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CSET Domain 1 Performing Arts Dance
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dance
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Ethno - cultural - kabuki - Russian - and Celtic dance
Beat
Lifts
Other theatrical production
Social dance
2. Determine appropriate age - related expectations for a safe - enjoyable classroom activity
Grand jete en tournan (tour jete)
Framework for dance activity instruction
Folk dance
Body movement
3. 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)
Elements of dance: Force
Focus
Creative movement
4. Immediate area surrounding the body; the area in which bodies can move at all levels
Form and Shape
Space
Elements should be found in all dance instruction
Dance teaching - floor pattern
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
Dance activities should begin with these
Other theatrical production
Play and sing with movement
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) China
6. A form of cultural dance - originated from medieval times when townspeople danced to celebrate - e.g. Medieval 'carolers'
Dance in the Middle Ages (500-1400)
Folk dance
Pirouette
Syncopation
7. 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
Modern dance choreography
Dance teaching - key words and counts
Grand jete en tournan (tour jete)
Level
8. Number of beats grouped together e.g. 3/4 or 2/4 or 6/8
Meter
18th and 19th Centuries
Attitude
Form and shape
9. Elaborate costumes - balance and moderation - and traditional dance
Spotting
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Java
Lifts
Focus
10. Rhythm: countable patterns - Tempo: fast or slow speed - Beat: even or uneven - Meter: 2/4 time - 3/4 time - etc.
Elements of dance: Time
Adagio
Elements of dance: Levels
Maypole dance
11. A line along which a person or part of a person moves - Patterns on/in the Floor - Elevated or Air
Abstraction
Martha Graham and psychodrama
Rhapsodic Rhythms
Pathway
12. All - inclusive term meaning the aesthetics of movement - the organization of moves with a beginning - middle - and end in sequential form
Dance
Dance teaching - prep
Extension
Well - known musical productions
13. More eclectic; ballet and ethnic used in the same performance; all - male groups; intense theatrical effects in lighting - costume - and sets
Promenade
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Rome
Dance post -1960s
Space
14. 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
Flamenco dance
Folk dance
Early 20th Century Revolutionary aspects of Ballets Russes (Russia)
Kinesthetic awareness
15. Side - by - side - supported - far - or near)
Virtuoso dancing
Dallet evolution
Space between dancers
Pas de deux
16. Even or uneven beat
Play and sing with movement
Beat
Space
Square dancing and barn dancing
17. 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
Cultural dances
Dance teaching - variety - exposure
Promenade
Elements of dance
18. On the ball of the foot - or half toe
Elements of dance: Time
Cultural dances
Elements of dance: Force
Dance - pointe
19. 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
Dance - pointe
Social dance and mass culture
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Greece
18th and 19th Centuries
20. Dancing evolved from pageants and processions of the period
Current examples of folk dances in the 20th century
Modern dance
Renaissance (1400-1600)
Syncopation
21. In this leap - the dancer turns halfway in midair to land facing the direction in which the movement started
Tempo
Elements of dance: Force
Improvisation
Grand jete en tournan (tour jete)
22. Floor - elevated - or air patterns
Dance post -1960s
Pathway
Cultural dances
Pas de deux
23. 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
Combined locomotor
Interactions between dancers
Ballet
Rhythm
24. 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
Revolutionary aspects of early modern dance
Dance teaching - floor pattern
Styles of dance and movement
Pas de deux
25. Movement without previous planning
Postmodern dance
George Balanchine (director of the New York City Ballet) and modern American ballet
Improvisation
Social dance and mass culture
26. Forward/Backward - Up/Down - Sideways (horizontal or vertical) - Diagonal - Straight - Circle - Out/In - Zigzag - Spiral
Focus
Social dance and mass culture
Direction
4 Elements of dance movements
27. Kabuki (traced to primitive rituals; it involves stomping - elaborate costumes - is male only - and is still current)
Historical forms of dance
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Japan
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Egypt
Nonlocomotor
28. Dancing on the toes
Focus
Space
Pointe
Folk dance
29. High - medium - or low
Elements should be found in all dance instruction
Level
Allegro
Popular historical dances that are often used today
30. Stretched the boundaries of classical ballet; new movements ('turnout')
Interactions between dancers
Barre
Early 20th Century Revolutionary aspects of Ballets Russes (Russia)
Dance in the Middle Ages (500-1400)
31. Strong/Weak - Heavy/Light - Dynamic/Static - Flowing/Tense
Modern dance choreography
Dance teaching - variety - exposure
Degree of Energy
Classical
32. 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
Revolutionary aspects of early modern dance
Maypole dance
Level
Passe
33. Leader - follower - mirror - unison - or parting)
Ballet
Interactions between dancers
Concepts regarding the time element of dance
Range (of movement)
34. 1. Rhythm 2. Tempo 3. Beat 4. Meter 5. Syncopation 6. Rhapsodic Rhythms
Classical
Promenade
Concepts regarding the time element of dance
Extension
35. 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
Dance teaching - prep
Elements should be found in all dance instruction
Quality of Energy
Modern dance
36. Ballet developed throughout Europe; this led to ___________ - expressive capacity of the body - pointe footwork and the heel - less shoe
Virtuoso dancing
Lifts
Flamenco dance
4 Elements of dance movements
37. Another popular form of the flamenco that originated in Cuba and Latin America
Elements of dance: Time
Early 20th Century Revolutionary aspects of Ballets Russes (Russia)
Dance activities should begin with these
Rumba flamenco
38. An adagio movement in which the dancer pivots completely around on one foot while maintaining a pose with the working leg
Native Americans
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Indi
Choreography
Promenade
39. (Often traditional folk steps): two - step - paddle - grapevine - step - hop - chug - and spinning
Combined locomotor
Cultural dances
Interactions between dancers
Revolutionary aspects of early modern dance
40. Broadway and Hollywood shows; a new style of moving with emphasis on speed and mobility; lean body types; importance of the female dancer
Elements of dance
Range (of movement)
Beat
George Balanchine (director of the New York City Ballet) and modern American ballet
41. 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
Improvisation
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Indi
Styles of dance and movement
Modern dance
42. 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
Individual - group - or class
Maypole dance
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Greece
Pointe
43. 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
Ballet
Rumba flamenco
Authentic folk dancing in its purest form
Concepts regarding the time element of dance
44. 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).
Native Americans
Social dance and mass culture
Dance teaching - floor pattern
Range
45. The steps of a dance as put together for performance or the art of composing dances
Elements of dance
Framework for dance activity instruction
Choreography
18th and 19th Centuries
46. Based on music - songs - dialogue - and dance - Audiences often experience it in the form of musical theatre productions
Theatrical dance
Spotting
Pas de deux
Dance - Prehistory to Beginning of Middle Ages (A.D. 400)
47. Music to accompany specific - technical ballet steps; a theatrical art form developed
Dallet evolution
Late 20th Century
Modern dance
Play and sing with movement
48. The Church attempted to restrict pagan dance - often associated with fertility - but folk dances evolved from earlier ritual dance (e.g. - Maypole dance; origins in primitive fertility rituals [dancing around a pole]; associated with spring)
Dance in the Middle Ages (500-1400)
Social dance styles
Native Americans
Pas de deux
49. The arrangement of head - shoulders - arms - torso - and legs while dancing
Other theatrical production
Line
Elements of dance: Force
Individual - group - or class
50. Solo - duet - or ensemble
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Egypt
Era of Romanticism (early 1800s)
Creative movement
Individual - group - or class