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CSET Domain 1 Performing Arts Dance
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1. 'To twirl or spin'; a turn on one foot that can be executed outward - away from the body - or inward - toward the body
Play and sing with movement
Pirouette
Dallet evolution
Barre
2. Formalized hand movements (e.g. - Hindu dance - the oldest world dance)
Modern dance
Postmodern dance
Dallet evolution
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Indi
3. 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
Barre
Elements of dance: Time
Dance teaching - key words and counts
Dance activities should begin with these
4. Elaborate costumes - balance and moderation - and traditional dance
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Java
Arabesque
Lifts
Alignment
5. Space - Time - Levels (dynamics)- Force (energy) - Locomotor (traveling through space)
Social dance and mass culture
Era of Romanticism (early 1800s)
Elements of dance
Nonlocomotor
6. 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
Kinds of Levels
Modern dance choreography
Classical
Spotting
7. A leap from one leg to the other in which the working leg is kicked or thrown away from the body and into the air; the pose achieved in the air differs - a does the direction the leap takes
Rhapsodic rhythms
Grand jete
Dance - pointe
Warm - up exercises should address these 5 skills/abilities
8. Wide - narrow - big - or little
Movements involved in the space element of dance
Pas de deux
Range
Quality of Energy
9. Rock 'n' roll; MTV; hip - hop; ballroom dancing (tango)
Elements should be found in all dance instruction
Spotting
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Indi
Social dance and mass culture
10. Ethno - cultural - kabuki - Russian - and Celtic dance
Other theatrical production
Rhythm
Historical forms of dance
Arabesque
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
Tempo
Styles of dance and movement
Improvisation
Dance - Prehistory to Beginning of Middle Ages (A.D. 400)
12. 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.
Renaissance (1400-1600)
Attitude
Square dancing and barn dancing
Native Americans
13. 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
Social dance styles
Cultural dances
Styles of dance and movement
Romantic Era
14. Dancing on the toes
Dance teaching - variety - exposure
Pathway
Pointe
Dance teaching - floor pattern
15. 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
Modern dance choreography
Flamenco dance
Spotting
Modern dance
16. (Often traditional folk steps): two - step - paddle - grapevine - step - hop - chug - and spinning
Dance post -1960s
Choreography
Adagio
Combined locomotor
17. Refers to dances in which socializing is the main focus; therefore - a dance partner is essential
Abstraction
Dance
Grand jete
Social dance
18. High - medium - or low
Space
Dallet evolution
Dance - Prehistory to Beginning of Middle Ages (A.D. 400)
Level
19. Ceremonial dance with each character having specific hand movement - and martial (war) dancing
Social dance and mass culture
Warm - up exercises should address these 5 skills/abilities
Level
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) China
20. Warm - up - skill building - expression via classroom dance activities
Force
Alignment
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) China
Elements should be found in all dance instruction
21. Angular - rounded - twisted - bent - crooked - symmetrical - or asymmetrical
Form and shape
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Indi
4 Elements of dance movements
Postmodern dance
22. In theatre chorus; also the festival of Dionysus
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Greece
Tempo
Modern dance
Modern dance
23. 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
Elements of dance: Time
Maypole dance
George Balanchine (director of the New York City Ballet) and modern American ballet
Dance teaching - key words and counts
24. Quality of Energy - Degree of Energy
Historical forms of dance
Early 20th Century Revolutionary aspects of Ballets Russes (Russia)
Forc
Focus
25. Non - metric rhythms e.g. breath - water - or wind
Syncopation
Late 20th Century
Attitude
Rhapsodic Rhythms
26. Side - by - side - supported - far - or near)
Space between dancers
Classical
Elements of dance: Levels
Spotting
27. 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
Native Americans
Pas de deux
Characteristics of folk dance
Classical
28. Wide/Narrow - Big/Little
Other theatrical production
Range (of movement)
Social dance
Degree of Energy
29. 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
Martha Graham and psychodrama
Folk dance
Kinesthetic awareness
Range (of movement)
30. 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
Dance activities should begin with these
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Greece
Beat
Styles of dance and movement
31. Rhythm: countable patterns - Tempo: fast or slow speed - Beat: even or uneven - Meter: 2/4 time - 3/4 time - etc.
Elements of dance: Time
Ballet
Dance
Level
32. Hip - hop - line dance - ballroom - waltz - foxtrot - tango - rumba - jive - and swing
Social dance styles
Dance teaching - key words and counts
Body movement
Late 20th Century
33. 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
Passe
Dance teaching - prep
Dance - pointe
Combined locomotor
34. Number of beats grouped together e.g. 3/4 or 2/4 or 6/8
Elements of dance: Levels
Social dance styles
Focus
Meter
35. Born in the 20th century as a result of dancers resisting the rigid structure of classical ballet dance
Syncopation
Native Americans
Virtuoso dancing
Modern dance
36. Based on music - songs - dialogue - and dance - Audiences often experience it in the form of musical theatre productions
Dance teaching - variety - exposure
Modern dance
Theatrical dance
Alignment
37. (Staying in one place 'on spot'): stretching - pushing - twisting - bending - kicking - sinking - or curling
Historical forms of dance
Authentic folk dancing in its purest form
Nonlocomotor
Characteristics of folk dance
38. 1. Space 2. Time 3. Levels (dynamics) 4. Force (energy)
Force
Social dance
4 Elements of dance movements
Dance in the Middle Ages (500-1400)
39. 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
Pointe
Passe
Spotting
Theatrical dance
40. Locomotor - Nonlocomotor - Combined Locomotor
Allegro
Virtuoso dancing
Movements involved in the space element of dance
Styles of dance and movement
41. Movement associated with gods/funerals
Level
Focus
Extension
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Egypt
42. 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
Focus
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Egypt
Extension
Elevation
43. 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
Kinds of Levels
Square dancing and barn dancing
Postmodern dance
Space
44. Polka - square dances - historic dances
Passe
Authentic folk dancing in its purest form
Alignment
Current examples of folk dances in the 20th century
45. Kabuki (traced to primitive rituals; it involves stomping - elaborate costumes - is male only - and is still current)
Beat
Arabesque
Styles of dance and movement
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Japan
46. Dancing evolved from pageants and processions of the period
Adagio
Degree of Energy
Modern dance
Renaissance (1400-1600)
47. Provide opportunities for interpretation of dance - Provide a classroom dance program that includes different styles of dance from a cultural and historical context
Rumba flamenco
Pathway
Dance teaching - variety - exposure
Improvisation
48. Ballet - jazz - and tap
Rhapsodic Rhythms
Renaissance (1400-1600)
Dance
Well - known musical productions
49. Includes locomotor (moving from one place to another) and axial (contained movement around an axis of the body)
Historical forms of dance
Elements should be found in all dance instruction
Nonlocomotor
Body movement
50. Forward/Backward - Up/Down - Sideways (horizontal or vertical) - Diagonal - Straight - Circle - Out/In - Zigzag - Spiral
Individual - group - or class
Form and Shape
Direction
Historical forms of dance
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