ART APPRECIATION: DANCE

WHAT IS DANCE?
•It is the art of body move
ment.
•Dance differs from athleti
cs and other daily activit
ies because it focuses pri
marily on an aesthetic or
DANCE AS AN ART
• Dance is a rhythmic and expressive movement of the
body in successive movement usually accompanied by
music. It has been said to be the mother of the ar
ts, for it’s the oldest of the art which actually
reflects man’s age old need to communicate differ
ent emotions such as joy, grief, excitement and ot
hers
• Dance simply started as man’s own life for almost
all occasions, in whatever aspects, as birth, deat
h, healing of the sick, asking for forgiveness, wa
r, marriage – were celebrated by dancing. There a
re dances that express thankfulness for a good har
REASONS WHY DO PEOPLE DANCE
• It has been used in worship.
• It plays a role in courtship.
• It serves as a form of acquaintance for a man an
d woman.
• It is an expression of the joy one feels.
• It brings victory or somehow restores health to
life.
• It even breaks the monotony of the daily activit
ies.
• It serves to entertain others.
REASONS WHY DO PEOPLE DANCE
As a means of religious
expression
REASONS WHY DO PEOPLE DANCE
As an aid to military
education
• Ancient Greeks believed that a
man’s grace in dance equaled hi
s prowess in battle, therefore da
nce was incorporated in their ba
sic education.
REASONS WHY DO PEOPLE DANCE
As a way of expressing
tribal unity
REASONS WHY DO PEOPLE DANCE
As an approach for
courtship
Brief history of dance
• History of human dance is a continuing
mystery. Some say it began when a human
being begin to move in a pattern
• some archeologist have a belief that da
nce originated between 5,000- 9,000 yea
rs ago. They believe it came from cultu
res located to Pakistan
PRE-HISTORIC ERA
• In pre-historic era in this time may
be dance is develop because on how w
e use dance in our rituals and prais
ing Gods
• Some of our ancestor use dance for c
ommunication
RENAISSANCE ERA
• The most common dance in this era is
court dance which required the dance
r to be trained and were often displ
ayed for entertainment.
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45PB
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BAROQUE ERA
• The most common dance in this era is
classical french ballet the French c
ulture was highly influential in soc
iety this new style of dance was no
exception.
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZWD
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ENLIGHTENMENT ERA
• In this era it is the born of new ba
llet that is still practice in moder
n times.
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zV1q
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ROMANTIC ERA
• during this period a dance called qu
adrilla is created. Which is a type
of line dance that similar to square
dance. Based on man and women facing
each other in a square form.
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wF4R
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IMPRESSIONIST ERA
• During this period the ballet dance
still develop that they perform it w
ith theatrical action and story
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqIC
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MODERN ERA
• it evolved during the early 20th cen
tury was a dance form more powerful
for a communication system looking b
eyond what was traditional western t
heatrical dance
• This type of dance break all the rul
es in historical dance
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgjJ
BENEFITS OF DANCE
•I. Physical
•II. Mental/Emotional
•III. Social
•IV. Cultural
PHYSICAL BENEFITS OF DANCE
• develops muscular and endurance
• improves flexibility, coordination, b
alance, and body composition
• enables joint mobility
• helps prevent osteoporosis
MENTAL/EMOTIONAL BENEFITS OF D
ANCE
•helps keep the brain sharp
•decreases risk of dementia and Alz
heimer’s disease
•decreases depressive symptoms
•increases self-esteem or confidenc
e
•
SOCIAL BENEFITS OF DANCE
•Gives sense of togetherness wi
thin a group
•Encourages positive social int
eraction and interpersonal rel
ationship in a group
•Group can contributes to the i
CULTURAL BENEFITS OF DANCE
•Promotes cultural values
•Preserve cultural traits
•Provide knowledge to eth
nicity by using dance
ELEMENTS
OF DANCE
MUSIC
• It is one of the main element of dancin
g because this is the thing that give t
he dancer the means of timing and the t
empo for the dance
• It is closely related to dance for it p
lays a significant role in it. It is us
ed as accompaniment that somehow motiva
tes the dancer’s movement.
SPACE
•The area that the dance perfo
rmers occupy and where they m
ove
•Can be divided into different
aspects, also known as spatia
l elements
SPACE
•Direction - The performers
can go forward, backward,
diagonal, circular, and so
on.
•Size - Movements can be va
ried by doing smaller or l
 MOVEMENT
• It refers to action of dances with the use of
their bodies to create organized patterns.
