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CSET Domain 1 Performing Arts Dance
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dance
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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
Historical forms of dance
Tempo
Elements of dance: Force
Warm - up exercises should address these 5 skills/abilities
2. 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
Level
Renaissance (1400-1600)
Cultural dances
Combined locomotor
3. Sequences - motifs - and phrases developed as the choreographed dance
George Balanchine (director of the New York City Ballet) and modern American ballet
Folk dance
Movement materials
Pas de deux
4. 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
Direction
Martha Graham and psychodrama
Movements involved in the space element of dance
Rhapsodic rhythms
5. More eclectic; ballet and ethnic used in the same performance; all - male groups; intense theatrical effects in lighting - costume - and sets
Dance post -1960s
Pointe
Framework for dance activity instruction
Syncopation
6. Broadway and Hollywood shows; a new style of moving with emphasis on speed and mobility; lean body types; importance of the female dancer
Pointe
George Balanchine (director of the New York City Ballet) and modern American ballet
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) China
Syncopation
7. Dancing evolved from pageants and processions of the period
Renaissance (1400-1600)
Modern dance choreography
Other theatrical production
Alignment
8. Warm - up exercises and Body awareness exercises
Pas de deux
Level
Dance activities should begin with these
Modern dance choreography
9. All - inclusive term meaning the aesthetics of movement - the organization of moves with a beginning - middle - and end in sequential form
Range (of movement)
Dance
Classical
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Rome
10. Quality of Energy - Degree of Energy
Concepts regarding the time element of dance
Elements of dance
Forc
Grand jete en tournan (tour jete)
11. As in music - the opposite of allegro; a slower tempo - also a set of practice exercises in class consisting of extensions and balances
18th and 19th Centuries
Elements of dance: Force
Kinesthetic awareness
Adagio
12. Dance movement that is primary and nonfunctional - with an emphasis on body mastery for expressive and communicative purposes
Pas de deux
Direction
Era of Romanticism (early 1800s)
Creative movement
13. Rock 'n' roll; MTV; hip - hop; ballroom dancing (tango)
Cultural dances
Social dance and mass culture
Creative movement
Martha Graham and psychodrama
14. On the ball of the foot - or half toe
Promenade
Dance teaching - key words and counts
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Japan
Dance - pointe
15. 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
Grand jete
Play and sing with movement
Popular historical dances that are often used today
Authentic folk dancing in its purest form
16. Dancing on the toes
Level
Pointe
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Greece
Rumba flamenco
17. 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
Individual - group - or class
Dance - Prehistory to Beginning of Middle Ages (A.D. 400)
Revolutionary aspects of early modern dance
Modern dance
18. Type of creative dance involving specialized movement techniques; emphasis is on expression and communication
Modern dance
Grand jete en tournan (tour jete)
Direction
Dance teaching - key words and counts
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)
Arabesque
Warm - up exercises should address these 5 skills/abilities
Grand jete en tournan (tour jete)
Revolutionary aspects of early modern dance
20. High - medium - or low
Interactions between dancers
Religious or ceremonial dance
Level
Revolutionary aspects of early modern dance
21. Pantomime/dance expression
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Rome
Range
Syncopation
Adagio
22. Non - metric (e.g. - breath - water - or wind)
Elements should be found in all dance instruction
Force
Rhapsodic rhythms
Current examples of folk dances in the 20th century
23. Strong/Weak - Heavy/Light - Dynamic/Static - Flowing/Tense
Body movement
Degree of Energy
Rhapsodic Rhythms
Flamenco dance
24. Gaze - Floor - Away
Warm - up exercises should address these 5 skills/abilities
Combined locomotor
Styles of dance and movement
Focus
25. The arrangement of head - shoulders - arms - torso - and legs while dancing
Body movement
Line
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Indi
Minuet
26. 'To twirl or spin'; a turn on one foot that can be executed outward - away from the body - or inward - toward the body
Pirouette
Tempo
Improvisation
Social dance and mass culture
27. Space - Time - Levels (dynamics)- Force (energy) - Locomotor (traveling through space)
Dance - Prehistory to Beginning of Middle Ages (A.D. 400)
Elements of dance: Force
Elements of dance
Focus
28. Often danced on May Day in various European nations such as Germany and Sweden - taught in American schools today - The maypole is a tall pole decorated with floral garlands - flags - and streamers - Ribbons are attached to a pole - so that children
Maypole dance
Space between dancers
Renaissance (1400-1600)
