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CSET Domain 1 Performing Arts Dance
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1. Dance movement that is primary and nonfunctional - with an emphasis on body mastery for expressive and communicative purposes
Modern dance
Early 20th Century Revolutionary aspects of Ballets Russes (Russia)
Revolutionary aspects of early modern dance
Creative movement
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
Play and sing with movement
Elements should be found in all dance instruction
Maypole dance
Forc
3. 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
Characteristics of folk dance
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Java
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Greece
18th and 19th Centuries
4. 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
Dance teaching - prep
Dance activities should begin with these
Dance - pointe
5. 1. Rhythm 2. Tempo 3. Beat 4. Meter 5. Syncopation 6. Rhapsodic Rhythms
4 Elements of dance movements
Line
Flamenco dance
Concepts regarding the time element of dance
6. 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
Flamenco dance
Classical
Allegro
George Balanchine (director of the New York City Ballet) and modern American ballet
7. High - medium - or low
Level
Syncopation
Pointe
Other theatrical production
8. Formalized hand movements (e.g. - Hindu dance - the oldest world dance)
Attitude
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Indi
Barre
Romantic Era
9. 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
Dance - Prehistory to Beginning of Middle Ages (A.D. 400)
Focus
Syncopation
Interactions between dancers
10. 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
Direction
Form and Shape
Ballet
Elevation
11. On the ball of the foot - or half toe
Pathway
Dance - pointe
Styles of dance and movement
4 Elements of dance movements
12. High -- Medium -- Low - Might refer to a dancer's head
Elevation
Theatrical dance
Barre
Level
13. 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
Force
Grand jete
Space
Promenade
14. Elaborate costumes - balance and moderation - and traditional dance
The 8 basic steps
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Java
Rhapsodic rhythms
Virtuoso dancing
15. As in music - the opposite of allegro; a slower tempo - also a set of practice exercises in class consisting of extensions and balances
Concepts regarding the time element of dance
Adagio
Postmodern dance
Quality of Energy
16. More eclectic; ballet and ethnic used in the same performance; all - male groups; intense theatrical effects in lighting - costume - and sets
Kinds of Levels
Other theatrical production
Folk dance
Dance post -1960s
17. Ballet - jazz - and tap
Rhythm
Well - known musical productions
Range
Degree of Energy
18. Side - by - side - supported - far - or near)
Dance
Interactions between dancers
Kinesthetic awareness
Space between dancers
19. The steps of a dance as put together for performance or the art of composing dances
Rhapsodic rhythms
Elements should be found in all dance instruction
Choreography
Elements of dance: Levels
20. Movement without previous planning
Form and shape
Improvisation
Combined locomotor
Dallet evolution
21. Broadway and Hollywood shows; a new style of moving with emphasis on speed and mobility; lean body types; importance of the female dancer
Well - known musical productions
Theatrical dance
Movements involved in the space element of dance
George Balanchine (director of the New York City Ballet) and modern American ballet
22. All - inclusive term meaning the aesthetics of movement - the organization of moves with a beginning - middle - and end in sequential form
Line
Dance
Movement materials
Pointe
23. 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
Grand jete en tournan (tour jete)
Late 20th Century
Cultural dances
Extension
24. Speed: fast or slow
Tempo
Passe
Pathway
Well - known musical productions
25. Even or uneven beat
Rhapsodic Rhythms
Beat
Pirouette
Social dance styles
26. Direction: forward - backward - up - down - sideways (horizontal or vertical) - diagonal - straight - circle - out - in - zigzag - or spiral
Elements of dance: Levels
Form and shape
Dance teaching - prep
Syncopation
27. Posture - Balance - Flexibility - Strength - Coordination
Warm - up exercises should address these 5 skills/abilities
Authentic folk dancing in its purest form
Concepts regarding the time element of dance
Degree of Energy
28. 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
Attitude
Combined locomotor
Extension
Dance in the Middle Ages (500-1400)
29. The way in which various parts of the dancer's body are in line with one another while the dancer is moving
Alignment
Virtuoso dancing
Social dance and mass culture
Dance teaching - key words and counts
30. Forward/Backward - Up/Down - Sideways (horizontal or vertical) - Diagonal - Straight - Circle - Out/In - Zigzag - Spiral
Line
Direction
Maypole dance
Kinds of Levels
31. Polka - square dances - historic dances
Classical
Current examples of folk dances in the 20th century
Characteristics of folk dance
Promenade
32. 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
Virtuoso dancing
Renaissance (1400-1600)
Kinesthetic awareness
Pas de deux
33. A form of cultural dance - originated from medieval times when townspeople danced to celebrate - e.g. Medieval 'carolers'
Elements of dance: Levels
Movements involved in the space element of dance
18th and 19th Centuries
Folk dance
34. Feeling the dance movements of others in one's own muscles
Dance post -1960s
Form and Shape
Religious or ceremonial dance
Kinesthetic awareness
35. 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
Nonlocomotor
Interactions between dancers
Modern dance choreography
Era of Romanticism (early 1800s)
36. Gaze - Floor - Away
Kinesthetic awareness
Focus
Beat
Pas de deux
37. 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
Attitude
Tempo
Elements of dance: Force
Pirouette
38. Warm - up - skill building - expression via classroom dance activities
Interactions between dancers
Elements should be found in all dance instruction
Attitude
Renaissance (1400-1600)
39. Hip - hop - line dance - ballroom - waltz - foxtrot - tango - rumba - jive - and swing
Dance teaching - prep
Choreography
Social dance styles
The 8 basic steps
40. Ballet developed throughout Europe; this led to ___________ - expressive capacity of the body - pointe footwork and the heel - less shoe
Late 20th Century
Ballet
Elements of dance: Force
Virtuoso dancing
41. Whether the energy is: Sustained (smooth) - Suspended (light) - Swing (under - curve) - Sway (over - curve) - Collapsed (loose) - Percussive (sharp) - Vibrate (shudder)
Level
Quality of Energy
Modern dance
Theatrical dance
42. Includes locomotor (moving from one place to another) and axial (contained movement around an axis of the body)
Level
Interactions between dancers
Body movement
Dance teaching - floor pattern
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
Ballet
Extension
Pathway
Historical forms of dance
44. Born in the 20th century as a result of dancers resisting the rigid structure of classical ballet dance
Level
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Greece
Modern dance
Martha Graham and psychodrama
45. Based on music - songs - dialogue - and dance - Audiences often experience it in the form of musical theatre productions
Kinds of Levels
Range (of movement)
Theatrical dance
Dance
46. 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
Forc
Lifts
Late 20th Century
Focus
47. Music to accompany specific - technical ballet steps; a theatrical art form developed
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Egypt
Movements involved in the space element of dance
Dallet evolution
Pathway
48. Dancing evolved from pageants and processions of the period
Renaissance (1400-1600)
Well - known musical productions
Beat
Pas de deux
49. Floor - elevated - or air patterns
Focus
Revolutionary aspects of early modern dance
Line
Pathway
50. Leader - follower - mirror - unison - or parting)
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Greece
Early 20th Century Revolutionary aspects of Ballets Russes (Russia)
Interactions between dancers
Other theatrical production
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