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CSET Domain 1 Performing Arts Dance

Subjects : cset, performing-arts, dance
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1. Ballet developed throughout Europe; this led to ___________ - expressive capacity of the body - pointe footwork and the heel - less shoe






2. 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






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






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






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






6. 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






7. 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






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






9. Based on music - songs - dialogue - and dance - Audiences often experience it in the form of musical theatre productions






10. Wide - narrow - big - or little






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






12. 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






13. An adagio movement in which the dancer pivots completely around on one foot while maintaining a pose with the working leg






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






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






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






17. The ability to get up into the air and remain there long enough to perform various movements or poses






18. Warm - up - skill building - expression via classroom dance activities






19. Movement without previous planning






20. 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)






21. 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






22. More eclectic; ballet and ethnic used in the same performance; all - male groups; intense theatrical effects in lighting - costume - and sets






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






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






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






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






27. 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






28. Countable patterns






29. 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).






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






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






32. 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






33. High - medium - or low






34. 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






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






36. 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






37. Movement associated with gods/funerals






38. Dancing on the toes






39. Solo - duet - or ensemble






40. Ballet - jazz - and tap






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






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






43. Locomotor - Nonlocomotor - Combined Locomotor






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






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






46. 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






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






48. (Staying in one place 'on spot'): stretching - pushing - twisting - bending - kicking - sinking - or curling






49. 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






50. 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