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CSET Domain 1 Performing Arts Dance
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1. Whether the energy is: Sustained (smooth) - Suspended (light) - Swing (under - curve) - Sway (over - curve) - Collapsed (loose) - Percussive (sharp) - Vibrate (shudder)
Quality of Energy
Allegro
Adagio
Form and Shape
2. The way in which various parts of the dancer's body are in line with one another while the dancer is moving
Alignment
Range
Adagio
Authentic folk dancing in its purest form
3. 'To twirl or spin'; a turn on one foot that can be executed outward - away from the body - or inward - toward the body
Elevation
Romantic Era
Pirouette
Elements of dance
4. Wide - narrow - big - or little
Range
Dance in the Middle Ages (500-1400)
Space between dancers
George Balanchine (director of the New York City Ballet) and modern American ballet
5. 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
Tempo
Current examples of folk dances in the 20th century
Social dance
Era of Romanticism (early 1800s)
6. Sequences - motifs - and phrases developed as the choreographed dance
Dallet evolution
Styles of dance and movement
Movement materials
Social dance
7. In this leap - the dancer turns halfway in midair to land facing the direction in which the movement started
Grand jete en tournan (tour jete)
Modern dance
Attitude
Nonlocomotor
8. Ethno - cultural - kabuki - Russian - and Celtic dance
Other theatrical production
Dance activities should begin with these
Flamenco dance
Pathway
9. 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
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Rome
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) China
Passe
18th and 19th Centuries
10. Walking - running - leaping - jumping - hopping - galloping - skipping - and sliding (Chasse)
Modern dance
The 8 basic steps
Tempo
Syncopation
11. A formal aristocratic court dance developed at the end of the rennaisance period
Minuet
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Java
Meter
Current examples of folk dances in the 20th century
12. A part of pas de deux in which one dancer is lifted off the ground by another
Elements of dance
Lifts
Attitude
Barre
13. 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
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Java
Grand jete en tournan (tour jete)
Dance teaching - prep
Dance - pointe
14. All - inclusive term meaning the aesthetics of movement - the organization of moves with a beginning - middle - and end in sequential form
Dance teaching - floor pattern
Era of Romanticism (early 1800s)
Dance
Attitude
15. Elaborate costumes - balance and moderation - and traditional dance
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Java
Authentic folk dancing in its purest form
Framework for dance activity instruction
Tempo
16. The arrangement of head - shoulders - arms - torso - and legs while dancing
Degree of Energy
Line
Dance teaching - prep
Forc
17. The ability to get up into the air and remain there long enough to perform various movements or poses
Elevation
Kinesthetic awareness
Renaissance (1400-1600)
Era of Romanticism (early 1800s)
18. Movement without previous planning
Classical
Alignment
Improvisation
Late 20th Century
19. Rhythmic pattern produced when a deliberate pattern is upset - Rhythm produced when beats are displaced such that strong beats become weak and vice versa
Movement materials
Syncopation
Adagio
Renaissance (1400-1600)
20. Locomotor - Nonlocomotor - Combined Locomotor
Space between dancers
Grand jete
Dance - Prehistory to Beginning of Middle Ages (A.D. 400)
Movements involved in the space element of dance
21. Non - metric rhythms e.g. breath - water - or wind
Level
Barre
Dance - pointe
Rhapsodic Rhythms
22. Born in the 20th century as a result of dancers resisting the rigid structure of classical ballet dance
Elevation
Improvisation
Dance post -1960s
Modern dance
23. Pavane - Galliard (from the Renaissance period) - The minuet - Charleston - Twist - Disco - Hip - hop - Lambada
Interactions between dancers
Rumba flamenco
Pathway
Popular historical dances that are often used today
24. A line along which a person or part of a person moves - Patterns on/in the Floor - Elevated or Air
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Indi
Line
Grand jete
Pathway
25. Warm - up - skill building - expression via classroom dance activities
Syncopation
Individual - group - or class
Rhapsodic Rhythms
Elements should be found in all dance instruction
26. 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
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Egypt
Historical forms of dance
George Balanchine (director of the New York City Ballet) and modern American ballet
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Greece
27. High -- Medium -- Low - Might refer to a dancer's head
4 Elements of dance movements
Dance activities should begin with these
Elements should be found in all dance instruction
Level
28. The essence of an idea applied to the art of movement
Historical forms of dance
Warm - up exercises should address these 5 skills/abilities
Abstraction
Barre
29. Strong/Weak - Heavy/Light - Dynamic/Static - Flowing/Tense
Degree of Energy
Pathway
Rhapsodic Rhythms
Romantic Era
30. Based on music - songs - dialogue - and dance - Audiences often experience it in the form of musical theatre productions
Level
Theatrical dance
Pas de deux
Modern dance
31. Ceremonial dance with each character having specific hand movement - and martial (war) dancing
Improvisation
Dance in the Middle Ages (500-1400)
Maypole dance
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) China
32. Dance movement that is primary and nonfunctional - with an emphasis on body mastery for expressive and communicative purposes
Creative movement
18th and 19th Centuries
Minuet
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Java
33. 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
Religious or ceremonial dance
Martha Graham and psychodrama
Characteristics of folk dance
Range
34. 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
Martha Graham and psychodrama
Force
Quality of Energy
18th and 19th Centuries
35. From the musical term - this refers to quick or lively movements
Allegro
Elevation
Virtuoso dancing
Play and sing with movement
36. Warm - up exercises and Body awareness exercises
Choreography
Barre
Dance activities should begin with these
4 Elements of dance movements
37. Leader - follower - mirror - unison - or parting)
Interactions between dancers
Direction
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Java
Religious or ceremonial dance
38. Type of creative dance involving specialized movement techniques; emphasis is on expression and communication
Late 20th Century
Modern dance
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) China
Religious or ceremonial dance
39. Polka - square dances - historic dances
Current examples of folk dances in the 20th century
Pas de deux
Warm - up exercises should address these 5 skills/abilities
Passe
40. Hip - hop - line dance - ballroom - waltz - foxtrot - tango - rumba - jive - and swing
Social dance styles
Movements involved in the space element of dance
Native Americans
Maypole dance
41. Another popular form of the flamenco that originated in Cuba and Latin America
Interactions between dancers
Popular historical dances that are often used today
Framework for dance activity instruction
Rumba flamenco
42. Side - by - side - supported - far - or near)
Space
Space between dancers
Other theatrical production
Tempo
43. 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)
Force
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Indi
Dance in the Middle Ages (500-1400)
Form and shape
44. Stretched the boundaries of classical ballet; new movements ('turnout')
Space between dancers
Early 20th Century Revolutionary aspects of Ballets Russes (Russia)
Elements of dance
Pathway
45. 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)
Grand jete
Kinds of Levels
Kinesthetic awareness
Arabesque
46. 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
Social dance
Nonlocomotor
Modern dance
47. Speed: fast or slow
The 8 basic steps
Tempo
Dance activities should begin with these
Rumba flamenco
48. More eclectic; ballet and ethnic used in the same performance; all - male groups; intense theatrical effects in lighting - costume - and sets
Syncopation
Dance post -1960s
Concepts regarding the time element of dance
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Java
49. 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
Movement materials
Kinds of Levels
Lifts
Styles of dance and movement
50. Wide/Narrow - Big/Little
Dance teaching - variety - exposure
Range (of movement)
Pointe
Barre
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