SUBJECTS
|
BROWSE
|
CAREER CENTER
|
POPULAR
|
JOIN
|
LOGIN
Business Skills
|
Soft Skills
|
Basic Literacy
|
Certifications
About
|
Help
|
Privacy
|
Terms
|
Email
Search
Test your basic knowledge |
CSET Domain 1 Performing Arts Dance
Start Test
Study First
Subjects
:
cset
,
performing-arts
,
dance
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
If you are not ready to take this test, you can
study here
.
Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. 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).
Line
Dance teaching - floor pattern
Level
Combined locomotor
2. Movement associated with gods/funerals
Direction
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Egypt
Renaissance (1400-1600)
Ballet
3. On the ball of the foot - or half toe
Flamenco dance
Pathway
Lifts
Dance - pointe
4. Type of creative dance involving specialized movement techniques; emphasis is on expression and communication
Dallet evolution
Modern dance
Kinds of Levels
Tempo
5. Quality of Energy - Degree of Energy
Lifts
Dance teaching - prep
Forc
Revolutionary aspects of early modern dance
6. 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
Syncopation
Religious or ceremonial dance
Individual - group - or class
Historical forms of dance
7. Provide opportunities for interpretation of dance - Provide a classroom dance program that includes different styles of dance from a cultural and historical context
Dance teaching - variety - exposure
Arabesque
Range (of movement)
4 Elements of dance movements
8. The steps of a dance as put together for performance or the art of composing dances
Interactions between dancers
Choreography
Line
Warm - up exercises should address these 5 skills/abilities
9. Even or uneven beat
Dance post -1960s
Dallet evolution
Beat
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Rome
10. Born in the 20th century as a result of dancers resisting the rigid structure of classical ballet dance
Modern dance
Improvisation
4 Elements of dance movements
Rhythm
11. 1. Space 2. Time 3. Levels (dynamics) 4. Force (energy)
Level
Focus
4 Elements of dance movements
Elements of dance: Levels
12. 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
Late 20th Century
Grand jete en tournan (tour jete)
Native Americans
Attitude
13. Ethno - cultural - kabuki - Russian - and Celtic dance
Maypole dance
Other theatrical production
Degree of Energy
Creative movement
14. Ballet - jazz - and tap
Pas de deux
Movements involved in the space element of dance
Well - known musical productions
Dance
15. The ability to get up into the air and remain there long enough to perform various movements or poses
Dance teaching - variety - exposure
Elevation
Early 20th Century Revolutionary aspects of Ballets Russes (Russia)
Interactions between dancers
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
4 Elements of dance movements
Social dance and mass culture
Authentic folk dancing in its purest form
Kinesthetic awareness
17. Immediate area surrounding the body; the area in which bodies can move at all levels
Spotting
Focus
Space
Syncopation
18. Based on music - songs - dialogue - and dance - Audiences often experience it in the form of musical theatre productions
Pointe
Early 20th Century Revolutionary aspects of Ballets Russes (Russia)
Direction
Theatrical dance
19. Kabuki (traced to primitive rituals; it involves stomping - elaborate costumes - is male only - and is still current)
Dance teaching - key words and counts
Pirouette
Tempo
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Japan
20. Angular - rounded - twisted - bent - crooked - symmetrical - or asymmetrical
Form and shape
Early 20th Century Revolutionary aspects of Ballets Russes (Russia)
Grand jete
Dance activities should begin with these
21. Whether the energy is: Sustained (smooth) - Suspended (light) - Swing (under - curve) - Sway (over - curve) - Collapsed (loose) - Percussive (sharp) - Vibrate (shudder)
Quality of Energy
Extension
Dance in the Middle Ages (500-1400)
Movements involved in the space element of dance
22. High -- Medium -- Low - Might refer to a dancer's head
Dance activities should begin with these
Movements involved in the space element of dance
Framework for dance activity instruction
Level
23. Refers to dances in which socializing is the main focus; therefore - a dance partner is essential
Social dance
Dance post -1960s
Form and shape
Elements of dance: Force
24. Music to accompany specific - technical ballet steps; a theatrical art form developed
Concepts regarding the time element of dance
Dallet evolution
Dance - pointe
Syncopation
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
Promenade
Cultural dances
Popular historical dances that are often used today
Space between dancers
26. Sequences - motifs - and phrases developed as the choreographed dance
Movement materials
Pathway
Martha Graham and psychodrama
Quality of Energy
27. 1. Direction 2. Form and Shape 3. Level 4. Range 5. Pathway 6. Focus
Interactions between dancers
Dance teaching - variety - exposure
Kinds of Levels
Dance post -1960s
28. High - medium - or low
Concepts regarding the time element of dance
18th and 19th Centuries
Cultural dances
Level
29. 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
Cultural dances
Late 20th Century
Alignment
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Egypt
30. Wide/Narrow - Big/Little
Rhapsodic rhythms
Renaissance (1400-1600)
Space between dancers
Range (of movement)
31. 1. Rhythm 2. Tempo 3. Beat 4. Meter 5. Syncopation 6. Rhapsodic Rhythms
Rumba flamenco
Maypole dance
Force
Concepts regarding the time element of dance
32. Feeling the dance movements of others in one's own muscles
Modern dance
Rumba flamenco
Kinesthetic awareness
Level
33. 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
The 8 basic steps
Level
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Egypt
Dance - Prehistory to Beginning of Middle Ages (A.D. 400)
34. Floor - elevated - or air patterns
Social dance and mass culture
Pathway
Range (of movement)
Lifts
35. 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
Dance post -1960s
Forc
Martha Graham and psychodrama
Form and shape
36. Dancing evolved from pageants and processions of the period
Dance
Allegro
Interactions between dancers
Renaissance (1400-1600)
37. 1. Originated with the Andalusian Gypsies in Spain 2. Forceful rhythms 3. Hand clapping 4. Rapid foot movements 5. Use of castanets 6. Colorful costumes
Level
4 Elements of dance movements
Flamenco dance
Body movement
38. Dancing on the toes
George Balanchine (director of the New York City Ballet) and modern American ballet
Warm - up exercises should address these 5 skills/abilities
Pointe
The 8 basic steps
39. 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
Other theatrical production
Tempo
Forc
Romantic Era
40. 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.
Elements of dance: Force
Attitude
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Japan
Native Americans
41. Pavane - Galliard (from the Renaissance period) - The minuet - Charleston - Twist - Disco - Hip - hop - Lambada
Modern dance
Dance teaching - key words and counts
Popular historical dances that are often used today
Dance activities should begin with these
42. 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
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Rome
4 Elements of dance movements
Grand jete
Rumba flamenco
43. 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
Kinds of Levels
Classical
Native Americans
44. 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
Level
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Greece
Elevation
Era of Romanticism (early 1800s)
45. Variations on folk dances are found in dance forms of today - including...
Movement materials
Dance teaching - key words and counts
Square dancing and barn dancing
Late 20th Century
46. Locomotor - Nonlocomotor - Combined Locomotor
Movements involved in the space element of dance
Dance post -1960s
Dallet evolution
Elements of dance: Force
47. 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
Revolutionary aspects of early modern dance
Rhapsodic rhythms
Lifts
Religious or ceremonial dance
48. Warm - up - skill building - expression via classroom dance activities
Well - known musical productions
Elements of dance: Force
Line
Elements should be found in all dance instruction
49. Gaze - Floor - Away
Degree of Energy
Dance activities should begin with these
Focus
Elements of dance: Force
50. 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
Play and sing with movement
Ballet
Forc
Promenade