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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. Growth of contemporary dance - post - modernism in the 1960s; movement toward simplicity and a less sophisticated technique; 'No' manifesto - a frequent rejection of costumes and stories
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Japan
Abstraction
Late 20th Century
Modern dance
2. Locomotor - Nonlocomotor - Combined Locomotor
Modern dance
Pointe
Attitude
Movements involved in the space element of dance
3. 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
Rhapsodic Rhythms
Social dance styles
Modern dance
Classical
4. Solo - duet - or ensemble
The 8 basic steps
Individual - group - or class
4 Elements of dance movements
Ballet
5. 'To twirl or spin'; a turn on one foot that can be executed outward - away from the body - or inward - toward the body
Choreography
Cultural dances
The 8 basic steps
Pirouette
6. Whether the energy is: Sustained (smooth) - Suspended (light) - Swing (under - curve) - Sway (over - curve) - Collapsed (loose) - Percussive (sharp) - Vibrate (shudder)
Focus
Dance teaching - key words and counts
Quality of Energy
Alignment
7. Feeling the dance movements of others in one's own muscles
Dance - Prehistory to Beginning of Middle Ages (A.D. 400)
18th and 19th Centuries
Kinesthetic awareness
The 8 basic steps
8. Ceremonial dance with each character having specific hand movement - and martial (war) dancing
Lifts
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) China
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Indi
Range (of movement)
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
Spotting
Passe
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) China
Characteristics of folk dance
10. 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
Concepts regarding the time element of dance
Alignment
Dance teaching - key words and counts
11. Rock 'n' roll; MTV; hip - hop; ballroom dancing (tango)
Social dance and mass culture
Concepts regarding the time element of dance
Allegro
Pathway
12. 1. Direction 2. Form and Shape 3. Level 4. Range 5. Pathway 6. Focus
Kinds of Levels
Revolutionary aspects of early modern dance
Popular historical dances that are often used today
Current examples of folk dances in the 20th century
13. 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
Elements of dance: Force
Grand jete en tournan (tour jete)
Pirouette
Rhapsodic Rhythms
14. 1. Space 2. Time 3. Levels (dynamics) 4. Force (energy)
Rhapsodic rhythms
Adagio
Revolutionary aspects of early modern dance
4 Elements of dance movements
15. Literally - 'a step for two'; this refers to a specific codified form that is choreographed in many classical ballets; this is also used to refer to any section of a dance performed by two dancers together
Elements of dance: Force
Pas de deux
Grand jete
Barre
16. A form of cultural dance - originated from medieval times when townspeople danced to celebrate - e.g. Medieval 'carolers'
Folk dance
Syncopation
Martha Graham and psychodrama
Space between dancers
17. Gaze - Floor - Away
Early 20th Century Revolutionary aspects of Ballets Russes (Russia)
Barre
Focus
Rhapsodic rhythms
18. Rhythmic pattern produced when a deliberate pattern is upset - Rhythm produced when beats are displaced such that strong beats become weak and vice versa
Pas de deux
Concepts regarding the time element of dance
Modern dance
Syncopation
19. 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
Allegro
Movement materials
Attitude
Focus
20. A part of pas de deux in which one dancer is lifted off the ground by another
Modern dance
Form and Shape
Era of Romanticism (early 1800s)
Lifts
21. Must include these four factors: Dance movements must predate the 19th century - Dance is performed by peasants or royalty - The choreography is derived from tradition - There is no teacher
Authentic folk dancing in its purest form
Creative movement
Popular historical dances that are often used today
Force
22. Direction: forward - backward - up - down - sideways (horizontal or vertical) - diagonal - straight - circle - out - in - zigzag - or spiral
Era of Romanticism (early 1800s)
Elements of dance: Levels
4 Elements of dance movements
Individual - group - or class
23. Wide - narrow - big - or little
Dallet evolution
Dance teaching - prep
Level
Range
24. 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
Movement materials
Pathway
Grand jete
Meter
25. 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
Romantic Era
Concepts regarding the time element of dance
Force
Kinds of Levels
26. Formalized hand movements (e.g. - Hindu dance - the oldest world dance)
Degree of Energy
Revolutionary aspects of early modern dance
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Indi
Form and Shape
27. Warm - up exercises and Body awareness exercises
Lifts
Dance activities should begin with these
Passe
Kinds of Levels
28. Pantomime/dance expression
Dance - pointe
The 8 basic steps
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Rome
Well - known musical productions
29. 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
Modern dance
Maypole dance
Social dance and mass culture
Revolutionary aspects of early modern dance
30. 1. Rhythm 2. Tempo 3. Beat 4. Meter 5. Syncopation 6. Rhapsodic Rhythms
Lifts
Form and shape
Promenade
Concepts regarding the time element of dance
31. 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)
Tempo
Passe
Dance in the Middle Ages (500-1400)
Syncopation
32. The way in which various parts of the dancer's body are in line with one another while the dancer is moving
Choreography
Range
Classical
Alignment
33. Ethno - cultural - kabuki - Russian - and Celtic dance
Other theatrical production
Nonlocomotor
Level
Level
34. Countable patterns
Degree of Energy
Rhythm
Level
Space between dancers
35. Quality of Energy - Degree of Energy
Flamenco dance
Extension
Cultural dances
Forc
36. Includes locomotor (moving from one place to another) and axial (contained movement around an axis of the body)
Passe
Body movement
Level
Forc
37. Type of creative dance involving specialized movement techniques; emphasis is on expression and communication
Modern dance
Dance in the Middle Ages (500-1400)
Pathway
Dance teaching - key words and counts
38. The ability to get up into the air and remain there long enough to perform various movements or poses
Elevation
Popular historical dances that are often used today
Level
Beat
39. Kabuki (traced to primitive rituals; it involves stomping - elaborate costumes - is male only - and is still current)
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Japan
Postmodern dance
Focus
The 8 basic steps
40. Another popular form of the flamenco that originated in Cuba and Latin America
Pathway
Body movement
Elements of dance
Rumba flamenco
41. Number of beats grouped together e.g. 3/4 or 2/4 or 6/8
Grand jete
Forc
Characteristics of folk dance
Meter
42. 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
Virtuoso dancing
Dance - Prehistory to Beginning of Middle Ages (A.D. 400)
Allegro
Degree of Energy
43. 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
Folk dance
George Balanchine (director of the New York City Ballet) and modern American ballet
Characteristics of folk dance
Force
44. Posture - Balance - Flexibility - Strength - Coordination
Abstraction
Warm - up exercises should address these 5 skills/abilities
Pas de deux
Theatrical dance
45. Forward/Backward - Up/Down - Sideways (horizontal or vertical) - Diagonal - Straight - Circle - Out/In - Zigzag - Spiral
Direction
Elements should be found in all dance instruction
Postmodern dance
18th and 19th Centuries
46. The essence of an idea applied to the art of movement
Abstraction
Concepts regarding the time element of dance
Creative movement
Cultural dances
47. Elaborate costumes - balance and moderation - and traditional dance
Historical forms of dance
Kinesthetic awareness
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Java
Elevation
48. 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
Revolutionary aspects of early modern dance
Creative movement
Barre
Alignment
49. Strong/Weak - Heavy/Light - Dynamic/Static - Flowing/Tense
Social dance
4 Elements of dance movements
Dance teaching - prep
Degree of Energy
50. 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
Square dancing and barn dancing
Passe
Native Americans