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CSET Domain 1 Performing Arts Dance

Subjects : cset, performing-arts, dance
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Number of beats grouped together e.g. 3/4 or 2/4 or 6/8






2. Locomotor - Nonlocomotor - Combined Locomotor






3. High - medium - or low






4. 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






5. 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






6. Refers to the lexicon of dance as taught in the original academies - also used in reference to ballets as created during the Imperial Russian days - such as The Sleeping Beauty - The Nutcracker - and Swan Lake - also refers to a style of performing






7. Immediate area surrounding the body; the area in which bodies can move at all levels






8. Wide/Narrow - Big/Little






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






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






11. Whether the energy is: Sustained (smooth) - Suspended (light) - Swing (under - curve) - Sway (over - curve) - Collapsed (loose) - Percussive (sharp) - Vibrate (shudder)






12. A round rail attached to the wall horizontally - about 3 1/2 feet above the floor - for dancers to hold during the first half of technique class; it is also used for stretching the legs by placing the feet or legs on it






13. Body position - Angular/Rounded - Twisted - Bent - Crooked - Symmetrical/Asymmetrical






14. 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






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






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






17. Leader - follower - mirror - unison - or parting)






18. 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






19. 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)






20. Feeling the dance movements of others in one's own muscles






21. 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






22. In this leap - the dancer turns halfway in midair to land facing the direction in which the movement started






23. Broadway and Hollywood shows; a new style of moving with emphasis on speed and mobility; lean body types; importance of the female dancer






24. Music to accompany specific - technical ballet steps; a theatrical art form developed






25. Release of potential energy into kinetic energy






26. The arrangement of head - shoulders - arms - torso - and legs while dancing






27. Wide - narrow - big - or little






28. Sequences - motifs - and phrases developed as the choreographed dance






29. 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






30. Countable patterns






31. Speed: fast or slow






32. Warm - up exercises and Body awareness exercises






33. Elaborate costumes - balance and moderation - and traditional dance






34. 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.






35. 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






36. 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






37. 1. Rhythm 2. Tempo 3. Beat 4. Meter 5. Syncopation 6. Rhapsodic Rhythms






38. Warm - up - skill building - expression via classroom dance activities






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






40. Movement without previous planning






41. Dancing evolved from pageants and processions of the period






42. Gaze - Floor - Away






43. 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






44. Posture - Balance - Flexibility - Strength - Coordination






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






46. From the musical term - this refers to quick or lively movements






47. 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






48. A rhythmic pattern produced when a deliberate pattern is upset






49. Polka - square dances - historic dances






50. Ballet - jazz - and tap