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CSET Domain 1 Performing Arts Dance
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Type of creative dance involving specialized movement techniques; emphasis is on expression and communication
Passe
Historical forms of dance
Modern dance
Grand jete
2. Posture - Balance - Flexibility - Strength - Coordination
Late 20th Century
Warm - up exercises should address these 5 skills/abilities
Modern dance choreography
Choreography
3. Broadway and Hollywood shows; a new style of moving with emphasis on speed and mobility; lean body types; importance of the female dancer
Era of Romanticism (early 1800s)
George Balanchine (director of the New York City Ballet) and modern American ballet
Historical forms of dance
Elements should be found in all dance instruction
4. Refers to dances in which socializing is the main focus; therefore - a dance partner is essential
Social dance and mass culture
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Indi
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Rome
Social dance
5. Variations on folk dances are found in dance forms of today - including...
Rhapsodic rhythms
Modern dance choreography
Square dancing and barn dancing
Allegro
6. In theatre chorus; also the festival of Dionysus
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Greece
Syncopation
Degree of Energy
Martha Graham and psychodrama
7. Ballet developed throughout Europe; this led to ___________ - expressive capacity of the body - pointe footwork and the heel - less shoe
Individual - group - or class
Virtuoso dancing
Dance teaching - prep
Body movement
8. Rock 'n' roll; MTV; hip - hop; ballroom dancing (tango)
Space
Postmodern dance
Meter
Social dance and mass culture
9. High -- Medium -- Low - Might refer to a dancer's head
Pointe
Rhythm
Level
George Balanchine (director of the New York City Ballet) and modern American ballet
10. Side - by - side - supported - far - or near)
Space between dancers
Kinds of Levels
Interactions between dancers
Extension
11. A line along which a person or part of a person moves - Patterns on/in the Floor - Elevated or Air
Romantic Era
Attitude
Theatrical dance
Pathway
12. Dance movement that is primary and nonfunctional - with an emphasis on body mastery for expressive and communicative purposes
Degree of Energy
Alignment
Form and shape
Creative movement
13. Ceremonial dance with each character having specific hand movement - and martial (war) dancing
George Balanchine (director of the New York City Ballet) and modern American ballet
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) China
Extension
Well - known musical productions
14. Whether the energy is: Sustained (smooth) - Suspended (light) - Swing (under - curve) - Sway (over - curve) - Collapsed (loose) - Percussive (sharp) - Vibrate (shudder)
Quality of Energy
Tempo
Cultural dances
Elements of dance
15. 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
Styles of dance and movement
Lifts
Cultural dances
Historical forms of dance
16. 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
Modern dance
Authentic folk dancing in its purest form
Form and Shape
Pirouette
17. Movement associated with gods/funerals
Romantic Era
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Egypt
Level
Modern dance
18. Feeling the dance movements of others in one's own muscles
Grand jete en tournan (tour jete)
Kinesthetic awareness
Movement materials
Range
19. 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
Extension
Interactions between dancers
Beat
Characteristics of folk dance
20. A rhythmic pattern produced when a deliberate pattern is upset
Cultural dances
Social dance styles
Current examples of folk dances in the 20th century
Syncopation
21. 1. Rhythm 2. Tempo 3. Beat 4. Meter 5. Syncopation 6. Rhapsodic Rhythms
Martha Graham and psychodrama
Concepts regarding the time element of dance
Virtuoso dancing
Modern dance
22. Solo - duet - or ensemble
Minuet
Direction
Martha Graham and psychodrama
Individual - group - or class
23. 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
Forc
Passe
Abstraction
24. A form of cultural dance - originated from medieval times when townspeople danced to celebrate - e.g. Medieval 'carolers'
Folk dance
Era of Romanticism (early 1800s)
Spotting
Nonlocomotor
