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CSET Domain 1 Performing Arts Dance

Subjects : cset, performing-arts, dance
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Type of creative dance involving specialized movement techniques; emphasis is on expression and communication






2. 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






3. 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






4. Posture - Balance - Flexibility - Strength - Coordination






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






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






7. Speed: fast or slow






8. 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)






9. Locomotor - Nonlocomotor - Combined Locomotor






10. Gaze - Floor - Away






11. A part of pas de deux in which one dancer is lifted off the ground by another






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






13. 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).






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






15. In theatre chorus; also the festival of Dionysus






16. 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






17. Quality of Energy - Degree of Energy






18. Floor - elevated - or air patterns






19. 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






20. A formal aristocratic court dance developed at the end of the rennaisance period






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






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






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






24. Solo - duet - or ensemble






25. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. 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






33. Movement without previous planning






34. Countable patterns






35. Rock 'n' roll; MTV; hip - hop; ballroom dancing (tango)






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






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






38. Movement associated with gods/funerals






39. 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






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






41. 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






42. Warm - up exercises and Body awareness exercises






43. Wide - narrow - big - or little






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






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






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






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






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






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






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