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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. Kabuki (traced to primitive rituals; it involves stomping - elaborate costumes - is male only - and is still current)
Other theatrical production
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Japan
Syncopation
Degree of Energy
2. Strong/Weak - Heavy/Light - Dynamic/Static - Flowing/Tense
Individual - group - or class
Degree of Energy
Force
Well - known musical productions
3. In theatre chorus; also the festival of Dionysus
Movements involved in the space element of dance
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Greece
Styles of dance and movement
Range (of movement)
4. 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).
Grand jete
Focus
Classical
Dance teaching - floor pattern
5. 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)
Maypole dance
Dance post -1960s
Renaissance (1400-1600)
Dance in the Middle Ages (500-1400)
6. Born in the 20th century as a result of dancers resisting the rigid structure of classical ballet dance
Modern dance
Focus
Other theatrical production
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Japan
7. (Often traditional folk steps): two - step - paddle - grapevine - step - hop - chug - and spinning
Flamenco dance
Combined locomotor
Late 20th Century
Early 20th Century Revolutionary aspects of Ballets Russes (Russia)
8. 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
Pas de deux
Current examples of folk dances in the 20th century
Dance teaching - variety - exposure
Dance - pointe
9. Speed: fast or slow
Tempo
Syncopation
Popular historical dances that are often used today
Space between dancers
10. The essence of an idea applied to the art of movement
Abstraction
Space between dancers
Grand jete en tournan (tour jete)
Dance
11. Elaborate costumes - balance and moderation - and traditional dance
Passe
Abstraction
Elevation
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Java
12. A part of pas de deux in which one dancer is lifted off the ground by another
Direction
Barre
Flamenco dance
Lifts
13. 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
Grand jete
Cultural dances
Modern dance
Modern dance choreography
14. 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
George Balanchine (director of the New York City Ballet) and modern American ballet
Current examples of folk dances in the 20th century
Space between dancers
Characteristics of folk dance
15. Warm - up - skill building - expression via classroom dance activities
Abstraction
Elements should be found in all dance instruction
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Greece
Force
16. Gaze - floor - or away
Syncopation
Dance activities should begin with these
Grand jete en tournan (tour jete)
Focus
17. More eclectic; ballet and ethnic used in the same performance; all - male groups; intense theatrical effects in lighting - costume - and sets
Dance post -1960s
Pirouette
Rhapsodic Rhythms
Arabesque
18. Forward/Backward - Up/Down - Sideways (horizontal or vertical) - Diagonal - Straight - Circle - Out/In - Zigzag - Spiral
Flamenco dance
Pirouette
Force
Direction
19. Release of potential energy into kinetic energy
Force
Elements of dance: Force
Rhapsodic Rhythms
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) China
20. All - inclusive term meaning the aesthetics of movement - the organization of moves with a beginning - middle - and end in sequential form
Level
Play and sing with movement
Forc
Dance
21. Whether the energy is: Sustained (smooth) - Suspended (light) - Swing (under - curve) - Sway (over - curve) - Collapsed (loose) - Percussive (sharp) - Vibrate (shudder)
Force
Quality of Energy
Social dance and mass culture
Line
22. Pavane - Galliard (from the Renaissance period) - The minuet - Charleston - Twist - Disco - Hip - hop - Lambada
Barre
Elements of dance: Force
Warm - up exercises should address these 5 skills/abilities
Popular historical dances that are often used today
23. The arrangement of head - shoulders - arms - torso - and legs while dancing
Arabesque
Passe
Ballet
Line
24. High - medium - or low
Ballet
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Egypt
Alignment
Level
25. Variations on folk dances are found in dance forms of today - including...
Form and shape
George Balanchine (director of the New York City Ballet) and modern American ballet
Square dancing and barn dancing
Pirouette
26. Posture - Balance - Flexibility - Strength - Coordination
Warm - up exercises should address these 5 skills/abilities
Dance - pointe
Choreography
Romantic Era
27. 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.
Dance
Attitude
Native Americans
Syncopation
28. Focusing the eyes on one point in the distance in order to keep balance while turning
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Japan
Other theatrical production
Spotting
Late 20th Century
29. Movement associated with gods/funerals
Meter
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Egypt
Rumba flamenco
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Greece
30. 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
Dance - Prehistory to Beginning of Middle Ages (A.D. 400)
Square dancing and barn dancing
Revolutionary aspects of early modern dance
Elements of dance: Levels
31. Includes locomotor (moving from one place to another) and axial (contained movement around an axis of the body)
Postmodern dance
Tempo
Body movement
Dance in the Middle Ages (500-1400)
32. Movement without previous planning
Elements of dance
Dance
Improvisation
Individual - group - or class
33. Provide opportunities for interpretation of dance - Provide a classroom dance program that includes different styles of dance from a cultural and historical context
Square dancing and barn dancing
Arabesque
Dance teaching - variety - exposure
Space between dancers
34. Body position - Angular/Rounded - Twisted - Bent - Crooked - Symmetrical/Asymmetrical
Alignment
Form and Shape
Elements of dance
Dance teaching - key words and counts
35. 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
Pointe
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Indi
Rhapsodic rhythms
36. 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
Flamenco dance
Dance
Degree of Energy
Elements of dance: Time
37. Walking - running - leaping - jumping - hopping - galloping - skipping - and sliding (Chasse)
Cultural dances
The 8 basic steps
Virtuoso dancing
Rumba flamenco
38. Sequences - motifs - and phrases developed as the choreographed dance
Tempo
Movement materials
Pointe
Rhythm
39. 1. Rhythm 2. Tempo 3. Beat 4. Meter 5. Syncopation 6. Rhapsodic Rhythms
Abstraction
Pointe
Range (of movement)
Concepts regarding the time element of dance
40. Dancing evolved from pageants and processions of the period
Creative movement
Renaissance (1400-1600)
Rhythm
Degree of Energy
41. Gaze - Floor - Away
Social dance styles
Focus
Quality of Energy
Lifts
42. 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
Dance teaching - key words and counts
Attitude
Modern dance choreography
Styles of dance and movement
43. Pantomime/dance expression
Elements of dance: Levels
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Rome
Maypole dance
Meter
44. 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
Elevation
The 8 basic steps
Extension
Square dancing and barn dancing
45. 1. Space 2. Time 3. Levels (dynamics) 4. Force (energy)
18th and 19th Centuries
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Java
Attitude
4 Elements of dance movements
46. 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
Maypole dance
Square dancing and barn dancing
Pointe
Postmodern dance
47. 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
Theatrical dance
18th and 19th Centuries
Social dance and mass culture
48. 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
Barre
Modern dance
Romantic Era
Passe
49. Rhythm: countable patterns - Tempo: fast or slow speed - Beat: even or uneven - Meter: 2/4 time - 3/4 time - etc.
Dance - pointe
Elements of dance: Time
The 8 basic steps
Spotting
50. Based on music - songs - dialogue - and dance - Audiences often experience it in the form of musical theatre productions
Theatrical dance
Focus
Lifts
Square dancing and barn dancing