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CSET Domain 1 Performing Arts Dance
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Wide/Narrow - Big/Little
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Java
Elements of dance: Levels
Range (of movement)
Attitude
2. Gaze - floor - or away
Focus
Nonlocomotor
Space
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Japan
3. 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
Martha Graham and psychodrama
Meter
Elements of dance
Elements of dance: Time
4. Dance movement that is primary and nonfunctional - with an emphasis on body mastery for expressive and communicative purposes
Other theatrical production
Dance - Prehistory to Beginning of Middle Ages (A.D. 400)
Passe
Creative movement
5. Direction: forward - backward - up - down - sideways (horizontal or vertical) - diagonal - straight - circle - out - in - zigzag - or spiral
Warm - up exercises should address these 5 skills/abilities
Dance - pointe
Elements of dance: Levels
Kinds of Levels
6. Side - by - side - supported - far - or near)
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) China
Theatrical dance
Space between dancers
Revolutionary aspects of early modern dance
7. Solo - duet - or ensemble
Movements involved in the space element of dance
Promenade
Individual - group - or class
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Japan
8. All - inclusive term meaning the aesthetics of movement - the organization of moves with a beginning - middle - and end in sequential form
Choreography
Quality of Energy
Play and sing with movement
Dance
9. Immediate area surrounding the body; the area in which bodies can move at all levels
Space
Classical
Degree of Energy
Force
10. Forward/Backward - Up/Down - Sideways (horizontal or vertical) - Diagonal - Straight - Circle - Out/In - Zigzag - Spiral
Movements involved in the space element of dance
Renaissance (1400-1600)
Direction
Folk dance
11. 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
Tempo
Era of Romanticism (early 1800s)
Adagio
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Greece
12. The essence of an idea applied to the art of movement
Extension
Abstraction
Pirouette
Romantic Era
13. (Often traditional folk steps): two - step - paddle - grapevine - step - hop - chug - and spinning
Dance - Prehistory to Beginning of Middle Ages (A.D. 400)
Combined locomotor
Renaissance (1400-1600)
Beat
14. Leader - follower - mirror - unison - or parting)
Interactions between dancers
Form and shape
Barre
George Balanchine (director of the New York City Ballet) and modern American ballet
15. In theatre chorus; also the festival of Dionysus
Lifts
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Greece
Elements of dance: Force
Adagio
16. 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
Revolutionary aspects of early modern dance
Elements of dance
Extension
Beat
17. 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
Dance - Prehistory to Beginning of Middle Ages (A.D. 400)
Promenade
Dallet evolution
Play and sing with movement
18. In this leap - the dancer turns halfway in midair to land facing the direction in which the movement started
Dance - Prehistory to Beginning of Middle Ages (A.D. 400)
Grand jete en tournan (tour jete)
Late 20th Century
Lifts
19. Body position - Angular/Rounded - Twisted - Bent - Crooked - Symmetrical/Asymmetrical
Form and Shape
Level
Arabesque
Religious or ceremonial dance
20. On the ball of the foot - or half toe
Dance - pointe
Nonlocomotor
Modern dance choreography
Spotting
21. Ethno - cultural - kabuki - Russian - and Celtic dance
Grand jete
Other theatrical production
Degree of Energy
Interactions between dancers
22. 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
Kinesthetic awareness
Characteristics of folk dance
Late 20th Century
Well - known musical productions
23. The arrangement of head - shoulders - arms - torso - and legs while dancing
Authentic folk dancing in its purest form
Grand jete en tournan (tour jete)
Line
4 Elements of dance movements
24. Broadway and Hollywood shows; a new style of moving with emphasis on speed and mobility; lean body types; importance of the female dancer
Romantic Era
George Balanchine (director of the New York City Ballet) and modern American ballet
Modern dance
4 Elements of dance movements
25. Refers to dances in which socializing is the main focus; therefore - a dance partner is essential
Social dance
Rhapsodic Rhythms
Space between dancers
Late 20th Century
26. Ballet developed throughout Europe; this led to ___________ - expressive capacity of the body - pointe footwork and the heel - less shoe
Virtuoso dancing
Historical forms of dance
Promenade
Combined locomotor
27. 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
Rumba flamenco
Authentic folk dancing in its purest form
Folk dance
Virtuoso dancing
28. 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.
Kinds of Levels
Native Americans
Dance - Prehistory to Beginning of Middle Ages (A.D. 400)
Degree of Energy
29. Strong/Weak - Heavy/Light - Dynamic/Static - Flowing/Tense
Syncopation
Forc
Rhythm
Degree of Energy
30. 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
Barre
Adagio
Pointe
Elements of dance: Levels
31. 'To twirl or spin'; a turn on one foot that can be executed outward - away from the body - or inward - toward the body
Pirouette
Focus
Pathway
Pas de deux
32. 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
Form and shape
Allegro
Flamenco dance
Cultural dances
33. Rhythmic pattern produced when a deliberate pattern is upset - Rhythm produced when beats are displaced such that strong beats become weak and vice versa
Line
Syncopation
Form and Shape
Elements of dance: Force
34. Includes locomotor (moving from one place to another) and axial (contained movement around an axis of the body)
Social dance styles
Abstraction
Martha Graham and psychodrama
Body movement
35. Gaze - Floor - Away
Meter
Force
Rhapsodic rhythms
Focus
36. 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
Passe
Kinds of Levels
Pathway
37. 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
Choreography
Late 20th Century
Classical
Pointe
38. Dancing on the toes
Well - known musical productions
Pointe
Grand jete
Historical forms of dance
39. High - medium - or low
Virtuoso dancing
Passe
Level
Alignment
40. Kabuki (traced to primitive rituals; it involves stomping - elaborate costumes - is male only - and is still current)
Square dancing and barn dancing
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Japan
Dance teaching - prep
Renaissance (1400-1600)
41. Born in the 20th century as a result of dancers resisting the rigid structure of classical ballet dance
Modern dance
Rumba flamenco
Quality of Energy
Individual - group - or class
42. 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
Historical forms of dance
Modern dance
Dance activities should begin with these
Grand jete en tournan (tour jete)
43. 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)
Pathway
Modern dance
Early 20th Century Revolutionary aspects of Ballets Russes (Russia)
Arabesque
44. 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
Square dancing and barn dancing
Flamenco dance
Renaissance (1400-1600)
45. Feeling the dance movements of others in one's own muscles
The 8 basic steps
Kinesthetic awareness
Rhythm
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Egypt
46. 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
Modern dance choreography
Beat
Concepts regarding the time element of dance
Direction
47. Variations on folk dances are found in dance forms of today - including...
Square dancing and barn dancing
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Indi
Focus
Focus
48. Rhythm: countable patterns - Tempo: fast or slow speed - Beat: even or uneven - Meter: 2/4 time - 3/4 time - etc.
Elements of dance: Time
Dance - pointe
Popular historical dances that are often used today
Grand jete en tournan (tour jete)
49. 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
Modern dance
Grand jete
Modern dance choreography
Level
50. Pantomime/dance expression
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Rome
Focus
Space
18th and 19th Centuries