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CSET Domain 1 Performing Arts Dance

Subjects : cset, performing-arts, dance
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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






2. High - medium - or low






3. A pose modeled after the statue of the winged Mercury by Giovanni Bologna in which the working leg is extended behind the body with the knee bent; it can also be held in front of the body






4. Pantomime/dance expression






5. Provide opportunities for interpretation of dance - Provide a classroom dance program that includes different styles of dance from a cultural and historical context






6. Ballet developed throughout Europe; this led to ___________ - expressive capacity of the body - pointe footwork and the heel - less shoe






7. Warm - up - skill building - expression via classroom dance activities






8. Warm - up exercises and Body awareness exercises






9. Wide/Narrow - Big/Little






10. Speed: fast or slow






11. A line along which a person or part of a person moves - Patterns on/in the Floor - Elevated or Air






12. A formal aristocratic court dance developed at the end of the rennaisance period






13. 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






14. 1. Space 2. Time 3. Levels (dynamics) 4. Force (energy)






15. In theatre chorus; also the festival of Dionysus






16. 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






17. An adagio movement in which the dancer pivots completely around on one foot while maintaining a pose with the working leg






18. Feeling the dance movements of others in one's own muscles






19. 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






20. Movement associated with gods/funerals






21. As in music - the opposite of allegro; a slower tempo - also a set of practice exercises in class consisting of extensions and balances






22. Elaborate costumes - balance and moderation - and traditional dance






23. Posture - Balance - Flexibility - Strength - Coordination






24. 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






25. Includes locomotor (moving from one place to another) and axial (contained movement around an axis of the body)






26. Gaze - Floor - Away






27. Release of potential energy into kinetic energy






28. Ceremonial dance with each character having specific hand movement - and martial (war) dancing






29. Wide - narrow - big - or little






30. 1. Rhythm 2. Tempo 3. Beat 4. Meter 5. Syncopation 6. Rhapsodic Rhythms






31. The steps of a dance as put together for performance or the art of composing dances






32. Sequences - motifs - and phrases developed as the choreographed dance






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






34. Gaze - floor - or away






35. Forward/Backward - Up/Down - Sideways (horizontal or vertical) - Diagonal - Straight - Circle - Out/In - Zigzag - Spiral






36. Whether the energy is: Sustained (smooth) - Suspended (light) - Swing (under - curve) - Sway (over - curve) - Collapsed (loose) - Percussive (sharp) - Vibrate (shudder)






37. 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






38. 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






39. The way in which various parts of the dancer's body are in line with one another while the dancer is moving






40. Immediate area surrounding the body; the area in which bodies can move at all levels






41. Angular - rounded - twisted - bent - crooked - symmetrical - or asymmetrical






42. A rhythmic pattern produced when a deliberate pattern is upset






43. 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.






44. Stretched the boundaries of classical ballet; new movements ('turnout')






45. Solo - duet - or ensemble






46. Countable patterns






47. Based on music - songs - dialogue - and dance - Audiences often experience it in the form of musical theatre productions






48. 'To twirl or spin'; a turn on one foot that can be executed outward - away from the body - or inward - toward the body






49. Even or uneven beat






50. 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