RHYTHMIC ACTIVITIES

Commonly Used Formations

Here are the list of fomations which you could make use on your dance presentation.
 Single circle, faci

1 ng clockwise
 Single Circle, faci
ng counter clock

2 wise
 Single circle, faci

3 ng partner
 Single circle, faci

4 ng in or center
 Double circle, par
5 tners facing
 Double circle, par
tners facing coun
6 ter clockwise
 Double circle, faci
7 ng clockwise
 Double circle (Co
8 uples facing)
 Square or Quadril
9 le formation
 Semi-circle or hal
10 f moon
 Double lines, faci
11 ng front
 Double lines, part
12 ners facing
 Long Open Forma
13 tion
 Scatter formation
14 in pairs
RHYTHMIC ACTIVITIES
ILLUSTRATIONS OF BASIC DANCE
PATTERN
 2. Geometric Pattern or Figure

1. Circle Formation

Some Abbreviations and SIngs Used

in Dancing
L - Left O - Girl
3. Longway Set
O O O O O O R - Right X - Boy
X X X X X X
Ct - Count M - Measure

- Direction - End of
Measure
Parts of the Foot (for dance instructions)

ball in-step heel

Sample Video of Commonly
Used Formations in Rhythmi
c Activities
Combination Movements
The following are locomotor movements combined to form a new mov
ement.

• Gallop (walk-leap) - an uneven rhythmic pattern, moving forward and

backward using a step, close.

• Polka (gallop and skip or slide and skip) - an uneven rhythmic pattern
, moving forward, backward, sideward and diagonally.

• Schottische (walk, walk, walk, hop) - an uneven rhythmic pattern, mo

ving forward, backward, sideward, and diagonally.
• Skip (walk-hop) - an uneven rhythmic pattern, moving forward,
backward, sideward, and diagonally.

• Slide(walk-leap) - an uneven rhythmic pattern, moving sideward

using a step close.

• Two-step (step-close-step) - an uneven rhythmic pattern require

s two counts of the music(1,and,2) to complete, moving forward,
backward, sideward, and diagonally.
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