DANCE

PHYSICAL EDUCATION || BARCEBAL, ANGELA A. BSN-2N

WHAT IS DANCING?
A. ETHNOLOGICAL DANCE
- Ethnic Dance
- Folk Dance
- A form of expression that utilizes bodily B. SOCIAL OR BALLROOM DANCE
movements that are usually rhythmic, patterned C. THEATRICAL OR SPECTACTULA R
(although they maybe improvised) and DANCE
accompanied by music
- The oldest of art forms being found in virtually - Ballet
every culture and attested to in records of - Modern Dance
cultures long since extinct - Musical Comedy Dance and Tap Dancing
- Medium expression and communication of D. ELEMENTS OF DANCE
emotion - Theme, Design, Movement
- A part of the life of every tribe, society or - Costume and Properties
community to celebrate through dance - Choreography
- Not only an individual or group experience but
also considered as a cultural mirror who wherein
the spirit character and artistry of its time are ETHNOLOGICAL DANCE
reflected
- Dance
DANCE which is native to specific race or ethnic group
Examples:
- A dance as simple emotional expression when
1. Ethnic Dance/ Tribal Dance
developed into a design with its planned
- A dance particularly found in a group of people
organization of a pattern of movement in
living together in locality with a common belief
rhythm, in spaces and or ground, with its set of
and customs.
steps, gestures and dynamics becomes a specific
2. Folk Dance
dance. And when stylized in a common design
- The term implies the traditional flavors and
becomes a dance form. These dance forms
characteristics of the people, their feeling and
which take centuries to develop, reflect the
sentiments. It is also referred sometime as
customs of the society in which they have
evolved

SOCIAL OR BALLROOM
COMPONENTS OF THE DANCE
DANCE

1. DANCER – physical requirements, importance traditional dance

of training, differences among dancers
2. BASIC STEPS AND FORMATION – ballet
and modern dance, folk dance social dance
3. CHOREOGRAPHY – art of making dances
- Dance which is recreational and usually
4. DANCE NOTATION – preserved through
performed with a partner and in groups or as a
tradition or written down
community activity for fun and enjoyment.
5. THEATRICAL ELEMENTS – music, design
Sometimes it does not require a partner but
and drama work together
simply a number of people in a group

KINDA OF DANCE AND ELEMENTS Example:

OF DANCE
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DANCE
PHYSICAL EDUCATION || BARCEBAL, ANGELA A. BSN-2N
Latin American Dance (cha-cha, mambo, rumba,
jive, samba and paso doble)
Standard Dance (tango, waltz, foxtrot and quick
step)

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