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CSET Domain 1 Performing Arts Dance
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dance
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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
Arabesque
Postmodern dance
Attitude
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Japan
2. Warm - up exercises and Body awareness exercises
Historical forms of dance
Dance activities should begin with these
Elements of dance
Tempo
3. Side - by - side - supported - far - or near)
Dance activities should begin with these
Era of Romanticism (early 1800s)
Space between dancers
Interactions between dancers
4. Solo - duet - or ensemble
Individual - group - or class
Kinesthetic awareness
Combined locomotor
Historical forms of dance
5. The arrangement of head - shoulders - arms - torso - and legs while dancing
Spotting
Minuet
Line
Rhapsodic Rhythms
6. The ability to get up into the air and remain there long enough to perform various movements or poses
Elevation
Dance - pointe
Pointe
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Java
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
Minuet
4 Elements of dance movements
Flamenco dance
Choreography
8. Kabuki (traced to primitive rituals; it involves stomping - elaborate costumes - is male only - and is still current)
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Java
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Japan
Warm - up exercises should address these 5 skills/abilities
Popular historical dances that are often used today
9. Warm - up - skill building - expression via classroom dance activities
Elements should be found in all dance instruction
Virtuoso dancing
Pirouette
Grand jete en tournan (tour jete)
10. Dance movement that is primary and nonfunctional - with an emphasis on body mastery for expressive and communicative purposes
Creative movement
Movement materials
Lifts
Characteristics of folk dance
11. Type of creative dance involving specialized movement techniques; emphasis is on expression and communication
Modern dance
Range (of movement)
Forc
Virtuoso dancing
12. An adagio movement in which the dancer pivots completely around on one foot while maintaining a pose with the working leg
Modern dance choreography
Current examples of folk dances in the 20th century
Grand jete en tournan (tour jete)
Promenade
13. Variations on folk dances are found in dance forms of today - including...
Level
Improvisation
Square dancing and barn dancing
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Japan
14. A formal aristocratic court dance developed at the end of the rennaisance period
Square dancing and barn dancing
18th and 19th Centuries
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Java
Minuet
15. Strong/Weak - Heavy/Light - Dynamic/Static - Flowing/Tense
Dance teaching - prep
Degree of Energy
George Balanchine (director of the New York City Ballet) and modern American ballet
Adagio
16. Ethno - cultural - kabuki - Russian - and Celtic dance
18th and 19th Centuries
Native Americans
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Japan
Other theatrical production
17. Born in the 20th century as a result of dancers resisting the rigid structure of classical ballet dance
Direction
Era of Romanticism (early 1800s)
Minuet
Modern dance
18. 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).
Historical forms of dance
Native Americans
Dance teaching - floor pattern
Pathway
19. 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)
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Egypt
Arabesque
Dance post -1960s
Grand jete en tournan (tour jete)
20. 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
Elements of dance: Levels
Era of Romanticism (early 1800s)
Rhythm
Form and shape
21. On the ball of the foot - or half toe
Dance post -1960s
Late 20th Century
Revolutionary aspects of early modern dance
Dance - pointe
22. Provide opportunities for interpretation of dance - Provide a classroom dance program that includes different styles of dance from a cultural and historical context
Social dance
Religious or ceremonial dance
Dance teaching - variety - exposure
Warm - up exercises should address these 5 skills/abilities
23. 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
Barre
Spotting
Flamenco dance
Late 20th Century
24. In theatre chorus; also the festival of Dionysus
Tempo
Theatrical dance
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Greece
Beat
25. Non - metric (e.g. - breath - water - or wind)
Range
Movements involved in the space element of dance
Rhapsodic rhythms
Characteristics of folk dance
26. Focusing the eyes on one point in the distance in order to keep balance while turning
Individual - group - or class
Kinesthetic awareness
Syncopation
Spotting
27. Sequences - motifs - and phrases developed as the choreographed dance
Pirouette
Meter
Syncopation
Movement materials
28. From the musical term - this refers to quick or lively movements
Attitude
Allegro
Dance teaching - variety - exposure
Improvisation
29. Stretched the boundaries of classical ballet; new movements ('turnout')
Characteristics of folk dance
Elements of dance: Levels
Era of Romanticism (early 1800s)
Early 20th Century Revolutionary aspects of Ballets Russes (Russia)
30. 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
Historical forms of dance
Rhythm
Martha Graham and psychodrama
Flamenco dance
31. 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
Authentic folk dancing in its purest form
Romantic Era
Barre
Postmodern dance
32. Ballet - jazz - and tap
Well - known musical productions
Direction
Grand jete
Dance teaching - variety - exposure
33. Quality of Energy - Degree of Energy
Dance
Postmodern dance
Dance post -1960s
Forc
34. All - inclusive term meaning the aesthetics of movement - the organization of moves with a beginning - middle - and end in sequential form
Dance in the Middle Ages (500-1400)
Spotting
Space
Dance
35. Direction: forward - backward - up - down - sideways (horizontal or vertical) - diagonal - straight - circle - out - in - zigzag - or spiral
Revolutionary aspects of early modern dance
Elements of dance: Levels
Adagio
Pas de deux
36. Gaze - floor - or away
Beat
Focus
George Balanchine (director of the New York City Ballet) and modern American ballet
Promenade
37. Release of potential energy into kinetic energy
Dance teaching - variety - exposure
Flamenco dance
Well - known musical productions
Force
38. (Staying in one place 'on spot'): stretching - pushing - twisting - bending - kicking - sinking - or curling
Religious or ceremonial dance
Nonlocomotor
Warm - up exercises should address these 5 skills/abilities
Social dance styles
39. 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
Cultural dances
Beat
Authentic folk dancing in its purest form
Body movement
40. Gaze - Floor - Away
Elements of dance
Square dancing and barn dancing
Focus
Dance teaching - key words and counts
41. The essence of an idea applied to the art of movement
Quality of Energy
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Indi
Abstraction
Theatrical dance
42. Broadway and Hollywood shows; a new style of moving with emphasis on speed and mobility; lean body types; importance of the female dancer
Ballet
Revolutionary aspects of early modern dance
George Balanchine (director of the New York City Ballet) and modern American ballet
Extension
43. 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
Level
Maypole dance
Dance post -1960s
Revolutionary aspects of early modern dance
44. 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
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Egypt
Beat
Range (of movement)
45. 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
Social dance and mass culture
Classical
Space
Pointe
46. 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
Renaissance (1400-1600)
Syncopation
47. Space - Time - Levels (dynamics)- Force (energy) - Locomotor (traveling through space)
Tempo
Choreography
Elements of dance
Level
48. A part of pas de deux in which one dancer is lifted off the ground by another
Lifts
Native Americans
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Indi
Syncopation
49. Based on music - songs - dialogue - and dance - Audiences often experience it in the form of musical theatre productions
Native Americans
Improvisation
Rumba flamenco
Theatrical dance
50. (Often traditional folk steps): two - step - paddle - grapevine - step - hop - chug - and spinning
Dance teaching - floor pattern
Extension
Barre
Combined locomotor