Focus
29. Countable patterns
Rhythm
Force
Modern dance choreography
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) China
30. The ability to get up into the air and remain there long enough to perform various movements or poses
Elevation
Elements of dance: Levels
Pathway
Extension
31. Variations on folk dances are found in dance forms of today - including...
Square dancing and barn dancing
Well - known musical productions
Pointe
Dance teaching - variety - exposure
32. 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
Elements of dance: Time
Maypole dance
Styles of dance and movement
Dance
33. Wide/Narrow - Big/Little
Focus
Ballet
Historical forms of dance
Range (of movement)
34. A part of pas de deux in which one dancer is lifted off the ground by another
Theatrical dance
Lifts
George Balanchine (director of the New York City Ballet) and modern American ballet
Rhapsodic Rhythms
35. An adagio movement in which the dancer pivots completely around on one foot while maintaining a pose with the working leg
Range (of movement)
Promenade
Elements of dance: Force
Religious or ceremonial dance
36. Side - by - side - supported - far - or near)
Elements of dance: Levels
Folk dance
Choreography
Space between dancers
37. Focusing the eyes on one point in the distance in order to keep balance while turning
Spotting
Social dance
Dance - Prehistory to Beginning of Middle Ages (A.D. 400)
Classical
38. Forward/Backward - Up/Down - Sideways (horizontal or vertical) - Diagonal - Straight - Circle - Out/In - Zigzag - Spiral
Syncopation
Direction
Pas de deux
George Balanchine (director of the New York City Ballet) and modern American ballet
39. The essence of an idea applied to the art of movement
Theatrical dance
Abstraction
Modern dance
Line
40. (Staying in one place 'on spot'): stretching - pushing - twisting - bending - kicking - sinking - or curling
Nonlocomotor
Pathway
Warm - up exercises should address these 5 skills/abilities
Cultural dances
41. 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.
Native Americans
Promenade
Social dance and mass culture
Virtuoso dancing
42. Leader - follower - mirror - unison - or parting)
George Balanchine (director of the New York City Ballet) and modern American ballet
Interactions between dancers
Elements of dance: Force
4 Elements of dance movements
43. Solo - duet - or ensemble
Individual - group - or class
Dance - pointe
Beat
Kinds of Levels
44. 1. Direction 2. Form and Shape 3. Level 4. Range 5. Pathway 6. Focus
Revolutionary aspects of early modern dance
Force
Kinds of Levels
Other theatrical production
45. Body position - Angular/Rounded - Twisted - Bent - Crooked - Symmetrical/Asymmetrical
Rumba flamenco
Level
Form and Shape
Modern dance choreography
46. Refers to dances in which socializing is the main focus; therefore - a dance partner is essential
Social dance
Spotting
Elements of dance: Force
Beat
47. Provide opportunities for interpretation of dance - Provide a classroom dance program that includes different styles of dance from a cultural and historical context
Dance teaching - variety - exposure
Line
Kinds of Levels
Pointe
48. Even or uneven beat
Social dance and mass culture
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Indi
Tempo
Beat
49. Includes locomotor (moving from one place to another) and axial (contained movement around an axis of the body)
Passe
Body movement
Authentic folk dancing in its purest form
Maypole dance
50. Wide - narrow - big - or little
Elements of dance: Levels
Meter
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Indi
Range