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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. High - medium - or low
Extension
Other theatrical production
Postmodern dance
Level
2. (Staying in one place 'on spot'): stretching - pushing - twisting - bending - kicking - sinking - or curling
Syncopation
Nonlocomotor
Well - known musical productions
Tempo
3. 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
Choreography
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Rome
Late 20th Century
4. Non - metric rhythms e.g. breath - water - or wind
Dance in the Middle Ages (500-1400)
Early 20th Century Revolutionary aspects of Ballets Russes (Russia)
Native Americans
Rhapsodic Rhythms
5. The continued evolution of ballet; emphasis on emotions and fantasy; true pointe work; evolution of 'lightness in flight'; - this differed from other dance forms in placement and alignment of the body - as well as in training - Focus on the ballerina
Rhapsodic Rhythms
Elements of dance: Levels
Era of Romanticism (early 1800s)
Dance teaching - key words and counts
6. Immediate area surrounding the body; the area in which bodies can move at all levels
Dance - pointe
Flamenco dance
Space
Modern dance choreography
7. 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
Combined locomotor
Renaissance (1400-1600)
Native Americans
Romantic Era
8. Focusing the eyes on one point in the distance in order to keep balance while turning
Spotting
Era of Romanticism (early 1800s)
Level
Alignment
9. 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
Extension
Historical forms of dance
Minuet
Modern dance
10. Rock 'n' roll; MTV; hip - hop; ballroom dancing (tango)
Revolutionary aspects of early modern dance
Grand jete en tournan (tour jete)
Social dance and mass culture
Elevation
11. Ceremonial dance with each character having specific hand movement - and martial (war) dancing
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) China
Range
Dance teaching - key words and counts
Pirouette
12. Variations on folk dances are found in dance forms of today - including...
Dance post -1960s
Dance - Prehistory to Beginning of Middle Ages (A.D. 400)
Level
Square dancing and barn dancing
13. 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
Dance teaching - key words and counts
Social dance and mass culture
Dance teaching - prep
Maypole dance
14. Countable patterns
Movement materials
Maypole dance
Rhythm
Theatrical dance
15. Kabuki (traced to primitive rituals; it involves stomping - elaborate costumes - is male only - and is still current)
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Japan
Minuet
Tempo
Pas de deux
16. Wide - narrow - big - or little
Early 20th Century Revolutionary aspects of Ballets Russes (Russia)
Grand jete
Range
Martha Graham and psychodrama
17. High -- Medium -- Low - Might refer to a dancer's head
Dallet evolution
Social dance
Level
Play and sing with movement
18. 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
Elements of dance: Force
Elements of dance: Levels
Social dance
Warm - up exercises should address these 5 skills/abilities
19. Strong/Weak - Heavy/Light - Dynamic/Static - Flowing/Tense
Elements of dance: Force
Nonlocomotor
Popular historical dances that are often used today
Degree of Energy
20. Based on music - songs - dialogue - and dance - Audiences often experience it in the form of musical theatre productions
Combined locomotor
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Java
Theatrical dance
Movement materials
21. Leader - follower - mirror - unison - or parting)
Social dance styles
Interactions between dancers
Postmodern dance
Kinds of Levels
22. 1. Space 2. Time 3. Levels (dynamics) 4. Force (energy)
Choreography
Flamenco dance
Modern dance
4 Elements of dance movements
23. Number of beats grouped together e.g. 3/4 or 2/4 or 6/8
Meter
Movements involved in the space element of dance
Pas de deux
Dance
24. Walking - running - leaping - jumping - hopping - galloping - skipping - and sliding (Chasse)
Barre
The 8 basic steps
Space between dancers
Minuet
25. Release of potential energy into kinetic energy
Renaissance (1400-1600)
Force
Dance
Dance teaching - floor pattern
26. Solo - duet - or ensemble
Focus
Kinesthetic awareness
Styles of dance and movement
Individual - group - or class
27. Broadway and Hollywood shows; a new style of moving with emphasis on speed and mobility; lean body types; importance of the female dancer
Current examples of folk dances in the 20th century
George Balanchine (director of the New York City Ballet) and modern American ballet
Syncopation
Improvisation
28. The way in which various parts of the dancer's body are in line with one another while the dancer is moving
Adagio
Degree of Energy
Kinds of Levels
Alignment
29. As in music - the opposite of allegro; a slower tempo - also a set of practice exercises in class consisting of extensions and balances
Adagio
Other theatrical production
Well - known musical productions
Pathway
30. Angular - rounded - twisted - bent - crooked - symmetrical - or asymmetrical
Well - known musical productions
Barre
Form and shape
Religious or ceremonial dance
31. Quality of Energy - Degree of Energy
Native Americans
Rhapsodic Rhythms
Forc
Concepts regarding the time element of dance
32. A formal aristocratic court dance developed at the end of the rennaisance period
Beat
Concepts regarding the time element of dance
Authentic folk dancing in its purest form
Minuet
33. 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
Kinds of Levels
Authentic folk dancing in its purest form
Elements of dance: Levels
Pathway
34. 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
George Balanchine (director of the New York City Ballet) and modern American ballet
Ballet
Current examples of folk dances in the 20th century
Well - known musical productions
35. 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
Maypole dance
George Balanchine (director of the New York City Ballet) and modern American ballet
Social dance and mass culture
Dance teaching - key words and counts
36. 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
Elevation
Dance - Prehistory to Beginning of Middle Ages (A.D. 400)
Minuet
37. 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
Dance teaching - prep
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) China
Historical forms of dance
Space
38. 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
Romantic Era
Meter
Movement materials
Martha Graham and psychodrama
39. Even or uneven beat
Pathway
Form and Shape
Beat
Theatrical dance
40. Determine appropriate age - related expectations for a safe - enjoyable classroom activity
Framework for dance activity instruction
Social dance styles
Promenade
Pathway
41. Body position - Angular/Rounded - Twisted - Bent - Crooked - Symmetrical/Asymmetrical
4 Elements of dance movements
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Japan
The 8 basic steps
Form and Shape
42. 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
Historical forms of dance
Dance activities should begin with these
Era of Romanticism (early 1800s)
Square dancing and barn dancing
43. 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)
Native Americans
Combined locomotor
Authentic folk dancing in its purest form
Arabesque
44. Includes locomotor (moving from one place to another) and axial (contained movement around an axis of the body)
Alignment
Grand jete en tournan (tour jete)
Body movement
Dance teaching - floor pattern
45. 1. Direction 2. Form and Shape 3. Level 4. Range 5. Pathway 6. Focus
Rhapsodic rhythms
Forc
Kinds of Levels
Current examples of folk dances in the 20th century
46. A 'passing' position in which the foot passes by the knee of the supporting leg - When this position is held - as in pirouettes - with the foot of the working leg resting against the knee of the supporting leg - it is known as retire
Passe
Barre
Popular historical dances that are often used today
Elements of dance: Force
47. 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
Flamenco dance
Styles of dance and movement
Theatrical dance
Kinesthetic awareness
48. From the musical term - this refers to quick or lively movements
Modern dance choreography
Forc
Interactions between dancers
Allegro
49. Polka - square dances - historic dances
Current examples of folk dances in the 20th century
Theatrical dance
Styles of dance and movement
Lifts
50. An adagio movement in which the dancer pivots completely around on one foot while maintaining a pose with the working leg
Promenade
Dance - pointe
Combined locomotor
Pathway