Fitness

Dances
PRESENTED BY: GROUP 6
Here are the different dances that can also be
considered as health- enhancing program
01 | Hip- Hop Abs 02| Zumba

03 | Yoga Booty 04 | Breakdancing

Ballet
 Hip-Hop Abs
A fitness dance that helps you
tighten your abdominal muscles. It
is also paired with popular dance
moves set in a high-intensity
cardio workouts
 Zumba
A new fitness dance that uses the
salsa ballroom dance and some
hip-hop dance routines set into
salsa inspired music; It can also be
done in the water
Yoga Booty Ballet
Combination of Ballet, Jazz, Salsa
and hiphop dance moves with
yoga styles or poses that focus on
cardio and strength training to
achieve toned body
 Breakdancing
Style of hip-hop dancing which
consists of head spins and stunts
like one-armed stands and head
stands that require a lot of time to
practice with care and
professional assistance.
Contemporary Dance
It is an expressive dance technique
which is a combination of a variety of
dances : modern, jazz, lyrical and
classical ballet.
The performer of this type of dance
tries to connect body and mind through
smooth fluid dance movement.
 An Art of Dance whose working material is the
movement of the body. It has no fixed or standard
movement patterns but it is rather a continuous
search for new forms of dance where the dancers
make use of different modern and classical
techniques.
 Where Did Contemporary Dance
originate from?
Isadora Duncan, Martha Graham, and Merce
Cunningham are the pioneers of contemporary
dance. They believe that "dancers should have the
freedom of movement, allowing their bodies to
freely express their innermost feelings and
thoughts."
Isadora Duncan Martha Graham Merce Cunningham
Isadora Duncan
She performed to great acclaim throughout
Europe and the United States.
Duncan's career was marked by controversy as
American audiences took exception to her bare limbs
and bold movement. She was determined to succeed
and left with her boundless spirit to Europe and Russia
where she met and inspired the some of the great
artists of her time.
Martha Graham
She is considered to be the most
important dancer of the 20th century as
well as the mother of the modern dance.

She is most prominent for her

performances in "Cave of the Heart" and
"Seraphic Dialogue" which tells the story
of Joan de Arc's spiritual journey
Merce
Cunningham
He was an American dancer and choreographer
who was at the forefront of American modern
dance for more than 50 years
In the 1940s, Merce Cunningham and his life
partner, composer John Cage, developed a
radical new concept: music and dance could
exist independently within the same
performance.
Basic Dance Steps and Proper Techniques
of Contemporary and Modern Dances
 Laterals
Dancer should stand with the
alignment of his/her head and
spine turning with the supporting
foot arms should go straight to the
supporting leg dance with the
other arm upward while the leg
risesa
 Stag Leap
it is in a split position done in a very
high jump where the front leg
should be bent inward from the
knee and both legs should be
parallel on the floor one arm is
forward and the other one is on the
side with palms facing down
 Stag Turn
One leg should bend behind the
body and move up in the air and
the supporting you should be
slightly bent the supporting are on
the side is extended straight at the
back with palms facing down while
the other arm is extended forward
as the dancer turns around with
palms also facing down
What are the other basic dance
steps & proper techniques of
contemporary and modern
dances?
 Primitive Squat
1. Your legs should be parallel to
each other.
2. Keep your torso straight
3. Your knees fully bend while
your heels stay on the floor
 Hinge
1. Maintain your balance on the balls of
your feet.
2. Keep your back and head straight
3. Your knees should be bent forward
while the torso is tilted diagonally
backward
4. your arms should be extended straight
out in front of you.
 Flat Back
1. Your legs should be placed in parallel
2. Your back should be flat and parallel
to the floor
3. Your torso should be hinged at your
hips
4. Your arms should be coming out from
the side
 Contraction
1. Tighten your abdominals.
2. Tuck your pelvis forming a "C" with the
torso so that the shoulders are over the
pelvis.
 The Release
It is the connection between the body and
gravity, and the power to let go of
unnecessary muscular tension.

