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CSET Domain 1 Performing Arts Dance

Subjects : cset, performing-arts, dance
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1. 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






2. 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






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






4. 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






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






6. Movement without previous planning






7. A term coined in the 1960s by those who wanted to create movement outside the influences of any of the then - traditional modern dance pioneers - such as Cunningham - Graham - Humphrey - Lim






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






9. (Staying in one place 'on spot'): stretching - pushing - twisting - bending - kicking - sinking - or curling






10. Direction: forward - backward - up - down - sideways (horizontal or vertical) - diagonal - straight - circle - out - in - zigzag - or spiral






11. Solo - duet - or ensemble






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






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






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






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






16. 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






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






18. The way in which various parts of the dancer's body are in line with one another while the dancer is moving






19. Dancing on the toes






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






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






22. Ballet - jazz - and tap






23. Determine appropriate age - related expectations for a safe - enjoyable classroom activity






24. 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






25. Polka - square dances - historic dances






26. A part of pas de deux in which one dancer is lifted off the ground by another






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






28. 'To twirl or spin'; a turn on one foot that can be executed outward - away from the body - or inward - toward the body






29. Non - metric rhythms e.g. breath - water - or wind






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






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






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






33. Gaze - Floor - Away






34. Formalized hand movements (e.g. - Hindu dance - the oldest world dance)






35. Locomotor - Nonlocomotor - Combined Locomotor






36. Gaze - floor - or away






37. 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






38. 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)






39. 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






40. Wide - narrow - big - or little






41. High - medium - or low






42. The continued evolution of ballet; emphasis on emotions and fantasy; true pointe work; evolution of 'lightness in flight'; - this differed from other dance forms in placement and alignment of the body - as well as in training - Focus on the ballerina






43. Type of creative dance involving specialized movement techniques; emphasis is on expression and communication






44. From the musical term - this refers to quick or lively movements






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






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






47. Pantomime/dance expression






48. 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






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






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