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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. Dance movement that is primary and nonfunctional - with an emphasis on body mastery for expressive and communicative purposes
Range (of movement)
Creative movement
Dance teaching - prep
Play and sing with movement
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
Elements of dance: Levels
Attitude
Virtuoso dancing
4 Elements of dance movements
3. Leader - follower - mirror - unison - or parting)
Extension
Body movement
Flamenco dance
Interactions between dancers
4. Broadway and Hollywood shows; a new style of moving with emphasis on speed and mobility; lean body types; importance of the female dancer
Form and Shape
Beat
Styles of dance and movement
George Balanchine (director of the New York City Ballet) and modern American ballet
5. A line along which a person or part of a person moves - Patterns on/in the Floor - Elevated or Air
Extension
Adagio
Pathway
Focus
6. 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
Revolutionary aspects of early modern dance
Rhapsodic rhythms
Martha Graham and psychodrama
Focus
7. Gaze - floor - or away
Virtuoso dancing
Social dance styles
Beat
Focus
8. Quality of Energy - Degree of Energy
Rhythm
Era of Romanticism (early 1800s)
Social dance styles
Forc
9. High -- Medium -- Low - Might refer to a dancer's head
Level
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Indi
Rhapsodic rhythms
Revolutionary aspects of early modern dance
10. 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
Styles of dance and movement
4 Elements of dance movements
Characteristics of folk dance
Classical
11. Strong/Weak - Heavy/Light - Dynamic/Static - Flowing/Tense
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Japan
Degree of Energy
Dance
Ballet
12. Ceremonial dance with each character having specific hand movement - and martial (war) dancing
Elevation
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) China
Kinesthetic awareness
Current examples of folk dances in the 20th century
13. Type of creative dance involving specialized movement techniques; emphasis is on expression and communication
Extension
Modern dance
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Japan
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Indi
14. Even or uneven beat
Syncopation
Concepts regarding the time element of dance
Beat
Focus
15. 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
Play and sing with movement
Kinds of Levels
Level
Characteristics of folk dance
16. Warm - up exercises and Body awareness exercises
Allegro
Dance activities should begin with these
Movement materials
Tempo
17. 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
Degree of Energy
Elements of dance: Levels
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Greece
Modern dance choreography
18. 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)
Range
Form and shape
Arabesque
Focus
19. 1. Rhythm 2. Tempo 3. Beat 4. Meter 5. Syncopation 6. Rhapsodic Rhythms
Beat
Dance teaching - variety - exposure
Revolutionary aspects of early modern dance
Concepts regarding the time element of dance
20. 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
Passe
Elements of dance: Levels
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Rome
Dance teaching - prep
21. Polka - square dances - historic dances
Current examples of folk dances in the 20th century
Framework for dance activity instruction
Choreography
Dance in the Middle Ages (500-1400)
22. In theatre chorus; also the festival of Dionysus
Theatrical dance
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Greece
Modern dance
Meter
23. Side - by - side - supported - far - or near)
Space between dancers
Level
Modern dance
Dance
24. Number of beats grouped together e.g. 3/4 or 2/4 or 6/8
Dance - pointe
Meter
Grand jete en tournan (tour jete)
Pirouette
25. (Often traditional folk steps): two - step - paddle - grapevine - step - hop - chug - and spinning
Passe
Combined locomotor
Direction
The 8 basic steps
26. Another popular form of the flamenco that originated in Cuba and Latin America
18th and 19th Centuries
Social dance and mass culture
Rhythm
Rumba flamenco
27. Forward/Backward - Up/Down - Sideways (horizontal or vertical) - Diagonal - Straight - Circle - Out/In - Zigzag - Spiral
Direction
The 8 basic steps
Focus
Late 20th Century
28. Countable patterns
Other theatrical production
Dance teaching - variety - exposure
Religious or ceremonial dance
Rhythm
29. As in music - the opposite of allegro; a slower tempo - also a set of practice exercises in class consisting of extensions and balances
Choreography
Promenade
Adagio
Dance teaching - variety - exposure
30. Ballet developed throughout Europe; this led to ___________ - expressive capacity of the body - pointe footwork and the heel - less shoe
Extension
Virtuoso dancing
18th and 19th Centuries
Concepts regarding the time element of dance
31. Angular - rounded - twisted - bent - crooked - symmetrical - or asymmetrical
Form and shape
Popular historical dances that are often used today
Focus
Dance teaching - prep
32. 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
Creative movement
Historical forms of dance
Era of Romanticism (early 1800s)
Degree of Energy
33. Dancing on the toes
Level
Authentic folk dancing in its purest form
Pointe
Pirouette
34. 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
Dance teaching - variety - exposure
Era of Romanticism (early 1800s)
Other theatrical production
Syncopation
35. Kabuki (traced to primitive rituals; it involves stomping - elaborate costumes - is male only - and is still current)
Warm - up exercises should address these 5 skills/abilities
Maypole dance
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Japan
Adagio
36. Provide opportunities for interpretation of dance - Provide a classroom dance program that includes different styles of dance from a cultural and historical context
Classical
Rhythm
Promenade
Dance teaching - variety - exposure
37. On the ball of the foot - or half toe
Dance - pointe
Force
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Egypt
Choreography
38. Immediate area surrounding the body; the area in which bodies can move at all levels
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Java
Authentic folk dancing in its purest form
Space
Modern dance
39. 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
Styles of dance and movement
Current examples of folk dances in the 20th century
Space between dancers
40. Includes locomotor (moving from one place to another) and axial (contained movement around an axis of the body)
George Balanchine (director of the New York City Ballet) and modern American ballet
Body movement
Virtuoso dancing
Attitude
41. Rhythm: countable patterns - Tempo: fast or slow speed - Beat: even or uneven - Meter: 2/4 time - 3/4 time - etc.
Forc
Flamenco dance
Elements of dance: Time
Spotting
42. The ability to get up into the air and remain there long enough to perform various movements or poses
Dallet evolution
Tempo
Elevation
Elements of dance: Levels
43. Solo - duet - or ensemble
Elements of dance
Late 20th Century
Individual - group - or class
The 8 basic steps
44. 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
Elements should be found in all dance instruction
Cultural dances
Revolutionary aspects of early modern dance
Social dance styles
45. Warm - up - skill building - expression via classroom dance activities
Elements should be found in all dance instruction
Beat
Dance in the Middle Ages (500-1400)
Quality of Energy
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
Grand jete
Level
Pointe
Flamenco dance
47. Born in the 20th century as a result of dancers resisting the rigid structure of classical ballet dance
Focus
Grand jete en tournan (tour jete)
Modern dance
Theatrical dance
48. 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)
Dance in the Middle Ages (500-1400)
Pirouette
Degree of Energy
Authentic folk dancing in its purest form
49. Space - Time - Levels (dynamics)- Force (energy) - Locomotor (traveling through space)
Extension
Flamenco dance
Elements of dance
Kinds of Levels
50. Release of potential energy into kinetic energy
Virtuoso dancing
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Rome
Choreography
Force