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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. 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
Direction
Renaissance (1400-1600)
Early 20th Century Revolutionary aspects of Ballets Russes (Russia)
Barre
2. Hip - hop - line dance - ballroom - waltz - foxtrot - tango - rumba - jive - and swing
Social dance styles
Dance post -1960s
Level
Alignment
3. 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
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) China
Focus
Meter
Ballet
4. 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
Level
Forc
Abstraction
Characteristics of folk dance
5. 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.
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Japan
Revolutionary aspects of early modern dance
Focus
Native Americans
6. Movement associated with gods/funerals
Syncopation
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Egypt
Line
Focus
7. Pantomime/dance expression
Movement materials
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Rome
Dance activities should begin with these
Elements of dance: Time
8. 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
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Rome
Quality of Energy
Romantic Era
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) China
9. 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)
Dance in the Middle Ages (500-1400)
Elements of dance: Time
Classical
Characteristics of folk dance
10. Even or uneven beat
Abstraction
Beat
Popular historical dances that are often used today
Martha Graham and psychodrama
11. 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
Martha Graham and psychodrama
Other theatrical production
Era of Romanticism (early 1800s)
Religious or ceremonial dance
12. Kabuki (traced to primitive rituals; it involves stomping - elaborate costumes - is male only - and is still current)
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Japan
Movement materials
Social dance styles
Early 20th Century Revolutionary aspects of Ballets Russes (Russia)
13. 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
Kinesthetic awareness
Spotting
Dance teaching - prep
Level
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
Dance teaching - floor pattern
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Greece
Dance - Prehistory to Beginning of Middle Ages (A.D. 400)
Pas de deux
15. Gaze - Floor - Away
Pathway
Focus
Barre
Flamenco dance
16. Forward/Backward - Up/Down - Sideways (horizontal or vertical) - Diagonal - Straight - Circle - Out/In - Zigzag - Spiral
Direction
Adagio
Framework for dance activity instruction
Passe
17. 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
Rhapsodic rhythms
Grand jete en tournan (tour jete)
Modern dance choreography
Historical forms of dance
18. Focusing the eyes on one point in the distance in order to keep balance while turning
Nonlocomotor
Classical
Social dance styles
Spotting
19. A rhythmic pattern produced when a deliberate pattern is upset
Line
Syncopation
Interactions between dancers
Maypole dance
20. 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
Square dancing and barn dancing
Creative movement
Concepts regarding the time element of dance
Maypole dance
21. Dance movement that is primary and nonfunctional - with an emphasis on body mastery for expressive and communicative purposes
Nonlocomotor
Dance teaching - variety - exposure
Creative movement
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) China
22. Floor - elevated - or air patterns
Form and Shape
Pathway
Folk dance
Historical forms of dance
23. In theatre chorus; also the festival of Dionysus
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Greece
Current examples of folk dances in the 20th century
Rhythm
Body movement
24. 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
Religious or ceremonial dance
Virtuoso dancing
Combined locomotor
Syncopation
25. 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
Authentic folk dancing in its purest form
Grand jete
Classical
Movements involved in the space element of dance
26. Quality of Energy - Degree of Energy
Forc
Degree of Energy
Pathway
Revolutionary aspects of early modern dance
27. Immediate area surrounding the body; the area in which bodies can move at all levels
Space
Dance
Force
Modern dance choreography
28. 1. Direction 2. Form and Shape 3. Level 4. Range 5. Pathway 6. Focus
Maypole dance
Kinds of Levels
The 8 basic steps
Native Americans
29. (Staying in one place 'on spot'): stretching - pushing - twisting - bending - kicking - sinking - or curling
Dance activities should begin with these
Passe
Improvisation
Nonlocomotor
30. The steps of a dance as put together for performance or the art of composing dances
Square dancing and barn dancing
Choreography
Passe
Creative movement
31. (Often traditional folk steps): two - step - paddle - grapevine - step - hop - chug - and spinning
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Rome
Modern dance
Combined locomotor
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Indi
32. An adagio movement in which the dancer pivots completely around on one foot while maintaining a pose with the working leg
Level
Promenade
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Java
Well - known musical productions
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
Dance teaching - key words and counts
Arabesque
Dance teaching - floor pattern
Play and sing with movement
34. Type of creative dance involving specialized movement techniques; emphasis is on expression and communication
Dance - pointe
Modern dance
Range
Well - known musical productions
35. 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
Virtuoso dancing
Extension
Dance activities should begin with these
Dance teaching - floor pattern
36. Locomotor - Nonlocomotor - Combined Locomotor
Religious or ceremonial dance
Square dancing and barn dancing
Movements involved in the space element of dance
Postmodern dance
37. Wide/Narrow - Big/Little
18th and 19th Centuries
Degree of Energy
Range (of movement)
Late 20th Century
38. Walking - running - leaping - jumping - hopping - galloping - skipping - and sliding (Chasse)
Form and Shape
Native Americans
The 8 basic steps
Modern dance
39. A part of pas de deux in which one dancer is lifted off the ground by another
Lifts
George Balanchine (director of the New York City Ballet) and modern American ballet
Warm - up exercises should address these 5 skills/abilities
Early 20th Century Revolutionary aspects of Ballets Russes (Russia)
40. Warm - up - skill building - expression via classroom dance activities
Level
Grand jete
Elevation
Elements should be found in all dance instruction
41. Ballet developed throughout Europe; this led to ___________ - expressive capacity of the body - pointe footwork and the heel - less shoe
Virtuoso dancing
Improvisation
Allegro
Beat
42. Countable patterns
Dance teaching - variety - exposure
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Egypt
Rhapsodic rhythms
Rhythm
43. Pavane - Galliard (from the Renaissance period) - The minuet - Charleston - Twist - Disco - Hip - hop - Lambada
Popular historical dances that are often used today
Pirouette
Dance - pointe
Revolutionary aspects of early modern dance
44. The essence of an idea applied to the art of movement
Abstraction
Modern dance
Choreography
Passe
45. Elaborate costumes - balance and moderation - and traditional dance
Martha Graham and psychodrama
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Java
Religious or ceremonial dance
Extension
46. Number of beats grouped together e.g. 3/4 or 2/4 or 6/8
Level
Degree of Energy
Movements involved in the space element of dance
Meter
47. 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
Kinesthetic awareness
Dance teaching - key words and counts
Beat
Kinds of Levels
48. Posture - Balance - Flexibility - Strength - Coordination
Choreography
Warm - up exercises should address these 5 skills/abilities
Cultural dances
Forc
49. Dancing on the toes
Folk dance
Pointe
Rhapsodic Rhythms
Body movement
50. A line along which a person or part of a person moves - Patterns on/in the Floor - Elevated or Air
Pathway
Tempo
Elements of dance
Alignment