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Special Program in the Arts

Dance:
Quarter 1 – Module 1
Definition of Dance

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Special Program in the Arts – Grade 4 Dance
Alternative Delivery Mode
Quarter 1 – Module 1: Definition of Dance
First Edition, 2021

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Introductory Message
For the facilitator:

Welcome to the Special Program in the Arts (SPA) - 4 Definition of dance (Folk
Dance) Alternative Delivery Mode (ADM) Module on the Luzon Folk Dances.
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 21st 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:

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.

For the learner:

Welcome to the Special Program in the Arts (SPA) - 5 Definition of dance Alternative
Delivery Mode (ADM) Module on the Luzon Folk Dances
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.
 What I Need to Know

This module was designed and written with you in mind. It is here to help you
master the nature of Special Program in the Arts. 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.

Targets
 Give the definition of dance
 Participate in the activities with the correct spirit and mood.

What I Know

Directions: Read the statement. Write True if the statement is correct and False if
otherwise. Write your answer on a separate sheet of paper.

1. Dancing is an act of moving rhythmically and expressively to an accompaniment.

2. Music is the movement of the body in a rhythmic way for the purpose of expressing an
idea or emotion, releasing energy, or simply taking delight in the movement itself.
3. Dance is the mother of the arts.
4. Dance is a symbol of cultural identity.
5. Music is expressing one’s emotions through movement disciplined by the rhythm.
6. Dance will never die because it is being reborn through different dancers, different
environments, and different cultures.

7. The basic vehicle of dance is the human body and, as an art form, dance is expressed
in movement.
8. A unique aspect of development is a better understanding of the body as a tool for self-
expression.
9. The dance program is not useful in physical development.
10. Dance is a wholesome activity that provides many opportunities for physical, mental,
and social growth, with special emphasis on the creative and aesthetic aspects of
movement.

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 What’s In

Directions: Draw a heart ( ) in your answer sheet if the statement is True and
draw a circle ( ) if it is False.

1. The earliest uses of structured dance were introduced in religious ceremonies.

2. Modern dance history in Europe started with New Era time.
3. Dance served as an irreplaceable way of expressing human thought and emotion.
4. People used to dance to call on rain, sun and other natural resources.
5. Dance is a form of happiness and joy.

What’s New

Directions: Write letter T on your answer sheet if the statement is true and F if the
statement is false.
1. Dance is a measured motion of flow, characterized by basically regular
recurrence of elements.
2. Dance does not denote the quality of movements.
3. Rhythm is set to movements.
4. Dance visualizes storytelling.
5. Dance does not involve range of motion and coordination.
.

What is It

 Dancing means expressing one’s emotions through movement disciplined

by the rhythm. It is an act of moving rhythmically and expressively to an
accompaniment.

 Dance is the mother of the arts. It is concerned with the communication

of emotions or ideas through the medium of movement.

 The basic vehicle of dance is the human body and, as an art form, dance
is expressed in movement. It attempts to convey ideas or feelings through
carefully selected patterns which are arranged in a form judged to be the
best to meet the needs of that particular communication.

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  Dance is a symbol of cultural identity. It is a medium of cultural fusion with
a focus on the intertwining of different cultures. In fact, dance today is not
simply cross-cultural but pan-cultural and planetary.

 Dance will never die because it is being reborn through different dancers,
different environments, and different cultures.

 In education, dance is recognized as a wholesome activity that provides

many opportunities for physical, mental, and social growth, with special
emphasis on the creative and aesthetic aspects of movement.

 The dance program provides an excellent medium for physical development.

 A unique aspect of development is a better understanding of the body as a

tool for self-expression.

 To move rhythmically usually to music, using prescribed or improvised

steps and gestures.

 To perform a specialized set of movements to communicate chiefly with

other members of the same species.

 Dance, the movement of the body in a rhythmic way, usually to music and
within a given space, for the purpose of expressing an idea or emotion,
releasing energy, or simply taking delight in the movement itself.

What’s More

Directions: Read each item carefully. Write YES if the statement is true and NO if the
statement is false. Write your answers on your answer sheet

1. A unique aspect of development is a better understanding of the body as a tool for

self-expression.
2. Dance programs does not provide an excellent medium for physical development.
3. Dance is a symbol of cultural identity
4. Dance is the mother of the arts
5. Dance does not involve range of motion and coordination.

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 What I Have Learned

Let’s Reflect…

In a short paragraph, give your own definition of dance. Write your answer on a
separate sheet of paper

Criteria:
Content – 10 points
Organization of ideas- 7 points
Neatness of work – 3 points
TOTAL - 20 points

What I Can Do

Directions: Supply the missing word to complete the statement. Choose your answer
from the words inside the box. Write your answer in a separate sheet of paper.

Dancing Thought Emotion India Happiness

Dance closely follows the development of a human race. From Ancient time 1.)
_____________ was created to please God and kings who represented God. Far before the
creation of the first modern civilizations, dance served as an irreplaceable way of
expressing human 2.) ____________ and 3.) _______________. The very first records of
dancing are found in 4.) _____________. Dance is a form of 5.) _____________, joy and our
feelings.

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 Assessment

Directions: Write True if the statement is correct and False if it is wrong. Write your
answers on a separate piece of paper.

1. Dance is a symbol of cultural identity

2. A dance literature is not necessarily needed in teaching folkdances.
3. Folkdances are usually dances in social gatherings.
4. Rhythm is the basis of music and dance.
5. Rhythmic activities are a source of anger and unhappiness
6. Dance will never die because it is being reborn through different dancers, different
environments, and different cultures.
7. Dance is as diverse as the culture itself.
8. Dance is known as the mother of art.
9. Dance is not recognized as a wholesome activity.
10. Dance is a beautiful part of the national and cultural heritage.

Additional Activities

Make a research on the different definition of dances. Write your answer on a piece of
paper.

Criteria:
Content – 10 points
Organization of ideas- 7 points
Neatness of work – 3 points
TOTAL - 20 points

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What I Have What’s New What I Can Do WHAT’S MORE
Learned
1. T 1. dancing 1.yes
Answers may 2. F 2. thought 2.no
3. T 3. emotion 3.yes
vary 4. T 4. India 4.yes
5. F 5. happiness 5.no
Additional
Activities
Answers may
vary
ASSESSMENT WHAT’S IN WHAT I KNOW
1. True 1. True
2. False 2. False
3. True 3. True
4. True 1. 4. True
5. False 2. 5. False
6. True 6. True
7. True 3. 7. True
8. True 8. True
9. False 4. 9. False
10.True 5. 10.True
Answer Key
References

www.thefreedictionary.com

en.wikipedia.org

Physical Education Handbook (Rhythmic Activities)

Tabje-Andin, C. and Legaspe-Minas, P., Dance Education in the School Curriculum

Piamonte, R.R., et. Al., Teaching Guide in Philippine Folk Dances

SAYAW Dances of the Philippine Islands

Philippine Folk Dances by Francisca Reyes Aquino

https://www.slideshare.net/mimiboots16/phil-folk-danceppt

https://www.pinterest.ph/pin/399624166905728114/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wu8XqO0knYg

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