Theatrical dance
Choreography
4 Elements of dance movements
43. Gaze - Floor - Away
Revolutionary aspects of early modern dance
Focus
Social dance
Well - known musical productions
44. Provide opportunities for interpretation of dance - Provide a classroom dance program that includes different styles of dance from a cultural and historical context
Dance - Prehistory to Beginning of Middle Ages (A.D. 400)
Dance teaching - variety - exposure
Creative movement
Religious or ceremonial dance
45. Feeling the dance movements of others in one's own muscles
Space between dancers
Kinesthetic awareness
Era of Romanticism (early 1800s)
Rumba flamenco
46. Includes locomotor (moving from one place to another) and axial (contained movement around an axis of the body)
Pas de deux
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Japan
Flamenco dance
Body movement
47. 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
Syncopation
Kinesthetic awareness
Native Americans
Dance teaching - key words and counts
48. Leader - follower - mirror - unison - or parting)
Rhapsodic rhythms
Interactions between dancers
Meter
Warm - up exercises should address these 5 skills/abilities
49. Kabuki (traced to primitive rituals; it involves stomping - elaborate costumes - is male only - and is still current)
Force
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Japan
Alignment
Level
50. Direction: forward - backward - up - down - sideways (horizontal or vertical) - diagonal - straight - circle - out - in - zigzag - or spiral
Space
Late 20th Century
Concepts regarding the time element of dance
Elements of dance: Levels
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