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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. 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
Cultural dances
Other theatrical production
Minuet
Elevation
2. Immediate area surrounding the body; the area in which bodies can move at all levels
Religious or ceremonial dance
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) China
Level
Space
3. Speed: fast or slow
Kinds of Levels
Era of Romanticism (early 1800s)
Force
Tempo
4. Movement associated with gods/funerals
Forc
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Egypt
Creative movement
Elements of dance
5. Rock 'n' roll; MTV; hip - hop; ballroom dancing (tango)
Social dance and mass culture
Theatrical dance
Quality of Energy
Ballet
6. A rhythmic pattern produced when a deliberate pattern is upset
Force
4 Elements of dance movements
Syncopation
Flamenco dance
7. Side - by - side - supported - far - or near)
Nonlocomotor
Pathway
Space between dancers
Social dance and mass culture
8. 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
Degree of Energy
Revolutionary aspects of early modern dance
Range
Modern dance choreography
9. 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
Folk dance
Classical
Social dance styles
Early 20th Century Revolutionary aspects of Ballets Russes (Russia)
10. Type of creative dance involving specialized movement techniques; emphasis is on expression and communication
Grand jete
Modern dance
Theatrical dance
Creative movement
11. Pantomime/dance expression
Space between dancers
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Rome
Dance post -1960s
Range
12. Separate the dance into the steps. Begin by teaching the steps - describing and demonstrating each separately. Steps are done slowly at first - using counts - and then at the proper tempo - Teach one part of the basic step pattern at a time; when two
Individual - group - or class
Dance teaching - prep
Movements involved in the space element of dance
Social dance and mass culture
13. Posture - Balance - Flexibility - Strength - Coordination
Social dance
Minuet
Warm - up exercises should address these 5 skills/abilities
Barre
14. Born in the 20th century as a result of dancers resisting the rigid structure of classical ballet dance
Meter
Modern dance
Arabesque
Level
15. Even or uneven beat
The 8 basic steps
Pathway
Creative movement
Beat
16. Body position - Angular/Rounded - Twisted - Bent - Crooked - Symmetrical/Asymmetrical
Modern dance choreography
Social dance styles
Romantic Era
Form and Shape
17. Non - metric rhythms e.g. breath - water - or wind
Movements involved in the space element of dance
Dallet evolution
Modern dance choreography
Rhapsodic Rhythms
18. 1. Rhythm 2. Tempo 3. Beat 4. Meter 5. Syncopation 6. Rhapsodic Rhythms
Dance teaching - key words and counts
Era of Romanticism (early 1800s)
The 8 basic steps
Concepts regarding the time element of dance
19. Kabuki (traced to primitive rituals; it involves stomping - elaborate costumes - is male only - and is still current)
Level
Space
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Japan
Minuet
20. The essence of an idea applied to the art of movement
Late 20th Century
Revolutionary aspects of early modern dance
Abstraction
Nonlocomotor
21. Space - Time - Levels (dynamics)- Force (energy) - Locomotor (traveling through space)
Elements of dance
Elements of dance: Time
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Japan
Authentic folk dancing in its purest form
22. The arrangement of head - shoulders - arms - torso - and legs while dancing
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Rome
Rhapsodic rhythms
Line
Characteristics of folk dance
23. Determine appropriate age - related expectations for a safe - enjoyable classroom activity
Extension
Framework for dance activity instruction
Postmodern dance
Flamenco dance
24. 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
Era of Romanticism (early 1800s)
Alignment
Elements of dance
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Japan
25. In this leap - the dancer turns halfway in midair to land facing the direction in which the movement started
Forc
Body movement
Range (of movement)
Grand jete en tournan (tour jete)
26. 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
Social dance
Maypole dance
Pirouette
Religious or ceremonial dance
27. 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
Dance in the Middle Ages (500-1400)
Dance - Prehistory to Beginning of Middle Ages (A.D. 400)
Barre
Pas de deux
28. Direction: forward - backward - up - down - sideways (horizontal or vertical) - diagonal - straight - circle - out - in - zigzag - or spiral
Folk dance
Elements of dance: Levels
Rhapsodic Rhythms
Concepts regarding the time element of dance
29. Based on music - songs - dialogue - and dance - Audiences often experience it in the form of musical theatre productions
Grand jete en tournan (tour jete)
4 Elements of dance movements
Theatrical dance
Kinesthetic awareness
30. Ballet - jazz - and tap
Other theatrical production
Well - known musical productions
Grand jete
Early 20th Century Revolutionary aspects of Ballets Russes (Russia)
31. 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
Native Americans
Passe
Kinds of Levels
Dance teaching - key words and counts
32. High -- Medium -- Low - Might refer to a dancer's head
Level
Elements should be found in all dance instruction
18th and 19th Centuries
Dance teaching - floor pattern
33. Wide - narrow - big - or little
Range
Rhapsodic Rhythms
Choreography
Square dancing and barn dancing
34. 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
Rumba flamenco
Dance teaching - key words and counts
Classical
Body movement
35. (Staying in one place 'on spot'): stretching - pushing - twisting - bending - kicking - sinking - or curling
Nonlocomotor
Focus
Promenade
Authentic folk dancing in its purest form
36. A form of cultural dance - originated from medieval times when townspeople danced to celebrate - e.g. Medieval 'carolers'
Folk dance
Current examples of folk dances in the 20th century
Movement materials
Pas de deux
37. 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
Revolutionary aspects of early modern dance
Focus
Flamenco dance
Creative movement
38. 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)
Form and Shape
Pathway
Arabesque
Elements of dance: Force
39. 1. Direction 2. Form and Shape 3. Level 4. Range 5. Pathway 6. Focus
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Java
Combined locomotor
Focus
Kinds of Levels
40. 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)
The 8 basic steps
Elements of dance: Force
Framework for dance activity instruction
41. 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
Modern dance choreography
Nonlocomotor
Renaissance (1400-1600)
42. 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
Choreography
Combined locomotor
Attitude
43. The steps of a dance as put together for performance or the art of composing dances
Form and Shape
Pathway
Promenade
Choreography
44. Release of potential energy into kinetic energy
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Rome
Rhythm
Force
Dance teaching - prep
45. Provide opportunities for interpretation of dance - Provide a classroom dance program that includes different styles of dance from a cultural and historical context
Native Americans
Historical forms of dance
Styles of dance and movement
Dance teaching - variety - exposure
46. Focusing the eyes on one point in the distance in order to keep balance while turning
Spotting
Interactions between dancers
Syncopation
Elements of dance: Time
47. The way in which various parts of the dancer's body are in line with one another while the dancer is moving
Movement materials
Pirouette
Body movement
Alignment
48. Stretched the boundaries of classical ballet; new movements ('turnout')
Current examples of folk dances in the 20th century
Syncopation
Early 20th Century Revolutionary aspects of Ballets Russes (Russia)
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Japan
49. Gaze - floor - or away
Elements should be found in all dance instruction
Framework for dance activity instruction
Focus
Dance teaching - floor pattern
50. Variations on folk dances are found in dance forms of today - including...
Dance in the Middle Ages (500-1400)
Square dancing and barn dancing
Quality of Energy
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Japan