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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. 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 teaching - variety - exposure
Martha Graham and psychodrama
Dance - Prehistory to Beginning of Middle Ages (A.D. 400)
Other theatrical production
2. A part of pas de deux in which one dancer is lifted off the ground by another
Lifts
Cultural dances
Minuet
Ballet
3. Whether the energy is: Sustained (smooth) - Suspended (light) - Swing (under - curve) - Sway (over - curve) - Collapsed (loose) - Percussive (sharp) - Vibrate (shudder)
Creative movement
Pathway
Quality of Energy
Dance
4. To cue the steps and directional changes - and to alert students (e.g. - 'ready'); this helps students keep the main rhythmic pattern and encourages them to gain a sense of the whole
Dance activities should begin with these
Dance teaching - key words and counts
Space between dancers
Focus
5. 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
Concepts regarding the time element of dance
Flamenco dance
Movements involved in the space element of dance
Force
6. 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)
Renaissance (1400-1600)
Arabesque
Adagio
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) China
7. Refers to dances in which socializing is the main focus; therefore - a dance partner is essential
Grand jete
Kinesthetic awareness
Movement materials
Social dance
8. Floor - elevated - or air patterns
18th and 19th Centuries
Allegro
Pathway
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Java
9. 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
Grand jete
Era of Romanticism (early 1800s)
Pathway
Pas de deux
10. Dancing evolved from pageants and processions of the period
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Java
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) China
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Japan
Renaissance (1400-1600)
11. In this leap - the dancer turns halfway in midair to land facing the direction in which the movement started
Grand jete
Pirouette
Rhapsodic Rhythms
Grand jete en tournan (tour jete)
12. 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
Renaissance (1400-1600)
Passe
Dance - pointe
Romantic Era
13. Release of potential energy into kinetic energy
Pas de deux
Passe
Force
Well - known musical productions
14. The arrangement of head - shoulders - arms - torso - and legs while dancing
Line
Square dancing and barn dancing
Focus
Dance
15. Includes locomotor (moving from one place to another) and axial (contained movement around an axis of the body)
Social dance
Space between dancers
Rhapsodic Rhythms
Body movement
16. 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)
Authentic folk dancing in its purest form
Dance in the Middle Ages (500-1400)
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Java
George Balanchine (director of the New York City Ballet) and modern American ballet
17. 'To twirl or spin'; a turn on one foot that can be executed outward - away from the body - or inward - toward the body
Forc
Form and shape
Level
Pirouette
18. Refers to the lexicon of dance as taught in the original academies - also used in reference to ballets as created during the Imperial Russian days - such as The Sleeping Beauty - The Nutcracker - and Swan Lake - also refers to a style of performing
George Balanchine (director of the New York City Ballet) and modern American ballet
Space between dancers
Classical
Minuet
19. An adagio movement in which the dancer pivots completely around on one foot while maintaining a pose with the working leg
