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CSET Domain 1 Performing Arts Dance

Subjects : cset, performing-arts, dance
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1. A line along which a person or part of a person moves - Patterns on/in the Floor - Elevated or Air






2. Focusing the eyes on one point in the distance in order to keep balance while turning






3. 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






4. Walking - running - leaping - jumping - hopping - galloping - skipping - and sliding (Chasse)






5. Movement associated with gods/funerals






6. 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.






7. 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






8. Direction: forward - backward - up - down - sideways (horizontal or vertical) - diagonal - straight - circle - out - in - zigzag - or spiral






9. Pantomime/dance expression






10. 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






11. 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






12. Formalized hand movements (e.g. - Hindu dance - the oldest world dance)






13. Ethno - cultural - kabuki - Russian - and Celtic dance






14. Rhythmic pattern produced when a deliberate pattern is upset - Rhythm produced when beats are displaced such that strong beats become weak and vice versa






15. A part of pas de deux in which one dancer is lifted off the ground by another






16. 1. Rhythm 2. Tempo 3. Beat 4. Meter 5. Syncopation 6. Rhapsodic Rhythms






17. Refers to dances in which socializing is the main focus; therefore - a dance partner is essential






18. Ballet - jazz - and tap






19. Release of potential energy into kinetic energy






20. Gaze - Floor - Away






21. Pavane - Galliard (from the Renaissance period) - The minuet - Charleston - Twist - Disco - Hip - hop - Lambada






22. Rhythm: countable patterns - Tempo: fast or slow speed - Beat: even or uneven - Meter: 2/4 time - 3/4 time - etc.






23. Determine appropriate age - related expectations for a safe - enjoyable classroom activity






24. 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






25. Locomotor - Nonlocomotor - Combined Locomotor






26. The arrangement of head - shoulders - arms - torso - and legs while dancing






27. 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






28. Elaborate costumes - balance and moderation - and traditional dance






29. 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






30. (Often traditional folk steps): two - step - paddle - grapevine - step - hop - chug - and spinning






31. 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






32. Non - metric (e.g. - breath - water - or wind)






33. Stretched the boundaries of classical ballet; new movements ('turnout')






34. Number of beats grouped together e.g. 3/4 or 2/4 or 6/8






35. Ballet developed throughout Europe; this led to ___________ - expressive capacity of the body - pointe footwork and the heel - less shoe






36. Movement without previous planning






37. Music to accompany specific - technical ballet steps; a theatrical art form developed






38. 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






39. Hip - hop - line dance - ballroom - waltz - foxtrot - tango - rumba - jive - and swing






40. Warm - up - skill building - expression via classroom dance activities






41. Born in the 20th century as a result of dancers resisting the rigid structure of classical ballet dance






42. More eclectic; ballet and ethnic used in the same performance; all - male groups; intense theatrical effects in lighting - costume - and sets






43. Provide opportunities for interpretation of dance - Provide a classroom dance program that includes different styles of dance from a cultural and historical context






44. A rhythmic pattern produced when a deliberate pattern is upset






45. The essence of an idea applied to the art of movement






46. 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






47. Even or uneven beat






48. High - medium - or low






49. Sequences - motifs - and phrases developed as the choreographed dance






50. All - inclusive term meaning the aesthetics of movement - the organization of moves with a beginning - middle - and end in sequential form