1. The release starts in your pelvis and is

done during inhalation
2. The movement goes up into your spine
as with the contraction.
3. Then it returns to the straight alignment
Other Dance
concerns
 What is a dance warm-up?
Dance warm up is important to avoid some physical injuries like
in the spine, arms, wrists, shoulders, ankles, and other parts of the
body. This could also help improve a dancers balance,
coordination, proper alignment and awareness of a centered
body which affects the dance performance. Dance warm ups
includes body isolations which can be executed by moving a
particular part of the body without any movement from the rest
of the body parts. This warm-up could last 15-20 minutes.
 Stretching
1. Neck isolations
concentrate on one part of the
body at a time. Bend your knee
and make sure your spine is upright
and then place your hands on your
hips while your face turns into your
right for a number of counts and to
the left.
2. Hip Swings
With your knees bent, move
your hips to your right and left
with a particular count; make
sure that only your hips will be
moving. You can also do this
through hips rotation.
3. Heel Raises
As a warm-up for your
hamstrings and calves, put your
feet together and raise your
heels off on the floor and make
sure to balance yourself on your
toes, then place your heels
again on the floor. Repeat the
movement
4. Leg Swings
Stand on one leg and maintain
your balance, the raise the
other leg and swing it forward
and backward. Repeat the
movement to the other side of
your leg
5. Lunge Stretch
Begin this with your feet close
together, then place one of your
legs at the back. Make sure that
you back leg is extended straight,
then touch the floor with your
hands. Then bend your front knee,
and to prevent injury make sure
that your knee infront is aligned
with your foot close to your body
SUMMARY
REPORT
What is Contemporary
Dance?
An expressive technique which is a combination of a
variety of dances: modern, jazz, lyrical, classical, ballet.
The performer tries to connect the body and mind
through smooth fluid dance movement. Has no fixed or
standard moving pattern but rather a continuous search
for new forms of dance using different modern or classical
dancing techniques
 Where did Contemporary
Dance originate from
The pioneers of Contemporary Dance are Isadora
Duncan, Martha Graham and Merce Cunningham.
They believe that "Dancers should have freedom of
movement; allowing their body to freely express their
innermost feelings and thoughts."
Isadora Duncan She performed to great acclaim throughout
Europe and the United States.

She is considered to be the most important

Martha Graham
dancer of the 20th century as well as the
mother of modern dance.

Merce He was an American dancer and

choreographer who was at the forefront of
Cunningham American modern dance for more than 50
years.
The different dances that can
also be considered as
Health- Enhancing Program
 01 | Hip- Hop Abs
Fitness dance that helps tighten abdominal muscles; paired with popular
dance moves set in a high-intense cardio workout
02| Zumba
New fitness dance that uses salsa ballroom dance and some hip-hop
dance routines set into salsa-inspired music
03 | Yoga Booty Ballet
Combination of ballet, jazz, salsa, and hip-hop dance moves with yoga
styles or poses that focus on cardio and strength training in order to
achieve a toned body.
04 | Breakdancing
style of hip-hop dancing that consists of head spins and stunts such as
one-armed stands and head stands; required a lot of time to practice
with care and with professional assistance.
 Basic Dance Steps and Proper Techniques
of Contemporary and Modern Dances
Laterals
dancer should stand with the alignment of his/her head and spine
turning with the supporting foot arms should go straight to the
supporting leg dance with the other arm upward while the leg rises
Stag Leap
it is in a split position done in a very high jump where the front leg
should be bent in word from the knee and both legs should be parallel on
the floor one arm is forward and the other one is on the side with palms
facing down
Stag Turn
one leg should bend behind the body and move up in the air and the
supporting you should be slightly bent the supporting are on the side is
extended
Other basic dance steps & proper techniques of
contemporary and modern dances
1. Primitive Squat 2. Hinge
your legs should be parallel maintain your balance on
to each other, keep your the balls of your feet, keep
torso straight and your your back and head
knees fully bent while your straight, knees should be
heels stay on the floor bent forward while the
torso is tilted diagonally
backward and your arm
should be extended
straight out in front of you
 3. Flat Back 4. Contraction
your legs should be placed tighten your
in parallel, your back should abdominal and tuck
be flat and parallel to the your pelvis forming a
floor, your torso should be c with the torso so
hinged at your hips and that the shoulders are
your arms should be coming over the pelvis
out from the side
5. The Release
the release starts in your pelvis and is
done during inhalation, the movement
then goes up into your spine with the
contraction then it returns to the
straight alignment of the torso
 Dance Warm-up
Dance warm up is important to avoid some physical
injuries like in the spine, arms, wrists, shoulders, ankles, and
other parts of the body. This also helps improve a dancers
balance, coordination, proper alignment and awareness of
a centered body which affects the dance performance.
Stretching
Neck Isolations
Bend your knee and make sure your spine is upright and then place your
hands on your hips while your face turns into your right for a number of
counts and to the left.
Hip Swings
With your knees bent, move your hips to your right and left with a
particular count; make sure that only your hips will be moving.
Heel Raises
As a warm-up for your hamstrings and calves, put your feet together
and raise your heels off on the floor and make sure to balance yourself
on your toes, then place your heels again on the floor.
 Stretching
Leg Swings
Stand on one leg and maintain your balance, the raise the other leg and
swing it forward and backward. Repeat the movement to the other side
of your leg

Lunge Stretch
Begin this with your feet close together, place one of your legs at the
back. Make sure that you back leg is extended straight, then touch the
floor with your hands. Then bend your front knee, and to prevent injury
make sure that your knee infront is aligned with your foot close to your
body
 Thank you
for Listening
GROUP 6
LEADER

Valela, Tracy Lian

MEMBERS

Arboleda, Kerby
Javinez, Princess Charlene
Ramos, Allyson Gaile
Saba, Mea
Valles, Jared Gabrielle