BASIC EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

San Ildefonso College

M.H. Del Pilar St., Brgy. Plaza Aldea, Tanay, Rizal
“As faith community to be globally competitive, academically excellent, certified and accredited.”

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Activity Title: Contemporary Dance
Learning  Explains how to optimize the energy systems for safe and improved
Targets: performance
 Self-Assesses Health-Related Fitness (HRF) status, barriers to physical
activity assessment participation and one’s diet.
References: Santos,P.J, et al. 2020. HOPE -3 GRADE 12 EXERCISE FOR FITNESS Quarter 1
Week 2 Module 2. Antonio J. Villegas St. Ermita, Manila. DepEd Manila
MAIN IDEA TO BE LEARNED
Dance as an Art

• Dance is a rhythmic and expressive movement of the body in successive movement

usually accompanied by music.
• It has been said to be the mother of the arts, for it’s the oldest of the art
• Dance simply started as man’s own life for almost all occasions, in whatever
aspects, as birth, death, healing of the sick, asking for forgiveness, war, marriage –
were celebrated by dancing.

Reasons why do people dance

• It has been used in worship.

• It plays a role in courtship.
• It serves as a form of acquaintance for a man and woman.
• It is an expression of the joy one feels.
• As in old times, it brings magical power s to people.
• It brings victory or somehow restores health to life.
• It even breaks the monotony of the daily activities.
• It serves to entertain others.
• It gives beauty and inspiration to others.
• It provides personal and effectiveness of communication.

EXAMPLES
Kinds of Dance

• Ethnological Dance– This is a dance that is indigenous to a certain race or country.

• Folk Dance– It usually derived from ethnic dances. People all over the world have
their own folk dances as distinct to their specific culture.
 BASIC EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

San Ildefonso College

M.H. Del Pilar St., Brgy. Plaza Aldea, Tanay, Rizal
“As faith community to be globally competitive, academically excellent, certified and accredited.”

• Modern Dance –It is also been called as expressional dance. This dance emerged as
a form of a revolt against the strictness governing the old forms of dance. It has
varied styles of movements based on the new trend.
• Contemporary Dance- It is a style of expressive dance that combines elements of
several dance genres including modern, jazz, lyrical and classical ballet.
• Ballroom Dance - a set of partner dances, which are enjoyed
both socially and competitively around the world.
• Cheer Dance – it ranges from chanting, to intense physical activity. Competitive
routines contain components of tumbling, dance, jumps, cheers, and stunting.
• Street Dance/ Hiphop dance -  street dance styles primarily performed to hip-hop
music. It includes a wide range of styles primarily breaking, locking, and popping
• Festival Dance - cultural dances performed to the strong beats of percussion
instruments by a community of people sharing the same culture usually done in
honor of a Patron Saint or in thanksgiving of a bountiful harvest

ACTIVITY

Answer the following.

1. What energy system is being optimized in each kind of dance? Explain how.
2. Given a chance to be part of a dance group. From the kinds of dances available,
what will you choose to be your first performance? Why do you say so? Explain
how does that affect your health?