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CSET Domain 1 Performing Arts Dance
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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
Dance - pointe
Well - known musical productions
Modern dance
2. Hip - hop - line dance - ballroom - waltz - foxtrot - tango - rumba - jive - and swing
Social dance and mass culture
Elements of dance: Time
Popular historical dances that are often used today
Social dance styles
3. Warm - up - skill building - expression via classroom dance activities
Elements should be found in all dance instruction
Current examples of folk dances in the 20th century
Modern dance
Pathway
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
Styles of dance and movement
Improvisation
Square dancing and barn dancing
Range
5. Forward/Backward - Up/Down - Sideways (horizontal or vertical) - Diagonal - Straight - Circle - Out/In - Zigzag - Spiral
Direction
Individual - group - or class
Range (of movement)
Elements of dance: Force
6. Must include these four factors: Dance movements must predate the 19th century - Dance is performed by peasants or royalty - The choreography is derived from tradition - There is no teacher
Authentic folk dancing in its purest form
Arabesque
Quality of Energy
Play and sing with movement
7. The way in which various parts of the dancer's body are in line with one another while the dancer is moving
Rhythm
Concepts regarding the time element of dance
Alignment
Form and shape
8. 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
Dallet evolution
Movement materials
Authentic folk dancing in its purest form
9. Includes locomotor (moving from one place to another) and axial (contained movement around an axis of the body)
Dance teaching - key words and counts
Body movement
Kinesthetic awareness
Dance teaching - variety - exposure
10. 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
18th and 19th Centuries
Martha Graham and psychodrama
Postmodern dance
Late 20th Century
11. 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
Dance - Prehistory to Beginning of Middle Ages (A.D. 400)
Pirouette
Era of Romanticism (early 1800s)
Rhapsodic Rhythms
12. 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
Native Americans
Cultural dances
Tempo
Modern dance
13. 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
Pas de deux
Rhapsodic Rhythms
Social dance and mass culture
Folk dance
14. Posture - Balance - Flexibility - Strength - Coordination
Syncopation
Warm - up exercises should address these 5 skills/abilities
Attitude
Form and shape
15. On the ball of the foot - or half toe
Dance - pointe
Elements of dance: Force
Social dance
Line
16. Born in the 20th century as a result of dancers resisting the rigid structure of classical ballet dance
Renaissance (1400-1600)
Modern dance
Native Americans
George Balanchine (director of the New York City Ballet) and modern American ballet
17. 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
Grand jete en tournan (tour jete)
The 8 basic steps
Creative movement
Play and sing with movement
18. Movement associated with gods/funerals
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Japan
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Egypt
Individual - group - or class
Dance teaching - variety - exposure
19. A formal aristocratic court dance developed at the end of the rennaisance period
Dance - Prehistory to Beginning of Middle Ages (A.D. 400)
Choreography
Minuet
Dance
20. 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
Dance - pointe
Barre
Line
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Egypt
21. Walking - running - leaping - jumping - hopping - galloping - skipping - and sliding (Chasse)
The 8 basic steps
Focus
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Japan
Elements of dance
22. Based on music - songs - dialogue - and dance - Audiences often experience it in the form of musical theatre productions
Theatrical dance
18th and 19th Centuries
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Greece
Force
23. 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
Ballet
Movements involved in the space element of dance
Combined locomotor
Cultural dances
24. An adagio movement in which the dancer pivots completely around on one foot while maintaining a pose with the working leg
Alignment
Promenade
Romantic Era
Combined locomotor
25. Ballet - jazz - and tap
Pirouette
Characteristics of folk dance
Well - known musical productions
Dance post -1960s
26. Countable patterns
Rhythm
Pirouette
Space
Modern dance choreography
27. A rhythmic pattern produced when a deliberate pattern is upset
The 8 basic steps
Renaissance (1400-1600)
Syncopation
Abstraction
28. 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
Modern dance choreography
Level
Era of Romanticism (early 1800s)
Rumba flamenco
29. 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
Meter
Degree of Energy
Dance teaching - prep
Dance in the Middle Ages (500-1400)
30. 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
Theatrical dance
Flamenco dance
Current examples of folk dances in the 20th century
Choreography
31. Kabuki (traced to primitive rituals; it involves stomping - elaborate costumes - is male only - and is still current)
Characteristics of folk dance
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) China
Social dance
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Japan
32. Variations on folk dances are found in dance forms of today - including...
Passe
Elevation
Focus
Square dancing and barn dancing
33. Pavane - Galliard (from the Renaissance period) - The minuet - Charleston - Twist - Disco - Hip - hop - Lambada
18th and 19th Centuries
Nonlocomotor
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Japan
Popular historical dances that are often used today
34. 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
Religious or ceremonial dance
Historical forms of dance
Alignment
Nonlocomotor
35. Angular - rounded - twisted - bent - crooked - symmetrical - or asymmetrical
Form and shape
Dance post -1960s
Religious or ceremonial dance
Dance - pointe
36. 'To twirl or spin'; a turn on one foot that can be executed outward - away from the body - or inward - toward the body
Characteristics of folk dance
Play and sing with movement
Pirouette
Grand jete en tournan (tour jete)
37. Solo - duet - or ensemble
Dance
Popular historical dances that are often used today
Lifts
Individual - group - or class
38. A form of cultural dance - originated from medieval times when townspeople danced to celebrate - e.g. Medieval 'carolers'
Arabesque
Range (of movement)
Folk dance
Postmodern dance
39. The arrangement of head - shoulders - arms - torso - and legs while dancing
Social dance styles
Line
Minuet
Martha Graham and psychodrama
40. Movement without previous planning
Abstraction
Dance activities should begin with these
Improvisation
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Egypt
41. Type of creative dance involving specialized movement techniques; emphasis is on expression and communication
Spotting
Dance activities should begin with these
Modern dance
Lifts
42. Provide opportunities for interpretation of dance - Provide a classroom dance program that includes different styles of dance from a cultural and historical context
Focus
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Greece
Abstraction
Dance teaching - variety - exposure
43. Space - Time - Levels (dynamics)- Force (energy) - Locomotor (traveling through space)
Adagio
Level
Promenade
Elements of dance
44. Growth of contemporary dance - post - modernism in the 1960s; movement toward simplicity and a less sophisticated technique; 'No' manifesto - a frequent rejection of costumes and stories
Adagio
Social dance styles
Late 20th Century
Individual - group - or class
45. High -- Medium -- Low - Might refer to a dancer's head
Level
Renaissance (1400-1600)
Syncopation
4 Elements of dance movements
46. Focusing the eyes on one point in the distance in order to keep balance while turning
Well - known musical productions
Adagio
Combined locomotor
Spotting
47. Wide/Narrow - Big/Little
Range (of movement)
Forc
Level
Allegro
48. A part of pas de deux in which one dancer is lifted off the ground by another
Lifts
Direction
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) China
Dance teaching - floor pattern
49. Polka - square dances - historic dances
Current examples of folk dances in the 20th century
Framework for dance activity instruction
Movement materials
Interactions between dancers
50. Release of potential energy into kinetic energy
Force
Lifts
Flamenco dance
Body movement