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CSET Domain 1 Performing Arts Dance
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1. In this leap - the dancer turns halfway in midair to land facing the direction in which the movement started
Range (of movement)
Framework for dance activity instruction
Dance activities should begin with these
Grand jete en tournan (tour jete)
2. A part of pas de deux in which one dancer is lifted off the ground by another
Revolutionary aspects of early modern dance
Dance teaching - key words and counts
Syncopation
Lifts
3. Rhythmic pattern produced when a deliberate pattern is upset - Rhythm produced when beats are displaced such that strong beats become weak and vice versa
Late 20th Century
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Japan
Other theatrical production
Syncopation
4. Type of creative dance involving specialized movement techniques; emphasis is on expression and communication
Modern dance
Tempo
Dance in the Middle Ages (500-1400)
Ballet
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
Late 20th Century
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Rome
Range
Allegro
6. Wide - narrow - big - or little
Direction
Range
Dance
Classical
7. From the musical term - this refers to quick or lively movements
Dance - pointe
Folk dance
Warm - up exercises should address these 5 skills/abilities
Allegro
8. A line along which a person or part of a person moves - Patterns on/in the Floor - Elevated or Air
Form and shape
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Greece
Authentic folk dancing in its purest form
Pathway
9. Side - by - side - supported - far - or near)
Choreography
Kinesthetic awareness
Range
Space between dancers
10. Warm - up - skill building - expression via classroom dance activities
Maypole dance
Dance teaching - prep
Combined locomotor
Elements should be found in all dance instruction
11. Countable patterns
Dance - Prehistory to Beginning of Middle Ages (A.D. 400)
Rhythm
Space
Dallet evolution
12. 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
Focus
Level
Spotting
Cultural dances
13. 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.
Play and sing with movement
Grand jete
Native Americans
Social dance and mass culture
14. On the ball of the foot - or half toe
Dance - pointe
18th and 19th Centuries
Force
Range (of movement)
15. 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).
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Egypt
Square dancing and barn dancing
Dance teaching - floor pattern
Range (of movement)
16. 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
Postmodern dance
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Greece
Styles of dance and movement
Framework for dance activity instruction
17. Pavane - Galliard (from the Renaissance period) - The minuet - Charleston - Twist - Disco - Hip - hop - Lambada
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Egypt
Popular historical dances that are often used today
Elements of dance: Time
Syncopation
18. A pose modeled after the statue of the winged Mercury by Giovanni Bologna in which the working leg is extended behind the body with the knee bent; it can also be held in front of the body
Social dance and mass culture
Attitude
Cultural dances
Maypole dance
19. The ability to get up into the air and remain there long enough to perform various movements or poses
Kinesthetic awareness
Elevation
Tempo
Range
20. 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)
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) China
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Indi
Meter
Dance in the Middle Ages (500-1400)
21. (Often traditional folk steps): two - step - paddle - grapevine - step - hop - chug - and spinning
Form and shape
Combined locomotor
Barre
Folk dance
22. Born in the 20th century as a result of dancers resisting the rigid structure of classical ballet dance
Modern dance
Authentic folk dancing in its purest form
Abstraction
Dance post -1960s
23. Even or uneven beat
Early 20th Century Revolutionary aspects of Ballets Russes (Russia)
Ballet
Dance post -1960s
Beat
24. 'To twirl or spin'; a turn on one foot that can be executed outward - away from the body - or inward - toward the body
Forc
Kinesthetic awareness
Pirouette
Postmodern dance
25. Leader - follower - mirror - unison - or parting)
Era of Romanticism (early 1800s)
Rhapsodic rhythms
Interactions between dancers
Dance
26. Movement associated with gods/funerals
Popular historical dances that are often used today
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Egypt
Attitude
Well - known musical productions
27. The essence of an idea applied to the art of movement
Postmodern dance
Pathway
Abstraction
Direction
28. The arrangement of head - shoulders - arms - torso - and legs while dancing
Abstraction
Square dancing and barn dancing
Degree of Energy
Line
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
Modern dance
Pas de deux
Degree of Energy
Social dance and mass culture
30. Ballet developed throughout Europe; this led to ___________ - expressive capacity of the body - pointe footwork and the heel - less shoe
Styles of dance and movement
Beat
Promenade
Virtuoso dancing
31. 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
Syncopation
Arabesque
Barre
Well - known musical productions
32. Feeling the dance movements of others in one's own muscles
Improvisation
Kinesthetic awareness
Elements of dance: Time
Pirouette
33. Choreography played a significant role in many cultural events throughout history - The origins of dance show that dance was created and performed in celebrations - rituals - and rites of passage - Many cultures consider dance a universal spiritual l
Characteristics of folk dance
Religious or ceremonial dance
Early 20th Century Revolutionary aspects of Ballets Russes (Russia)
Kinds of Levels
34. Space - Time - Levels (dynamics)- Force (energy) - Locomotor (traveling through space)
Elements of dance
Characteristics of folk dance
Movements involved in the space element of dance
Theatrical dance
35. Ethno - cultural - kabuki - Russian - and Celtic dance
Other theatrical production
Individual - group - or class
Dance
Promenade
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
Range (of movement)
Rhapsodic rhythms
Elements of dance: Force
Interactions between dancers
37. Dancing evolved from pageants and processions of the period
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) China
Renaissance (1400-1600)
Focus
Dance activities should begin with these
38. 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
Abstraction
Extension
Rhapsodic Rhythms
Dance activities should begin with these
39. 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
Dance post -1960s
Modern dance choreography
Syncopation
Barre
40. More eclectic; ballet and ethnic used in the same performance; all - male groups; intense theatrical effects in lighting - costume - and sets
Revolutionary aspects of early modern dance
Range (of movement)
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Egypt
Dance post -1960s
41. Elaborate costumes - balance and moderation - and traditional dance
Romantic Era
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Java
Concepts regarding the time element of dance
Pointe
42. Angular - rounded - twisted - bent - crooked - symmetrical - or asymmetrical
Adagio
Form and shape
Styles of dance and movement
Elevation
43. Wide/Narrow - Big/Little
Social dance and mass culture
Kinds of Levels
Dance teaching - variety - exposure
Range (of movement)
44. Music to accompany specific - technical ballet steps; a theatrical art form developed
Social dance and mass culture
Improvisation
George Balanchine (director of the New York City Ballet) and modern American ballet
Dallet evolution
45. All - inclusive term meaning the aesthetics of movement - the organization of moves with a beginning - middle - and end in sequential form
Minuet
Space between dancers
Level
Dance
46. Rock 'n' roll; MTV; hip - hop; ballroom dancing (tango)
Promenade
Dance teaching - floor pattern
Elements should be found in all dance instruction
Social dance and mass culture
47. Dancing on the toes
Nonlocomotor
Grand jete
Pointe
Dance teaching - prep
48. 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)
The 8 basic steps
Native Americans
Arabesque
Pointe
49. High - medium - or low
Pirouette
Quality of Energy
Level
Well - known musical productions
50. Sequences - motifs - and phrases developed as the choreographed dance
Modern dance
Concepts regarding the time element of dance
Pas de deux
Movement materials
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