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






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






3. Rhythm: countable patterns - Tempo: fast or slow speed - Beat: even or uneven - Meter: 2/4 time - 3/4 time - etc.






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






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






6. A part of pas de deux in which one dancer is lifted off the ground by another






7. Gaze - floor - or away






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






9. Ballet - jazz - and tap






10. Broadway and Hollywood shows; a new style of moving with emphasis on speed and mobility; lean body types; importance of the female dancer






11. 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






12. Wide - narrow - big - or little






13. Formalized hand movements (e.g. - Hindu dance - the oldest world dance)






14. Non - metric rhythms e.g. breath - water - or wind






15. Movement associated with gods/funerals






16. Warm - up exercises and Body awareness exercises






17. 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






18. Polka - square dances - historic dances






19. Strong/Weak - Heavy/Light - Dynamic/Static - Flowing/Tense






20. Leader - follower - mirror - unison - or parting)






21. Rock 'n' roll; MTV; hip - hop; ballroom dancing (tango)






22. Solo - duet - or ensemble






23. 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.






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






25. 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






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






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






28. Posture - Balance - Flexibility - Strength - Coordination






29. 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






30. Hip - hop - line dance - ballroom - waltz - foxtrot - tango - rumba - jive - and swing






31. Speed: fast or slow






32. Floor - elevated - or air patterns






33. 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






34. Body position - Angular/Rounded - Twisted - Bent - Crooked - Symmetrical/Asymmetrical






35. A form of cultural dance - originated from medieval times when townspeople danced to celebrate - e.g. Medieval 'carolers'






36. 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






37. Gaze - Floor - Away






38. 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






39. Pantomime/dance expression






40. Kabuki (traced to primitive rituals; it involves stomping - elaborate costumes - is male only - and is still current)






41. 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






42. Refers to dances in which socializing is the main focus; therefore - a dance partner is essential






43. 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






44. (Staying in one place 'on spot'): stretching - pushing - twisting - bending - kicking - sinking - or curling






45. Rhythmic pattern produced when a deliberate pattern is upset - Rhythm produced when beats are displaced such that strong beats become weak and vice versa






46. Determine appropriate age - related expectations for a safe - enjoyable classroom activity






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






48. On the ball of the foot - or half toe






49. The ability to get up into the air and remain there long enough to perform various movements or poses






50. Dancing on the toes