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CSET Domain 1 Performing Arts Dance

Subjects : cset, performing-arts, dance
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1. Variations on folk dances are found in dance forms of today - including...






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






3. Movement associated with gods/funerals






4. The essence of an idea applied to the art of movement






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






6. 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






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






8. 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






9. 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).






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






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






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






13. Dance movement that is primary and nonfunctional - with an emphasis on body mastery for expressive and communicative purposes






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






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






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






17. 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






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






19. 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






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






21. Movement without previous planning






22. 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






23. 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.






24. 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






25. A pose modeled after the statue of the winged Mercury by Giovanni Bologna in which the working leg is extended behind the body with the knee bent; it can also be held in front of the body






26. Characteristics: circle form (rhythmic motion within a circle); use of imagery - Gender roles: war and hunting for men - seasons and planting for women; early accompaniment came from drums - harps - flutes - and chants






27. Body position - Angular/Rounded - Twisted - Bent - Crooked - Symmetrical/Asymmetrical






28. 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)






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






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






31. Solo - duet - or ensemble






32. 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






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






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






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






36. Locomotor - Nonlocomotor - Combined Locomotor






37. Wide/Narrow - Big/Little






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






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






40. Floor - elevated - or air patterns






41. 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






42. 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






43. A term coined in the 1960s by those who wanted to create movement outside the influences of any of the then - traditional modern dance pioneers - such as Cunningham - Graham - Humphrey - Lim






44. The way in which various parts of the dancer's body are in line with one another while the dancer is moving






45. Ballet - jazz - and tap






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






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






48. 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






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






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