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CSET Domain 1 Performing Arts Dance
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dance
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Born in the 20th century as a result of dancers resisting the rigid structure of classical ballet dance
Modern dance
Pointe
Theatrical dance
Dance teaching - prep
2. Movement associated with gods/funerals
Arabesque
Barre
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Egypt
Social dance styles
3. 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
Barre
Focus
Quality of Energy
Styles of dance and movement
4. Countable patterns
Pas de deux
The 8 basic steps
Rhythm
Interactions between dancers
5. 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
Religious or ceremonial dance
Dance - Prehistory to Beginning of Middle Ages (A.D. 400)
Elements of dance
Dance teaching - prep
6. Gaze - Floor - Away
Spotting
Dance
Focus
Grand jete
7. In this leap - the dancer turns halfway in midair to land facing the direction in which the movement started
Choreography
Grand jete en tournan (tour jete)
Social dance and mass culture
Pirouette
8. Ballet - jazz - and tap
Dance teaching - key words and counts
Force
Well - known musical productions
Characteristics of folk dance
9. Determine appropriate age - related expectations for a safe - enjoyable classroom activity
Dance teaching - floor pattern
Beat
Current examples of folk dances in the 20th century
Framework for dance activity instruction
10. A leap from one leg to the other in which the working leg is kicked or thrown away from the body and into the air; the pose achieved in the air differs - a does the direction the leap takes
Movements involved in the space element of dance
Rhythm
Body movement
Grand jete
11. A part of pas de deux in which one dancer is lifted off the ground by another
Lifts
Movement materials
Square dancing and barn dancing
Improvisation
12. 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)
Play and sing with movement
Elements of dance
Elements of dance: Force
Arabesque
13. Posture - Balance - Flexibility - Strength - Coordination
Nonlocomotor
Historical forms of dance
Warm - up exercises should address these 5 skills/abilities
Classical
14. Release of potential energy into kinetic energy
Passe
Social dance and mass culture
Dance - pointe
Force
15. 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
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Japan
Elevation
18th and 19th Centuries
Dance activities should begin with these
16. 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
Focus
Kinesthetic awareness
Dance post -1960s
Modern dance choreography
17. A rhythmic pattern produced when a deliberate pattern is upset
Syncopation
Spotting
Dance activities should begin with these
Folk dance
18. 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
Dance teaching - prep
Combined locomotor
Extension
Degree of Energy
19. Focusing the eyes on one point in the distance in order to keep balance while turning
Social dance
Postmodern dance
Spotting
Level
20. Non - metric (e.g. - breath - water - or wind)
Allegro
Dance teaching - variety - exposure
Syncopation
Rhapsodic rhythms
21. Rhythm: countable patterns - Tempo: fast or slow speed - Beat: even or uneven - Meter: 2/4 time - 3/4 time - etc.
Arabesque
Elements of dance: Time
Dance post -1960s
Meter
22. 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
Passe
Cultural dances
Martha Graham and psychodrama
Spotting
23. 1. Direction 2. Form and Shape 3. Level 4. Range 5. Pathway 6. Focus
Barre
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Rome
Kinds of Levels
Grand jete en tournan (tour jete)
24. Whether the energy is: Sustained (smooth) - Suspended (light) - Swing (under - curve) - Sway (over - curve) - Collapsed (loose) - Percussive (sharp) - Vibrate (shudder)
Quality of Energy
Body movement
Era of Romanticism (early 1800s)
Dance - pointe
25. 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
Other theatrical production
Arabesque
Quality of Energy
Historical forms of dance
26. Kabuki (traced to primitive rituals; it involves stomping - elaborate costumes - is male only - and is still current)
Degree of Energy
Individual - group - or class
Body movement
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Japan
27. Ethno - cultural - kabuki - Russian - and Celtic dance
Syncopation
Dance activities should begin with these
Late 20th Century
Other theatrical production
28. A line along which a person or part of a person moves - Patterns on/in the Floor - Elevated or Air
Rhythm
Adagio
Pathway
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Indi
29. Solo - duet - or ensemble
Elements should be found in all dance instruction
Elements of dance: Levels
Individual - group - or class
Allegro
30. Floor - elevated - or air patterns
Quality of Energy
Grand jete
Movements involved in the space element of dance
Pathway
31. Includes locomotor (moving from one place to another) and axial (contained movement around an axis of the body)
Other theatrical production
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Java
Body movement
Dance post -1960s
32. Side - by - side - supported - far - or near)
Combined locomotor
Martha Graham and psychodrama
Focus
Space between dancers
33. 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
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Indi
Authentic folk dancing in its purest form
Dallet evolution
Direction
34. Variations on folk dances are found in dance forms of today - including...
Square dancing and barn dancing
Pointe
Individual - group - or class
Pathway
35. Dance movement that is primary and nonfunctional - with an emphasis on body mastery for expressive and communicative purposes
Creative movement
Choreography
Modern dance
Forc
36. (Often traditional folk steps): two - step - paddle - grapevine - step - hop - chug - and spinning
Combined locomotor
Force
Individual - group - or class
Modern dance
37. Gaze - floor - or away
Focus
Improvisation
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Rome
Dance
38. A formal aristocratic court dance developed at the end of the rennaisance period
Concepts regarding the time element of dance
Elements of dance: Levels
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Java
Minuet
39. The steps of a dance as put together for performance or the art of composing dances
Religious or ceremonial dance
Choreography
Native Americans
Force
40. Body position - Angular/Rounded - Twisted - Bent - Crooked - Symmetrical/Asymmetrical
Elevation
Form and Shape
Kinds of Levels
Elements of dance
41. A form of cultural dance - originated from medieval times when townspeople danced to celebrate - e.g. Medieval 'carolers'
Minuet
Late 20th Century
Folk dance
Social dance
42. Broadway and Hollywood shows; a new style of moving with emphasis on speed and mobility; lean body types; importance of the female dancer
Movements involved in the space element of dance
Choreography
George Balanchine (director of the New York City Ballet) and modern American ballet
Modern dance choreography
43. Speed: fast or slow
Tempo
Nonlocomotor
Body movement
Dance post -1960s
44. The way in which various parts of the dancer's body are in line with one another while the dancer is moving
Modern dance choreography
Alignment
Pointe
Kinds of Levels
45. Number of beats grouped together e.g. 3/4 or 2/4 or 6/8
Authentic folk dancing in its purest form
Era of Romanticism (early 1800s)
Meter
Maypole dance
46. Wide/Narrow - Big/Little
Range (of movement)
Styles of dance and movement
Adagio
Elements of dance: Levels
47. Direction: forward - backward - up - down - sideways (horizontal or vertical) - diagonal - straight - circle - out - in - zigzag - or spiral
Authentic folk dancing in its purest form
Modern dance
Religious or ceremonial dance
Elements of dance: Levels
48. In theatre chorus; also the festival of Dionysus
Early 20th Century Revolutionary aspects of Ballets Russes (Russia)
Dance - pointe
Adagio
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Greece
49. 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
Passe
Classical
Martha Graham and psychodrama
Renaissance (1400-1600)
50. Angular - rounded - twisted - bent - crooked - symmetrical - or asymmetrical
Concepts regarding the time element of dance
Renaissance (1400-1600)
Form and shape
Passe