AUGUSTINIAN PRAYER

Opening Prayer
Leader: When we live in unity,
Response: How good and how pleasant it is.
Leader: Pray for us Holy Father Augustine,
Response: That we may dwell together in peace.
Leader: Let us pray.
All: God our Father Your Son promised to be present in the midst of
all who come together in His Name. Help us recognize His
presence among us and experience in our hearts the abundance
of Your grace, Your mercy and Your peace, in truth and in love.
We ask these through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Leader: Our Lady of Grace
All: Pray for us.
 Elements of Dance
Physical Education and Health Volume II Aparato,
Conrado R., et al. (2017)
 My Daily Routine
Required Daily Routine Place Time
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Routine but are those Place Time
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 Questions:
1. Are your required activities mostly active or
passive?
2. Do you consider yourself active or passive
person?
3. Do you consider yourself a small-space or large-
space person?
4. Do you prefer long-term or short-term activities?
 ELEMENTS OF DANCE
A. 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.
• Direction – dance movements can travel in any direction. The
performers can go forward, side, backward, diagonal, circular,
and so on. They may also face any direction while executing a
single movements or several phrases.
• Size – movements can be varied by doing larger or smaller
actions.
• Level – movements can be done in a high, medium, or low
level.
• Focus – performers may change their focus by looking at
different directions.
B. TIMING - the movements in timing may be
executed in varying tempo (speed). Performers move
with the tempo of an underlying sound, known as
beat or pulse. The timing can be varied by moving
faster or slower than the normal beat. When a
sequence of a movement or a group of phrases is
done in varying tempos, they generate rhythmic
patterns. The addition of silences or pauses also adds
to rhythmic patterns.
 C. DANCE ENERGIES - the movements here propelled by
energy or force. A force can either initiate or stop an action.
Dance uses different energies and a varied use of these minimizes the
monotony of the movements in a performance.
There are six qualities of dance energies presented below:

• Sustained – movements are done smoothly, continuously, and with flow and control. It
does not have a clear beginning and ending.

• Percussive – movements are explosive or in contrast with sustained movements. They

are accented with thrust of energy. They have a clear beginning and ending.

• Vibratory – movements consist of trembling or shaking. A faster version of percussive

movements that produces a jittery effect (Minton, 2007).

• Swinging – movements trace a curved line or an arc in space. The movements are
relaxed and giving in to gravity on the downward part of the motion, followed by an
upward application of energy.

• Suspended – movements are perched in space or hanging on air. Holding a raised leg in
any direction is an example of a suspended movements.

• Collapsing – movements are released in tension and gradually or abruptly giving in to

gravity, letting the body descend to the floor. A slow collapse can be described as a
melting or oozing action in a downward direction (Minton, 2007)
D. BODILY SHAPES
• Symmetrical – balanced shape;
movements are practically identical or similar on
both sides.
• Asymmetrical – unbalanced shaped; movements of two
sides of the body do not match or completely different
from each other.
 GROUP SHAPES
In this element, a group of dancers perform
movements in different group shapes. They are
arranged in ways that are wide, narrow, rounded,
angular, symmetrical, or asymmetrical and are as
viewed together as a total picture or arrangement
within a picture frame.
Symmetrical Group Shape
ASYMMETRICAL Group Shape
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 AUGUSTINIAN PRAYER

Closing Prayer

Leader: Our help is in the name of the Lord.

Response: Who made Heaven and Earth.
Leader: Let us pray.
All: God, the desire of every human heart, you moved Saint
Augustine to seek restlessly for truth and peace. Touch our
hearts with his burning desire for wisdom, for the word made
flesh. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Leader: St. Augustine.
All: Pray for us.