OSAT Dance (178) study guide
OSAT Dance (178) · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
The Dance (178) test is a subject-area certification assessment in the Certification Examinations for Oklahoma Educators (CEOE) program. It is the redeveloped Dance test, offered as a computer-based test at sites in Oklahoma and nationwide, and it is intended for candidates who need an Oklahoma dance teaching credential rather than for performers seeking an audition. Expect 80 selected-response questions plus one constructed-response assignment, with 4 hours of testing time inside a 4-hour–15-minute appointment that opens with a 15-minute tutorial and nondisclosure agreement. The passing score is 240 and the test fee is $118. The OSAT Dance (178) study guide has 4 sections and about 1,156 words.
01Elements of Dance, Technique, and Performance
Domain 1 tests how candidates name, execute, and perform movement: the elements of dance, safe and efficient technique, and expressive performance. Body: whole body and parts, shape (curved, angular, twisted), body bases, and relationships such as over/under, mirroring, leading/following.
333 words, about 2 min02Choreography, Composition, and Creative Process
Domain 2 tests how dances are generated, structured, revised, and presented, from improvisation to finished composition. Motif versus phrase: a motif is a small movement unit with intent; a phrase is a longer sequence.
273 words, about 1 min03Dance History, Culture, and Analysis
Domain 3 tests chronological and cultural knowledge plus the ability to analyze movement using evidence. Ballet moved from Italian and French courts to Louis XIV’s Académie Royale de Danse (1661); the Romantic era produced La Sylphide (1832) and Giselle (1841); Petipa and Ivanov shaped the Russian classics; Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes introduced Fokine, Nijinsky, and Massine; Balanchine developed neoclassical ballet.
288 words, about 1 min04Dance Instruction, Assessment, and Professional Practice
Domain 4 tests planning, instruction, assessment, safety, and professional behavior in dance classrooms and studios. Write objectives that name observable outcomes.
262 words, about 1 min