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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. Strong/Weak - Heavy/Light - Dynamic/Static - Flowing/Tense
4 Elements of dance movements
Rhythm
Revolutionary aspects of early modern dance
Degree of Energy
2. A pose modeled after the statue of the winged Mercury by Giovanni Bologna in which the working leg is extended behind the body with the knee bent; it can also be held in front of the body
Concepts regarding the time element of dance
Individual - group - or class
Renaissance (1400-1600)
Attitude
3. The arrangement of head - shoulders - arms - torso - and legs while dancing
Line
Modern dance
Flamenco dance
Folk dance
4. Stretched the boundaries of classical ballet; new movements ('turnout')
Force
Early 20th Century Revolutionary aspects of Ballets Russes (Russia)
Popular historical dances that are often used today
George Balanchine (director of the New York City Ballet) and modern American ballet
5. Pavane - Galliard (from the Renaissance period) - The minuet - Charleston - Twist - Disco - Hip - hop - Lambada
Popular historical dances that are often used today
Choreography
Beat
Rhapsodic Rhythms
6. Floor - elevated - or air patterns
Interactions between dancers
Pathway
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Java
Level
7. Formalized hand movements (e.g. - Hindu dance - the oldest world dance)
Elements of dance: Force
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Indi
Focus
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) China
8. Rock 'n' roll; MTV; hip - hop; ballroom dancing (tango)
Social dance and mass culture
Cultural dances
Elements of dance: Force
Barre
9. Warm - up - skill building - expression via classroom dance activities
Pas de deux
Virtuoso dancing
Elements should be found in all dance instruction
Passe
10. Space - Time - Levels (dynamics)- Force (energy) - Locomotor (traveling through space)
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Japan
Grand jete en tournan (tour jete)
Adagio
Elements of dance
11. 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
Framework for dance activity instruction
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Japan
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Rome
Revolutionary aspects of early modern dance
12. Broadway and Hollywood shows; a new style of moving with emphasis on speed and mobility; lean body types; importance of the female dancer
George Balanchine (director of the New York City Ballet) and modern American ballet
Rhapsodic rhythms
Forc
Syncopation
13. 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
Individual - group - or class
Classical
Flamenco dance
Styles of dance and movement
14. High -- Medium -- Low - Might refer to a dancer's head
Allegro
Dallet evolution
Dance activities should begin with these
Level
15. Kabuki (traced to primitive rituals; it involves stomping - elaborate costumes - is male only - and is still current)
Square dancing and barn dancing
Revolutionary aspects of early modern dance
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Japan
Passe
16. 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
Forc
Dance - pointe
Era of Romanticism (early 1800s)
Authentic folk dancing in its purest form
17. (Staying in one place 'on spot'): stretching - pushing - twisting - bending - kicking - sinking - or curling
Space between dancers
Authentic folk dancing in its purest form
Concepts regarding the time element of dance
Nonlocomotor
18. 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
Interactions between dancers
Rumba flamenco
Pas de deux
Popular historical dances that are often used today
19. Feeling the dance movements of others in one's own muscles
Popular historical dances that are often used today
Kinesthetic awareness
Improvisation
Extension
20. 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
Styles of dance and movement
Martha Graham and psychodrama
Spotting
Force
21. 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
Era of Romanticism (early 1800s)
Religious or ceremonial dance
Current examples of folk dances in the 20th century
Focus
22. Based on music - songs - dialogue - and dance - Audiences often experience it in the form of musical theatre productions
Kinesthetic awareness
Kinds of Levels
Elements of dance: Force
Theatrical dance
23. Speed: fast or slow
Rhapsodic rhythms
Dance teaching - prep
Tempo
Range (of movement)
24. 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
Rhythm
Range
Modern dance
25. To cue the steps and directional changes - and to alert students (e.g. - 'ready'); this helps students keep the main rhythmic pattern and encourages them to gain a sense of the whole
Dance teaching - key words and counts
Elements of dance
Syncopation
Concepts regarding the time element of dance
26. Immediate area surrounding the body; the area in which bodies can move at all levels
Adagio
Space
Dance teaching - variety - exposure
Kinesthetic awareness
27. Forward/Backward - Up/Down - Sideways (horizontal or vertical) - Diagonal - Straight - Circle - Out/In - Zigzag - Spiral
Popular historical dances that are often used today
Form and Shape
Direction
Dance teaching - prep
28. 1. Space 2. Time 3. Levels (dynamics) 4. Force (energy)
Barre
Movement materials
4 Elements of dance movements
Elements of dance: Levels
29. 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
The 8 basic steps
Maypole dance
Space
Postmodern dance
30. 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)
Elements of dance
Dance
Minuet
Dance in the Middle Ages (500-1400)
31. Dancing evolved from pageants and processions of the period
Framework for dance activity instruction
Renaissance (1400-1600)
Classical
Barre
32. 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
Tempo
Virtuoso dancing
George Balanchine (director of the New York City Ballet) and modern American ballet
33. Born in the 20th century as a result of dancers resisting the rigid structure of classical ballet dance
Well - known musical productions
Modern dance
Folk dance
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Egypt
34. The ability to get up into the air and remain there long enough to perform various movements or poses
Late 20th Century
Elevation
Modern dance choreography
Body movement
35. (Often traditional folk steps): two - step - paddle - grapevine - step - hop - chug - and spinning
Cultural dances
Focus
Combined locomotor
Dance - Prehistory to Beginning of Middle Ages (A.D. 400)
36. A form of cultural dance - originated from medieval times when townspeople danced to celebrate - e.g. Medieval 'carolers'
Revolutionary aspects of early modern dance
Theatrical dance
Folk dance
Focus
37. 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
Dance teaching - key words and counts
Historical forms of dance
Dance teaching - variety - exposure
Degree of Energy
38. Non - metric (e.g. - breath - water - or wind)
Elevation
Warm - up exercises should address these 5 skills/abilities
Elements of dance: Levels
Rhapsodic rhythms
39. 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
Nonlocomotor
Dance teaching - prep
Quality of Energy
Rhapsodic rhythms
40. Quality of Energy - Degree of Energy
Forc
4 Elements of dance movements
Rumba flamenco
Syncopation
41. 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
Dallet evolution
Range (of movement)
Cultural dances
Folk dance
42. As in music - the opposite of allegro; a slower tempo - also a set of practice exercises in class consisting of extensions and balances
Forc
Adagio
Space
Native Americans
43. 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
Quality of Energy
Era of Romanticism (early 1800s)
18th and 19th Centuries
Popular historical dances that are often used today
44. Polka - square dances - historic dances
Range (of movement)
Concepts regarding the time element of dance
Current examples of folk dances in the 20th century
Syncopation
45. 'To twirl or spin'; a turn on one foot that can be executed outward - away from the body - or inward - toward the body
Early 20th Century Revolutionary aspects of Ballets Russes (Russia)
Pirouette
Elements should be found in all dance instruction
Beat
46. Body position - Angular/Rounded - Twisted - Bent - Crooked - Symmetrical/Asymmetrical
Form and Shape
Elements of dance: Force
Syncopation
Theatrical dance
47. Focusing the eyes on one point in the distance in order to keep balance while turning
Social dance and mass culture
Spotting
Space
Revolutionary aspects of early modern 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
Social dance
Barre
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) China
Movements involved in the space element of dance
49. Movement without previous planning
Combined locomotor
Improvisation
Pirouette
Late 20th Century
50. 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
Kinesthetic awareness
Late 20th Century
Combined locomotor
Range