Dance Appreciation 100; Chapter 3

In Chapter

The basse dance began with which of the following?:

- Partners lively dancing

- Bows and curtsies

- Walking in a circle

- Jumping

Bows and curtsies

In Chapter

Basse danse could be characterized by all of the following except:

- An haute dance

- A gliding dance

- A slow dance

An haute dance

In Chapter

Common dances celebrated which of the following:

- Life-span events

- Church events

- Social dances

Life-Span events

In Chapter

Court of Love could best be defined as the following:

- A truce from war

- A banquet followed by a hall

- A poetry or debase contest

A poetry or debase contest

In Chapter

May dances and May festivals had their roots in which of the following:

- Sacred festivals

- Fertility festivals

- Spring festivals

Fertility festivals

In Chapter

During the Middle Ages, folk dance...:

- Emerged from ancient fertility and life-span celebrations

- Expanded the court dance repertory in France became the dances of mobility

Emerged from ancient fertility and life-span celebrations

Feast of Fools

A burlesque of church offices and the mass

Troubadour

A skilled singer, actor, dance teacher, king's advisor, and walking newscaster

Danse Macabre

A symbolic figure of the Middle Ages personified as a skeleton participated in this type of dance

Carole

Sacred and later secular, a round dance with verses and dancing

Tournament

Mock-battle entertainment

Dance Mania

Nonstop dancing

Banquet

A festivity including eating, drinking, and dancing interludes either during or after the meal

Courts of Love

Instruction in the ideals of perfect love

Court Danse

A group of refined polished dances with embodied rules of courtesy

Farandole

A serpentine dance done mostly outdoors, winding through villages, in and out of homes

Renaissance

A period that began in Italy and spread through Europe

Tarantella

A supposed dance cure for a spider bite

Sword Dance

A men's dance that contains the figures of the lock and rose

Danse Macabre

Dances that had the central figure of death

Feast of Fools

A revel and burlesque in the church

Renaissance

A period characterized by emergence of humanism and secular ideals

Branle

A popular circle dance often containing pantomimic interludes and regional names and different versions performed by young and old

Carole

Artists often depicted this round dance performed by angels in heaven

Dance mania

Uncontrollable mass hysteria resulting from wars, plagues, and natural disasters

Chivalry

A knight's code of honor

In Chapter

Most peasant dances during the Middle Ages that were performed outdoors could be characterized as:

- Lively, exuberant and movements

- Singing, walking processions

- Dignified, seasonal ceremonies

Lively, exuberant and movements

In Chapter

What is a term for the type of dance associated with the church?

- Sacred

- Season

- Secular

Sacred