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CSET Domain 1 Performing Arts Dance

Subjects : cset, performing-arts, dance
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1. Includes locomotor (moving from one place to another) and axial (contained movement around an axis of the body)






2. High - medium - or low






3. 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






4. 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)






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






6. Solo - duet - or ensemble






7. 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






8. 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






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






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






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






12. Release of potential energy into kinetic energy






13. Warm - up exercises and Body awareness exercises






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






15. Based on music - songs - dialogue - and dance - Audiences often experience it in the form of musical theatre productions






16. 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






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






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






19. Kabuki (traced to primitive rituals; it involves stomping - elaborate costumes - is male only - and is still current)






20. 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






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






22. Non - metric rhythms e.g. breath - water - or wind






23. Movement without previous planning






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






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






26. Space - Time - Levels (dynamics)- Force (energy) - Locomotor (traveling through space)






27. Posture - Balance - Flexibility - Strength - Coordination






28. Whether the energy is: Sustained (smooth) - Suspended (light) - Swing (under - curve) - Sway (over - curve) - Collapsed (loose) - Percussive (sharp) - Vibrate (shudder)






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






30. The steps of a dance as put together for performance or the art of composing dances






31. Dancing evolved from pageants and processions of the period






32. 1. Space 2. Time 3. Levels (dynamics) 4. Force (energy)






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






34. Gaze - floor - or away






35. Leader - follower - mirror - unison - or parting)






36. The way in which various parts of the dancer's body are in line with one another while the dancer is moving






37. 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






38. 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






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






40. Forward/Backward - Up/Down - Sideways (horizontal or vertical) - Diagonal - Straight - Circle - Out/In - Zigzag - Spiral






41. Ceremonial dance with each character having specific hand movement - and martial (war) dancing






42. High -- Medium -- Low - Might refer to a dancer's head






43. In this leap - the dancer turns halfway in midair to land facing the direction in which the movement started






44. 1. Direction 2. Form and Shape 3. Level 4. Range 5. Pathway 6. Focus






45. Even or uneven beat






46. Wide/Narrow - Big/Little






47. 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






48. Variations on folk dances are found in dance forms of today - including...






49. The ability to get up into the air and remain there long enough to perform various movements or poses






50. Type of creative dance involving specialized movement techniques; emphasis is on expression and communication