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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. 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






2. 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






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






4. Even or uneven beat






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






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






7. 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






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






9. 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






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






11. High - medium - or low






12. Release of potential energy into kinetic energy






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






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






15. Speed: fast or slow






16. Hip - hop - line dance - ballroom - waltz - foxtrot - tango - rumba - jive - and swing






17. Movement without previous planning






18. 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






19. Ballet - jazz - and tap






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






21. Angular - rounded - twisted - bent - crooked - symmetrical - or asymmetrical






22. Gaze - Floor - Away






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






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






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






26. More eclectic; ballet and ethnic used in the same performance; all - male groups; intense theatrical effects in lighting - costume - and sets






27. Refers to dances in which socializing is the main focus; therefore - a dance partner is essential






28. 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






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






30. Polka - square dances - historic dances






31. Ballet developed throughout Europe; this led to ___________ - expressive capacity of the body - pointe footwork and the heel - less shoe






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






33. Ceremonial dance with each character having specific hand movement - and martial (war) dancing






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






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






36. Space - Time - Levels (dynamics)- Force (energy) - Locomotor (traveling through space)






37. Locomotor - Nonlocomotor - Combined Locomotor






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






39. A form of cultural dance - originated from medieval times when townspeople danced to celebrate - e.g. Medieval 'carolers'






40. 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






41. Ethno - cultural - kabuki - Russian - and Celtic dance






42. Rhythm: countable patterns - Tempo: fast or slow speed - Beat: even or uneven - Meter: 2/4 time - 3/4 time - etc.






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)






44. Wide/Narrow - Big/Little






45. Gaze - floor - or away






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






47. A formal aristocratic court dance developed at the end of the rennaisance period






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






49. Dancing on the toes






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