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CSET Domain 1 Performing Arts Dance

Subjects : cset, performing-arts, dance
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 1. Rhythm 2. Tempo 3. Beat 4. Meter 5. Syncopation 6. Rhapsodic Rhythms






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






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






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






5. 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






6. In theatre chorus; also the festival of Dionysus






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






8. Quality of Energy - Degree of Energy






9. 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.






10. Wide - narrow - big - or little






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






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






13. Variations on folk dances are found in dance forms of today - including...






14. 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






15. A pose in which the working leg is extended with a straight knee directly behind the body (both the height of the leg and the position of the arms are variable)






16. 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






17. Speed: fast or slow






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






19. 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






20. Have the dancers walk through the floor pattern. Then combine the steps with the floor pattern - first without music - and then with music (remember that not all dances have a set floor pattern).






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






22. Side - by - side - supported - far - or near)






23. Another popular form of the flamenco that originated in Cuba and Latin America






24. 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






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






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






27. Gaze - floor - or away






28. 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






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






30. (Often traditional folk steps): two - step - paddle - grapevine - step - hop - chug - and spinning






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






32. 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






33. Dance movement that is primary and nonfunctional - with an emphasis on body mastery for expressive and communicative purposes






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






35. Focusing the eyes on one point in the distance in order to keep balance while turning






36. In this leap - the dancer turns halfway in midair to land facing the direction in which the movement started






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






38. 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






39. The arrangement of head - shoulders - arms - torso - and legs while dancing






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






41. Walking - running - leaping - jumping - hopping - galloping - skipping - and sliding (Chasse)






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






43. 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






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






45. 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






46. Direction: forward - backward - up - down - sideways (horizontal or vertical) - diagonal - straight - circle - out - in - zigzag - or spiral






47. Movement without previous planning






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






49. 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






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