Force
Beat
Promenade
4 Elements of dance movements
20. Variations on folk dances are found in dance forms of today - including...
Virtuoso dancing
The 8 basic steps
Square dancing and barn dancing
Dance - Prehistory to Beginning of Middle Ages (A.D. 400)
21. Dance movement that is primary and nonfunctional - with an emphasis on body mastery for expressive and communicative purposes
Space
Movement materials
Pathway
Creative movement
22. Based on music - songs - dialogue - and dance - Audiences often experience it in the form of musical theatre productions
Era of Romanticism (early 1800s)
Theatrical dance
Dallet evolution
Modern dance choreography
23. Forward/Backward - Up/Down - Sideways (horizontal or vertical) - Diagonal - Straight - Circle - Out/In - Zigzag - Spiral
The 8 basic steps
Dance - Prehistory to Beginning of Middle Ages (A.D. 400)
Romantic Era
Direction
24. Immediate area surrounding the body; the area in which bodies can move at all levels
Pas de deux
Minuet
Space
Native Americans
25. Type of creative dance involving specialized movement techniques; emphasis is on expression and communication
Concepts regarding the time element of dance
Spotting
Space between dancers
Modern dance
26. Elaborate costumes - balance and moderation - and traditional dance
Lifts
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Java
Movement materials
Barre
27. More eclectic; ballet and ethnic used in the same performance; all - male groups; intense theatrical effects in lighting - costume - and sets
Dance post -1960s
Elements of dance: Force
Concepts regarding the time element of dance
Religious or ceremonial dance
28. Wide/Narrow - Big/Little
Late 20th Century
Range (of movement)
Movements involved in the space element of dance
Syncopation
29. (Staying in one place 'on spot'): stretching - pushing - twisting - bending - kicking - sinking - or curling
Nonlocomotor
Dance activities should begin with these
Beat
Direction
30. 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
18th and 19th Centuries
Dance
Grand jete
Attitude
31. A formal aristocratic court dance developed at the end of the rennaisance period
Space between dancers
George Balanchine (director of the New York City Ballet) and modern American ballet
Minuet
Quality of Energy
32. Angular - rounded - twisted - bent - crooked - symmetrical - or asymmetrical
Popular historical dances that are often used today
Form and shape
Pas de deux
Elements of dance: Force
33. Born in the 20th century as a result of dancers resisting the rigid structure of classical ballet dance
Dance teaching - prep
Modern dance
Native Americans
Force
34. Stretched the boundaries of classical ballet; new movements ('turnout')
Authentic folk dancing in its purest form
Kinds of Levels
Movement materials
Early 20th Century Revolutionary aspects of Ballets Russes (Russia)
35. High - medium - or low
Extension
Level
Play and sing with movement
Alignment
36. Space - Time - Levels (dynamics)- Force (energy) - Locomotor (traveling through space)
Attitude
Elements of dance
Martha Graham and psychodrama
Individual - group - or class
37. Strong/Weak - Heavy/Light - Dynamic/Static - Flowing/Tense
Degree of Energy
Rumba flamenco
Quality of Energy
Folk dance
38. 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
Dance activities should begin with these
Cultural dances
Focus
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) China
39. Hip - hop - line dance - ballroom - waltz - foxtrot - tango - rumba - jive - and swing
Elements of dance: Levels
18th and 19th Centuries
Social dance styles
Modern dance
40. 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 (of movement)
Early 20th Century Revolutionary aspects of Ballets Russes (Russia)
Well - known musical productions
Romantic Era
41. 1. Rhythm 2. Tempo 3. Beat 4. Meter 5. Syncopation 6. Rhapsodic Rhythms
Concepts regarding the time element of dance
Elements of dance
Elements of dance: Force
Romantic Era
42. Feeling the dance movements of others in one's own muscles
Kinesthetic awareness
Space between dancers
Body movement
Other theatrical production
43. Dancing on the toes
Force
Pointe
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Indi
Social dance and mass culture
44. Provide opportunities for interpretation of dance - Provide a classroom dance program that includes different styles of dance from a cultural and historical context
Range (of movement)
Choreography
Dance - pointe
Dance teaching - variety - exposure
45. Pavane - Galliard (from the Renaissance period) - The minuet - Charleston - Twist - Disco - Hip - hop - Lambada
Popular historical dances that are often used today
Historical forms of dance
18th and 19th Centuries
Line
46. Rhythm: countable patterns - Tempo: fast or slow speed - Beat: even or uneven - Meter: 2/4 time - 3/4 time - etc.
Barre
Promenade
Elements of dance: Time
Popular historical dances that are often used today
47. All - inclusive term meaning the aesthetics of movement - the organization of moves with a beginning - middle - and end in sequential form
Dance
The 8 basic steps
Kinds of Levels
Kinesthetic awareness
48. 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
Force
Authentic folk dancing in its purest form
Dance - Prehistory to Beginning of Middle Ages (A.D. 400)
Modern dance choreography
49. A rhythmic pattern produced when a deliberate pattern is upset
Syncopation
Allegro
Rhapsodic Rhythms
Rhapsodic rhythms
50. Music to accompany specific - technical ballet steps; a theatrical art form developed
Elements of dance: Force
Native Americans
Social dance styles
Dallet evolution