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CSET Domain 1 Performing Arts Dance

Subjects : cset, performing-arts, dance
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1. 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






2. Warm - up exercises and Body awareness exercises






3. 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






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






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






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






7. Dancing evolved from pageants and processions of the period






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






9. Ballet developed throughout Europe; this led to ___________ - expressive capacity of the body - pointe footwork and the heel - less shoe






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






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






12. 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






13. 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






14. 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)






15. On the ball of the foot - or half toe






16. 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






17. Ballet - jazz - and tap






18. Posture - Balance - Flexibility - Strength - Coordination






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






20. Even or uneven beat






21. Direction: forward - backward - up - down - sideways (horizontal or vertical) - diagonal - straight - circle - out - in - zigzag - or spiral






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






23. 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






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






25. 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






26. 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






27. 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






28. 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






29. 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






30. Non - metric rhythms e.g. breath - water - or wind






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






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






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






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






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






36. Dancing on the toes






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






38. 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






39. 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






40. 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






41. Number of beats grouped together e.g. 3/4 or 2/4 or 6/8






42. Gaze - Floor - Away






43. 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






44. Wide/Narrow - Big/Little






45. Polka - square dances - historic dances






46. Strong/Weak - Heavy/Light - Dynamic/Static - Flowing/Tense






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






48. 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






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






50. High - medium - or low