25. Space - Time - Levels (dynamics)- Force (energy) - Locomotor (traveling through space)
Grand jete en tournan (tour jete)
Characteristics of folk dance
Historical forms of dance
Elements of dance
26. 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
Well - known musical productions
Social dance
Current examples of folk dances in the 20th century
27. Ethno - cultural - kabuki - Russian - and Celtic dance
Pas de deux
Dallet evolution
Other theatrical production
Promenade
28. 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
Syncopation
Late 20th Century
Play and sing with movement
Improvisation
29. Dancing on the toes
Pirouette
Beat
Pointe
Late 20th Century
30. Provide opportunities for interpretation of dance - Provide a classroom dance program that includes different styles of dance from a cultural and historical context
18th and 19th Centuries
Syncopation
Dance teaching - variety - exposure
Other theatrical production
31. Direction: forward - backward - up - down - sideways (horizontal or vertical) - diagonal - straight - circle - out - in - zigzag - or spiral
Other theatrical production
Elements of dance: Levels
Range (of movement)
Improvisation
32. The essence of an idea applied to the art of movement
Current examples of folk dances in the 20th century
Flamenco dance
Quality of Energy
Abstraction
33. 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
Modern dance choreography
Meter
Ballet
Grand jete en tournan (tour jete)
34. Gaze - floor - or away
Religious or ceremonial dance
Native Americans
Individual - group - or class
Focus
35. Another popular form of the flamenco that originated in Cuba and Latin America
Concepts regarding the time element of dance
Rumba flamenco
Dallet evolution
Syncopation
36. 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
Historical forms of dance
Cultural dances
Romantic Era
Dance teaching - key words and counts
37. 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
Popular historical dances that are often used today
Pathway
Barre
Movement materials
38. Angular - rounded - twisted - bent - crooked - symmetrical - or asymmetrical
Minuet
Forc
Abstraction
Form and shape
39. Formalized hand movements (e.g. - Hindu dance - the oldest world dance)
Form and Shape
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Indi
Line
Current examples of folk dances in the 20th century
40. The steps of a dance as put together for performance or the art of composing dances
Direction
Martha Graham and psychodrama
Dance activities should begin with these
Choreography
41. To cue the steps and directional changes - and to alert students (e.g. - 'ready'); this helps students keep the main rhythmic pattern and encourages them to gain a sense of the whole
Renaissance (1400-1600)
Dance teaching - key words and counts
Passe
Classical
42. In this leap - the dancer turns halfway in midair to land facing the direction in which the movement started
Individual - group - or class
Passe
Early 20th Century Revolutionary aspects of Ballets Russes (Russia)
Grand jete en tournan (tour jete)
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) China
Elements of dance: Force
Level
Postmodern dance
44. Ballet - jazz - and tap
Focus
Alignment
Well - known musical productions
Renaissance (1400-1600)
45. An adagio movement in which the dancer pivots completely around on one foot while maintaining a pose with the working leg
Interactions between dancers
Barre
Meter
Promenade
46. Forward/Backward - Up/Down - Sideways (horizontal or vertical) - Diagonal - Straight - Circle - Out/In - Zigzag - Spiral
Direction
Degree of Energy
Late 20th Century
Early 20th Century Revolutionary aspects of Ballets Russes (Russia)
47. Strong/Weak - Heavy/Light - Dynamic/Static - Flowing/Tense
Space between dancers
Grand jete
Degree of Energy
Attitude
48. Pavane - Galliard (from the Renaissance period) - The minuet - Charleston - Twist - Disco - Hip - hop - Lambada
Revolutionary aspects of early modern dance
Late 20th Century
Popular historical dances that are often used today
4 Elements of dance movements
49. Immediate area surrounding the body; the area in which bodies can move at all levels
Passe
George Balanchine (director of the New York City Ballet) and modern American ballet
Adagio
Space
50. Even or uneven beat
Beat
Dance - Prehistory to Beginning of Middle Ages (A.D. 400)
Extension
Social dance