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CSET Domain 1 Performing Arts Dance
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1. A formal aristocratic court dance developed at the end of the rennaisance period
George Balanchine (director of the New York City Ballet) and modern American ballet
Play and sing with movement
Minuet
Classical
2. Ethno - cultural - kabuki - Russian - and Celtic dance
Other theatrical production
Romantic Era
Beat
Dance activities should begin with these
3. All - inclusive term meaning the aesthetics of movement - the organization of moves with a beginning - middle - and end in sequential form
Dance teaching - key words and counts
Grand jete
Rhapsodic rhythms
Dance
4. 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
Arabesque
Styles of dance and movement
Range (of movement)
Space between dancers
5. Direction: forward - backward - up - down - sideways (horizontal or vertical) - diagonal - straight - circle - out - in - zigzag - or spiral
Barre
Elements of dance: Levels
Dance in the Middle Ages (500-1400)
Rumba flamenco
6. Rock 'n' roll; MTV; hip - hop; ballroom dancing (tango)
Elements should be found in all dance instruction
Social dance and mass culture
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Egypt
Extension
7. Formalized hand movements (e.g. - Hindu dance - the oldest world dance)
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Indi
Dance - pointe
Pirouette
Folk dance
8. Ceremonial dance with each character having specific hand movement - and martial (war) dancing
Elevation
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) China
Elements of dance
Revolutionary aspects of early modern dance
9. Dancing on the toes
Pointe
Grand jete en tournan (tour jete)
Modern dance choreography
Dance teaching - floor pattern
10. Hip - hop - line dance - ballroom - waltz - foxtrot - tango - rumba - jive - and swing
Dance teaching - prep
Dance activities should begin with these
Other theatrical production
Social dance styles
11. 1. Space 2. Time 3. Levels (dynamics) 4. Force (energy)
Kinesthetic awareness
Line
Styles of dance and movement
4 Elements of dance movements
12. Immediate area surrounding the body; the area in which bodies can move at all levels
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Rome
Maypole dance
Quality of Energy
Space
13. (Staying in one place 'on spot'): stretching - pushing - twisting - bending - kicking - sinking - or curling
Meter
Nonlocomotor
Religious or ceremonial dance
Current examples of folk dances in the 20th century
14. Formal dancing spread to the Continent; expansion of professional dancing masters; professional choreography at the Paris Opera (opera and dance); costuming; introduction of the waltz (1-2-3) rhythm; court dance
4 Elements of dance movements
Pathway
18th and 19th Centuries
Elements of dance: Force
15. Ballet - jazz - and tap
Square dancing and barn dancing
Well - known musical productions
Era of Romanticism (early 1800s)
Kinesthetic awareness
16. 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
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Japan
Elements of dance: Force
Social dance
Other theatrical production
17. Floor - elevated - or air patterns
Kinds of Levels
Era of Romanticism (early 1800s)
Lifts
Pathway
18. 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
Nonlocomotor
Combined locomotor
Rhapsodic Rhythms
Era of Romanticism (early 1800s)
19. Feeling the dance movements of others in one's own muscles
Concepts regarding the time element of dance
Meter
Kinesthetic awareness
Elements of dance: Force
20. Posture - Balance - Flexibility - Strength - Coordination
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Greece
Warm - up exercises should address these 5 skills/abilities
Social dance
Theatrical dance
21. The arrangement of head - shoulders - arms - torso - and legs while dancing
Late 20th Century
Elements of dance: Levels
Line
Kinds of Levels
22. Rhythmic pattern produced when a deliberate pattern is upset - Rhythm produced when beats are displaced such that strong beats become weak and vice versa
Folk dance
Creative movement
Syncopation
Choreography
23. Based on music - songs - dialogue - and dance - Audiences often experience it in the form of musical theatre productions
Forc
Theatrical dance
Dance post -1960s
Dance - pointe
24. Broadway and Hollywood shows; a new style of moving with emphasis on speed and mobility; lean body types; importance of the female dancer
