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CSET Domain 1 Performing Arts Dance
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dance
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Ballet developed throughout Europe; this led to ___________ - expressive capacity of the body - pointe footwork and the heel - less shoe
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Indi
Creative movement
Virtuoso dancing
Play and sing with movement
2. Immediate area surrounding the body; the area in which bodies can move at all levels
Social dance styles
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Rome
Dance
Space
3. Whether the energy is: Sustained (smooth) - Suspended (light) - Swing (under - curve) - Sway (over - curve) - Collapsed (loose) - Percussive (sharp) - Vibrate (shudder)
Quality of Energy
Rhapsodic Rhythms
Space
Postmodern dance
4. Number of beats grouped together e.g. 3/4 or 2/4 or 6/8
Authentic folk dancing in its purest form
Meter
Cultural dances
Focus
5. A line along which a person or part of a person moves - Patterns on/in the Floor - Elevated or Air
Pathway
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Egypt
Dance teaching - variety - exposure
Dance - pointe
6. 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.
Martha Graham and psychodrama
Syncopation
Kinesthetic awareness
Native Americans
7. Formalized hand movements (e.g. - Hindu dance - the oldest world dance)
Dance teaching - variety - exposure
Focus
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Indi
Range
8. The way in which various parts of the dancer's body are in line with one another while the dancer is moving
Modern dance
Characteristics of folk dance
Alignment
Combined locomotor
9. A part of pas de deux in which one dancer is lifted off the ground by another
Degree of Energy
Form and shape
Pointe
Lifts
10. Gaze - floor - or away
Romantic Era
Focus
George Balanchine (director of the New York City Ballet) and modern American ballet
Maypole dance
11. 1. Rhythm 2. Tempo 3. Beat 4. Meter 5. Syncopation 6. Rhapsodic Rhythms
Elements of dance: Force
Passe
Concepts regarding the time element of dance
Dance activities should begin with these
12. 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
Degree of Energy
Form and shape
Classical
Dance in the Middle Ages (500-1400)
13. Type of creative dance involving specialized movement techniques; emphasis is on expression and communication
Attitude
Modern dance
Elements should be found in all dance instruction
Social dance and mass culture
14. The steps of a dance as put together for performance or the art of composing dances
Martha Graham and psychodrama
Romantic Era
Modern dance
Choreography
15. 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
Syncopation
18th and 19th Centuries
Classical
Virtuoso dancing
16. Raising the leg to a straightened position with the foot very high above the ground; the ability to lift and hold the leg in position of the ground
Dance teaching - key words and counts
Dance - pointe
Extension
Dance
17. 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
Square dancing and barn dancing
Beat
Well - known musical productions
Ballet
18. 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
Era of Romanticism (early 1800s)
Folk dance
Modern dance choreography
Pirouette
19. Born in the 20th century as a result of dancers resisting the rigid structure of classical ballet dance
Modern dance
Renaissance (1400-1600)
Other theatrical production
Level
20. Rhythm: countable patterns - Tempo: fast or slow speed - Beat: even or uneven - Meter: 2/4 time - 3/4 time - etc.
Grand jete
Line
Elements of dance: Time
Rumba flamenco
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
Martha Graham and psychodrama
Creative movement
Religious or ceremonial dance
Play and sing with movement
22. 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
Grand jete en tournan (tour jete)
Historical forms of dance
Romantic Era
Elements of dance
23. Includes locomotor (moving from one place to another) and axial (contained movement around an axis of the body)
18th and 19th Centuries
Classical
Early 20th Century Revolutionary aspects of Ballets Russes (Russia)
Body movement
24. Walking - running - leaping - jumping - hopping - galloping - skipping - and sliding (Chasse)
Passe
Modern dance choreography
Rumba flamenco
The 8 basic steps
25. 'To twirl or spin'; a turn on one foot that can be executed outward - away from the body - or inward - toward the body
Ballet
Individual - group - or class
Martha Graham and psychodrama
Pirouette
26. Non - metric (e.g. - breath - water - or wind)
Level
Promenade
Rhapsodic rhythms
Early 20th Century Revolutionary aspects of Ballets Russes (Russia)
27. 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
Social dance and mass culture
Level
Promenade
28. Even or uneven beat
Elements of dance: Force
Barre
Beat
George Balanchine (director of the New York City Ballet) and modern American ballet
29. 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
Dance teaching - prep
Modern dance choreography
Combined locomotor
Late 20th Century
30. (Often traditional folk steps): two - step - paddle - grapevine - step - hop - chug - and spinning
Abstraction
Combined locomotor
Dance teaching - floor pattern
Early 20th Century Revolutionary aspects of Ballets Russes (Russia)
31. Music to accompany specific - technical ballet steps; a theatrical art form developed
Individual - group - or class
Dallet evolution
Degree of Energy
Folk dance
32. Dance movement that is primary and nonfunctional - with an emphasis on body mastery for expressive and communicative purposes
Framework for dance activity instruction
Form and shape
Creative movement
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Egypt
33. 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).
Martha Graham and psychodrama
Meter
Adagio
Dance teaching - floor pattern
34. Determine appropriate age - related expectations for a safe - enjoyable classroom activity
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Rome
Barre
Framework for dance activity instruction
Direction
35. Refers to dances in which socializing is the main focus; therefore - a dance partner is essential
Spotting
Social dance
Historical forms of dance
Rhapsodic Rhythms
36. From the musical term - this refers to quick or lively movements
Allegro
Attitude
Adagio
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Rome
37. High - medium - or low
Dance teaching - variety - exposure
Level
Dance - pointe
Force
38. 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
Native Americans
Religious or ceremonial dance
Elements should be found in all dance instruction
Late 20th Century
39. Another popular form of the flamenco that originated in Cuba and Latin America
Elements should be found in all dance instruction
Rumba flamenco
Pointe
Forc
40. Speed: fast or slow
Social dance
Early 20th Century Revolutionary aspects of Ballets Russes (Russia)
Rhapsodic Rhythms
Tempo
41. Based on music - songs - dialogue - and dance - Audiences often experience it in the form of musical theatre productions
Flamenco dance
Passe
Theatrical dance
Allegro
42. Warm - up exercises and Body awareness exercises
Dance post -1960s
Modern dance choreography
George Balanchine (director of the New York City Ballet) and modern American ballet
Dance activities should begin with these
43. 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
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Rome
Martha Graham and psychodrama
Focus
Elements of dance: Force
44. 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
Dance teaching - floor pattern
Abstraction
Square dancing and barn dancing
Grand jete
45. Pantomime/dance expression
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Rome
Elements should be found in all dance instruction
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) China
Form and Shape
46. (Staying in one place 'on spot'): stretching - pushing - twisting - bending - kicking - sinking - or curling
Range (of movement)
Lifts
Direction
Nonlocomotor
47. 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
Romantic Era
Form and shape
Passe
Concepts regarding the time element of dance
48. Release of potential energy into kinetic energy
Rhapsodic rhythms
Dance teaching - floor pattern
Force
Martha Graham and psychodrama
49. 1. Space 2. Time 3. Levels (dynamics) 4. Force (energy)
Concepts regarding the time element of dance
Theatrical dance
Dance teaching - key words and counts
4 Elements of dance movements
50. As in music - the opposite of allegro; a slower tempo - also a set of practice exercises in class consisting of extensions and balances
Adagio
Forc
Beat
Well - known musical productions