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CSET Domain 1 Performing Arts Dance
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Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. The steps of a dance as put together for performance or the art of composing dances
Barre
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Indi
Alignment
Choreography
2. Sequences - motifs - and phrases developed as the choreographed dance
Renaissance (1400-1600)
Play and sing with movement
Forc
Movement materials
3. 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
Syncopation
Lifts
Historical forms of dance
Promenade
4. Includes locomotor (moving from one place to another) and axial (contained movement around an axis of the body)
Grand jete
Tempo
Extension
Body movement
5. Variations on folk dances are found in dance forms of today - including...
Elements of dance: Force
Tempo
Pointe
Square dancing and barn dancing
6. Stretched the boundaries of classical ballet; new movements ('turnout')
Combined locomotor
Adagio
Early 20th Century Revolutionary aspects of Ballets Russes (Russia)
Modern dance
7. Floor - elevated - or air patterns
Classical
Pathway
Current examples of folk dances in the 20th century
Grand jete
8. Dancing on the toes
Pointe
Level
Kinesthetic awareness
Elements of dance: Levels
9. 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
Cultural dances
Pathway
Postmodern dance
Modern dance choreography
10. Ballet developed throughout Europe; this led to ___________ - expressive capacity of the body - pointe footwork and the heel - less shoe
Virtuoso dancing
Individual - group - or class
Modern dance
Passe
11. Hip - hop - line dance - ballroom - waltz - foxtrot - tango - rumba - jive - and swing
Syncopation
Styles of dance and movement
Grand jete en tournan (tour jete)
Social dance styles
12. 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
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Indi
Cultural dances
Late 20th Century
Dance teaching - floor pattern
13. 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
Pas de deux
Social dance styles
Authentic folk dancing in its purest form
Extension
14. Walking - running - leaping - jumping - hopping - galloping - skipping - and sliding (Chasse)
The 8 basic steps
Elements of dance: Levels
Dance
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Greece
15. Formalized hand movements (e.g. - Hindu dance - the oldest world dance)
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Indi
Pirouette
Rhythm
Pathway
16. An adagio movement in which the dancer pivots completely around on one foot while maintaining a pose with the working leg
Form and Shape
Promenade
Improvisation
Syncopation
17. 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
Space between dancers
Virtuoso dancing
Focus
18. Whether the energy is: Sustained (smooth) - Suspended (light) - Swing (under - curve) - Sway (over - curve) - Collapsed (loose) - Percussive (sharp) - Vibrate (shudder)
Play and sing with movement
Space between dancers
Extension
Quality of Energy
19. Non - metric (e.g. - breath - water - or wind)
Romantic Era
Barre
Rhapsodic rhythms
Improvisation
20. Rock 'n' roll; MTV; hip - hop; ballroom dancing (tango)
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) China
Beat
Allegro
Social dance and mass culture
21. Number of beats grouped together e.g. 3/4 or 2/4 or 6/8
Rhythm
Popular historical dances that are often used today
Postmodern dance
Meter
22. 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
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Rome
Pointe
Grand jete
Promenade
23. Pantomime/dance expression
Arabesque
Allegro
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Rome
Alignment
24. Feeling the dance movements of others in one's own muscles
Spotting
Arabesque
Kinesthetic awareness
Elements should be found in all dance instruction
25. The Church attempted to restrict pagan dance - often associated with fertility - but folk dances evolved from earlier ritual dance (e.g. - Maypole dance; origins in primitive fertility rituals [dancing around a pole]; associated with spring)
Dance post -1960s
Dance activities should begin with these
Pathway
Dance in the Middle Ages (500-1400)
26. Side - by - side - supported - far - or near)
Current examples of folk dances in the 20th century
Dance teaching - key words and counts
Space between dancers
Modern dance
27. Quality of energy: sustained (smooth) - suspended (light) - swing (under - curve) - sway (over - curve) - collapsed (loose) - percussive (sharp) - or vibrate (shudder) - Degree of energy: strong - weak - heavy - light - dynamic - static - flowing - o
Dance
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Greece
Combined locomotor
Elements of dance: Force
28. 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
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Rome
Revolutionary aspects of early modern dance
Arabesque
Authentic folk dancing in its purest form
29. Type of creative dance involving specialized movement techniques; emphasis is on expression and communication
Modern dance choreography
Dance - pointe
Line
Modern dance
30. Leader - follower - mirror - unison - or parting)
Elements of dance: Force
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) China
Interactions between dancers
Late 20th Century
31. Based on music - songs - dialogue - and dance - Audiences often experience it in the form of musical theatre productions
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Indi
Theatrical dance
Elements of dance: Levels
Modern dance
32. The essence of an idea applied to the art of movement
Individual - group - or class
Modern dance
Focus
Abstraction
33. Space - Time - Levels (dynamics)- Force (energy) - Locomotor (traveling through space)
Syncopation
Focus
Virtuoso dancing
Elements of dance
34. 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
Authentic folk dancing in its purest form
Styles of dance and movement
Kinds of Levels
Dance teaching - prep
35. 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
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Japan
Styles of dance and movement
Pas de deux
18th and 19th Centuries
36. Forward/Backward - Up/Down - Sideways (horizontal or vertical) - Diagonal - Straight - Circle - Out/In - Zigzag - Spiral
Direction
Native Americans
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Java
Kinesthetic awareness
37. Polka - square dances - historic dances
Current examples of folk dances in the 20th century
Focus
18th and 19th Centuries
Rhythm
38. 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
Modern dance choreography
Square dancing and barn dancing
Individual - group - or class
39. Provide opportunities for interpretation of dance - Provide a classroom dance program that includes different styles of dance from a cultural and historical context
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Japan
Dance teaching - prep
Dance teaching - variety - exposure
Ballet
40. Warm - up - skill building - expression via classroom dance activities
Elements should be found in all dance instruction
Individual - group - or class
Allegro
Dance - pointe
41. From the musical term - this refers to quick or lively movements
Social dance styles
Allegro
Dance teaching - prep
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Japan
42. Immediate area surrounding the body; the area in which bodies can move at all levels
Space
Minuet
Framework for dance activity instruction
Alignment
43. 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
Theatrical dance
Cultural dances
Force
Creative movement
44. 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
Improvisation
Ballet
Space
Grand jete en tournan (tour jete)
45. Born in the 20th century as a result of dancers resisting the rigid structure of classical ballet dance
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) China
18th and 19th Centuries
Interactions between dancers
Modern dance
46. Music to accompany specific - technical ballet steps; a theatrical art form developed
4 Elements of dance movements
Dallet evolution
Syncopation
Social dance and mass culture
47. There are many regional differences; all had recreational aspects and basic steps such as running - walking - hopping - and skipping; all are linked to culture - music - and the history of a group; they take the form of a circle
Warm - up exercises should address these 5 skills/abilities
Modern dance
Virtuoso dancing
Characteristics of folk dance
48. 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
Well - known musical productions
Elements of dance: Levels
Barre
Religious or ceremonial dance
49. The arrangement of head - shoulders - arms - torso - and legs while dancing
Individual - group - or class
Modern dance choreography
Line
Focus
50. Angular - rounded - twisted - bent - crooked - symmetrical - or asymmetrical
Form and shape
18th and 19th Centuries
Focus
Well - known musical productions