QUARTER 2 (PHYSICAL EDUCATION) QUIZ

1. LATIN AMERICAN DANCES

a. Jive
b. Cha-cha-cha
c. Rumba
d. Paso Doble
e. Samba
2. MODERN STANDARD DANCES
a. Waltz
b. Tango
c. Foxtrot
d. Quickstep

Quarter 2 (PE)

Dancing is a cardiovascular exercise. Studies show that muscle exertion and breathing rates of dancers in
one dance performance is equivalent to that of cyclists, swimmers, and runners in their respective
competitions.

This unit introduces social dances, including ballroom dancing. Latin American dances and modern
standard answers will lead to the enhancement of your fitness. You will also be introduced some
common dance injuries and their prevention ballroom dances will help you attain your fitness goals to
achieve healthy weight and productive lifestyle. Therefore, a builder to a fitness relevant community.

Social dances.

Social dances will make you acquainted with good manners and social graces and dance etiquette in
social events. Social dancing also makes you a dancer who is aware of what is happening in social dance
circles, which in turn widens your social network.

Dance etiquette.

It is the set of conventional rules through which participants follow the social behavior and dimensions
of dance. It also that remains whether your social dances happy or unhappy dance experience. This
dance etiquette matrix guides you to become confident and great social dancer.

1. No fault dancing.
a. Never blame your partner.
b. Dance to the level of your partner.
2. Enjoy the dance.
a. Be sensitive to your partners preferences.
b. Observe proper demeanor.
3. Teaching on the floor.
a. Solicit teaching from the appropriate person in the right place at the right time.
b. Avoid unsolicited teaching.
4. Personal grooming
a. Before the dance.
 i. Practice good hygiene (e.g., shower, wear deodorant, and brush teeth)
ii. Abstain from certain items or activities (e.g., Eating food with a strong smell.)
b. During the dance.
i. Check grooming and freshen up.
ii. Carry extra clothes.
5. What to wear
a. Follow dress protocol.
b. Prioritize comfort and safety when choosing clothes.
6. Asking for a dance.
a. Dance with as many as possible.
b. Decline dance in a polite but straightforward manner.
c. Do not discourage them if declined.
7. On the floor.
a. Follow the line of dance to minimize collections.
b. Be cautious when getting onto the dance floor.
c. Share the floor with others.
d. Leave the floor courteously and cautiously.
e. Do not perform aerials and choreography unless authorized.
f. Leave entrances unobstructed.

Exercises for ballroom dancing.

To be a good ballroom dancer you need to be flexible and maintain a high level of strength, balance and
stamina. To reap the most physical benefits, two things must be kept in mind: what to do before and
while dancing.

Before dancing, it is important to do warm up. Practicing in any physical activity, like dancing can put
you at risk of injury. Flexibility and strengthening exercises are recommended to help you retain poses
and perform dance movements properly. Approach these exercises carefully and slowly.

1. Flexibility and balance exercises.

a. Ballroom dancers perform a good range of movements by incorporating yoga poses in
their exercise routine that improves flexibility and balance. Hold the yoga poses for 30
seconds to one minute. Below are some of the yoga poses you can do.
i. Downward facing dog.
ii. Extended triangle.
iii. Tree pose
iv. High lunge pose.
2. Strengthening exercises for upper body and core.
a. Muscular strength, especially strong core, is crucial for male dancers in lifting their
partners. Core strength is important in maintaining posture and body alignment, and is
the foundation for all dance moves. You will need at least 150 minutes of moderate
intensity or 75 minutes of vigorous exertion to gain the most physical benefits from
ballroom dancing.
i. Pushups
 ii. Plank

Health benefits of ballroom dancing.

 Improves body coordination.

 Improves balance and muscle tone.
 Improves posture and flexibility.
 Increases bone density.
 Decreases risk of dementia and other mental illness.
 Decrease a psychological stress.
 Minimizes risk of heart related disease like high blood pressure.

