Download It is a Physical education reviewer for me to review and study for my exam about that cert and more Study notes Physical education in PDF only on Docsity! DANCE – performing art form consisting of purposefully selected sequences of human environment. Has aesthetic and symbolic value and is acknowledged as dance by performers and observers within a particular culture. Can be categorized and described by its choreography, repertoire of movements, its historical period or place of origin. ELEMENTS OF DANCE – foundational concepts and vocabulary that help students develop movement skills and understand dance as an artistic practice. (BASTE) Body Action Space Time Energy BODY- mobile figure or shape, felt by the dancer, seen by others. Sometimes relatively still and sometimes changing as the dancer moves in place or travels through the dance area. ACTION- any human movement included in the act of dancing---- it can include dance steps, facial movements, partner lifts, gestures, and even everyday movements. Also refers to pauses and moments of relative stillness. SPACE- area the dancers occupies during execution of movements. Includes the distance they travel within the performance. General Space Personal Space TIME- rhythmic patterns may be metered or free rhythm. May also show different timing relationships such as simultaneous or sequential timing, brief to long duration, fast to slow speed, or accents in predictable or unpredictable intervals. ENERGY- how the movement happens. May change in an instant, and several types of energy may be concurrently in play. Choices about energy: Variations in movement flow and the use of force, Tension, Weight TYPES OF DANCES Folk dance Ballet Modern and contemporary dance Hip-hop (or street dance) Latin, ballroom and social dance FOLK DANCE- dance that reflects the life of the people of a certain country or region. Oldest form of dance and one of the earliest form of communications. Today’s folk dance are adaptations of the Old Native Dances. MRS. FRANCISCA REYES TOLENTINO- known today as Mrs. Francisca Reyes Aquino, considered the mother of Philippine Folk Dances DIFFERENT VARIETIES OF DANCES Cordillera Dances Western Influence Dance Rural Dances Muslim and Non-muslim Dances CORDILLERA DANCES- an expression of community life that animates the various rituals and ceremonies. They dance to appease their ancestors and gods to cure ailments, to ensure success war, or to ward off bad luck or natural calamities. Sample Dances: Banga (Kalinga Tribe) Bendayan (Benguet Province) Manmanok (Bago Tribe) Ragragsakan (Kalinga Tribe) Turayen (Gaddang Tribe) Tarektek (Benguet Tribe) Uyaoy/Uyauy (Ifugao Tribe) WESTERN INFLUENCE DANCE (MARIA CLARA) - merged Spanish court style (and its stylized courtship conventions) with Philippine exuberance. Pure and noble heroine of a novel who represents the finest qualities of Filipino womanhood. The dancers were European 16th- century dress but to move the sounds of bamboo castanets. Sample Dances: Jota Intramureña Engañosa La Jota Manileña Jota Paragua Polkabal Putritos Baston Timawa RURAL DANCES- also known as countryside dance. Best known and closest to the Filipino heart are the dances from the rural Christian lowlands: a country blessed with so much beauty. These dances illustrate the fiesta spirit and demonstrate a love of life. Sample Dances: Tinikling- Leyte Itik-itik- Surigao del Sur Maglalatik- Biñan, Laguna Binasuan- Pangasinan Kappa Malong-Malong- Maranao in Mindanao Cariñosa- Panay Island MUSLIM AND MINDANAO DANCE- mirror the people’s expression. Show not only the artistic ingenuity of the natives, but also their beliefs, traditions and life are reflected in them. These dances have for long survived. Sample Dances: Singkil Pangalay Dugso Sagayan Karasaguyon Asik Udol FUNDAMENTAL DANCE POSITIONS 1ST POSITION Feet: heels close together, toes apart with an angle of about 45 degrees. Arm: both raised forward in a circle in front of chest with the fingertips about an inch apart. 2ND POSITION Feet: a stride sideward about pace or a foot distance. Arm: both raised sideward with a graceful curve at shoulder level. 3RD POSITION Feet: heel of one foot close to in-step of other foot. Arm: one arm raised sideward as in 2nd position; other is raised upward. 4TH POSITION: Feet: one foot in front of the other foot of a pace distance. Arm: one raised in front as in 1st position; other arm raised over head. 5TH POSITION Feet: heel of front foot close to big toe or rear foot. Arm: both arms raised over head. COMMON DANCE TERMS ABRASETE (SPANISH ORIGIN) - girl at the right side of boy, holds his R arm with her left hand, free hands down at the sides. ARMS AT SIDE- the arms hang from shoulders at the side of the body.