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CSET Domain 1 Performing Arts Dance
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dance
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Dancing on the toes
Pathway
Elements of dance
Pointe
Kinesthetic awareness
2. Body position - Angular/Rounded - Twisted - Bent - Crooked - Symmetrical/Asymmetrical
Historical forms of dance
Promenade
Meter
Form and Shape
3. From the musical term - this refers to quick or lively movements
Allegro
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) China
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Indi
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Java
4. Angular - rounded - twisted - bent - crooked - symmetrical - or asymmetrical
Pirouette
Form and shape
Kinesthetic awareness
Combined locomotor
5. 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
Nonlocomotor
Improvisation
George Balanchine (director of the New York City Ballet) and modern American ballet
Extension
6. In theatre chorus; also the festival of Dionysus
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Greece
Nonlocomotor
Extension
Rhapsodic rhythms
7. 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
Passe
Renaissance (1400-1600)
Syncopation
8. As in music - the opposite of allegro; a slower tempo - also a set of practice exercises in class consisting of extensions and balances
Line
Adagio
Postmodern dance
Level
9. High - medium - or low
Level
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Greece
George Balanchine (director of the New York City Ballet) and modern American ballet
Space
10. The steps of a dance as put together for performance or the art of composing dances
Choreography
Form and shape
Degree of Energy
Other theatrical production
11. Elaborate costumes - balance and moderation - and traditional dance
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Java
Barre
Level
Early 20th Century Revolutionary aspects of Ballets Russes (Russia)
12. Determine appropriate age - related expectations for a safe - enjoyable classroom activity
Creative movement
Virtuoso dancing
Movement materials
Framework for dance activity instruction
13. Gaze - floor - or away
Play and sing with movement
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Greece
Elements of dance: Force
Focus
14. Pavane - Galliard (from the Renaissance period) - The minuet - Charleston - Twist - Disco - Hip - hop - Lambada
Passe
Classical
Late 20th Century
Popular historical dances that are often used today
15. Type of creative dance involving specialized movement techniques; emphasis is on expression and communication
4 Elements of dance movements
Modern dance
Elements of dance: Force
Framework for dance activity instruction
16. The arrangement of head - shoulders - arms - torso - and legs while dancing
Level
Line
Other theatrical production
Romantic Era
17. Leader - follower - mirror - unison - or parting)
Force
Interactions between dancers
Movements involved in the space element of dance
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Rome
18. 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)
Arabesque
Level
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Greece
Syncopation
19. Movement associated with gods/funerals
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Egypt
Elements of dance: Force
Forc
Kinds of Levels
20. Provide opportunities for interpretation of dance - Provide a classroom dance program that includes different styles of dance from a cultural and historical context
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) China
Dance teaching - variety - exposure
Elements should be found in all dance instruction
Early 20th Century Revolutionary aspects of Ballets Russes (Russia)
21. 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
Elements should be found in all dance instruction
Maypole dance
Syncopation
Passe
22. Dancing evolved from pageants and processions of the period
Form and Shape
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Indi
Well - known musical productions
Renaissance (1400-1600)
23. Locomotor - Nonlocomotor - Combined Locomotor
Dance
Movements involved in the space element of dance
Nonlocomotor
Authentic folk dancing in its purest form
24. Ballet developed throughout Europe; this led to ___________ - expressive capacity of the body - pointe footwork and the heel - less shoe
Allegro
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Rome
Virtuoso dancing
Form and Shape
25. Wide/Narrow - Big/Little
Modern dance
Characteristics of folk dance
Pas de deux
Range (of movement)
26. Countable patterns
Flamenco dance
Rhythm
Square dancing and barn dancing
Dance in the Middle Ages (500-1400)
27. 'To twirl or spin'; a turn on one foot that can be executed outward - away from the body - or inward - toward the body
Rumba flamenco
Pirouette
Modern dance choreography
Meter
28. 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
Kinesthetic awareness
Warm - up exercises should address these 5 skills/abilities
Romantic Era
29. Side - by - side - supported - far - or near)
Characteristics of folk dance
Space between dancers
18th and 19th Centuries
Era of Romanticism (early 1800s)
30. Characteristics: circle form (rhythmic motion within a circle); use of imagery - Gender roles: war and hunting for men - seasons and planting for women; early accompaniment came from drums - harps - flutes - and chants
Dance - Prehistory to Beginning of Middle Ages (A.D. 400)
Allegro
Rumba flamenco
Pas de deux
31. Quality of Energy - Degree of Energy
Pas de deux
Postmodern dance
Forc
Late 20th Century
32. An adagio movement in which the dancer pivots completely around on one foot while maintaining a pose with the working leg
Promenade
Adagio
Pointe
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Greece
33. Sequences - motifs - and phrases developed as the choreographed dance
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Indi
George Balanchine (director of the New York City Ballet) and modern American ballet
Body movement
Movement materials
34. Ethno - cultural - kabuki - Russian - and Celtic dance
Elements of dance: Time
Other theatrical production
Social dance
Popular historical dances that are often used today
35. The essence of an idea applied to the art of movement
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Java
Modern dance choreography
Abstraction
Other theatrical production
36. Kabuki (traced to primitive rituals; it involves stomping - elaborate costumes - is male only - and is still current)
Body movement
Social dance
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Japan
Barre
37. 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)
Focus
Improvisation
Beat
38. Immediate area surrounding the body; the area in which bodies can move at all levels
Movements involved in the space element of dance
Pathway
Space
Dance activities should begin with these
39. Release of potential energy into kinetic energy
Revolutionary aspects of early modern dance
Dance in the Middle Ages (500-1400)
Force
Authentic folk dancing in its purest form
40. More eclectic; ballet and ethnic used in the same performance; all - male groups; intense theatrical effects in lighting - costume - and sets
Dance post -1960s
Choreography
Rhapsodic Rhythms
Force
41. 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
Focus
Well - known musical productions
Space
42. 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
Elements of dance: Time
Pathway
Styles of dance and movement
Elements of dance: Force
43. Music to accompany specific - technical ballet steps; a theatrical art form developed
Elements of dance: Levels
4 Elements of dance movements
Dallet evolution
Syncopation
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
Line
Characteristics of folk dance
Passe
Alignment
45. 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
Range (of movement)
Elements of dance: Levels
Cultural dances
Martha Graham and psychodrama
46. Feeling the dance movements of others in one's own muscles
Other theatrical production
Focus
Current examples of folk dances in the 20th century
Kinesthetic awareness
47. Wide - narrow - big - or little
Grand jete en tournan (tour jete)
Creative movement
Range
Lifts
48. Choreography played a significant role in many cultural events throughout history - The origins of dance show that dance was created and performed in celebrations - rituals - and rites of passage - Many cultures consider dance a universal spiritual l
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Java
Social dance styles
Religious or ceremonial dance
Dallet evolution
49. Direction: forward - backward - up - down - sideways (horizontal or vertical) - diagonal - straight - circle - out - in - zigzag - or spiral
Elements of dance: Levels
Dance teaching - variety - exposure
Space
Range
50. 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
Historical forms of dance
Level
18th and 19th Centuries
Theatrical dance