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CSET Domain 1 Performing Arts Dance

Subjects : cset, performing-arts, dance
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Have the dancers walk through the floor pattern. Then combine the steps with the floor pattern - first without music - and then with music (remember that not all dances have a set floor pattern).






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






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






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






5. Warm - up exercises and Body awareness exercises






6. 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






7. 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






8. Dance movement that is primary and nonfunctional - with an emphasis on body mastery for expressive and communicative purposes






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






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






11. 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






12. Gaze - Floor - Away






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






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






15. 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






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






17. Rock 'n' roll; MTV; hip - hop; ballroom dancing (tango)






18. Includes locomotor (moving from one place to another) and axial (contained movement around an axis of the body)






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






20. Pantomime/dance expression






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






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






23. Wide - narrow - big - or little






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






25. In theatre chorus; also the festival of Dionysus






26. Ballet - jazz - and tap






27. Gaze - floor - or away






28. 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






29. 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.






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






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






32. Locomotor - Nonlocomotor - Combined Locomotor






33. (Staying in one place 'on spot'): stretching - pushing - twisting - bending - kicking - sinking - or curling






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






35. An adagio movement in which the dancer pivots completely around on one foot while maintaining a pose with the working leg






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






37. Even or uneven beat






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






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






40. Broadway and Hollywood shows; a new style of moving with emphasis on speed and mobility; lean body types; importance of the female dancer






41. Solo - duet - or ensemble






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






43. Floor - elevated - or air patterns






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






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






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






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






48. Wide/Narrow - Big/Little






49. 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






50. Immediate area surrounding the body; the area in which bodies can move at all levels