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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. More eclectic; ballet and ethnic used in the same performance; all - male groups; intense theatrical effects in lighting - costume - and sets
Spotting
Late 20th Century
Combined locomotor
Dance post -1960s
2. 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
Grand jete
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Rome
Individual - group - or class
3. 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
Quality of Energy
Level
Choreography
4. High -- Medium -- Low - Might refer to a dancer's head
Level
Kinesthetic awareness
George Balanchine (director of the New York City Ballet) and modern American ballet
Late 20th Century
5. 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
Dance - pointe
18th and 19th Centuries
Revolutionary aspects of early modern dance
Historical forms of dance
6. 'To twirl or spin'; a turn on one foot that can be executed outward - away from the body - or inward - toward the body
Popular historical dances that are often used today
Dance - pointe
Religious or ceremonial dance
Pirouette
7. A rhythmic pattern produced when a deliberate pattern is upset
Dance post -1960s
Level
Syncopation
Elements should be found in all dance instruction
8. 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
Nonlocomotor
Level
Minuet
9. Another popular form of the flamenco that originated in Cuba and Latin America
Form and Shape
Rumba flamenco
Rhapsodic Rhythms
Square dancing and barn dancing
10. Posture - Balance - Flexibility - Strength - Coordination
Styles of dance and movement
Warm - up exercises should address these 5 skills/abilities
Nonlocomotor
Meter
11. As in music - the opposite of allegro; a slower tempo - also a set of practice exercises in class consisting of extensions and balances
Beat
Elements of dance: Time
Adagio
Extension
12. Kabuki (traced to primitive rituals; it involves stomping - elaborate costumes - is male only - and is still current)
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Japan
Interactions between dancers
Romantic Era
The 8 basic steps
13. 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
Warm - up exercises should address these 5 skills/abilities
Dance teaching - key words and counts
Degree of Energy
18th and 19th Centuries
14. 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
Play and sing with movement
Rhythm
Dance post -1960s
Warm - up exercises should address these 5 skills/abilities
15. A form of cultural dance - originated from medieval times when townspeople danced to celebrate - e.g. Medieval 'carolers'
Range
Dance teaching - variety - exposure
Folk dance
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) China
16. 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
Modern dance
Popular historical dances that are often used today
Postmodern dance
Revolutionary aspects of early modern dance
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
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) China
Authentic folk dancing in its purest form
Pathway
Maypole dance
18. Includes locomotor (moving from one place to another) and axial (contained movement around an axis of the body)
Level
Level
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) China
Body movement
19. Immediate area surrounding the body; the area in which bodies can move at all levels
Abstraction
Force
Space
Square dancing and barn dancing
20. Dancing on the toes
Pointe
Creative movement
Level
Line
21. Side - by - side - supported - far - or near)
Dance teaching - variety - exposure
Modern dance
Dance teaching - floor pattern
Space between dancers
22. 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
Maypole dance
Meter
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Java
Cultural dances
23. Space - Time - Levels (dynamics)- Force (energy) - Locomotor (traveling through space)
Maypole dance
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) China
Ballet
Elements of dance
24. Warm - up exercises and Body awareness exercises
Range
Folk dance
Dance activities should begin with these
Cultural dances
25. A part of pas de deux in which one dancer is lifted off the ground by another
Elements of dance: Levels
Lifts
Rhapsodic rhythms
Form and shape
26. 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).
Dance teaching - floor pattern
Renaissance (1400-1600)
Barre
Focus
27. 1. Space 2. Time 3. Levels (dynamics) 4. Force (energy)
4 Elements of dance movements
Direction
Historical forms of dance
Pathway
28. Direction: forward - backward - up - down - sideways (horizontal or vertical) - diagonal - straight - circle - out - in - zigzag - or spiral
Play and sing with movement
Elements of dance: Levels
Level
Warm - up exercises should address these 5 skills/abilities
29. From the musical term - this refers to quick or lively movements
Allegro
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Indi
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Java
Syncopation
30. Formalized hand movements (e.g. - Hindu dance - the oldest world dance)
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Egypt
Styles of dance and movement
Martha Graham and psychodrama
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Indi
31. Provide opportunities for interpretation of dance - Provide a classroom dance program that includes different styles of dance from a cultural and historical context
Dance teaching - variety - exposure
Elements of dance: Time
Interactions between dancers
Dance - Prehistory to Beginning of Middle Ages (A.D. 400)
32. Dance movement that is primary and nonfunctional - with an emphasis on body mastery for expressive and communicative purposes
Passe
Tempo
Concepts regarding the time element of dance
Creative movement
33. Refers to dances in which socializing is the main focus; therefore - a dance partner is essential
Social dance
Current examples of folk dances in the 20th century
Attitude
Pirouette
34. Polka - square dances - historic dances
Current examples of folk dances in the 20th century
Maypole dance
4 Elements of dance movements
Minuet
35. 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
Attitude
Dance in the Middle Ages (500-1400)
Spotting
Flamenco dance
36. Angular - rounded - twisted - bent - crooked - symmetrical - or asymmetrical
Form and shape
Flamenco dance
Social dance
Dance - pointe
37. 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)
Dance in the Middle Ages (500-1400)
Beat
Dance teaching - variety - exposure
Arabesque
38. 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
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Japan
Historical forms of dance
Grand jete en tournan (tour jete)
39. Quality of Energy - Degree of Energy
4 Elements of dance movements
Pointe
Forc
Characteristics of folk dance
40. Floor - elevated - or air patterns
Combined locomotor
Focus
Body movement
Pathway
41. 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
Improvisation
Lifts
Dance activities should begin with these
42. 1. Rhythm 2. Tempo 3. Beat 4. Meter 5. Syncopation 6. Rhapsodic Rhythms
Concepts regarding the time element of dance
Abstraction
Extension
Form and Shape
43. Walking - running - leaping - jumping - hopping - galloping - skipping - and sliding (Chasse)
Range
George Balanchine (director of the New York City Ballet) and modern American ballet
The 8 basic steps
Nonlocomotor
44. The arrangement of head - shoulders - arms - torso - and legs while dancing
The 8 basic steps
Interactions between dancers
Line
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Japan
45. Stretched the boundaries of classical ballet; new movements ('turnout')
Form and shape
Line
Dance in the Middle Ages (500-1400)
Early 20th Century Revolutionary aspects of Ballets Russes (Russia)
46. Based on music - songs - dialogue - and dance - Audiences often experience it in the form of musical theatre productions
Theatrical dance
Late 20th Century
Square dancing and barn dancing
Early 20th Century Revolutionary aspects of Ballets Russes (Russia)
47. A line along which a person or part of a person moves - Patterns on/in the Floor - Elevated or Air
Abstraction
Minuet
Pathway
Movements involved in the space element of dance
48. Born in the 20th century as a result of dancers resisting the rigid structure of classical ballet dance
Rhythm
Modern dance
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) China
Classical
49. The ability to get up into the air and remain there long enough to perform various movements or poses
Dance activities should begin with these
Elevation
Modern dance
Movement materials
50. Warm - up - skill building - expression via classroom dance activities
Spotting
Modern dance choreography
Elements should be found in all dance instruction
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Greece