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CSET Domain 1 Performing Arts Dance
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. 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
Era of Romanticism (early 1800s)
Minuet
Dance - pointe
Maypole dance
2. 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
Social dance
Flamenco dance
Improvisation
Folk dance
3. Determine appropriate age - related expectations for a safe - enjoyable classroom activity
Flamenco dance
Framework for dance activity instruction
Dance teaching - key words and counts
Creative movement
4. Sequences - motifs - and phrases developed as the choreographed dance
Movement materials
Rhapsodic Rhythms
Degree of Energy
Elements of dance
5. 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
Martha Graham and psychodrama
Grand jete en tournan (tour jete)
Dance - pointe
Dance teaching - prep
6. Kabuki (traced to primitive rituals; it involves stomping - elaborate costumes - is male only - and is still current)
Improvisation
Late 20th Century
Revolutionary aspects of early modern dance
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Japan
7. 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
Form and Shape
Styles of dance and movement
Level
Pas de deux
8. Even or uneven beat
Social dance styles
Rhapsodic rhythms
Native Americans
Beat
9. Ballet - jazz - and tap
Modern dance choreography
Well - known musical productions
Other theatrical production
Improvisation
10. Locomotor - Nonlocomotor - Combined Locomotor
Dance - pointe
Elements of dance: Levels
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) China
Movements involved in the space element of dance
11. 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
Postmodern dance
Minuet
Beat
Spotting
12. A round rail attached to the wall horizontally - about 3 1/2 feet above the floor - for dancers to hold during the first half of technique class; it is also used for stretching the legs by placing the feet or legs on it
Line
Tempo
Barre
Dance in the Middle Ages (500-1400)
13. Movement associated with gods/funerals
Quality of Energy
Spotting
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Egypt
Popular historical dances that are often used today
14. Countable patterns
Dallet evolution
Social dance and mass culture
Rhythm
Authentic folk dancing in its purest form
15. 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
Revolutionary aspects of early modern dance
Classical
Dance - Prehistory to Beginning of Middle Ages (A.D. 400)
Lifts
16. Non - metric (e.g. - breath - water - or wind)
Rhapsodic rhythms
Form and Shape
Pas de deux
Range (of movement)
17. The way in which various parts of the dancer's body are in line with one another while the dancer is moving
Combined locomotor
Alignment
Folk dance
Movement materials
18. Walking - running - leaping - jumping - hopping - galloping - skipping - and sliding (Chasse)
Level
Elements of dance: Time
The 8 basic steps
Kinds of Levels
19. In this leap - the dancer turns halfway in midair to land facing the direction in which the movement started
Grand jete en tournan (tour jete)
Warm - up exercises should address these 5 skills/abilities
Authentic folk dancing in its purest form
Dance
20. 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
Flamenco dance
Elements of dance
Nonlocomotor
Passe
21. 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
Dallet evolution
Social dance
Characteristics of folk dance
Movements involved in the space element of dance
22. Ballet developed throughout Europe; this led to ___________ - expressive capacity of the body - pointe footwork and the heel - less shoe
Dance post -1960s
Virtuoso dancing
Modern dance
Classical
23. Feeling the dance movements of others in one's own muscles
Level
Degree of Energy
Kinesthetic awareness
Postmodern dance
24. The ability to get up into the air and remain there long enough to perform various movements or poses
Elevation
4 Elements of dance movements
Characteristics of folk dance
Syncopation
25. 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.
Rhapsodic rhythms
Social dance and mass culture
Native Americans
Interactions between dancers
26. (Often traditional folk steps): two - step - paddle - grapevine - step - hop - chug - and spinning
Well - known musical productions
Body movement
Classical
Combined locomotor
27. Stretched the boundaries of classical ballet; new movements ('turnout')
Spotting
Form and shape
Dance in the Middle Ages (500-1400)
Early 20th Century Revolutionary aspects of Ballets Russes (Russia)
28. 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
18th and 19th Centuries
Elevation
Individual - group - or class
Styles of dance and movement
29. Direction: forward - backward - up - down - sideways (horizontal or vertical) - diagonal - straight - circle - out - in - zigzag - or spiral
Elements of dance: Levels
Interactions between dancers
Dance teaching - key words and counts
Force
30. From the musical term - this refers to quick or lively movements
Native Americans
Elements of dance: Time
Allegro
Pointe
31. A line along which a person or part of a person moves - Patterns on/in the Floor - Elevated or Air
Framework for dance activity instruction
Arabesque
Pathway
Flamenco dance
32. 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
Authentic folk dancing in its purest form
Range (of movement)
Form and shape
George Balanchine (director of the New York City Ballet) and modern American ballet
33. Broadway and Hollywood shows; a new style of moving with emphasis on speed and mobility; lean body types; importance of the female dancer
Abstraction
Virtuoso dancing
Adagio
George Balanchine (director of the New York City Ballet) and modern American ballet
34. Release of potential energy into kinetic energy
Force
Focus
Modern dance
Grand jete en tournan (tour jete)
35. Warm - up - skill building - expression via classroom dance activities
Dance - pointe
Renaissance (1400-1600)
Classical
Elements should be found in all dance instruction
36. 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
Social dance and mass culture
Barre
Theatrical dance
Historical forms of dance
37. Warm - up exercises and Body awareness exercises
Rumba flamenco
Romantic Era
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) China
Dance activities should begin with these
38. Includes locomotor (moving from one place to another) and axial (contained movement around an axis of the body)
Elements of dance: Force
Body movement
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Rome
Pathway
39. 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
Pirouette
4 Elements of dance movements
Late 20th Century
Theatrical dance
40. 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
The 8 basic steps
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Indi
Elements of dance
18th and 19th Centuries
41. Refers to dances in which socializing is the main focus; therefore - a dance partner is essential
Era of Romanticism (early 1800s)
Space
Social dance
Cultural dances
42. Born in the 20th century as a result of dancers resisting the rigid structure of classical ballet dance
Modern dance
Movements involved in the space element of dance
Syncopation
Nonlocomotor
43. 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
Spotting
Era of Romanticism (early 1800s)
Pas de deux
44. Quality of Energy - Degree of Energy
Forc
Alignment
Degree of Energy
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Indi
45. Elaborate costumes - balance and moderation - and traditional dance
Flamenco dance
The 8 basic steps
Kinesthetic awareness
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Java
46. 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
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Japan
Classical
Dance post -1960s
47. 1. Space 2. Time 3. Levels (dynamics) 4. Force (energy)
4 Elements of dance movements
Current examples of folk dances in the 20th century
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Rome
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Java
48. 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).
Level
Space
Lifts
Dance teaching - floor pattern
49. The essence of an idea applied to the art of movement
Pirouette
Elements of dance: Time
Classical
Abstraction
50. Ceremonial dance with each character having specific hand movement - and martial (war) dancing
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) China
George Balanchine (director of the New York City Ballet) and modern American ballet
Era of Romanticism (early 1800s)
Elements of dance: Levels