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CSET Domain 1 Performing Arts Dance

Subjects : cset, performing-arts, dance
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Based on music - songs - dialogue - and dance - Audiences often experience it in the form of musical theatre productions






2. 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






3. The way in which various parts of the dancer's body are in line with one another while the dancer is moving






4. 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)






5. All - inclusive term meaning the aesthetics of movement - the organization of moves with a beginning - middle - and end in sequential form






6. Number of beats grouped together e.g. 3/4 or 2/4 or 6/8






7. 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






8. Born in the 20th century as a result of dancers resisting the rigid structure of classical ballet dance






9. Sequences - motifs - and phrases developed as the choreographed dance






10. Angular - rounded - twisted - bent - crooked - symmetrical - or asymmetrical






11. 1. Direction 2. Form and Shape 3. Level 4. Range 5. Pathway 6. Focus






12. 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






13. Side - by - side - supported - far - or near)






14. 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






15. High - medium - or low






16. 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).






17. Ballet developed throughout Europe; this led to ___________ - expressive capacity of the body - pointe footwork and the heel - less shoe






18. Feeling the dance movements of others in one's own muscles






19. Movement associated with gods/funerals






20. 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






21. Gaze - floor - or away






22. 1. Space 2. Time 3. Levels (dynamics) 4. Force (energy)






23. Immediate area surrounding the body; the area in which bodies can move at all levels






24. 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






25. Release of potential energy into kinetic energy






26. Dancing evolved from pageants and processions of the period






27. A term coined in the 1960s by those who wanted to create movement outside the influences of any of the then - traditional modern dance pioneers - such as Cunningham - Graham - Humphrey - Lim






28. A part of pas de deux in which one dancer is lifted off the ground by another






29. 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






30. 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






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






32. Walking - running - leaping - jumping - hopping - galloping - skipping - and sliding (Chasse)






33. 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






34. Space - Time - Levels (dynamics)- Force (energy) - Locomotor (traveling through space)






35. Speed: fast or slow






36. Non - metric (e.g. - breath - water - or wind)






37. In this leap - the dancer turns halfway in midair to land facing the direction in which the movement started






38. Warm - up exercises and Body awareness exercises






39. 'To twirl or spin'; a turn on one foot that can be executed outward - away from the body - or inward - toward the body






40. Focusing the eyes on one point in the distance in order to keep balance while turning






41. Variations on folk dances are found in dance forms of today - including...






42. Posture - Balance - Flexibility - Strength - Coordination






43. Wide - narrow - big - or little






44. A rhythmic pattern produced when a deliberate pattern is upset






45. Pavane - Galliard (from the Renaissance period) - The minuet - Charleston - Twist - Disco - Hip - hop - Lambada






46. 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






47. Whether the energy is: Sustained (smooth) - Suspended (light) - Swing (under - curve) - Sway (over - curve) - Collapsed (loose) - Percussive (sharp) - Vibrate (shudder)






48. Rhythmic pattern produced when a deliberate pattern is upset - Rhythm produced when beats are displaced such that strong beats become weak and vice versa






49. Kabuki (traced to primitive rituals; it involves stomping - elaborate costumes - is male only - and is still current)






50. Direction: forward - backward - up - down - sideways (horizontal or vertical) - diagonal - straight - circle - out - in - zigzag - or spiral