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CSET Domain 1 Performing Arts Dance
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Countable patterns
Social dance styles
Characteristics of folk dance
Rhythm
Dance teaching - variety - exposure
2. Space - Time - Levels (dynamics)- Force (energy) - Locomotor (traveling through space)
Rhapsodic Rhythms
Passe
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Rome
Elements of dance
3. 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
Pas de deux
Lifts
Framework for dance activity instruction
Well - known musical productions
4. Rhythm: countable patterns - Tempo: fast or slow speed - Beat: even or uneven - Meter: 2/4 time - 3/4 time - etc.
Dance in the Middle Ages (500-1400)
Framework for dance activity instruction
Barre
Elements of dance: Time
5. Growth of contemporary dance - post - modernism in the 1960s; movement toward simplicity and a less sophisticated technique; 'No' manifesto - a frequent rejection of costumes and stories
Era of Romanticism (early 1800s)
Late 20th Century
Revolutionary aspects of early modern dance
Dance activities should begin with these
6. 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
Styles of dance and movement
Dance teaching - variety - exposure
Social dance
George Balanchine (director of the New York City Ballet) and modern American ballet
7. 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
Maypole dance
Warm - up exercises should address these 5 skills/abilities
Body movement
Degree of Energy
8. 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
Kinds of Levels
Syncopation
Adagio
9. More eclectic; ballet and ethnic used in the same performance; all - male groups; intense theatrical effects in lighting - costume - and sets
Focus
Syncopation
Dance post -1960s
Adagio
10. (Often traditional folk steps): two - step - paddle - grapevine - step - hop - chug - and spinning
Dance teaching - floor pattern
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Egypt
Combined locomotor
Line
11. Number of beats grouped together e.g. 3/4 or 2/4 or 6/8
Dance in the Middle Ages (500-1400)
Tempo
Meter
Form and shape
12. Whether the energy is: Sustained (smooth) - Suspended (light) - Swing (under - curve) - Sway (over - curve) - Collapsed (loose) - Percussive (sharp) - Vibrate (shudder)
Social dance and mass culture
Quality of Energy
Dance - pointe
Modern dance choreography
13. Ethno - cultural - kabuki - Russian - and Celtic dance
Martha Graham and psychodrama
Elements should be found in all dance instruction
Kinesthetic awareness
Other theatrical production
14. Floor - elevated - or air patterns
Pathway
Social dance
Elements of dance: Force
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Indi
15. 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
4 Elements of dance movements
Tempo
Ballet
Elements of dance
16. 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
Barre
Focus
Social dance styles
Combined locomotor
17. Movement associated with gods/funerals
Framework for dance activity instruction
Rhapsodic rhythms
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Egypt
Syncopation
18. Speed: fast or slow
Popular historical dances that are often used today
Native Americans
Tempo
Flamenco dance
19. 'To twirl or spin'; a turn on one foot that can be executed outward - away from the body - or inward - toward the body
Pirouette
Improvisation
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Indi
Rhythm
20. Elaborate costumes - balance and moderation - and traditional dance
Dallet evolution
Dance teaching - floor pattern
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Java
Direction
21. Provide opportunities for interpretation of dance - Provide a classroom dance program that includes different styles of dance from a cultural and historical context
Dance
Religious or ceremonial dance
Dance teaching - variety - exposure
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Rome
22. 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
Characteristics of folk dance
Historical forms of dance
Modern dance choreography
Dance activities should begin with these
23. All - inclusive term meaning the aesthetics of movement - the organization of moves with a beginning - middle - and end in sequential form
Space
Barre
Dance
Movement materials
24. 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
Direction
Martha Graham and psychodrama
Dance teaching - variety - exposure
Maypole dance
25. Immediate area surrounding the body; the area in which bodies can move at all levels
Space
Dance - Prehistory to Beginning of Middle Ages (A.D. 400)
Modern dance
Social dance and mass culture
26. Feeling the dance movements of others in one's own muscles
Movement materials
Elements should be found in all dance instruction
Well - known musical productions
Kinesthetic awareness
27. 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
Form and shape
Dance - Prehistory to Beginning of Middle Ages (A.D. 400)
Styles of dance and movement
Syncopation
28. A pose in which the working leg is extended with a straight knee directly behind the body (both the height of the leg and the position of the arms are variable)
Abstraction
Alignment
Syncopation
Arabesque
29. 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
Pirouette
Degree of Energy
Modern dance choreography
Space between dancers
30. Rock 'n' roll; MTV; hip - hop; ballroom dancing (tango)
Dance post -1960s
Elements of dance: Levels
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Java
Social dance and mass culture
31. Solo - duet - or ensemble
Dance activities should begin with these
Early 20th Century Revolutionary aspects of Ballets Russes (Russia)
Modern dance
Individual - group - or class
32. 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
Dance
Passe
Late 20th Century
Maypole dance
33. 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.
Native Americans
Ballet
Promenade
Interactions between dancers
34. Non - metric rhythms e.g. breath - water - or wind
Movement materials
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Egypt
Styles of dance and movement
Rhapsodic Rhythms
35. Locomotor - Nonlocomotor - Combined Locomotor
Tempo
Range (of movement)
Movements involved in the space element of dance
Level
36. Another popular form of the flamenco that originated in Cuba and Latin America
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Japan
Rumba flamenco
Historical forms of dance
Dallet evolution
37. Walking - running - leaping - jumping - hopping - galloping - skipping - and sliding (Chasse)
Range
The 8 basic steps
Beat
Quality of Energy
38. Rhythmic pattern produced when a deliberate pattern is upset - Rhythm produced when beats are displaced such that strong beats become weak and vice versa
Syncopation
4 Elements of dance movements
Maypole dance
Range (of movement)
39. 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
Concepts regarding the time element of dance
Characteristics of folk dance
Extension
Range
40. A rhythmic pattern produced when a deliberate pattern is upset
Syncopation
Elements of dance: Force
Elements should be found in all dance instruction
Dance
41. Refers to dances in which socializing is the main focus; therefore - a dance partner is essential
Square dancing and barn dancing
Elements of dance: Force
Dance
Social dance
42. Quality of Energy - Degree of Energy
Other theatrical production
Movements involved in the space element of dance
Modern dance choreography
Forc
43. A formal aristocratic court dance developed at the end of the rennaisance period
The 8 basic steps
Social dance
Modern dance
Minuet
44. 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
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Greece
Native Americans
Grand jete
Promenade
45. From the musical term - this refers to quick or lively movements
George Balanchine (director of the New York City Ballet) and modern American ballet
Kinds of Levels
Dance post -1960s
Allegro
46. Movement without previous planning
Pathway
Focus
Improvisation
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) China
47. Strong/Weak - Heavy/Light - Dynamic/Static - Flowing/Tense
Dance post -1960s
Folk dance
Degree of Energy
Form and Shape
48. 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
Direction
Romantic Era
Renaissance (1400-1600)
Late 20th Century
49. (Staying in one place 'on spot'): stretching - pushing - twisting - bending - kicking - sinking - or curling
Nonlocomotor
Characteristics of folk dance
Rhapsodic Rhythms
Dance in the Middle Ages (500-1400)
50. Forward/Backward - Up/Down - Sideways (horizontal or vertical) - Diagonal - Straight - Circle - Out/In - Zigzag - Spiral
Folk dance
Grand jete en tournan (tour jete)
Direction
Social dance