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CSET Domain 1 Performing Arts Dance

Subjects : cset, performing-arts, dance
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1. Kabuki (traced to primitive rituals; it involves stomping - elaborate costumes - is male only - and is still current)






2. Posture - Balance - Flexibility - Strength - Coordination






3. A formal aristocratic court dance developed at the end of the rennaisance period






4. Warm - up exercises and Body awareness exercises






5. Determine appropriate age - related expectations for a safe - enjoyable classroom activity






6. Warm - up - skill building - expression via classroom dance activities






7. Movement without previous planning






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






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






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






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






12. 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






13. Gaze - floor - or away






14. The way in which various parts of the dancer's body are in line with one another while the dancer is moving






15. 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






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






17. Primary school children love to play and sing with movement in the simple sing - along dances of London Bridge - Hokey Pokey - Ring Around the Rosie - The Farmer in the Dell - B.I.N.G.O. - Pop Goes the Weasel - and Skip to My Lou






18. Feeling the dance movements of others in one's own muscles






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






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






21. 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






22. Even or uneven beat






23. 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






24. 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






25. As in music - the opposite of allegro; a slower tempo - also a set of practice exercises in class consisting of extensions and balances






26. 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






27. 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






28. Sequences - motifs - and phrases developed as the choreographed dance






29. Floor - elevated - or air patterns






30. Hip - hop - line dance - ballroom - waltz - foxtrot - tango - rumba - jive - and swing






31. Movement associated with gods/funerals






32. 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






33. Born in the 20th century as a result of dancers resisting the rigid structure of classical ballet dance






34. 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






35. 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






36. 1. Direction 2. Form and Shape 3. Level 4. Range 5. Pathway 6. Focus






37. Non - metric (e.g. - breath - water - or wind)






38. Dancing evolved from pageants and processions of the period






39. 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






40. Ballet developed throughout Europe; this led to ___________ - expressive capacity of the body - pointe footwork and the heel - less shoe






41. 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






42. 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






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






44. Dancing on the toes






45. Angular - rounded - twisted - bent - crooked - symmetrical - or asymmetrical






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






47. Wide - narrow - big - or little






48. 1. Rhythm 2. Tempo 3. Beat 4. Meter 5. Syncopation 6. Rhapsodic Rhythms






49. 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






50. Another popular form of the flamenco that originated in Cuba and Latin America