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PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND HEALTH

Quarter 1 - Module 1:
Health-Optimizing Physical Education:
Nature and Elements of Dance
Physical Education and Health – Grade 12
Alternative Delivery Mode
Quarter 1 – Module 1: Health-Optimizing Physical Education
Nature and Elements of Dance
First Edition, 2020

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Physical
Education and
Health
Quarter 1 – Module 1:
Health-Optimizing Physical
Education
Nature and Elements in Dance
Introductory Message
For the facilitator:

Welcome to the Physical Education and Health 1 Alternative Delivery Mode

(ADM) Module on Exercise for Fitness!

This module was collaboratively designed, developed and reviewed by

educators both from public and private institutions to assist you, the teacher or
facilitator in helping the learners meet the standards set by the K to 12 Curriculum
while overcoming their personal, social, and economic constraints in schooling.

This learning resource hopes to engage the learners into guided and
independent learning activities at their own pace and time. Furthermore, this also
aims to help learners acquire the needed 21 st century skills while taking into
consideration their needs and circumstances.

In addition to the material in the main text, you will also see this box in the
body of the module:

Notes to the Teacher

This contains helpful tips or strategies that
will help you in guiding the learners.

As a facilitator you are expected to orient the learners on how to use this
module. You also need to keep track of the learners’ progress while allowing them to
manage their own learning. Furthermore, you are expected to encourage and assist
the learners as they do the tasks included in the module.

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For the learner:

Welcome to the Physical Education and Health 1 Alternative Delivery Mode

(ADM) Module on Exercise for Fitness!

The hand is one of the most symbolized part of the human body. It is often
used to depict skill, action and purpose. Through our hands we may learn, create
and accomplish. Hence, the hand in this learning resource signifies that you as a
learner is capable and empowered to successfully achieve the relevant competencies
and skills at your own pace and time. Your academic success lies in your own hands!

This module was designed to provide you with fun and meaningful
opportunities for guided and independent learning at your own pace and time. You
will be enabled to process the contents of the learning resource while being an active
learner.

This module has the following parts and corresponding icons:

What I Need to Know This will give you an idea of the skills or
competencies you are expected to learn in the
module.

What I Know This part includes an activity that aims to

check what you already know about the
lesson to take. If you get all the answers
correct (100%), you may decide to skip this
module.

What’s In This is a brief drill or review to help you link

the current lesson with the previous one.
In this portion, the new lesson will be introduced
What’s New
to you in various ways such as a story, a song, a
poem, a problem opener, an activity or a situation.
This section provides a brief discussion of the
What is It
lesson. This aims to help you discover and
understand new concepts and skills.

What’s More This comprises activities for independent

practice to solidify your understanding and
skills of the topic. You may check the answers to
the exercises using the Answer Key at the end of
the module.
This includes questions or blank
What I Have Learned
sentence/paragraph to be filled in to process
what you learned from the lesson.
This section provides an activity which will help
What I Can Do
you transfer your new knowledge or skill into real
life situations or concerns.

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 Assessment This is a task which aims to evaluate your
level of mastery in achieving the learning
competency.

Additional Activities In this portion, another activity will be given

to you to enrich your knowledge or skill of the
lesson learned. This also tends retention of
learned concepts.

Answer Key This contains answers to all activities in the

module.

At the end of this module you will also find:

References This is a list of all sources used in developing

this module.

The following are some reminders in using this module:

1. Use the module with care. Do not put unnecessary mark/s on any part of the
module. Use a separate sheet of paper in answering the exercises.
2. Don’t forget to answer What I Know before moving on to the other activities
included in the module.
3. Read the instruction carefully before doing each task.
4. Observe honesty and integrity in doing the tasks and checking your answers.
5. Finish the task at hand before proceeding to the next.
6. Return this module to your teacher/facilitator once you are through with it.

If you encounter any difficulty in answering the tasks in this module, do not
hesitate to consult your teacher or facilitator. Always bear in mind that you are not
alone.

We hope that through this material, you will experience meaningful learning
and gain deep understanding of the relevant competencies. You can do it!

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 What I Need to Know

This module was designed and written with you in mind. It is here to help you
optimize your health through Physical Education. The scope of this module permits
it to be used in many different learning situations. The language used recognizes the
diverse vocabulary level of students. The lessons are arranged to follow the standard
sequence of the course. But the order in which you read them can be changed to
correspond with the textbook you are now using.

The module is divided into 8 lessons, namely:

 Lesson 1 – Nature and Elements of Dance

After going through this module, you are expected to:

1. Discuss the nature and element of the different styles and characteristics of
dances.
2. Perform simple dance activity with observance to safety precaution; and
3. Recognize ones’ potential in analyzing and creating simple dance
choreography.

