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CSET Domain 1 Performing Arts Dance
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dance
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Forward/Backward - Up/Down - Sideways (horizontal or vertical) - Diagonal - Straight - Circle - Out/In - Zigzag - Spiral
Dance - Prehistory to Beginning of Middle Ages (A.D. 400)
Other theatrical production
Pointe
Direction
2. Number of beats grouped together e.g. 3/4 or 2/4 or 6/8
Beat
Creative movement
4 Elements of dance movements
Meter
3. Speed: fast or slow
Focus
Dance teaching - variety - exposure
Tempo
Rumba flamenco
4. 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)
Pirouette
Quality of Energy
Range (of movement)
Dance in the Middle Ages (500-1400)
5. Non - metric (e.g. - breath - water - or wind)
Tempo
Rhapsodic rhythms
Elements of dance: Levels
Elements of dance: Time
6. Non - metric rhythms e.g. breath - water - or wind
Tempo
Rhapsodic Rhythms
Renaissance (1400-1600)
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Rome
7. Release of potential energy into kinetic energy
Framework for dance activity instruction
Force
Ballet
Dallet evolution
8. 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.
Level
Theatrical dance
Arabesque
Native Americans
9. 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
Quality of Energy
Classical
Maypole dance
Virtuoso dancing
10. Ethno - cultural - kabuki - Russian - and Celtic dance
Other theatrical production
Cultural dances
Kinds of Levels
Range (of movement)
11. Locomotor - Nonlocomotor - Combined Locomotor
Extension
Degree of Energy
Modern dance choreography
Movements involved in the space element of dance
12. Angular - rounded - twisted - bent - crooked - symmetrical - or asymmetrical
Form and shape
Dance teaching - prep
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) China
Dance teaching - variety - exposure
13. Music to accompany specific - technical ballet steps; a theatrical art form developed
Religious or ceremonial dance
Other theatrical production
Dance - pointe
Dallet evolution
14. In this leap - the dancer turns halfway in midair to land facing the direction in which the movement started
Focus
Historical forms of dance
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Indi
Grand jete en tournan (tour jete)
15. 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
Modern dance
Passe
Dance activities should begin with these
16. 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
Pirouette
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Greece
Lifts
Cultural dances
17. Based on music - songs - dialogue - and dance - Audiences often experience it in the form of musical theatre productions
Extension
Theatrical dance
Dance teaching - floor pattern
Adagio
18. Posture - Balance - Flexibility - Strength - Coordination
Warm - up exercises should address these 5 skills/abilities
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Indi
4 Elements of dance movements
Passe
19. Leader - follower - mirror - unison - or parting)
Combined locomotor
Rhapsodic Rhythms
Interactions between dancers
Dance teaching - variety - exposure
20. Variations on folk dances are found in dance forms of today - including...
Square dancing and barn dancing
Attitude
Interactions between dancers
Pirouette
21. Type of creative dance involving specialized movement techniques; emphasis is on expression and communication
Degree of Energy
Renaissance (1400-1600)
Modern dance
Play and sing with movement
22. Whether the energy is: Sustained (smooth) - Suspended (light) - Swing (under - curve) - Sway (over - curve) - Collapsed (loose) - Percussive (sharp) - Vibrate (shudder)
Theatrical dance
Era of Romanticism (early 1800s)
Native Americans
Quality of Energy
23. 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
Arabesque
Space
Dance - Prehistory to Beginning of Middle Ages (A.D. 400)
Promenade
24. Warm - up exercises and Body awareness exercises
4 Elements of dance movements
Renaissance (1400-1600)
Dance activities should begin with these
Degree of Energy
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
Well - known musical productions
Folk dance
Framework for dance activity instruction
Historical forms of dance
26. As in music - the opposite of allegro; a slower tempo - also a set of practice exercises in class consisting of extensions and balances
Lifts
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Greece
Adagio
Romantic Era
27. Sequences - motifs - and phrases developed as the choreographed dance
Force
Choreography
Movement materials
Modern dance
28. 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)
Passe
Arabesque
Early 20th Century Revolutionary aspects of Ballets Russes (Russia)
Ballet
29. Direction: forward - backward - up - down - sideways (horizontal or vertical) - diagonal - straight - circle - out - in - zigzag - or spiral
Elements of dance: Levels
Social dance and mass culture
Dance - Prehistory to Beginning of Middle Ages (A.D. 400)
Range (of movement)
30. 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).
