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CSET Domain 1 Performing Arts Dance
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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
Range
Romantic Era
Pointe
Rhapsodic rhythms
2. Pavane - Galliard (from the Renaissance period) - The minuet - Charleston - Twist - Disco - Hip - hop - Lambada
George Balanchine (director of the New York City Ballet) and modern American ballet
Attitude
Popular historical dances that are often used today
Ballet
3. As in music - the opposite of allegro; a slower tempo - also a set of practice exercises in class consisting of extensions and balances
Syncopation
Adagio
Promenade
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Java
4. A 'passing' position in which the foot passes by the knee of the supporting leg - When this position is held - as in pirouettes - with the foot of the working leg resting against the knee of the supporting leg - it is known as retire
Elements of dance: Levels
Late 20th Century
Passe
Maypole dance
5. Leader - follower - mirror - unison - or parting)
Beat
Interactions between dancers
Historical forms of dance
Elements of dance: Time
6. Immediate area surrounding the body; the area in which bodies can move at all levels
Rhapsodic Rhythms
Space
Pas de deux
Nonlocomotor
7. (Staying in one place 'on spot'): stretching - pushing - twisting - bending - kicking - sinking - or curling
Nonlocomotor
Level
Force
Historical forms of dance
8. Gaze - Floor - Away
Focus
Spotting
Creative movement
Dance teaching - variety - exposure
9. Ballet developed throughout Europe; this led to ___________ - expressive capacity of the body - pointe footwork and the heel - less shoe
Focus
Virtuoso dancing
Extension
Arabesque
10. Polka - square dances - historic dances
George Balanchine (director of the New York City Ballet) and modern American ballet
Pirouette
Current examples of folk dances in the 20th century
Dance post -1960s
11. All - inclusive term meaning the aesthetics of movement - the organization of moves with a beginning - middle - and end in sequential form
Nonlocomotor
Historical forms of dance
Dance
Dance teaching - prep
12. Hip - hop - line dance - ballroom - waltz - foxtrot - tango - rumba - jive - and swing
Play and sing with movement
Social dance styles
Elements of dance: Levels
Cultural dances
13. Quality of energy: sustained (smooth) - suspended (light) - swing (under - curve) - sway (over - curve) - collapsed (loose) - percussive (sharp) - or vibrate (shudder) - Degree of energy: strong - weak - heavy - light - dynamic - static - flowing - o
Dance - pointe
Elements of dance: Force
Pirouette
Improvisation
14. Angular - rounded - twisted - bent - crooked - symmetrical - or asymmetrical
Promenade
Space
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Indi
Form and shape
15. 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
Grand jete
Romantic Era
Elements of dance: Levels
Lifts
16. 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
Current examples of folk dances in the 20th century
Beat
Dance post -1960s
Authentic folk dancing in its purest form
17. The steps of a dance as put together for performance or the art of composing dances
Styles of dance and movement
Extension
Choreography
Religious or ceremonial dance
18. Focusing the eyes on one point in the distance in order to keep balance while turning
Spotting
Barre
Modern dance
Force
19. Quality of Energy - Degree of Energy
Theatrical dance
Movements involved in the space element of dance
Forc
Virtuoso dancing
20. 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
Dance teaching - prep
Dance - Prehistory to Beginning of Middle Ages (A.D. 400)
Minuet
Dallet evolution
21. Warm - up - skill building - expression via classroom dance activities
Grand jete
Elements should be found in all dance instruction
Concepts regarding the time element of dance
Grand jete en tournan (tour jete)
22. Non - metric rhythms e.g. breath - water - or wind
Elements of dance: Force
Rhapsodic Rhythms
Extension
Space
23. Warm - up exercises and Body awareness exercises
Dance activities should begin with these
Arabesque
Pathway
Theatrical dance
24. More eclectic; ballet and ethnic used in the same performance; all - male groups; intense theatrical effects in lighting - costume - and sets
Dance post -1960s
Ballet
Movement materials
Combined locomotor
25. A rhythmic pattern produced when a deliberate pattern is upset
Tempo
Extension
Authentic folk dancing in its purest form
Syncopation
26. 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.