Match column A with column B. Write the correct answer on the line.

1. Costume.
2. Personal grooming
3. on the dance floor.
4. No fault dancing.

A. Dance to the level of your partner and be positive even when your partner misses a step.
B. Abstain from food that produce strong odor.
C. Make sure it is comfortable, safe, and a reflection of the culture and level of the formality of the
dance.
D. Avoid colliding with other pairs.

Explain.

1. Why do you need to perform flexibility and strengthening exercises before dancing?
2. Why should you care about dance? Add ticket in social dance?

Latin American and modern standard dances.

Social dancers are dances that aimed to social interaction. They are also called as ballroom dances were
male and female dancers are paired or perform as a group. There are two major classifications and Latin
American dances and modern standard dances.
Latin American Dances

Latin American
Origin. Costume. Nature of movements.
Dances.
Mambo Cuba. For females.: Movements are freer
Salsa. Cuba. Sophisticated and can be performed
Merengue. Dominican Republic revealing, Tight fitting, in either close or open
Swing USA. Sexy but elegant. hold.
Jive or boogie USA.
Paso doble. Spain. For males: Button up
Samba. Brazil. shirt, Solid T shirt,
Rumba. Cuba. Turtleneck, dress
slacks, bright colorful
Cha cha cha Cuba.
outfits.

Modern standard dances.

Modern Standard
Origin. Costume. Nature of movements.
Dances
Slow waltz. Austria For females: Ball gown, Most of the time
evening gown, cocktail movements in standard
Tango Argentina gown, Dinner gown. dances are restricted to
close ballroom position
Viennese waltz. Austria.
For males: Tailcoat, with the partner.
Tuxedo coat, Regular
Foxtrot USA.
coat, Bow tie or regular
Quickstep. USA. necktie, Black
browsers.

Cha-Cha 0r Cha-Cha-Cha

Description

This is a fun, flirty dance that grew out of the Cuban Mambo and became immensely popular in the
United States in the 1950’s. It consists of triple chasse steps (cha cha cha’s) and rock steps.

Cha Cha has a modified Cuban Motion hip action, because of the speed. This is an exuberant dance that
will get your heart pumping and put a smile on your face.

History

Cha Cha originated in Cuba and evolved from a slow version of Mambo called “Triple Mambo” or
Mambo with guiro rhythm. This musical rhythm inspired dancers to dance a hip syncopation to the
forward and back breaks of a mambo which late evolved to a triple step.

Mambo evolved from a fusion of danzon, son and American jazz. Danzon has its origins from Europe
(chamber music) and African/Haitian drum rhythms. Enrique Jorrin, a Cuban Violinist created the first
cha cha song in 1948. He named it after the shuffling sound the dancers shoes made when they dance
to this type of music.

In 1952, an English dance teacher Pierre Lavelle visited Cuba and saw dancers dancing this triple step to
slow rumba and mambo music. On his return to Britain, he taught this as a separate dance and it has
since evolved to Ballroom Cha Cha.

Cha Cha was introduced to the US in 1954 which replaced mambo as the latest dance craze. After its
introduction to the US, the traditional violins and flutes were exchanged with big band instruments such
as trumpets, trombones and saxophones.

Dance Characteristics

Cha Cha is a lively, fun, cheeky and playful dance. It is a non-progressive dance that emphasizes Cuban
motion, distinguished by the chasses (cha-cha-cha) typically danced during the 4&1 counts of the music.
Cuban motion in Cha Cha is more staccato than Rumba to reflect the music with emphasis on count 1.
The Cha Cha frame is a typical Rhythm frame.

Musical Information

Time signature – 4/4

Tempo – 30 measures per minute

Timing – 1234&

Beat value is 1-1-1-1/2-1/2

Waltz

Description

This is the granddaddy of all ballroom dances. It grew out of the Germanic dances of the 17th and 18th
century such as the Ländler and the Allemande.

