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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. Born in the 20th century as a result of dancers resisting the rigid structure of classical ballet dance
Rhapsodic rhythms
Dance in the Middle Ages (500-1400)
Pirouette
Modern dance
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
Attitude
4 Elements of dance movements
Dance - Prehistory to Beginning of Middle Ages (A.D. 400)
Body movement
3. 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
Late 20th Century
Dance teaching - key words and counts
Pathway
Nonlocomotor
4. Ballet - jazz - and tap
Well - known musical productions
Pathway
Late 20th Century
Force
5. Leader - follower - mirror - unison - or parting)
Social dance and mass culture
Interactions between dancers
Individual - group - or class
Beat
6. Release of potential energy into kinetic energy
Force
Beat
Tempo
Elements of dance: Force
7. Refers to dances in which socializing is the main focus; therefore - a dance partner is essential
Spotting
Quality of Energy
Play and sing with movement
Social dance
8. The ability to get up into the air and remain there long enough to perform various movements or poses
Framework for dance activity instruction
Elevation
Forc
Dance - Prehistory to Beginning of Middle Ages (A.D. 400)
9. Walking - running - leaping - jumping - hopping - galloping - skipping - and sliding (Chasse)
Renaissance (1400-1600)
Alignment
Framework for dance activity instruction
The 8 basic steps
10. Space - Time - Levels (dynamics)- Force (energy) - Locomotor (traveling through space)
Dance teaching - key words and counts
Space
Elements of dance
Promenade
11. The arrangement of head - shoulders - arms - torso - and legs while dancing
Dance post -1960s
Virtuoso dancing
Line
Authentic folk dancing in its purest form
12. Provide opportunities for interpretation of dance - Provide a classroom dance program that includes different styles of dance from a cultural and historical context
Framework for dance activity instruction
Dance teaching - variety - exposure
Rumba flamenco
Promenade
13. Based on music - songs - dialogue - and dance - Audiences often experience it in the form of musical theatre productions
Revolutionary aspects of early modern dance
Theatrical dance
Nonlocomotor
Space
14. (Staying in one place 'on spot'): stretching - pushing - twisting - bending - kicking - sinking - or curling
Play and sing with movement
Pathway
Nonlocomotor
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Rome
15. 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
Martha Graham and psychodrama
Level
Dance teaching - prep
Dance post -1960s
16. 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
Postmodern dance
Era of Romanticism (early 1800s)
Spotting
Flamenco dance
17. Side - by - side - supported - far - or near)
Force
Elements of dance: Force
Dance teaching - key words and counts
Space between dancers
18. In theatre chorus; also the festival of Dionysus
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Greece
Classical
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Indi
Dance post -1960s
19. Ceremonial dance with each character having specific hand movement - and martial (war) dancing
Virtuoso dancing
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) China
Other theatrical production
Passe
20. On the ball of the foot - or half toe
Dance - pointe
Line
Play and sing with movement
Dance teaching - floor pattern
21. 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
Rumba flamenco
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) China
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Greece
Ballet
22. Wide - narrow - big - or little
Range
Dance teaching - floor pattern
4 Elements of dance movements
Social dance and mass culture
23. Formal dancing spread to the Continent; expansion of professional dancing masters; professional choreography at the Paris Opera (opera and dance); costuming; introduction of the waltz (1-2-3) rhythm; court dance
18th and 19th Centuries
Grand jete en tournan (tour jete)
Passe
Modern dance
24. Locomotor - Nonlocomotor - Combined Locomotor
Spotting
Arabesque
Degree of Energy
Movements involved in the space element of dance
25. Forward/Backward - Up/Down - Sideways (horizontal or vertical) - Diagonal - Straight - Circle - Out/In - Zigzag - Spiral
Late 20th Century
Modern dance choreography
Direction
Play and sing with movement
26. 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
Force
Romantic Era
Dance
Well - known musical productions
27. Solo - duet - or ensemble
Postmodern dance
Social dance and mass culture
Individual - group - or class
Dance
28. Dance movement that is primary and nonfunctional - with an emphasis on body mastery for expressive and communicative purposes
Body movement
Elevation
Creative movement
Rhapsodic Rhythms
29. Feeling the dance movements of others in one's own muscles
Dance activities should begin with these
Syncopation
Kinesthetic awareness
Pathway
30. Even or uneven beat
Quality of Energy
Syncopation
Beat
Current examples of folk dances in the 20th century
31. Sequences - motifs - and phrases developed as the choreographed dance
Movement materials
Styles of dance and movement
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) China
Elevation
32. Whether the energy is: Sustained (smooth) - Suspended (light) - Swing (under - curve) - Sway (over - curve) - Collapsed (loose) - Percussive (sharp) - Vibrate (shudder)
Quality of Energy
Rhapsodic Rhythms
Virtuoso dancing
Rumba flamenco
33. 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
Play and sing with movement
Elements of dance: Levels
Meter
Historical forms of dance
34. (Often traditional folk steps): two - step - paddle - grapevine - step - hop - chug - and spinning
Native Americans
Combined locomotor
Allegro
Minuet
35. Determine appropriate age - related expectations for a safe - enjoyable classroom activity
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Indi
Folk dance
Framework for dance activity instruction
Grand jete en tournan (tour jete)
36. Type of creative dance involving specialized movement techniques; emphasis is on expression and communication
Renaissance (1400-1600)
Modern dance
Pathway
Elements of dance: Time
37. Ballet developed throughout Europe; this led to ___________ - expressive capacity of the body - pointe footwork and the heel - less shoe
Allegro
Space between dancers
Range (of movement)
Virtuoso dancing
38. Dancing evolved from pageants and processions of the period
Cultural dances
Maypole dance
Renaissance (1400-1600)
Pathway
39. In this leap - the dancer turns halfway in midair to land facing the direction in which the movement started
Improvisation
Form and Shape
Grand jete en tournan (tour jete)
Forc
40. 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)
Elements of dance
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Japan
Kinds of Levels
Arabesque
41. A part of pas de deux in which one dancer is lifted off the ground by another
Elements should be found in all dance instruction
Lifts
Play and sing with movement
Grand jete
42. A line along which a person or part of a person moves - Patterns on/in the Floor - Elevated or Air
Warm - up exercises should address these 5 skills/abilities
Pathway
Form and Shape
Choreography
43. 1. Direction 2. Form and Shape 3. Level 4. Range 5. Pathway 6. Focus
Dance
Elements of dance: Force
Kinds of Levels
Barre
44. Warm - up exercises and Body awareness exercises
Space
Dance activities should begin with these
Dance
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) China
45. 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
Attitude
18th and 19th Centuries
Dance in the Middle Ages (500-1400)
46. High - medium - or low
Social dance styles
Play and sing with movement
Level
Dance teaching - floor pattern
47. High -- Medium -- Low - Might refer to a dancer's head
Social dance
Range
Rumba flamenco
Level
48. 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
Grand jete en tournan (tour jete)
Styles of dance and movement
Dance activities should begin with these
Postmodern dance
49. Warm - up - skill building - expression via classroom dance activities
Dance in the Middle Ages (500-1400)
Elements should be found in all dance instruction
Pathway
Dance teaching - key words and counts
50. Quality of energy: sustained (smooth) - suspended (light) - swing (under - curve) - sway (over - curve) - collapsed (loose) - percussive (sharp) - or vibrate (shudder) - Degree of energy: strong - weak - heavy - light - dynamic - static - flowing - o
Authentic folk dancing in its purest form
Elements of dance: Force
Abstraction
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Japan