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CSET Domain 1 Performing Arts Dance

Subjects : cset, performing-arts, dance
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1. 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






2. Walking - running - leaping - jumping - hopping - galloping - skipping - and sliding (Chasse)






3. 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






4. 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






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






6. Gaze - floor - or away






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






8. 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.






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






10. Dancing on the toes






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






12. There are many regional differences; all had recreational aspects and basic steps such as running - walking - hopping - and skipping; all are linked to culture - music - and the history of a group; they take the form of a circle






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






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






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






16. Separate the dance into the steps. Begin by teaching the steps - describing and demonstrating each separately. Steps are done slowly at first - using counts - and then at the proper tempo - Teach one part of the basic step pattern at a time; when two






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






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






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






20. Focusing the eyes on one point in the distance in order to keep balance while turning






21. Countable patterns






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






23. 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






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






25. Hip - hop - line dance - ballroom - waltz - foxtrot - tango - rumba - jive - and swing






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






27. Speed: fast or slow






28. Quality of Energy - Degree of Energy






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






31. 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






32. 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






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






34. Based on music - songs - dialogue - and dance - Audiences often experience it in the form of musical theatre productions






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






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






37. Dancing evolved from pageants and processions of the period






38. 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






39. A formal aristocratic court dance developed at the end of the rennaisance period






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






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






42. Angular - rounded - twisted - bent - crooked - symmetrical - or asymmetrical






43. 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






44. Release of potential energy into kinetic energy






45. Ballet - jazz - and tap






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






47. A term coined in the 1960s by those who wanted to create movement outside the influences of any of the then - traditional modern dance pioneers - such as Cunningham - Graham - Humphrey - Lim






48. In theatre chorus; also the festival of Dionysus






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






50. 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