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CSET Domain 1 Performing Arts Dance
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. 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
Era of Romanticism (early 1800s)
Dance - Prehistory to Beginning of Middle Ages (A.D. 400)
Grand jete en tournan (tour jete)
Abstraction
2. 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
Modern dance choreography
Characteristics of folk dance
Dance teaching - key words and counts
Well - known musical productions
3. A line along which a person or part of a person moves - Patterns on/in the Floor - Elevated or Air
Elements of dance
Pathway
Allegro
4 Elements of dance movements
4. Literally - 'a step for two'; this refers to a specific codified form that is choreographed in many classical ballets; this is also used to refer to any section of a dance performed by two dancers together
Abstraction
Dance teaching - floor pattern
Pas de deux
Grand jete en tournan (tour jete)
5. Movement associated with gods/funerals
Well - known musical productions
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Egypt
Meter
Play and sing with movement
6. As in music - the opposite of allegro; a slower tempo - also a set of practice exercises in class consisting of extensions and balances
Dance teaching - prep
Adagio
4 Elements of dance movements
Square dancing and barn dancing
7. Leader - follower - mirror - unison - or parting)
Kinds of Levels
Promenade
18th and 19th Centuries
Interactions between dancers
8. 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
Focus
Combined locomotor
Elements of dance: Time
Cultural dances
9. Pantomime/dance expression
Dance teaching - variety - exposure
Lifts
Range
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Rome
10. Broadway and Hollywood shows; a new style of moving with emphasis on speed and mobility; lean body types; importance of the female dancer
Force
Rumba flamenco
Authentic folk dancing in its purest form
George Balanchine (director of the New York City Ballet) and modern American ballet
11. Rhythm: countable patterns - Tempo: fast or slow speed - Beat: even or uneven - Meter: 2/4 time - 3/4 time - etc.
Elements of dance: Time
Grand jete en tournan (tour jete)
Direction
4 Elements of dance movements
12. A part of pas de deux in which one dancer is lifted off the ground by another
Movements involved in the space element of dance
Lifts
Arabesque
Religious or ceremonial dance
13. 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
Dance teaching - floor pattern
Spotting
Choreography
Flamenco dance
14. 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
Kinds of Levels
Revolutionary aspects of early modern dance
Early 20th Century Revolutionary aspects of Ballets Russes (Russia)
15. Formalized hand movements (e.g. - Hindu dance - the oldest world dance)
4 Elements of dance movements
Framework for dance activity instruction
Maypole dance
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Indi
16. 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
Forc
Elements of dance: Force
Elevation
Dance teaching - prep
17. 1. Space 2. Time 3. Levels (dynamics) 4. Force (energy)
Focus
4 Elements of dance movements
Dance activities should begin with these
Range
18. 1. Rhythm 2. Tempo 3. Beat 4. Meter 5. Syncopation 6. Rhapsodic Rhythms
Dance
Line
Other theatrical production
Concepts regarding the time element of dance
19. 1. Direction 2. Form and Shape 3. Level 4. Range 5. Pathway 6. Focus
Form and shape
Dance teaching - floor pattern
Improvisation
Kinds of Levels
20. Provide opportunities for interpretation of dance - Provide a classroom dance program that includes different styles of dance from a cultural and historical context
Current examples of folk dances in the 20th century
Ballet
Dance teaching - variety - exposure
Meter
21. Focusing the eyes on one point in the distance in order to keep balance while turning
Spotting
Concepts regarding the time element of dance
Rhapsodic Rhythms
Nonlocomotor
22. Polka - square dances - historic dances
Barre
Elements should be found in all dance instruction
Current examples of folk dances in the 20th century
Improvisation
23. Floor - elevated - or air patterns
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Rome
Form and shape
Pathway
4 Elements of dance movements
24. Includes locomotor (moving from one place to another) and axial (contained movement around an axis of the body)
Space between dancers
Line
Body movement
Dance - pointe
25. Warm - up - skill building - expression via classroom dance activities
Line
Rhapsodic rhythms
Beat
Elements should be found in all dance instruction
26. Forward/Backward - Up/Down - Sideways (horizontal or vertical) - Diagonal - Straight - Circle - Out/In - Zigzag - Spiral
Grand jete en tournan (tour jete)
Individual - group - or class
Direction
Syncopation
27. Pavane - Galliard (from the Renaissance period) - The minuet - Charleston - Twist - Disco - Hip - hop - Lambada
Movement materials
Elements should be found in all dance instruction
Popular historical dances that are often used today
Pointe
28. Kabuki (traced to primitive rituals; it involves stomping - elaborate costumes - is male only - and is still current)
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Japan
Renaissance (1400-1600)
Abstraction
Ballet
29. Variations on folk dances are found in dance forms of today - including...
Elements of dance
Social dance and mass culture
Square dancing and barn dancing
Native Americans
30. All - inclusive term meaning the aesthetics of movement - the organization of moves with a beginning - middle - and end in sequential form
Dance
Well - known musical productions
Concepts regarding the time element of dance
Revolutionary aspects of early modern dance
31. Space - Time - Levels (dynamics)- Force (energy) - Locomotor (traveling through space)
Elements of dance
Minuet
Focus
Attitude
32. Wide - narrow - big - or little
Range
Dance teaching - prep
Well - known musical productions
Rumba flamenco
33. 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
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Greece
Force
Forc
Styles of dance and movement
34. Gaze - floor - or away
Abstraction
Early 20th Century Revolutionary aspects of Ballets Russes (Russia)
Focus
Flamenco dance
35. Feeling the dance movements of others in one's own muscles
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) China
Lifts
Postmodern dance
Kinesthetic awareness
36. Strong/Weak - Heavy/Light - Dynamic/Static - Flowing/Tense
Dance activities should begin with these
Arabesque
Degree of Energy
Barre
37. Wide/Narrow - Big/Little
Classical
4 Elements of dance movements
Range (of movement)
Attitude
38. A rhythmic pattern produced when a deliberate pattern is upset
Abstraction
Level
Syncopation
Barre
39. 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
Extension
Grand jete en tournan (tour jete)
Level
40. Number of beats grouped together e.g. 3/4 or 2/4 or 6/8
Meter
Spotting
Alignment
Pathway
41. From the musical term - this refers to quick or lively movements
Allegro
Grand jete
Kinesthetic awareness
Renaissance (1400-1600)
42. Sequences - motifs - and phrases developed as the choreographed dance
Level
Movement materials
Historical forms of dance
Dance - Prehistory to Beginning of Middle Ages (A.D. 400)
43. 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)
Dance activities should begin with these
Arabesque
Promenade
Space between dancers
44. Side - by - side - supported - far - or near)
George Balanchine (director of the New York City Ballet) and modern American ballet
Extension
Space between dancers
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) China
45. In theatre chorus; also the festival of Dionysus
Passe
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Greece
Degree of Energy
The 8 basic steps
46. Release of potential energy into kinetic energy
Force
Degree of Energy
Alignment
Lifts
47. 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
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Indi
Characteristics of folk dance
Native Americans
Pointe
48. Posture - Balance - Flexibility - Strength - Coordination
Warm - up exercises should address these 5 skills/abilities
Direction
Individual - group - or class
Social dance and mass culture
49. High - medium - or low
Movement materials
Tempo
Level
Forc
50. In this leap - the dancer turns halfway in midair to land facing the direction in which the movement started
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Greece
Adagio
Grand jete en tournan (tour jete)
Elements of dance: Levels