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CONTEMPORARY
DANCE
DANC
E
1. ART
• Tells a story, a set
of moods and
expresses an
emotion.

2. RECREATION
DANCE
Types of
Dances
 TYPES OF
DANCES
1. FOLK 2. BALLROOM 3. THEATRICAL
DANCE/ETHNIC DANCE DANCES DANCES
- Social dances that - Dances of public - Performed for the
portray the beliefs, entertainment, usually entertainment of the
interests, habits, customs performed in pairs in audience in a theater.
and practices of the ballrooms, nightclubs,
native. auditoriums or in
public places.
 EXAMPLES OF TYPES OF
DANCES
1. FOLK 2. BALLROOM 3. THEATRICAL
DANCE/ETHNIC DANCES DANCES
DANCE - foxtrot - Ballet
- Maranao and - cha cha - Modern dance
Tausug dances - boogie - Musical comedy
- Dances from - tango dance
Mindanao - rhumba - Tap dance
- waltz
 There is always
movement in a dance.
But not all movements
signify a dance.
1 What is Contemporary Dance?
Contemporary Dance

■A performing art that involves rhythmic

body movement within a given space,
choreographed based on musical beat.
■Performed either in front of an
audience or by everyone on a dance
floor
DANC
E
Elements
Elements of
Dance
1. Theme
2. Design
3. Movement
4. Technique
5. Music
6. Costume and body paraphernalia
7. Choreography
8. Scenery
Elements of Contemporary Dance

■Theme – most basic element of a dance.

It conveys the message of a dance.
■Design – pattern of movement in time
and space.
■Movement – the bodily actions of the
dancer that include his steps
Elements of Contemporary Dance
■Technique – the skill of movement
executed by the dancer
■Music – the auditory background to
which a dancer moves
■Costume & body paraphernalia
–
properties worn by the dancer that help
reflect the message, customs and beliefs
Elements of Contemporary Dance
■Choreography – the figures and steps
in dancing that enable the dancers to
perform in an organized manner
■Scenery – the background or setting
where the dance is performed to make it
more realistic and enriching.
Notable figures in Philippine
Dance

ALICE
REYES
■NationalArtist
for Dance (1970)
■“The Mother of
Contemporary Dance
Notable figures in Philippine
Dance
LISA MACUJA-ELIZALDE
■Founded Ballet Manila
in 1995 with Osias
Barroso (her dancing
partner)
■“bringing ballet to the
people, bringing
people to ballet”
Notable figures in Philippine
Dance
DOUGLAS NIERRAS
■Founder and resident
choreographer of
Powerdance
■“making dance more
accessible to a
greater number of
audiences”
 Notable figures in Philippine
Dance
NORBERT DELA CRUZ III
■ Graduated from Juilliard
School in New York City
■ Danced as a soloist with
the Metropolitan Opera
House and in other
dance companies in
Europe
Traditional Folk Dances
in the Philippines
 Itik-Itik Dance
 originated in the province of Surigao in
Mindanao
 dance steps imitate the movements of
ducks among rice paddies and
swamplands, such as flying, choppy
steps and the way it splashes water on
its back to attract a mate
 Tinikling
 originated from Leyte during the Spanish
colonial era
 imitate the movement of tikling bird as it
walks around through tall grass and
between tree branches
 performed using bamboo poles
 composed of three basic steps which
include singles, doubles, and hops
 Tinikling
 looks similar to playing jump rope,
performing the steps around and
between the bamboo poles
 Sayaw sa Bangko
 originates from Pangasinan
 perfomers dance on top of a narrow
bench that is normally six inches wide,
inching and hopping from one end to
another
 Binasuan
 originated in Bayambang Pangasinan
 dancers carefully balance three half-filled
glasses of rice wine on their hands and
hands as they gracefully spin and roll on
the ground.
 performed at festive social gatherings
like weddings and birthdays
 Pandanggo sa Ilaw
 Originated in Lubang Island in Mindoro
 similar to Spanish Fandango
 the phrase sa ilaw is Tagalog for “in
light” and it refers to the three lamps that
a dancer has to balance-one on the head
and one on the back each hand
 the oil is called tinghoy
 Maglalatik
 also known as magbabao
 a mock-war dance that depicts a fight over coconut
meat, a highly-prized food
 performed the dance by hitting one coconut shell
with the other
 men of the dance wear coconut shell as part of
their costumes, and they slap them in rhythm with
the music
 Danced in religious procession during the fiesta of
Binan as an offering to San Isidro labrador
 Kuratsa
 originated in Visayas Region
 described as a dance of courtship and
is often performed at weddings and
other social occassions
 Kappa Malong-malong
 Muslim- influenced dance
 shows the many ways malong can be
worn
 malong-tubular garment