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CSET Domain 1 Performing Arts Dance

Subjects : cset, performing-arts, dance
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1. 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






2. Wide - narrow - big - or little






3. A line along which a person or part of a person moves - Patterns on/in the Floor - Elevated or Air






4. Elaborate costumes - balance and moderation - and traditional dance






5. Another popular form of the flamenco that originated in Cuba and Latin America






6. Broadway and Hollywood shows; a new style of moving with emphasis on speed and mobility; lean body types; importance of the female dancer






7. Quality of Energy - Degree of Energy






8. Includes locomotor (moving from one place to another) and axial (contained movement around an axis of the body)






9. From the musical term - this refers to quick or lively movements






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






11. In theatre chorus; also the festival of Dionysus






12. Solo - duet - or ensemble






13. 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






14. 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






15. Gaze - floor - or away






16. Speed: fast or slow






17. 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






18. 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






19. 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.






20. Ethno - cultural - kabuki - Russian - and Celtic dance






21. Type of creative dance involving specialized movement techniques; emphasis is on expression and communication






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






23. Forward/Backward - Up/Down - Sideways (horizontal or vertical) - Diagonal - Straight - Circle - Out/In - Zigzag - Spiral






24. Leader - follower - mirror - unison - or parting)






25. As in music - the opposite of allegro; a slower tempo - also a set of practice exercises in class consisting of extensions and balances






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






27. Countable patterns






28. Pantomime/dance expression






29. Music to accompany specific - technical ballet steps; a theatrical art form developed






30. The steps of a dance as put together for performance or the art of composing dances






31. 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






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






33. Dancing evolved from pageants and processions of the period






34. 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)






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






36. 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






37. High -- Medium -- Low - Might refer to a dancer's head






38. Formalized hand movements (e.g. - Hindu dance - the oldest world dance)






39. High - medium - or low






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






41. Wide/Narrow - Big/Little






42. Determine appropriate age - related expectations for a safe - enjoyable classroom activity






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






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






45. 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






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






47. The arrangement of head - shoulders - arms - torso - and legs while dancing






48. Ballet - jazz - and tap






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






50. Locomotor - Nonlocomotor - Combined Locomotor