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CSET Domain 1 Performing Arts Dance

Subjects : cset, performing-arts, dance
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1. A formal aristocratic court dance developed at the end of the rennaisance period






2. 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






3. 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






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






5. The ability to get up into the air and remain there long enough to perform various movements or poses






6. Have the dancers walk through the floor pattern. Then combine the steps with the floor pattern - first without music - and then with music (remember that not all dances have a set floor pattern).






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






8. Wide - narrow - big - or little






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. On the ball of the foot - or half toe






11. Dance movement that is primary and nonfunctional - with an emphasis on body mastery for expressive and communicative purposes






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






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






14. 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






15. Born in the 20th century as a result of dancers resisting the rigid structure of classical ballet dance






16. Walking - running - leaping - jumping - hopping - galloping - skipping - and sliding (Chasse)






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






18. Includes locomotor (moving from one place to another) and axial (contained movement around an axis of the body)






19. Ballet - jazz - and tap






20. Intense movement often depicting pain - fear - and love; dance forms 'sculptured' by human body positions; contraction and release of the torso - 'fall and recover'; angular gestures; schools and dance companies






21. 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






22. Quality of Energy - Degree of Energy






23. Kabuki (traced to primitive rituals; it involves stomping - elaborate costumes - is male only - and is still current)






24. Pantomime/dance expression






25. Posture - Balance - Flexibility - Strength - Coordination






26. In theatre chorus; also the festival of Dionysus






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






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






29. 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.






30. Locomotor - Nonlocomotor - Combined Locomotor






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






32. 1. Space 2. Time 3. Levels (dynamics) 4. Force (energy)






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






34. Movement without previous planning






35. 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)






36. Warm - up exercises and Body awareness exercises






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






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






39. Rock 'n' roll; MTV; hip - hop; ballroom dancing (tango)






40. Speed: fast or slow






41. Focusing the eyes on one point in the distance in order to keep balance while turning






42. Choreography played a significant role in many cultural events throughout history - The origins of dance show that dance was created and performed in celebrations - rituals - and rites of passage - Many cultures consider dance a universal spiritual l






43. As in music - the opposite of allegro; a slower tempo - also a set of practice exercises in class consisting of extensions and balances






44. Even or uneven beat






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






46. 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






47. 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)






48. Provide opportunities for interpretation of dance - Provide a classroom dance program that includes different styles of dance from a cultural and historical context






49. 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






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