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CSET Domain 1 Performing Arts Dance
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dance
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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
Individual - group - or class
Late 20th Century
Maypole dance
2. Refers to the lexicon of dance as taught in the original academies - also used in reference to ballets as created during the Imperial Russian days - such as The Sleeping Beauty - The Nutcracker - and Swan Lake - also refers to a style of performing
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Java
Era of Romanticism (early 1800s)
Classical
Focus
3. 1. Rhythm 2. Tempo 3. Beat 4. Meter 5. Syncopation 6. Rhapsodic Rhythms
Concepts regarding the time element of dance
Rhapsodic rhythms
Pathway
Warm - up exercises should address these 5 skills/abilities
4. Even or uneven beat
Beat
Dance post -1960s
Elements of dance: Force
Level
5. A line along which a person or part of a person moves - Patterns on/in the Floor - Elevated or Air
Pathway
Social dance
Pirouette
Revolutionary aspects of early modern dance
6. 1. Direction 2. Form and Shape 3. Level 4. Range 5. Pathway 6. Focus
Native Americans
Kinds of Levels
Early 20th Century Revolutionary aspects of Ballets Russes (Russia)
Other theatrical production
7. 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
Nonlocomotor
Kinesthetic awareness
Theatrical dance
8. Rhythmic pattern produced when a deliberate pattern is upset - Rhythm produced when beats are displaced such that strong beats become weak and vice versa
Degree of Energy
Syncopation
Dallet evolution
Tempo
9. 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
18th and 19th Centuries
Rhapsodic rhythms
Ballet
Space
10. The arrangement of head - shoulders - arms - torso - and legs while dancing
Line
Theatrical dance
Dance - pointe
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Greece
11. High - medium - or low
Focus
Romantic Era
Square dancing and barn dancing
Level
12. Release of potential energy into kinetic energy
Force
Square dancing and barn dancing
Current examples of folk dances in the 20th century
Degree of Energy
13. Based on music - songs - dialogue - and dance - Audiences often experience it in the form of musical theatre productions
Dance teaching - floor pattern
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Java
Theatrical dance
Individual - group - or class
14. A rhythmic pattern produced when a deliberate pattern is upset
Syncopation
Ballet
Alignment
Play and sing with movement
15. Speed: fast or slow
18th and 19th Centuries
Promenade
Tempo
Choreography
16. Hip - hop - line dance - ballroom - waltz - foxtrot - tango - rumba - jive - and swing
Individual - group - or class
Dance teaching - variety - exposure
Minuet
Social dance styles
17. Movement without previous planning
Styles of dance and movement
Movement materials
Rhythm
Improvisation
18. 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
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) China
Body movement
Postmodern dance
Ballet
19. Ballet - jazz - and tap
Well - known musical productions
Meter
Dallet evolution
Dance
20. Warm - up - skill building - expression via classroom dance activities
Concepts regarding the time element of dance
Modern dance choreography
Warm - up exercises should address these 5 skills/abilities
Elements should be found in all dance instruction
21. Angular - rounded - twisted - bent - crooked - symmetrical - or asymmetrical
Barre
Grand jete en tournan (tour jete)
Form and shape
Era of Romanticism (early 1800s)
22. Gaze - Floor - Away
Play and sing with movement
Abstraction
Pirouette
Focus
23. Elaborate costumes - balance and moderation - and traditional dance
Pirouette
Dance - Prehistory to Beginning of Middle Ages (A.D. 400)
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Java
The 8 basic steps
24. On the ball of the foot - or half toe
Pirouette
Play and sing with movement
Attitude
Dance - pointe
25. Pavane - Galliard (from the Renaissance period) - The minuet - Charleston - Twist - Disco - Hip - hop - Lambada
Martha Graham and psychodrama
Interactions between dancers
Spotting
Popular historical dances that are often used today
26. More eclectic; ballet and ethnic used in the same performance; all - male groups; intense theatrical effects in lighting - costume - and sets
Abstraction
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Greece
Dance post -1960s
Well - known musical productions
27. Refers to dances in which socializing is the main focus; therefore - a dance partner is essential
Meter
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Indi
Social dance
Era of Romanticism (early 1800s)
28. 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
Pointe
Abstraction
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Greece
29. High -- Medium -- Low - Might refer to a dancer's head
Current examples of folk dances in the 20th century
Level
18th and 19th Centuries
Alignment
30. Polka - square dances - historic dances
Abstraction
Characteristics of folk dance
Current examples of folk dances in the 20th century
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) China
31. Ballet developed throughout Europe; this led to ___________ - expressive capacity of the body - pointe footwork and the heel - less shoe
Virtuoso dancing
Degree of Energy
Allegro
Pointe
32. Whether the energy is: Sustained (smooth) - Suspended (light) - Swing (under - curve) - Sway (over - curve) - Collapsed (loose) - Percussive (sharp) - Vibrate (shudder)
Individual - group - or class
Social dance styles
Quality of Energy
Play and sing with movement
33. Ceremonial dance with each character having specific hand movement - and martial (war) dancing
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) China
Attitude
Quality of Energy
Native Americans
34. In this leap - the dancer turns halfway in midair to land facing the direction in which the movement started
Grand jete en tournan (tour jete)
Force
Level
Pas de deux
35. Body position - Angular/Rounded - Twisted - Bent - Crooked - Symmetrical/Asymmetrical
Form and Shape
Range
Dallet evolution
Dance post -1960s
36. Space - Time - Levels (dynamics)- Force (energy) - Locomotor (traveling through space)
Kinesthetic awareness
Elements of dance
Form and shape
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Japan
37. Locomotor - Nonlocomotor - Combined Locomotor
Popular historical dances that are often used today
Promenade
Rhythm
Movements involved in the space element of dance
38. Side - by - side - supported - far - or near)
Modern dance choreography
Spotting
Space between dancers
Space
39. A form of cultural dance - originated from medieval times when townspeople danced to celebrate - e.g. Medieval 'carolers'
Current examples of folk dances in the 20th century
Popular historical dances that are often used today
Folk dance
Rhapsodic rhythms
40. 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
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Rome
Alignment
Historical forms of dance
Revolutionary aspects of early modern dance
41. Ethno - cultural - kabuki - Russian - and Celtic dance
Other theatrical production
Direction
Dance - pointe
Pirouette
42. Rhythm: countable patterns - Tempo: fast or slow speed - Beat: even or uneven - Meter: 2/4 time - 3/4 time - etc.
Lifts
Syncopation
Other theatrical production
Elements of dance: Time
43. 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)
Dance teaching - floor pattern
Dance in the Middle Ages (500-1400)
Authentic folk dancing in its purest form
Rhapsodic Rhythms
44. Wide/Narrow - Big/Little
Dance teaching - key words and counts
Range (of movement)
Range
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Java
45. Gaze - floor - or away
Creative movement
Native Americans
Focus
Social dance
46. Immediate area surrounding the body; the area in which bodies can move at all levels
Adagio
Body movement
Space
Historical forms of dance
47. A formal aristocratic court dance developed at the end of the rennaisance period
Attitude
Nonlocomotor
Forc
Minuet
48. The steps of a dance as put together for performance or the art of composing dances
Direction
Era of Romanticism (early 1800s)
Barre
Choreography
49. Dancing on the toes
Abstraction
Dallet evolution
Pointe
Rhapsodic rhythms
50. The essence of an idea applied to the art of movement
Abstraction
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Rome
Range
18th and 19th Centuries