The name ‘Waltz’ comes from an old German word walzen, meaning to roll, turn, or glide. Waltz was the
first dance in which the man and lady danced with body contact, and was considered quite scandalous in
its day.

It was immensely popular all across Europe, first with the lower classes and then with the aristocracy.
Waltz features a lovely, elegant rise-and-fall action, ¾ time music and a 1-2-3 rhythm.

History

The name Waltz came from the Italian word “volver” meaning to turn or revolve. It evolved from a
German and Austrian peasant dance called the Landler in ¾ time replacing the heavy hopping and
jumping movements with more polished and graceful gliding. It was also the first widely popular dance
to feature a closed position. The speed of the Waltz required intimate physical communication between
partners, and thus Waltz was denounced as scandalous and immoral.

Fortunately, the violent opposition faded out and the Waltz weathered an exciting and varied career,
emerging today in two accepted forms, both reflecting the main characteristics of the dance. They are
known as the Modern Waltz and the Viennese (Quick) Waltz.

Before the 18th century, dance was strictly divided between courtly and country forms. In the courts,
dances like the Minuet were refined affairs with an elaborate language of bows and curtsies. There was
little physical contact between dancers and proper form, like turned out feet was considered essential.
Dance masters immediately saw the waltz (country dance) as a threat to their profession. Court dances
demanded considerable practice and instruction, whereas, the basic steps of the waltz could be learned
in a relatively short time, and often by observation.

As early as the seventeenth century, waltzes were played in the ballrooms of the Hapsburg court. The
weller, or turning dances, were danced by peasants in Austria and Bavaria even before that time. Many
of the familiar waltz tunes can be traced back to simple peasant yodeling melodies. During the middle
of the eighteenth century, the allemande form of the waltz was very popular in France. Originally
danced as one of the figures in the contredanse, with arms intertwining at shoulder level, it soon
became an independent dance and the close-hold was introduced. By the end of the eighteenth
century, this old Austrian peasant dance had been accepted by high society, and three-quarter rhythm
was here to stay.

The waltz was given a tremendous boost around 1830 by two great Austrian composers – Franz Lanner
and Johann Strauss. These two composers were by far the most popular during the nineteenth century:
they set the standard for the Viennese Waltz, (a very fast version of the waltz).

Napoleon’s invading solders spread the waltz from Germany to Paris, then it made its way to England
and finally to the United States. Reportedly, the first time the waltz was danced in the United States
was in Boston in 1834. Lorenzo Papanti, a Boston dancing master, gave an exhibition in Mrs. Otis’
Beacon Hill mansion. Social leaders were aghast at what they called “an indecorous exhibition.” By the
middle of the nineteenth century, the waltz was firmly established in United States society.

During the later part of the 19th Century, waltzes were being written to a slower tempo than the original
Viennese rhythm. Around the close of the 19th Century, two modifications of the waltz developed in
the United States. The first was the “Boston”, a slower waltz with long gliding steps; there were fewer
and slower turns and more forward and backward movement than in the Viennese Waltz. This version
eventually stimulated the development of the English or International Style which continues today.

The American Style Waltz is similar to the International Style except the American Style has open dance
positions and the dancers legs pass instead of close. The second modification was the “Hesitation
Waltz”, which involves taking one step to three beats of the measure. Although the “Hesitation Waltz” is
no longer danced, some of its step patterns are still in use today. The Waltz dominated much of the
European and American dance scene until the First World War when the Tango and Foxtrot enraptured
a whole new generation.
Dance Characteristics

Waltz is characterized by rise and fall and by sway on the side steps. The feet remain in contact with the
floor at all times, creating a smooth, gliding look. Waltz is a progressive dance down the line of dance
(counter-clockwise) and the Waltz frame is the typical Smooth frame essential for balance and control.
Waltz has an elegant gracefulness with a romantic and sometimes sad, feel.

Musical Information

Time signature: 3/4

Tempo: 30-32 measures per minute

Timing: 123, 123

Beat value: 1-1-1