Nonlocomotor
Pas de deux
Dance teaching - floor pattern
Body movement
31. Hip - hop - line dance - ballroom - waltz - foxtrot - tango - rumba - jive - and swing
Improvisation
Era of Romanticism (early 1800s)
Social dance styles
Dance post -1960s
32. 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
Individual - group - or class
Elements of dance: Force
Combined locomotor
Grand jete
33. 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
Social dance and mass culture
Revolutionary aspects of early modern dance
Minuet
Alignment
34. Warm - up - skill building - expression via classroom dance activities
Early 20th Century Revolutionary aspects of Ballets Russes (Russia)
Choreography
Elements should be found in all dance instruction
Movements involved in the space element of dance
35. Developed in France (1500s) - and moved to Italy; this led to the development of court dancing in Europe (nobility in a palace setting); patronage of the Medicis; 'dancing masters'; steps were slow (adagio) and fast (allegro); lack of spontaneity (de
Arabesque
Ballet
Elements of dance: Force
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Rome
36. Stretched the boundaries of classical ballet; new movements ('turnout')
Current examples of folk dances in the 20th century
Early 20th Century Revolutionary aspects of Ballets Russes (Russia)
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Egypt
Modern dance
37. Dance movement that is primary and nonfunctional - with an emphasis on body mastery for expressive and communicative purposes
Creative movement
Authentic folk dancing in its purest form
Square dancing and barn dancing
Rumba flamenco
38. Walking - running - leaping - jumping - hopping - galloping - skipping - and sliding (Chasse)
The 8 basic steps
Social dance styles
Warm - up exercises should address these 5 skills/abilities
Arabesque
39. A form of cultural dance - originated from medieval times when townspeople danced to celebrate - e.g. Medieval 'carolers'
Syncopation
Attitude
Dance in the Middle Ages (500-1400)
Folk dance
40. 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
4 Elements of dance movements
Attitude
Body movement
Meter
41. Elaborate costumes - balance and moderation - and traditional dance
Nonlocomotor
Passe
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Java
Classical
42. An adagio movement in which the dancer pivots completely around on one foot while maintaining a pose with the working leg
18th and 19th Centuries
Dance - Prehistory to Beginning of Middle Ages (A.D. 400)
Promenade
Square dancing and barn dancing
43. 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
Religious or ceremonial dance
Syncopation
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Rome
Minuet
44. The steps of a dance as put together for performance or the art of composing dances
Pirouette
Choreography
Level
Kinesthetic awareness
45. Space - Time - Levels (dynamics)- Force (energy) - Locomotor (traveling through space)
Elements of dance
Maypole dance
Martha Graham and psychodrama
Focus
46. 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
Romantic Era
Warm - up exercises should address these 5 skills/abilities
Rumba flamenco
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Indi
47. More eclectic; ballet and ethnic used in the same performance; all - male groups; intense theatrical effects in lighting - costume - and sets
Nonlocomotor
Movement materials
Dance post -1960s
Social dance
48. Wide - narrow - big - or little
Range
Elements should be found in all dance instruction
Individual - group - or class
Current examples of folk dances in the 20th century
49. Kabuki (traced to primitive rituals; it involves stomping - elaborate costumes - is male only - and is still current)
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Japan
Modern dance
Nonlocomotor
Elements of dance: Time
50. Rhythm: countable patterns - Tempo: fast or slow speed - Beat: even or uneven - Meter: 2/4 time - 3/4 time - etc.
Elements of dance: Time
Individual - group - or class
Direction
Modern dance choreography