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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. The ability to get up into the air and remain there long enough to perform various movements or poses
Movements involved in the space element of dance
Focus
Attitude
Elevation
2. (Often traditional folk steps): two - step - paddle - grapevine - step - hop - chug - and spinning
Syncopation
Dance teaching - variety - exposure
Era of Romanticism (early 1800s)
Combined locomotor
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.
Elements of dance: Levels
Social dance
Quality of Energy
Native Americans
4. Forward/Backward - Up/Down - Sideways (horizontal or vertical) - Diagonal - Straight - Circle - Out/In - Zigzag - Spiral
Dance - Prehistory to Beginning of Middle Ages (A.D. 400)
Direction
Spotting
Rhythm
5. A part of pas de deux in which one dancer is lifted off the ground by another
Lifts
Extension
Pirouette
Concepts regarding the time element of dance
6. Focusing the eyes on one point in the distance in order to keep balance while turning
Flamenco dance
Spotting
Pas de deux
Modern dance
7. 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
Era of Romanticism (early 1800s)
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Indi
Dance teaching - floor pattern
8. Side - by - side - supported - far - or near)
Extension
Space between dancers
Dance teaching - floor pattern
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Egypt
9. Music to accompany specific - technical ballet steps; a theatrical art form developed
Dallet evolution
Current examples of folk dances in the 20th century
Flamenco dance
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Japan
10. 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
Promenade
Ballet
Dance in the Middle Ages (500-1400)
Lifts
11. The steps of a dance as put together for performance or the art of composing dances
Space
Late 20th Century
Choreography
Social dance styles
12. 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
Grand jete
Syncopation
Framework for dance activity instruction
Warm - up exercises should address these 5 skills/abilities
13. Feeling the dance movements of others in one's own muscles
Movements involved in the space element of dance
Kinesthetic awareness
The 8 basic steps
Dance teaching - prep
14. Dancing evolved from pageants and processions of the period
Era of Romanticism (early 1800s)
Lifts
Popular historical dances that are often used today
Renaissance (1400-1600)
15. Leader - follower - mirror - unison - or parting)
Framework for dance activity instruction
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Java
Interactions between dancers
Elements of dance
16. A formal aristocratic court dance developed at the end of the rennaisance period
Minuet
4 Elements of dance movements
Religious or ceremonial dance
Dallet evolution
17. 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
Passe
Body movement
Form and shape
Well - known musical productions
18. Refers to dances in which socializing is the main focus; therefore - a dance partner is essential
Dance - Prehistory to Beginning of Middle Ages (A.D. 400)
Warm - up exercises should address these 5 skills/abilities
Minuet
Social dance
19. Movement without previous planning
Late 20th Century
Range (of movement)
Improvisation
Other theatrical production
20. Kabuki (traced to primitive rituals; it involves stomping - elaborate costumes - is male only - and is still current)
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Rome
Arabesque
Grand jete en tournan (tour jete)
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Japan
21. 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
Elements of dance: Force
Direction
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Greece
22. In theatre chorus; also the festival of Dionysus
Social dance and mass culture
Era of Romanticism (early 1800s)
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Greece
Pas de deux
23. Space - Time - Levels (dynamics)- Force (energy) - Locomotor (traveling through space)
Elements of dance
Space
Elements of dance: Levels
Syncopation
24. 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
Range (of movement)
Historical forms of dance
Dance in the Middle Ages (500-1400)
Pathway
25. An adagio movement in which the dancer pivots completely around on one foot while maintaining a pose with the working leg
Elements should be found in all dance instruction
Kinesthetic awareness
Creative movement
Promenade
26. More eclectic; ballet and ethnic used in the same performance; all - male groups; intense theatrical effects in lighting - costume - and sets
Dance post -1960s
Force
Alignment
Martha Graham and psychodrama
27. Release of potential energy into kinetic energy
Theatrical dance
Arabesque
Current examples of folk dances in the 20th century
Force
28. The way in which various parts of the dancer's body are in line with one another while the dancer is moving
Framework for dance activity instruction
Alignment
Pas de deux
Force
29. From the musical term - this refers to quick or lively movements
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Rome
Pointe
Barre
Allegro
30. Walking - running - leaping - jumping - hopping - galloping - skipping - and sliding (Chasse)
The 8 basic steps
Focus
Direction
Level
31. Born in the 20th century as a result of dancers resisting the rigid structure of classical ballet dance
Range
Modern dance
Line
Dance activities should begin with these
32. Whether the energy is: Sustained (smooth) - Suspended (light) - Swing (under - curve) - Sway (over - curve) - Collapsed (loose) - Percussive (sharp) - Vibrate (shudder)
Dance post -1960s
Quality of Energy
Line
Postmodern dance
33. Immediate area surrounding the body; the area in which bodies can move at all levels
Space
Late 20th Century
Pathway
Religious or ceremonial dance
34. 1. Rhythm 2. Tempo 3. Beat 4. Meter 5. Syncopation 6. Rhapsodic Rhythms
Framework for dance activity instruction
Dance teaching - prep
Concepts regarding the time element of dance
Abstraction
35. Broadway and Hollywood shows; a new style of moving with emphasis on speed and mobility; lean body types; importance of the female dancer
Square dancing and barn dancing
George Balanchine (director of the New York City Ballet) and modern American ballet
Authentic folk dancing in its purest form
Popular historical dances that are often used today
36. Warm - up - skill building - expression via classroom dance activities
Social dance and mass culture
Range (of movement)
Level
Elements should be found in all dance instruction
37. 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)
Modern dance
Kinds of Levels
Authentic folk dancing in its purest form
38. 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
Dance teaching - key words and counts
Pathway
Pointe
Level
39. Elaborate costumes - balance and moderation - and traditional dance
Romantic Era
Social dance
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Java
Pas de deux
40. All - inclusive term meaning the aesthetics of movement - the organization of moves with a beginning - middle - and end in sequential form
Characteristics of folk dance
Minuet
Dance
Improvisation
41. Stretched the boundaries of classical ballet; new movements ('turnout')
Early 20th Century Revolutionary aspects of Ballets Russes (Russia)
Dance
Grand jete
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Japan
42. Another popular form of the flamenco that originated in Cuba and Latin America
Dance in the Middle Ages (500-1400)
Force
Space
Rumba flamenco
43. Quality of Energy - Degree of Energy
Movements involved in the space element of dance
Forc
Spotting
Social dance
44. Includes locomotor (moving from one place to another) and axial (contained movement around an axis of the body)
Body movement
Creative movement
Interactions between dancers
Postmodern dance
45. 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
Level
Characteristics of folk dance
Dallet evolution
Renaissance (1400-1600)
46. Speed: fast or slow
Cultural dances
Abstraction
Modern dance
Tempo
47. Provide opportunities for interpretation of dance - Provide a classroom dance program that includes different styles of dance from a cultural and historical context
Framework for dance activity instruction
Social dance styles
Dance teaching - variety - exposure
Rhapsodic rhythms
48. Rhythm: countable patterns - Tempo: fast or slow speed - Beat: even or uneven - Meter: 2/4 time - 3/4 time - etc.
Rhythm
Elements of dance: Time
Focus
Tempo
49. Strong/Weak - Heavy/Light - Dynamic/Static - Flowing/Tense
Characteristics of folk dance
Dance teaching - prep
Degree of Energy
Cultural dances
50. Direction: forward - backward - up - down - sideways (horizontal or vertical) - diagonal - straight - circle - out - in - zigzag - or spiral
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Rome
Abstraction
Promenade
Elements of dance: Levels