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CSET Domain 1 Performing Arts Dance

Subjects : cset, performing-arts, dance
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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






2. Wide/Narrow - Big/Little






3. 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






4. 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).






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






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






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






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






10. Wide - narrow - big - or little






11. Polka - square dances - historic dances






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






13. Countable patterns






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






15. 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






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






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






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






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






20. A form of cultural dance - originated from medieval times when townspeople danced to celebrate - e.g. Medieval 'carolers'






21. Warm - up exercises and Body awareness exercises






22. 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






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






24. There are many regional differences; all had recreational aspects and basic steps such as running - walking - hopping - and skipping; all are linked to culture - music - and the history of a group; they take the form of a circle






25. 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






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






27. Even or uneven beat






28. (Often traditional folk steps): two - step - paddle - grapevine - step - hop - chug - and spinning






29. 1. Rhythm 2. Tempo 3. Beat 4. Meter 5. Syncopation 6. Rhapsodic Rhythms






30. 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)






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






32. Refers to dances in which socializing is the main focus; therefore - a dance partner is essential






33. High - medium - or low






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






35. Ballet - jazz - and tap






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






37. 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)






38. Provide opportunities for interpretation of dance - Provide a classroom dance program that includes different styles of dance from a cultural and historical context






39. Gaze - Floor - Away






40. Dancing on the toes






41. Ceremonial dance with each character having specific hand movement - and martial (war) dancing






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






43. Floor - elevated - or air patterns






44. 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






45. Movement associated with gods/funerals






46. 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






47. 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






48. Posture - Balance - Flexibility - Strength - Coordination






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






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