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CSET Domain 1 Performing Arts Dance
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Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Gaze - floor - or away
Grand jete en tournan (tour jete)
Movements involved in the space element of dance
Postmodern dance
Focus
2. 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
Ballet
Elements of dance
Space
The 8 basic steps
3. Locomotor - Nonlocomotor - Combined Locomotor
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Indi
Well - known musical productions
Movements involved in the space element of dance
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Egypt
4. 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
Characteristics of folk dance
Late 20th Century
Focus
5. More eclectic; ballet and ethnic used in the same performance; all - male groups; intense theatrical effects in lighting - costume - and sets
Abstraction
Grand jete en tournan (tour jete)
Dance post -1960s
Range (of movement)
6. In theatre chorus; also the festival of Dionysus
Authentic folk dancing in its purest form
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Greece
Styles of dance and movement
Dallet evolution
7. On the ball of the foot - or half toe
Pathway
Degree of Energy
Abstraction
Dance - pointe
8. Ethno - cultural - kabuki - Russian - and Celtic dance
Kinds of Levels
Choreography
Other theatrical production
Range (of movement)
9. A form of cultural dance - originated from medieval times when townspeople danced to celebrate - e.g. Medieval 'carolers'
Maypole dance
Pirouette
Folk dance
Movement materials
10. Side - by - side - supported - far - or near)
Pointe
Passe
Space between dancers
The 8 basic steps
11. 1. Space 2. Time 3. Levels (dynamics) 4. Force (energy)
4 Elements of dance movements
Maypole dance
Flamenco dance
Social dance
12. 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
Dance teaching - key words and counts
Well - known musical productions
Syncopation
Romantic Era
13. Immediate area surrounding the body; the area in which bodies can move at all levels
Framework for dance activity instruction
Space
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Indi
Space between dancers
14. Sequences - motifs - and phrases developed as the choreographed dance
Movement materials
Barre
Virtuoso dancing
Dance post -1960s
15. Based on music - songs - dialogue - and dance - Audiences often experience it in the form of musical theatre productions
Folk dance
Direction
Theatrical dance
Passe
16. Born in the 20th century as a result of dancers resisting the rigid structure of classical ballet dance
Modern dance
Current examples of folk dances in the 20th century
Promenade
Line
17. Type of creative dance involving specialized movement techniques; emphasis is on expression and communication
Dance teaching - key words and counts
Social dance styles
Modern dance
Passe
18. Solo - duet - or ensemble
18th and 19th Centuries
Beat
Dance teaching - key words and counts
Individual - group - or class
19. Music to accompany specific - technical ballet steps; a theatrical art form developed
Elevation
Dallet evolution
Passe
Classical
20. 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
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Egypt
Authentic folk dancing in its purest form
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Japan
Grand jete
21. 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
Dance post -1960s
Ballet
Play and sing with movement
Promenade
22. Body position - Angular/Rounded - Twisted - Bent - Crooked - Symmetrical/Asymmetrical
Native Americans
Form and Shape
Forc
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Greece
23. Quality of Energy - Degree of Energy
Pathway
Dance
Forc
Modern dance
24. 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
Pas de deux
Alignment
Improvisation
Dance activities should begin with these
25. 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
Body movement
Flamenco dance
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Java
Era of Romanticism (early 1800s)
26. All - inclusive term meaning the aesthetics of movement - the organization of moves with a beginning - middle - and end in sequential form
Adagio
Dance
Lifts
Form and Shape
27. 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
Creative movement
Revolutionary aspects of early modern dance
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Java
28. 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
Kinesthetic awareness
Arabesque
Social dance
29. Rock 'n' roll; MTV; hip - hop; ballroom dancing (tango)
Modern dance choreography
Lifts
Social dance and mass culture
Pathway
30. 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.
Attitude
Revolutionary aspects of early modern dance
Native Americans
Pas de deux
31. Determine appropriate age - related expectations for a safe - enjoyable classroom activity
Popular historical dances that are often used today
Lifts
Theatrical dance
Framework for dance activity instruction
32. Release of potential energy into kinetic energy
Range
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) China
Dance teaching - prep
Force
33. 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
Dance teaching - variety - exposure
Postmodern dance
Promenade
Movement materials
34. 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
Space
Martha Graham and psychodrama
Level
Pathway
35. Movement without previous planning
Improvisation
Movement materials
Form and Shape
Social dance
36. 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)
The 8 basic steps
Ballet
Warm - up exercises should address these 5 skills/abilities
Dance in the Middle Ages (500-1400)
37. Focusing the eyes on one point in the distance in order to keep balance while turning
Abstraction
Rumba flamenco
Spotting
George Balanchine (director of the New York City Ballet) and modern American ballet
38. Non - metric (e.g. - breath - water - or wind)
Minuet
Dance in the Middle Ages (500-1400)
Elements of dance
Rhapsodic rhythms
39. The steps of a dance as put together for performance or the art of composing dances
Social dance
Syncopation
Choreography
Barre
40. 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
Nonlocomotor
Martha Graham and psychodrama
Cultural dances
Modern dance
41. 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
Dance
Rhapsodic rhythms
Martha Graham and psychodrama
42. Pantomime/dance expression
Era of Romanticism (early 1800s)
Well - known musical productions
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Rome
Tempo
43. 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
Creative movement
Elevation
Dance teaching - floor pattern
Historical forms of dance
44. Non - metric rhythms e.g. breath - water - or wind
Dallet evolution
Rhapsodic Rhythms
Individual - group - or class
Dance - pointe
45. Hip - hop - line dance - ballroom - waltz - foxtrot - tango - rumba - jive - and swing
Social dance styles
Romantic Era
Square dancing and barn dancing
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Japan
46. 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
Dance teaching - prep
Form and shape
Maypole dance
Renaissance (1400-1600)
47. Direction: forward - backward - up - down - sideways (horizontal or vertical) - diagonal - straight - circle - out - in - zigzag - or spiral
Elements of dance: Levels
Rhythm
Era of Romanticism (early 1800s)
Form and shape
48. 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
Dance - Prehistory to Beginning of Middle Ages (A.D. 400)
Square dancing and barn dancing
Force
Late 20th Century
49. 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
Pas de deux
Meter
Flamenco dance
Elements of dance
50. Wide/Narrow - Big/Little
Syncopation
Dallet evolution
Range (of movement)
Kinds of Levels