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CSET Domain 1 Performing Arts Dance
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dance
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Non - metric rhythms e.g. breath - water - or wind
Rhapsodic Rhythms
Flamenco dance
Rhythm
Kinesthetic awareness
2. The way in which various parts of the dancer's body are in line with one another while the dancer is moving
Grand jete en tournan (tour jete)
Virtuoso dancing
Alignment
Space
3. Angular - rounded - twisted - bent - crooked - symmetrical - or asymmetrical
Force
18th and 19th Centuries
Form and shape
Elements should be found in all dance instruction
4. 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
Quality of Energy
Theatrical dance
Historical forms of dance
Pointe
5. 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
Play and sing with movement
Dance teaching - prep
Popular historical dances that are often used today
Degree of Energy
6. Focusing the eyes on one point in the distance in order to keep balance while turning
Force
Dance teaching - variety - exposure
Alignment
Spotting
7. All - inclusive term meaning the aesthetics of movement - the organization of moves with a beginning - middle - and end in sequential form
Individual - group - or class
Direction
Dance
Dance activities should begin with these
8. Solo - duet - or ensemble
Styles of dance and movement
Allegro
Individual - group - or class
Dance post -1960s
9. In theatre chorus; also the festival of Dionysus
Early 20th Century Revolutionary aspects of Ballets Russes (Russia)
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Greece
Rumba flamenco
Combined locomotor
10. Includes locomotor (moving from one place to another) and axial (contained movement around an axis of the body)
Body movement
Kinds of Levels
Dance - Prehistory to Beginning of Middle Ages (A.D. 400)
Pointe
11. 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
Promenade
Extension
Social dance
Dance activities should begin with these
12. Variations on folk dances are found in dance forms of today - including...
Flamenco dance
Creative movement
Focus
Square dancing and barn dancing
13. From the musical term - this refers to quick or lively movements
Dance teaching - prep
Allegro
Warm - up exercises should address these 5 skills/abilities
Lifts
14. Formal dancing spread to the Continent; expansion of professional dancing masters; professional choreography at the Paris Opera (opera and dance); costuming; introduction of the waltz (1-2-3) rhythm; court dance
18th and 19th Centuries
Dance - Prehistory to Beginning of Middle Ages (A.D. 400)
Kinesthetic awareness
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Egypt
15. High -- Medium -- Low - Might refer to a dancer's head
Level
Pathway
Dance - Prehistory to Beginning of Middle Ages (A.D. 400)
Flamenco dance
16. Music to accompany specific - technical ballet steps; a theatrical art form developed
Space
Level
Martha Graham and psychodrama
Dallet evolution
17. Release of potential energy into kinetic energy
Late 20th Century
Force
Interactions between dancers
Virtuoso dancing
18. Provide opportunities for interpretation of dance - Provide a classroom dance program that includes different styles of dance from a cultural and historical context
Kinds of Levels
Dance teaching - variety - exposure
Dance post -1960s
Dance
19. Pavane - Galliard (from the Renaissance period) - The minuet - Charleston - Twist - Disco - Hip - hop - Lambada
Popular historical dances that are often used today
Dance in the Middle Ages (500-1400)
Dance activities should begin with these
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Egypt
20. Born in the 20th century as a result of dancers resisting the rigid structure of classical ballet dance
Modern dance
Elements should be found in all dance instruction
Pirouette
Alignment
21. The essence of an idea applied to the art of movement
Abstraction
Martha Graham and psychodrama
Dance in the Middle Ages (500-1400)
Elements of dance
22. Wide - narrow - big - or little
Range
Spotting
Force
Ballet
23. Countable patterns
Body movement
Current examples of folk dances in the 20th century
Rhythm
Elements should be found in all dance instruction
24. Dance movement that is primary and nonfunctional - with an emphasis on body mastery for expressive and communicative purposes
Current examples of folk dances in the 20th century
Dance in the Middle Ages (500-1400)
Creative movement
Dance teaching - prep
25. 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
18th and 19th Centuries
Abstraction
Social dance
Pas de deux
26. Speed: fast or slow
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Java
Level
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Greece
Tempo
27. Movement associated with gods/funerals
Movement materials
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Egypt
4 Elements of dance movements
Focus
28. In this leap - the dancer turns halfway in midair to land facing the direction in which the movement started
Grand jete en tournan (tour jete)
Warm - up exercises should address these 5 skills/abilities
Classical
Kinds of Levels
29. A part of pas de deux in which one dancer is lifted off the ground by another
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Indi
Grand jete
Cultural dances
Lifts
30. Leader - follower - mirror - unison - or parting)
Forc
Interactions between dancers
Social dance and mass culture
Line
31. 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
Social dance styles
Movements involved in the space element of dance
Era of Romanticism (early 1800s)
Force
32. Ballet - jazz - and tap
Native Americans
Improvisation
Well - known musical productions
Warm - up exercises should address these 5 skills/abilities
33. Based on music - songs - dialogue - and dance - Audiences often experience it in the form of musical theatre productions
Theatrical dance
Promenade
Combined locomotor
Rhythm
34. An adagio movement in which the dancer pivots completely around on one foot while maintaining a pose with the working leg
Promenade
Virtuoso dancing
George Balanchine (director of the New York City Ballet) and modern American ballet
Well - known musical productions
35. 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
Focus
Martha Graham and psychodrama
Elevation
Nonlocomotor
36. As in music - the opposite of allegro; a slower tempo - also a set of practice exercises in class consisting of extensions and balances
Styles of dance and movement
Characteristics of folk dance
Adagio
Current examples of folk dances in the 20th century
37. 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
Modern dance
Syncopation
Combined locomotor
Passe
38. 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
4 Elements of dance movements
Characteristics of folk dance
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Greece
Warm - up exercises should address these 5 skills/abilities
39. The arrangement of head - shoulders - arms - torso - and legs while dancing
Era of Romanticism (early 1800s)
Rhapsodic Rhythms
Line
Attitude
40. 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
Creative movement
Romantic Era
Allegro
Grand jete
41. 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.
Native Americans
Syncopation
Level
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Indi
42. 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
Authentic folk dancing in its purest form
Modern dance
Social dance and mass culture
Classical
43. 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
Movement materials
Syncopation
Flamenco dance
Dance
44. 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
18th and 19th Centuries
Grand jete en tournan (tour jete)
Postmodern dance
Body movement
45. 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
Passe
Modern dance choreography
Syncopation
Alignment
46. A form of cultural dance - originated from medieval times when townspeople danced to celebrate - e.g. Medieval 'carolers'
Ballet
Folk dance
Elements of dance
Elements of dance: Force
47. 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
Nonlocomotor
Cultural dances
Late 20th Century
Combined locomotor
48. Polka - square dances - historic dances
Current examples of folk dances in the 20th century
Authentic folk dancing in its purest form
Dance teaching - prep
Native Americans
49. 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
Allegro
Rumba flamenco
Dance teaching - key words and counts
50. Elaborate costumes - balance and moderation - and traditional dance
Form and Shape
Allegro
Social dance and mass culture
Historic evolution (use of dance movement) Java