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CSET Domain 1 Performing Arts Dance

Subjects : cset, performing-arts, dance
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Focusing the eyes on one point in the distance in order to keep balance while turning






2. Dancing on the toes






3. Based on music - songs - dialogue - and dance - Audiences often experience it in the form of musical theatre productions






4. Countable patterns






5. Movement without previous planning






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






7. On the ball of the foot - or half toe






8. Gaze - Floor - Away






9. A line along which a person or part of a person moves - Patterns on/in the Floor - Elevated or Air






10. 'To twirl or spin'; a turn on one foot that can be executed outward - away from the body - or inward - toward the body






11. Rock 'n' roll; MTV; hip - hop; ballroom dancing (tango)






12. 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






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






14. Even or uneven beat






15. 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






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






17. Quality of Energy - Degree of Energy






18. 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






19. 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






20. The essence of an idea applied to the art of movement






21. Includes locomotor (moving from one place to another) and axial (contained movement around an axis of the body)






22. Rhythmic pattern produced when a deliberate pattern is upset - Rhythm produced when beats are displaced such that strong beats become weak and vice versa






23. Speed: fast or slow






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






25. A part of pas de deux in which one dancer is lifted off the ground by another






26. In theatre chorus; also the festival of Dionysus






27. Side - by - side - supported - far - or near)






28. 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






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






30. 1. Space 2. Time 3. Levels (dynamics) 4. Force (energy)






31. The steps of a dance as put together for performance or the art of composing dances






32. 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)






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






34. Polka - square dances - historic dances






35. 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






36. 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






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






38. 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






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






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






41. Dance movement that is primary and nonfunctional - with an emphasis on body mastery for expressive and communicative purposes






42. 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)






43. Non - metric rhythms e.g. breath - water - or wind






44. Kabuki (traced to primitive rituals; it involves stomping - elaborate costumes - is male only - and is still current)






45. (Staying in one place 'on spot'): stretching - pushing - twisting - bending - kicking - sinking - or curling






46. All - inclusive term meaning the aesthetics of movement - the organization of moves with a beginning - middle - and end in sequential form






47. Wide/Narrow - Big/Little






48. 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






49. Pavane - Galliard (from the Renaissance period) - The minuet - Charleston - Twist - Disco - Hip - hop - Lambada






50. 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