TOPIC 1: DEFINITION OF TERMS

“Everyone reacts to music or rhythm in one form or another. A head swaying, a foot
tapping, fingers snapping, shoulders and body moving while a musical piece is played are
physical reactions.”

RHYTHM
Is a term which denotes an aspect of a quality of movement that is sometimes
thought of as dance. When an individual move in response to a particular rhythm or
music we call the movements as rhythmic movements or rhythms. Structured forms
which start creative rhythmic movements are called rhythms.

DANCE
Refers to movement set to music where there emerges organization, structure
and pattern. It is a composition that implies arrangement of parts into a form.

DANCING
Means of expressing one’s emotions through movement disciplined by rhythm.
It is an act of moving rhythmically and expressively to an accompaniment. The word
dancing came from an old German word “danson” which means to “stretch”.
Essentially, all dancing is made up of stretching and relaxing.