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 What I Know

Direction: Choose the letter of the best answer. Write the chosen letter on a separate
sheet of paper.

1. Which type of exercise dominates in contemporary dancing?

A. Aerobic exercise
B. Anaerobic exercise
C. Bone-strengthening exercise
D. Muscle-strengthening exercise

2. Which of the following helps the body to regenerate cells?

A. Food
B. Sleep
C. Stress Management
D. Vitamins

3. Honor your partner means to:

A. Shake Hands
B. Salute and Bow your partner
C. Hold Hands
D. To kiss your partner

4. Which of the following refers to the body’s way of reacting to an external

stimulus or discomfort?
A. Habit
B. Lifestyle
C. Sleep management
D. Stress

5. Which among the following types of exercise does not require oxygen for
metabolic consumption?
A. Aerobic exercise
B. Anaerobic exercise
C. Breathing exercise
D. Cardiovascular exercise

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 Lesson
Nature and Elements in
1 Dance
INTRODUCTION

Dance has always been a part of human life. It is an essential element

in different cultures, traditions, celebrations and important rituals. Today,
dance was also performed for self—expression, recreation, competition and
even as a means for having an active lifestyle.

What’s In

Activity 1.1: Try This!

Let’s challenge what you know! Choose and write the letter of the correct answer
from the box below.

____1. Which of the following is not an essential element of dance?

____ 2. If you were describing the direction that a dancer moves across the floor,
which element are you pertaining to?
____ 3. Performers move with the tempo of an underlying sound, known as
____ 4. “The movements in dance may be executed in varying tempo”. What element
of dance does the statement describes?
____ 5. Which of the following elements pertains to smoothness, continuity, flowing
or controlled force in a dance?

A. BODY B. ACTION C. SPACE D. TEXTURE E. FORCE F. TIME G. BEAT

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 What’s New

Keep this in Mind!

Dances as an art form, tradition, self-expression and recreation despite their

differences have elements in common. Upon learning these elements of dance, you
will be able to develop a better understanding of how dances are created and create
a simple dance artwork of your own.

Do This!

If painters have canvass which they use as a medium to bear their art, dancers use
their body to form shapes and gestures to communicate their sense of art and self-
expression. In this activity, try to analyze which specific body parts do the performers
made use to perform their dance. Write your answers on your notebook.

1. 4.
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2. 5.
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 3.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/inboundpass/4986406953/in/photostream/

Explore!

This time let us explore how body as a medium in dance was used to create a work
of art. Answer the following questions below. Write your answers on your notebook.

1. How do the body parts were shaped in space in this picture?

a. B.

2. Tell something about the use of directions and level of space (high,
medium or low) in the following dances.

A. B.

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 C.

What is It

Elements of Dance

1. BODY

The body is the medium used by the dance artist in expressing his/her craft.
This element answers the question, “What is the body part that can be used
to create shapes, figures and dance actions?”

https://pixabay.com/photos/dance-dancers-dancing-woman-girl-4728784/

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 The following body parts can be used in creating lines and shapes for
different dance movements:

7 These body parts can be in different shapes such as straight arms, curved
lower back, twisted torso, etc. The body can be rounded, angular or
combination of both. The different body shapes can be made by means of
body parts to body parts, individuals to groups or body parts to objects.
Moreover, the shapes can be symmetrical or asymmetrical.

a. symmetrical – balanced shape; movements are practically identical or

similar on both sides.

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 a. asymmetrical – unbalanced shape; movements of two sides of the body
do not match or completely different from each other.

2. ACTION

It is any bodily movement involved in dancing. It can be in a form of

gestures, facial expression and movement skills.

Basic movement skills that can be incorporated in dance:

a. Non-locomotor Movements – are movements that are done in stationary

place.

 Bend or flex
 Lift or raise
 Stretch, extend or
straighten
 Twist
 Circle
 Swing
 Turn or rotate

b. Locomotor movements – are movements that brings performer from one

place to another.
Preparatory movements to locomotor
 Point – toes touching the floor, knees extended
 Step – a transfer of weight from one foot to another
 Place – touching the floor with the whole of the foot (with
slight weight on it)
 Spring – to push off the leg/s in the air

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 Types of Locomotor
 Walk
 Run
 Hop – a spring on one foot and landing on the same foot
 Skip – a step and a hop
 Leap – a spring on one foot and landing on the other foot
 Jump – a spring on both feet and landing on one or both feet.

The different movement skills such as locomotor and non-locomotor

movements can be used and combined in creating a dance
choreography. But where are these dance actions going to take place?
The next element will be discussing where these movements can be
performed.

