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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. A form of cultural dance - originated from medieval times when townspeople danced to celebrate - e.g. Medieval 'carolers'
Folk dance
Maypole dance
Range (of movement)
Classical
2. 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
Concepts regarding the time element of dance
Era of Romanticism (early 1800s)
Classical
Barre
3. 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
Dance teaching - prep
Modern dance choreography
Elements of dance
Virtuoso dancing
4. Ethno - cultural - kabuki - Russian - and Celtic dance
Dance teaching - variety - exposure
Dallet evolution
Other theatrical production
Social dance styles
5. 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
Romantic Era
Combined locomotor
Elements of dance: Force
Historical forms of dance
6. Strong/Weak - Heavy/Light - Dynamic/Static - Flowing/Tense
Beat
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Indi
Spotting
Degree of Energy
7. 1. Direction 2. Form and Shape 3. Level 4. Range 5. Pathway 6. Focus
Kinds of Levels
Force
Postmodern dance
Dance
8. Walking - running - leaping - jumping - hopping - galloping - skipping - and sliding (Chasse)
The 8 basic steps
Attitude
Elements of dance: Levels
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Japan
9. Movement associated with gods/funerals
Play and sing with movement
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Egypt
Line
Form and shape
10. 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
18th and 19th Centuries
Dance - Prehistory to Beginning of Middle Ages (A.D. 400)
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) China
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Rome
11. 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
Popular historical dances that are often used today
Quality of Energy
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Egypt
Classical
12. Includes locomotor (moving from one place to another) and axial (contained movement around an axis of the body)
Classical
Minuet
Body movement
Social dance and mass culture
13. 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
Beat
Pirouette
Pas de deux
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Egypt
14. Broadway and Hollywood shows; a new style of moving with emphasis on speed and mobility; lean body types; importance of the female dancer
Pas de deux
Elements should be found in all dance instruction
George Balanchine (director of the New York City Ballet) and modern American ballet
Early 20th Century Revolutionary aspects of Ballets Russes (Russia)
15. Space - Time - Levels (dynamics)- Force (energy) - Locomotor (traveling through space)
Direction
Renaissance (1400-1600)
Elements of dance
Dance post -1960s
16. Rock 'n' roll; MTV; hip - hop; ballroom dancing (tango)
Minuet
Social dance and mass culture
Romantic Era
Pointe
17. 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
Rhapsodic Rhythms
Cultural dances
Virtuoso dancing
Social dance and mass culture
18. Movement without previous planning
Native Americans
Elements of dance: Force
Allegro
Improvisation
19. Non - metric rhythms e.g. breath - water - or wind
Meter
Rhapsodic Rhythms
Alignment
Dance teaching - floor pattern
20. Solo - duet - or ensemble
Individual - group - or class
Social dance and mass culture
Social dance styles
Popular historical dances that are often used today
21. Number of beats grouped together e.g. 3/4 or 2/4 or 6/8
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Indi
Social dance styles
Level
Meter
22. 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
Beat
Late 20th Century
Social dance and mass culture
Current examples of folk dances in the 20th century
23. High -- Medium -- Low - Might refer to a dancer's head
Level
Modern dance choreography
Era of Romanticism (early 1800s)
Religious or ceremonial dance
24. Warm - up - skill building - expression via classroom dance activities
Elements should be found in all dance instruction
Creative movement
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Egypt
Elements of dance: Force
25. 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
Beat
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Greece
Rhythm
Play and sing with movement
26. 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
Warm - up exercises should address these 5 skills/abilities
Beat
Maypole dance
Arabesque
27. Locomotor - Nonlocomotor - Combined Locomotor
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Java
Elements should be found in all dance instruction
Religious or ceremonial dance
Movements involved in the space element of dance
28. Pavane - Galliard (from the Renaissance period) - The minuet - Charleston - Twist - Disco - Hip - hop - Lambada
Dance - Prehistory to Beginning of Middle Ages (A.D. 400)
Popular historical dances that are often used today
Pathway
Syncopation
29. Whether the energy is: Sustained (smooth) - Suspended (light) - Swing (under - curve) - Sway (over - curve) - Collapsed (loose) - Percussive (sharp) - Vibrate (shudder)
Quality of Energy
Flamenco dance
Movement materials
Authentic folk dancing in its purest form
30. Sequences - motifs - and phrases developed as the choreographed dance
Dance in the Middle Ages (500-1400)
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Indi
Spotting
Movement materials
31. An adagio movement in which the dancer pivots completely around on one foot while maintaining a pose with the working leg
Social dance and mass culture
Martha Graham and psychodrama
Popular historical dances that are often used today
Promenade
32. The arrangement of head - shoulders - arms - torso - and legs while dancing
Arabesque
Modern dance
Line
Space between dancers
33. 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
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Java
Flamenco dance
Degree of Energy
Dance teaching - floor pattern
34. In theatre chorus; also the festival of Dionysus
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Egypt
Characteristics of folk dance
Barre
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Greece
35. Posture - Balance - Flexibility - Strength - Coordination
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Greece
Movements involved in the space element of dance
Warm - up exercises should address these 5 skills/abilities
Dance teaching - prep
36. Release of potential energy into kinetic energy
Force
Rhapsodic rhythms
George Balanchine (director of the New York City Ballet) and modern American ballet
Improvisation
37. Provide opportunities for interpretation of dance - Provide a classroom dance program that includes different styles of dance from a cultural and historical context
Nonlocomotor
Rhapsodic rhythms
Social dance and mass culture
Dance teaching - variety - exposure
38. Based on music - songs - dialogue - and dance - Audiences often experience it in the form of musical theatre productions
Theatrical dance
Social dance and mass culture
Classical
Folk dance
39. The essence of an idea applied to the art of movement
Play and sing with movement
Dance in the Middle Ages (500-1400)
Square dancing and barn dancing
Abstraction
40. Even or uneven beat
Characteristics of folk dance
Meter
George Balanchine (director of the New York City Ballet) and modern American ballet
Beat
41. (Often traditional folk steps): two - step - paddle - grapevine - step - hop - chug - and spinning
Social dance and mass culture
Elements of dance: Levels
Abstraction
Combined locomotor
42. Ballet developed throughout Europe; this led to ___________ - expressive capacity of the body - pointe footwork and the heel - less shoe
Popular historical dances that are often used today
Force
Current examples of folk dances in the 20th century
Virtuoso dancing
43. On the ball of the foot - or half toe
Interactions between dancers
Rhythm
Dance - pointe
Rumba flamenco
44. All - inclusive term meaning the aesthetics of movement - the organization of moves with a beginning - middle - and end in sequential form
Dance
Historical forms of dance
Dance teaching - prep
Elements of dance: Levels
45. As in music - the opposite of allegro; a slower tempo - also a set of practice exercises in class consisting of extensions and balances
Adagio
Focus
Dance teaching - floor pattern
Minuet
46. 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
Lifts
Individual - group - or class
Dance teaching - prep
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Egypt
47. A part of pas de deux in which one dancer is lifted off the ground by another
Social dance styles
Lifts
4 Elements of dance movements
Combined locomotor
48. A line along which a person or part of a person moves - Patterns on/in the Floor - Elevated or Air
Theatrical dance
Elevation
Pathway
Degree of Energy
49. A formal aristocratic court dance developed at the end of the rennaisance period
Creative movement
Minuet
Current examples of folk dances in the 20th century
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Rome
50. Immediate area surrounding the body; the area in which bodies can move at all levels
Pathway
Movements involved in the space element of dance
Direction
Space