Ch29 Test Questions & Answers Teaching Educational Dance

Student name:__________

1) Dance for children that includes the creative element is called ______________ dance.

2) Dance in elementary school that includes rhythmical experiences and cultural dance in which the composition of the dance is set or perhaps modified by the teacher is called _________________ dance.

3) A strong, regular repeated pattern of movement or sound that includes beat and tempo is the definition of ________________.

4) Once the children are comfortable with moving to their internal rhythms, the teacher introduces _______________ rhythm.

5) One of the most difficult parts of child-designed experiences is the __________ factor.

6) The purpose of dance experiences in physical education class includes all of the following EXCEPT

A) teaching children to become proficient in a variety of different dance forms.
B) teaching children to use their bodies and imagination to freely express feelings.
C) helping children enjoy and appreciate dance.
D) helping children interpret and move to different rhythms.

7) Child-designed dance experiences in which children express feelings and ideas through movement are called

A) rhythmic dance experiences.
B) folk dance experiences.
C) square dance experiences.
D) creative dance experiences.

8) Prior to learning both pre-designed and child-designed dances, children need to have experiences in all but which of the following?

A) nonlocomotor movements.
B) manipulative movements.
C) locomotor movements.
D) movement concepts.

9) Which of the following guidelines is most helpful when introducing children to dance?

A) Provide multiple opportunities for children to practice locomotor movements and respond to rhythm.
B) Begin with dances that require partners.
C) Use structured formations.
D) Use music that appeals to them.

10) Dance is made up of the following skill themes EXCEPT

A) Traveling
B) Balance
C) Weight transfer
D) Effort

11) The following movement concepts are all important to quality learning experiences in dance except

A) Space Awareness
B) Manipulative awareness
C) Effort
D) Relationships

12) Dance in the National Standards & Grade-level Outcomes suggests that initially children should be able to stay on beat with simple rhythms in grade

A) 2
B) 3
C) 4
D) 5

13) Children should experience the following through dance education EXCEPT:

A) the ability to use their body as expression
B) the sense of self satisfaction of using one's body as a form of expression
C) the ability to interpret and move to different rhythms
D) being put on display for all to watch

14) Cultural dance experiences include all of the following EXCEPT:

A) Dances that are part of a society's heritage passed from one generation to another
B) The creation of a new dance that may become part of future generations
C) The representation of the diversity in a school community
D) Dances that the music teacher is responsible for teaching

15) Cultural dance in its authentic form is introduced only when children are comfortable and competent with the composition of the dance and includes all but which of the following?

A) Locomotor skills
B) Movement concepts
C) Musical phrases
D) Movement patterns

16) Teachers will most likely modify the authentic form of a dance if

A) The performance is for a school assembly to showcase a dance of a specific culture
B) The teacher is attempting to teach children about the culture of their ancestors
C) The teacher is using cultural dance as a study in dance form with the main focus on success and enjoyment
D) The teacher is supporting the classroom teacher in a study of a specific era or population through dance

17) Which subject area in the K-5 classroom would be most conductive to an integrative cultural dance curriculum approach?

A) Math
B) Language Arts
C) Social Studies
D) Science

18) Rhythmic Experiences primarily provides which one of the following benefits?

A) helps the learner recognize and move to rhythm beats
B) helps the learner connect with manipulative skill themes they have learned
C) develops musical instrument skills that may help the learner in the band
D) improved muscular strength and muscular endurance

19) Choreography of a complex dance from a beginning to an ending pose is a part of creative dance at what generic level of skill proficiency?

A) Precontrol and control
B) Control and utilization
C) Utilization and proficiency
D) Automatic

20) For teachers uncomfortable or inexperienced in teaching dance, which of the following suggestions would NOT be beneficial to the students?

A) Use imagery as a catalyst of movement
B) Use books or stories as a stimulus for movement
C) Use a cooperative class and only use dance as part of the lesson
D) Turn on the music and ask students to do dance anyway they would like

21) As shared in this chapter, dance is an opportunity for learners to acquire and use many motor skills and movement concepts. Discuss how physical fitness and the affective domain are also enhanced through dance.

22) Select three of the guidelines for introducing students to predesigned dances and explain why these ideas would be beneficial for both the teacher and the learners.

23) Describe the components involved in choreographing a dance starting with theme selection and ending with the concluding statement.