Lifts
George Balanchine (director of the New York City Ballet) and modern American ballet
Alignment
Creative movement
25. Elaborate costumes - balance and moderation - and traditional dance
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Java
Forc
Minuet
Degree of Energy
26. Type of creative dance involving specialized movement techniques; emphasis is on expression and communication
Historical forms of dance
Rhapsodic rhythms
Body movement
Modern dance
27. Wide/Narrow - Big/Little
Dance teaching - variety - exposure
Allegro
Pas de deux
Range (of movement)
28. Strong/Weak - Heavy/Light - Dynamic/Static - Flowing/Tense
Characteristics of folk dance
Dance in the Middle Ages (500-1400)
Dance teaching - prep
Degree of Energy
29. Raising the leg to a straightened position with the foot very high above the ground; the ability to lift and hold the leg in position of the ground
Alignment
Extension
Early 20th Century Revolutionary aspects of Ballets Russes (Russia)
Dance post -1960s
30. Focusing the eyes on one point in the distance in order to keep balance while turning
Dance - pointe
Pathway
Meter
Spotting
31. 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
Rhapsodic rhythms
Elevation
Classical
Pointe
32. 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
Syncopation
Virtuoso dancing
Cultural dances
Concepts regarding the time element of dance
33. 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
Elements of dance: Levels
Degree of Energy
Modern dance choreography
Rhapsodic Rhythms
34. 1. Rhythm 2. Tempo 3. Beat 4. Meter 5. Syncopation 6. Rhapsodic Rhythms
Lifts
Theatrical dance
Space between dancers
Concepts regarding the time element of dance
35. Dance movement that is primary and nonfunctional - with an emphasis on body mastery for expressive and communicative purposes
Classical
Degree of Energy
Grand jete en tournan (tour jete)
Creative movement
36. The steps of a dance as put together for performance or the art of composing dances
Space
Movements involved in the space element of dance
Choreography
Form and shape
37. 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
Syncopation
Elements should be found in all dance instruction
Ballet
Pas de deux
38. 'To twirl or spin'; a turn on one foot that can be executed outward - away from the body - or inward - toward the body
Range (of movement)
Dance - pointe
Pirouette
Degree of Energy
39. Speed: fast or slow
Tempo
Current examples of folk dances in the 20th century
Syncopation
Level
40. A term coined in the 1960s by those who wanted to create movement outside the influences of any of the then - traditional modern dance pioneers - such as Cunningham - Graham - Humphrey - Lim
Religious or ceremonial dance
Pirouette
Postmodern dance
Dance in the Middle Ages (500-1400)
41. Non - metric (e.g. - breath - water - or wind)
Social dance and mass culture
Revolutionary aspects of early modern dance
Romantic Era
Rhapsodic rhythms
42. Gaze - Floor - Away
Flamenco dance
Focus
Pathway
Rhapsodic Rhythms
43. In this leap - the dancer turns halfway in midair to land facing the direction in which the movement started
Level
Allegro
Rhythm
Grand jete en tournan (tour jete)
44. (Often traditional folk steps): two - step - paddle - grapevine - step - hop - chug - and spinning
Space between dancers
Dance teaching - prep
Combined locomotor
Dallet evolution
45. Non - metric rhythms e.g. breath - water - or wind
The 8 basic steps
Pathway
Level
Rhapsodic Rhythms
46. Dancing evolved from pageants and processions of the period
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Japan
George Balanchine (director of the New York City Ballet) and modern American ballet
Renaissance (1400-1600)
Elements of dance: Levels
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
Concepts regarding the time element of dance
Dance teaching - floor pattern
Characteristics of folk dance
Dance
48. In theatre chorus; also the festival of Dionysus
Social dance
Range (of movement)
Dance in the Middle Ages (500-1400)
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Greece
49. 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
Lifts
Romantic Era
Framework for dance activity instruction
Nonlocomotor
50. As in music - the opposite of allegro; a slower tempo - also a set of practice exercises in class consisting of extensions and balances
Current examples of folk dances in the 20th century
Adagio
Space
Allegro
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