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CSET Domain 1 Performing Arts Dance
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1. The way in which various parts of the dancer's body are in line with one another while the dancer is moving
Native Americans
18th and 19th Centuries
Alignment
Play and sing with movement
2. 1. Direction 2. Form and Shape 3. Level 4. Range 5. Pathway 6. Focus
Rhapsodic rhythms
Revolutionary aspects of early modern dance
Allegro
Kinds of Levels
3. Polka - square dances - historic dances
Current examples of folk dances in the 20th century
Dance activities should begin with these
Passe
Modern dance choreography
4. Direction: forward - backward - up - down - sideways (horizontal or vertical) - diagonal - straight - circle - out - in - zigzag - or spiral
Elements of dance: Levels
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) China
Religious or ceremonial dance
Historical forms of dance
5. Floor - elevated - or air patterns
Lifts
Martha Graham and psychodrama
Allegro
Pathway
6. 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
Force
Other theatrical production
Framework for dance activity instruction
Characteristics of folk dance
7. Broadway and Hollywood shows; a new style of moving with emphasis on speed and mobility; lean body types; importance of the female dancer
George Balanchine (director of the New York City Ballet) and modern American ballet
Martha Graham and psychodrama
Other theatrical production
Ballet
8. Music to accompany specific - technical ballet steps; a theatrical art form developed
Dallet evolution
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Indi
Focus
4 Elements of dance movements
9. Release of potential energy into kinetic energy
Theatrical dance
Minuet
Range (of movement)
Force
10. Dancing evolved from pageants and processions of the period
Elements of dance
Combined locomotor
Dance activities should begin with these
Renaissance (1400-1600)
11. Movement without previous planning
Improvisation
Lifts
Body movement
Play and sing with movement
12. 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)
Concepts regarding the time element of dance
Syncopation
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Java
13. Angular - rounded - twisted - bent - crooked - symmetrical - or asymmetrical
Abstraction
Form and shape
Tempo
Late 20th Century
14. More eclectic; ballet and ethnic used in the same performance; all - male groups; intense theatrical effects in lighting - costume - and sets
Passe
Dance post -1960s
Direction
Warm - up exercises should address these 5 skills/abilities
15. 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
Rhapsodic rhythms
Flamenco dance
Rhapsodic Rhythms
Popular historical dances that are often used today
16. Another popular form of the flamenco that originated in Cuba and Latin America
Rumba flamenco
Social dance and mass culture
Allegro
Modern dance
17. Gaze - floor - or away
Postmodern dance
Focus
Allegro
Alignment
18. Warm - up - skill building - expression via classroom dance activities
Elements should be found in all dance instruction
Extension
Pathway
Syncopation
19. From the musical term - this refers to quick or lively movements
Social dance
Square dancing and barn dancing
Allegro
Force
20. 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
Meter
Beat
Cultural dances
Syncopation
21. Leader - follower - mirror - unison - or parting)
Era of Romanticism (early 1800s)
Other theatrical production
Interactions between dancers
18th and 19th Centuries
22. Elaborate costumes - balance and moderation - and traditional dance
Alignment
Well - known musical productions
Pathway
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Java
23. 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
Rhythm
Religious or ceremonial dance
Arabesque
Grand jete
24. Rhythmic pattern produced when a deliberate pattern is upset - Rhythm produced when beats are displaced such that strong beats become weak and vice versa
Modern dance choreography
Elements of dance: Force
Syncopation
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Greece
25. Whether the energy is: Sustained (smooth) - Suspended (light) - Swing (under - curve) - Sway (over - curve) - Collapsed (loose) - Percussive (sharp) - Vibrate (shudder)
Well - known musical productions
Social dance styles
Renaissance (1400-1600)
Quality of Energy
26. Ethno - cultural - kabuki - Russian - and Celtic dance
Rhapsodic Rhythms
Minuet
Dance teaching - prep
Other theatrical production
27. 1. Space 2. Time 3. Levels (dynamics) 4. Force (energy)
4 Elements of dance movements
Popular historical dances that are often used today
Religious or ceremonial dance
Revolutionary aspects of early modern dance
28. 1. Rhythm 2. Tempo 3. Beat 4. Meter 5. Syncopation 6. Rhapsodic Rhythms
Syncopation
Elements should be found in all dance instruction
Modern dance choreography
Concepts regarding the time element of dance
29. 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
Classical
Direction
Current examples of folk dances in the 20th century
Force
30. Wide/Narrow - Big/Little
Body movement
Space
Range (of movement)
Tempo
31. The ability to get up into the air and remain there long enough to perform various movements or poses
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Egypt
Dance - pointe
Passe
Elevation
32. Sequences - motifs - and phrases developed as the choreographed dance
Kinds of Levels
Direction
Lifts
Movement materials
33. 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
Modern dance choreography
Adagio
Combined locomotor
Characteristics of folk dance
34. 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
Styles of dance and movement
Native Americans
Improvisation
Ballet
35. The steps of a dance as put together for performance or the art of composing dances
Lifts
Body movement
Square dancing and barn dancing
Choreography
36. 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
Late 20th Century
Extension
Dance teaching - prep
Level
37. Posture - Balance - Flexibility - Strength - Coordination
Virtuoso dancing
Promenade
Warm - up exercises should address these 5 skills/abilities
Characteristics of folk dance
38. A rhythmic pattern produced when a deliberate pattern is upset
Maypole dance
Syncopation
Dance - Prehistory to Beginning of Middle Ages (A.D. 400)
Elements of dance
39. Dance movement that is primary and nonfunctional - with an emphasis on body mastery for expressive and communicative purposes
Nonlocomotor
Concepts regarding the time element of dance
Folk dance
Creative movement
40. 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
Revolutionary aspects of early modern dance
Elements of dance: Force
Historical forms of dance
Religious or ceremonial dance
41. Determine appropriate age - related expectations for a safe - enjoyable classroom activity
Dance teaching - prep
Elevation
Combined locomotor
Framework for dance activity instruction
42. High - medium - or low
Level
Arabesque
Creative movement
Framework for dance activity instruction
43. Pantomime/dance expression
Focus
Promenade
Rhapsodic Rhythms
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Rome
44. Rock 'n' roll; MTV; hip - hop; ballroom dancing (tango)
Pointe
Social dance and mass culture
Choreography
Line
45. 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
Theatrical dance
Dance - Prehistory to Beginning of Middle Ages (A.D. 400)
Native Americans
Focus
46. Non - metric (e.g. - breath - water - or wind)
Promenade
Elements of dance: Levels
Rhapsodic rhythms
Popular historical dances that are often used today
47. Speed: fast or slow
Classical
Kinds of Levels
Rumba flamenco
Tempo
48. Wide - narrow - big - or little
Adagio
The 8 basic steps
Maypole dance
Range
49. An adagio movement in which the dancer pivots completely around on one foot while maintaining a pose with the working leg
Forc
Space
Interactions between dancers
Promenade
50. 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
Rumba flamenco
Current examples of folk dances in the 20th century
Allegro
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