3. SPACE

This is the area the performers

occupy and where they move. It
can be divided into four different
aspects, also known as spatial
elements.

a. direction – dance movements

can travel in any direction. The
performers can go forward,
side, backward, diagonal,
circular, and so on.

b. level – movements can be done in a high,

medium, or low level.

c. size – movements can be varied by doing

larger or smaller actions.

d. focus – performers may change their focus by

looking at different directions.

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 3. TIME
Dance movements can be executed at varying beats. The timing
can be fast or slow, with pauses or silent beats, or even
syncopated.

4. ENERGY
Different levels and types of energies can be incorporated in the
dance choreography to make the dance art dynamic. Dance
movements can be sharp or smooth, strong or light, free flowing
or with sudden stops, powerful or gentle, etc.

(Teacher analyze and explain its example)

A. Describe the use of body, actions, space and energy on the picture below.

Answer:
The action/movement shows slow dramatic and filled with emotions. The
space was utilized and used her extremities execute proper high and low
level. Energy of this picture shows gracefully.

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 What more

B. Picture analysis. How do you think do the elements -body, action, space, energy
and time, influence the potential of the dance to optimize dancers’ health and
fitness?

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 What I can do
Assess What You Have Learned

You will be tasked to perform two dance craze for this assessment. You can
refer to a video tutorial of the dance and afterwards, answer the questions below.
Write your responses on your notebook.
You can choose one dance craze below:

 Mathematics Dance Challenge

 Tala Dance Craze by Sarah Geronimo
 any trending dance challenge you know

Guide questions:

1. What shapes and actions did your body make in performing the dance?
Kindly draw or describe on your notebook.

2. How did you make use of the space? Describe in terms of:
 direction
 level
 size
 focus

3. Describe the timing of dance.

4. Describe the quality of dance movements applied in your chosen dance.

This task will be graded based on the following criteria:

 Depth of response – 30pts

 Connection to outside experiences - 40pts
 Connection to the lesson - 30pts

TOTAL: 100 pts

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 Generalization

Assessment

1. This is an example of _____________, an Element of Dance

related to Body.
a. Elongated Body
b. Compact Body
c. Level Body
d. A Flowing Quality

2. This is an example of _____________, an Element of Dance

related to Body
a. Symmetrical Body
b. A Heavy Quality
c. A Turn
d. Asymmetrical Body

3. This shows ______, an Element of Dance related to Body

a. Balance
b. Aggression
c. Rock
d. Sequential Timing

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 4. This shows an example of ________, an Element of Dance
that relates to Body
a. Symmetry
b. Twist
c. Asymmetry
d. Strong Push

5. This is an example of ____________, an Element of Dance

related to Action
a. Rolling
b. Running
c. Smooth Attack
d. Twisted Body

Additional Activities

Direction: Watch any dance trends of your choice. Give at least two benefits of
dance based on the following and write your answer in your notebook

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References:

Dinoso, C. 1990. Gymnastics Book. Rex Bookstore.

elementsofdance.org. 2018. Elements of Dance. Retrieved from:
https://www.elementsofdance.org/

Download Asset. n.d. The Elements of Dance: Dance Concepts. Retrieved

from:
https://www.kpbsd.k12.ak.us/Workarea/DownloadAsset.aspx?id=36260

Photo References

https://www.flickr.com/photos/90412460@N00/30290794315

https://www.needpix.com/photo/1790558/dance-man-ballet-dancer

https://c1.wallpaperflare.com/preview/928/629/199/ballet-dance-portrait-
woman.jpg

https://www.pikrepo.com/nnlow/woman-in-black-sleeveless-dress-raising-
her-hands

https://www.holloman.af.mil/Art/igphoto/2000043617/

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tutting_pose_by_Osman_Osman.
jpg
https://www.needpix.com/photo/1012937/man-dance-jump-power-
energy-looking-up

https://www.pxfuel.com/en/free-photo-oowyc

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bend_and_Snap,_contemporary_
dance_performance_at_Nazareth_College_Arts_Center,_Rochester,_New_York
_-_20090925.jpg

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Zumba_at_People%27s_Park_Dav
ao_City_(aerobics_training).jpg

https://www.flickr.com/photos/7289702@N07/5961594268

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:NWFusionPaquitaPasLift.jpg

https://www.peakpx.com/562130/woman-doing-pole-dancing

https://www.flickr.com/photos/bigberto/5374657701

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Office Address: H. Basañez Blvd., Poblacion, Bislig City 8311

Telefax: (086) 853 – 7403 ext. 1000 - 1029
E-mail Address: bislig.city@deped.gov.ph

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