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CSET Domain 1 Performing Arts Dance
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1. 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
Romantic Era
Focus
Body movement
Combined locomotor
2. 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
Choreography
Barre
Direction
3. Body position - Angular/Rounded - Twisted - Bent - Crooked - Symmetrical/Asymmetrical
Focus
Movement materials
Well - known musical productions
Form and Shape
4. Dancing on the toes
Rhapsodic rhythms
Focus
Romantic Era
Pointe
5. A rhythmic pattern produced when a deliberate pattern is upset
Classical
Square dancing and barn dancing
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Greece
Syncopation
6. 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
Pathway
Tempo
Martha Graham and psychodrama
Movement materials
7. A form of cultural dance - originated from medieval times when townspeople danced to celebrate - e.g. Medieval 'carolers'
Dance - Prehistory to Beginning of Middle Ages (A.D. 400)
Folk dance
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Egypt
Focus
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.
Romantic Era
Interactions between dancers
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Java
Native Americans
9. Sequences - motifs - and phrases developed as the choreographed dance
Postmodern dance
Movement materials
Grand jete en tournan (tour jete)
Ballet
10. Rhythmic pattern produced when a deliberate pattern is upset - Rhythm produced when beats are displaced such that strong beats become weak and vice versa
Well - known musical productions
Virtuoso dancing
Minuet
Syncopation
11. The arrangement of head - shoulders - arms - torso - and legs while dancing
Line
Dance in the Middle Ages (500-1400)
Framework for dance activity instruction
Choreography
12. Based on music - songs - dialogue - and dance - Audiences often experience it in the form of musical theatre productions
Level
Minuet
Theatrical dance
Dance activities should begin with these
13. Provide opportunities for interpretation of dance - Provide a classroom dance program that includes different styles of dance from a cultural and historical context
Interactions between dancers
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Egypt
Classical
Dance teaching - variety - exposure
14. 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
Range (of movement)
Renaissance (1400-1600)
Extension
Other theatrical production
15. All - inclusive term meaning the aesthetics of movement - the organization of moves with a beginning - middle - and end in sequential form
Dance
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Indi
Pointe
The 8 basic steps
16. From the musical term - this refers to quick or lively movements
Elements of dance
Allegro
Maypole dance
Dance - Prehistory to Beginning of Middle Ages (A.D. 400)
17. 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
Kinesthetic awareness
Rhapsodic Rhythms
Interactions between dancers
Maypole dance
18. Locomotor - Nonlocomotor - Combined Locomotor
Individual - group - or class
Movements involved in the space element of dance
Other theatrical production
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Greece
19. 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
Authentic folk dancing in its purest form
Dance activities should begin with these
Rhapsodic Rhythms
Kinds of Levels
20. 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
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Japan
Dance teaching - key words and counts
Grand jete en tournan (tour jete)
Pas de deux
21. An adagio movement in which the dancer pivots completely around on one foot while maintaining a pose with the working leg
Play and sing with movement
Promenade
Nonlocomotor
Interactions between dancers
22. 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
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Japan
Elements of dance
Dance - Prehistory to Beginning of Middle Ages (A.D. 400)
Barre
23. Posture - Balance - Flexibility - Strength - Coordination
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) China
Minuet
Warm - up exercises should address these 5 skills/abilities
Dance in the Middle Ages (500-1400)
24. 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
Elements of dance: Time
Concepts regarding the time element of dance
Space
Dance - Prehistory to Beginning of Middle Ages (A.D. 400)
25. Rhythm: countable patterns - Tempo: fast or slow speed - Beat: even or uneven - Meter: 2/4 time - 3/4 time - etc.
Elements of dance
Alignment
Other theatrical production
Elements of dance: Time
26. Dance movement that is primary and nonfunctional - with an emphasis on body mastery for expressive and communicative purposes
Barre
Alignment
Creative movement
18th and 19th Centuries
27. 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
Grand jete
Folk dance
Cultural dances
Postmodern dance
28. 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
Line
Focus
Late 20th Century
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Java
29. Warm - up exercises and Body awareness exercises
Dance activities should begin with these
Dance
Direction
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Rome
30. 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
Rhythm
Modern dance choreography
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Rome
Historical forms of dance
31. A formal aristocratic court dance developed at the end of the rennaisance period
Dance - Prehistory to Beginning of Middle Ages (A.D. 400)
Theatrical dance
Passe
Minuet
32. Wide - narrow - big - or little
George Balanchine (director of the New York City Ballet) and modern American ballet
Classical
Forc
Range
33. Floor - elevated - or air patterns
Postmodern dance
Elevation
Pointe
Pathway
34. 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)
Attitude
Dance teaching - key words and counts
Space between dancers
Dance in the Middle Ages (500-1400)
35. Formalized hand movements (e.g. - Hindu dance - the oldest world dance)
Alignment
Space
Early 20th Century Revolutionary aspects of Ballets Russes (Russia)
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Indi
36. Quality of energy: sustained (smooth) - suspended (light) - swing (under - curve) - sway (over - curve) - collapsed (loose) - percussive (sharp) - or vibrate (shudder) - Degree of energy: strong - weak - heavy - light - dynamic - static - flowing - o
Grand jete en tournan (tour jete)
Elements of dance: Force
Arabesque
Renaissance (1400-1600)
37. Kabuki (traced to primitive rituals; it involves stomping - elaborate costumes - is male only - and is still current)
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Japan
Renaissance (1400-1600)
Barre
Postmodern dance
38. Release of potential energy into kinetic energy
Level
Force
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Egypt
4 Elements of dance movements
39. The way in which various parts of the dancer's body are in line with one another while the dancer is moving
Virtuoso dancing
18th and 19th Centuries
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Java
Alignment
40. 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)
Authentic folk dancing in its purest form
Choreography
Arabesque
Framework for dance activity instruction
41. The steps of a dance as put together for performance or the art of composing dances
Dance
Choreography
Degree of Energy
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Greece
42. Space - Time - Levels (dynamics)- Force (energy) - Locomotor (traveling through space)
Elements of dance
Interactions between dancers
Level
Quality of Energy
43. High - medium - or low
Range
Other theatrical production
Line
Level
44. Countable patterns
Rhythm
Level
Lifts
Space
45. 1. Space 2. Time 3. Levels (dynamics) 4. Force (energy)
4 Elements of dance movements
Quality of Energy
Elevation
Era of Romanticism (early 1800s)
46. Variations on folk dances are found in dance forms of today - including...
Renaissance (1400-1600)
Choreography
Postmodern dance
Square dancing and barn dancing
47. Type of creative dance involving specialized movement techniques; emphasis is on expression and communication
Elevation
Modern dance
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Greece
Era of Romanticism (early 1800s)
48. Ceremonial dance with each character having specific hand movement - and martial (war) dancing
Maypole dance
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) China
Forc
Square dancing and barn dancing
49. 1. Rhythm 2. Tempo 3. Beat 4. Meter 5. Syncopation 6. Rhapsodic Rhythms
Space between dancers
Concepts regarding the time element of dance
Tempo
Alignment
50. Music to accompany specific - technical ballet steps; a theatrical art form developed
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Egypt
Dallet evolution
Dance teaching - prep
Quality of Energy
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