• Locomotor movement: moving their body from one
place to another,  walking, running, jumping,
hopping, crawling, marching, climbing, sliding
and ETC
• Nonlocomotor movement: occurring above a stati
onary base; movement of the body around its ow
n axis, bending, stretching, pushing, pulling,
bouncing, swinging, shaking and twisting
TIMING
• The movements in timing can be executed
in varying tempo (speed). Performers mov
e with tempo of an underlying sound know
n as beat or pulse.
• refers to moving to the beat of the musi
c. ... Perfect timing is being able to l
et go and allow yourself to express your
feelings through your movements, instead
of trying to keep count of the beats in
THEME
•It pertains to the conte
nt or main ingredient of
the dance. It actually c
onveys the message of th
e dance.
TECHNIQUES
•It refers to the skill i
n executing movement. As
a dancer, one needs to h
ave a complete control o
ver the muscles of his b
ody for him to be said t
PROPERTIES AND COSTUME
•These contribute to the
visual effect of dance.
The costumes can somehow
relate closely to the be
liefs and environment of
people.
KINDS
OF DA
NCE
ETHNOLOGIC DANCE
•This is a dance that is indigenou
s to a certain race or country. T
he term ethnic is used to disting
uish religious dances, and design
ed as hymns of praise to a god, o
r to bring on good fortune in pea
ce and war. They are symbolic in
meaning that can’t be understood
SOCIAL DANCE
•These are popular type of dan
cing for pleasure as generall
y performed by pairs or group
of people following a definit
e step or pattern.
•Social dance consist of two o
r more dancer
THEATRICAL DANCE
•These are dances which are in
tended for viewing audience.
Usually, these are performed
for the entertainment of spec
tators and this dance have a
story in it not just a dance.
BALLET
• Ballet serves as a backbone for man
y other styles of dance, as many ot
her dance genres are based on balle
t.
• Ballet uses music and dance to tell
stories, using precise and highly f
ormalized set steps and gestures.
• characterized by light, graceful, f
POINTE SHOES
• A pointe shoe is a type of
 shoe worn by ballet dance
rs when performing pointe
work. Pointe shoes were co
nceived in response to the
desire for dancers to appe
ar weightless and sylph-li
ke and have evolved to ena
ble dancers to dance en po
POINTE SHOES
• the box is typically made
from tightly packed layers
of paper and fabric that h
ave been glued together an
d then shaped into an encl
osure. When the glue dries
, it becomes hard and prov
ides the required stiffnes
s.
MODERN DANCE
• Modern dance is a dance style that reje
cts many of the strict rules of classic
al ballet, focusing instead on the expr
ession of inner feelings.
• includes various moves such as breaking
, popping, locking and krumping, and ev
en house dance.
• Modern dance was created as a rebellion
against classical ballet, emphasizing c
FILIPINO FOLK
DANCE
FOLK DANCE – It
usually derived from
ethnic dances. People
all over the world have
their own folk dances
as distinct to their
specific culture.
Cariñosa
• A Philippine dance o
f colonial era origi
n from the Maria Cla
ra suite of Philippi
ne folk dances, wher
e the fan or handker
chief plays an instr
umental role as it p
 TINIKLING
• It is a traditional Ph
ilippine folk dance wh
ich originated during
the Spanish colonial e
ra. The dance involves
two people beating, ta
pping, and sliding bam
boo poles on the groun
d and against each oth
er in coordination wit
 PANDANGO SA ILAW
• It’s typical folk dan
ce originated in Iloka
no region. It’s a ver
y popular dance which
express in different v
ersions. It is the mos
t difficult for the fe
male dancers that they
have to balance these
oil lamps, one on her
 MAGLALATIK
• Maglalatik is a mock w
ar dance that depicts
a fight over coconut m
eat, a highly-prized f
ood. The dance is brok
en into four parts: tw
o devoted to the battl
e and two devoted to r
econciling. The men of
the dance wear coconut
 SAYAW SA BANGKO
• Sayaw sa Bangko is per
formed on top of a nar
row bench. Dancers nee
d good balance as they
go through a series of
movements that include
some impressive acroba
tics. This dance trace
s its roots back to th
e areas of Pangapisan,
 ITIK-ITIK
• The best description of the
Itik-Itik is that the steps
mimic the way a duck walks,
as well as the way it splas
hes water on its back to at
tract a mate. According to
popular tradition, the danc
e was created by a lady nam
ed Kanang who choreographed
the steps while dancing at
a baptismal party. The othe
r guests copied her movemen