NAME:JORELLE ASHLEY B.

NANALE BLOCK SECTION: CEIT-02 301P

ASSIGNMENT 1: DATE: 27/08/2023

1. What is dance? - 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.

2. What are the elements of dance? - The Elements of Dance are the
foundational concepts and vocabulary that help students develop movement
skills and understand dance as an artistic practice.

The acronym BASTE helps students remember the elements:

Body - In dance, the body is the mobile figure or shape, felt by the dancer,
seen by others. The body is sometimes relatively still and sometimes changing as
the dancer moves in place or travels through the dance area. Dancers may
emphasize specific parts of their body in a dance phrase or use their whole body
all at once.
Action -
Space
Time
Energy
Body - In dance, the body is the mobile figure or shape, felt by the dancer, seen
by others. The body is sometimes relatively still and sometimes changing as the
dancer moves in place or travels through the dance area. Dancers may emphasize
specific parts of their body in a dance phrase or use their whole body all at once.

Action is any human movement included in the act of dancing— it can include
dance steps, facial movements, partner lifts, gestures, and even everyday
movements such as walking. Dance is made up of streams of movement and
pauses, so action refers not only to steps and sequences, but also to pauses and
moments of relative stillness.
Space- Dancers interact with space in myriad ways. They may stay in one place or
they may travel from one place to another. They may alter the direction, level,
size, and pathways of their movements.

Time - The keyword for the element of time is When? Human movement is
naturally rhythmic in the broad sense that we alternate activity and rest. Breath
and waves are examples of rhythms in nature that repeat, but not as consistently
as in a metered rhythm.

Energy - is about how the movement happens. Choices about energy include
variations in movement flow and the use of force, tension, and weight. An arm
gesture might be free flowing or easily stopped, and it may be powerful or gentle,
tight or loose, heavy or light. A dancer may step into an arabesque position with a
sharp, percussive attack or with light, flowing ease. Energy may change in an
instant, and several types of energy may be concurrently in play.

3.What is folk dance? - folk dance, generally, a type of dance that is

a vernacular, usually recreational, expression of a past or present culture. The
term folk dance was accepted until the mid-20th century. Then this and other
categories of dance were questioned and their distinctions became subject to
debate. Logically speaking, the adjective folk should modify the noun dance to
indicate a certain kind of dance and dancing and perhaps the style or some
other distinguishing feature of the dance or performance. It should also imply
who the performers are. However, the term folk dance, which has been in
common use since the late 19th century, along with its parent term folklore,
which was coined in 1846, is not as descriptive or uncontroversial as it might
seem. Much of the problem lies in the attitudes and purposes of early scholars
and their audience.

4. What are the different time signatures of dance?

- 2/4 meter is a simple duple meter. It is counted 1, 2. It has two beats per measure, and the quarter
note receives one beat. In duple meter, the metrical accent is on the first beat, or count, of the measure.
Nursery rhymes and the practice of marching illustrate both the sound and the feeling of duple time,
respectively.

6/8 is a compound duple meter. There are six beats per measure. It is counted 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. Yet in faster
tempos the first three counts can be counted as 1 and the second three counts can be counted as 2. You
will hear the beats 1, 2, 3 when you count 1 and beats 4, 5, 6 when you count 2. In this example, 6/8 is a
compound duple meter. However, 6/8 time can also be felt as a triple meter and is used in waltzes.

3/4 is a simple triple meter. It is counted 1, 2, 3. The 18th-century minuet and the 19th-century waltz are
dances that are inseparable from the triple meter to which they are danced.

9/8 is a compound triple meter. It is counted 1-2-3, 4-5-6, 7-8-9.

4/4 is a simple quadruple meter. It is counted 1, 2, 3, 4. Common time, or common meter (C or 4/4), as
introduced earlier, is formally known as quadruple meter or quadruple time. In each quadruple time
signature's four beats, the first beat receives an accent and the third beat receives a secondary accent.

12/8 is a quadruple compound meter. It is counted 1-2-3, 4-5-6, 7-8-9, 10-11-12.

5. Brief History of Haplik Dance –

This lively dance is popular in the provinces of Iloilo and Antique. It is named after the step
"Haplik", which is also used in some other dances. Haplik was taught by Mary Ann Herman at the
1960 Idyllwild Folk Dance Camp. Correct costume for the woman is patadyong, camisa and a soft
panuelo over one shoulder; for the man, barong tagalog and white trousers.

6.Dance Terminologies in Haplik –

  CONTRA-GANSA (Pas De Basque) - a dance step alternating from side to side in three counts that
is characteristic of the Basque national dances
 ROCKING STEP (Cut Step) - To displace quickly one foot with the other.
 Haplic step - All face ctr of the set, Men will stay on their place and clap their hands and women
is dancing
 Saludo – you will bow to your partner

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https://www.folkdance.com/LDNotations/haplik-b2.pdf