Classical
Grand jete en tournan (tour jete)
Native Americans
Pathway
27. Locomotor - Nonlocomotor - Combined Locomotor
Body movement
Promenade
Revolutionary aspects of early modern dance
Movements involved in the space element of dance
28. Countable patterns
Social dance and mass culture
4 Elements of dance movements
Current examples of folk dances in the 20th century
Rhythm
29. Speed: fast or slow
Form and shape
Tempo
Dance
Level
30. (Often traditional folk steps): two - step - paddle - grapevine - step - hop - chug - and spinning
Pointe
Rhapsodic rhythms
Historical forms of dance
Combined locomotor
31. Ceremonial dance with each character having specific hand movement - and martial (war) dancing
Ballet
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) China
Adagio
Play and sing with movement
32. Forward/Backward - Up/Down - Sideways (horizontal or vertical) - Diagonal - Straight - Circle - Out/In - Zigzag - Spiral
Direction
Level
18th and 19th Centuries
Flamenco dance
33. Broadway and Hollywood shows; a new style of moving with emphasis on speed and mobility; lean body types; importance of the female dancer
George Balanchine (director of the New York City Ballet) and modern American ballet
Martha Graham and psychodrama
Pathway
Elements of dance
34. Provide opportunities for interpretation of dance - Provide a classroom dance program that includes different styles of dance from a cultural and historical context
Revolutionary aspects of early modern dance
Dance teaching - variety - exposure
Other theatrical production
Ballet
35. 1. Rhythm 2. Tempo 3. Beat 4. Meter 5. Syncopation 6. Rhapsodic Rhythms
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Rome
Dance
Focus
Concepts regarding the time element of dance
36. Includes locomotor (moving from one place to another) and axial (contained movement around an axis of the body)
Body movement
Ballet
Pointe
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Greece
37. 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
Line
Styles of dance and movement
Movements involved in the space element of dance
Virtuoso dancing
38. Wide - narrow - big - or little
Range
Dance
Promenade
Abstraction
39. Floor - elevated - or air patterns
Elevation
Kinds of Levels
Pirouette
Pathway
40. Release of potential energy into kinetic energy
Force
Historical forms of dance
Promenade
Dance - pointe
41. Type of creative dance involving specialized movement techniques; emphasis is on expression and communication
Concepts regarding the time element of dance
Modern dance
Degree of Energy
Dance in the Middle Ages (500-1400)
42. High - medium - or low
Abstraction
Level
Dance teaching - floor pattern
Kinds of Levels
43. Posture - Balance - Flexibility - Strength - Coordination
Current examples of folk dances in the 20th century
Warm - up exercises should address these 5 skills/abilities
Movements involved in the space element of dance
Dance activities should begin with these
44. Movement without previous planning
Improvisation
Rhythm
Lifts
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Japan
45. 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
Social dance styles
Pathway
Late 20th Century
Renaissance (1400-1600)
46. An adagio movement in which the dancer pivots completely around on one foot while maintaining a pose with the working leg
Direction
Elements of dance: Time
Elevation
Promenade
47. 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
Barre
18th and 19th Centuries
Other theatrical production
Historical forms of dance
48. Walking - running - leaping - jumping - hopping - galloping - skipping - and sliding (Chasse)
Pirouette
Current examples of folk dances in the 20th century
Meter
The 8 basic steps
49. Number of beats grouped together e.g. 3/4 or 2/4 or 6/8
Square dancing and barn dancing
George Balanchine (director of the New York City Ballet) and modern American ballet
Meter
Grand jete
50. Even or uneven beat
Beat
Grand jete en tournan (tour jete)
Elements of dance: Levels
Pointe