Physical Education 4
(Midterm Period)
Prepared by: JORES S. ICOT, LPT
DANCES
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
After 50 minutes of interactive discussion, the BSED –
MAPEH students can:
• identify the types of dances,
• determine the different elements of dance,
• perform one minute dance presentation showing your
emotion while dancing.
TRUE OR FALSE
1. Dance is always done with music.
2. You need a partner to dance.
3. The first ballet dancers were men.
4. To dance, you need special training and you have to be thin.
• Dance is the art of gesture and movement.
• It transforms images, ideas, and feelings into movement
sequences that are personally and socially significant.
• Dance organizes physical energy within time and space and
often draws from the power of music, literature, drama and
the visual arts.
• Dance is a natural means of communication and expression,
integrating movement, feeling and intellect.
DANCE AND MOVEMENT
• What is the difference between everyday movements
and dance?
• When does movement become dance?
Movement becomes dance when the elements of dance
(space, time, and force) are intentionally incorporated.
* SPACE
•Pathways & focus - curved lines, straight lines,
zigzags, circles, figure-eights, and many more
• Shape - large, small, rounded, and angular
• Level - high, medium, low or on the floor (5 Levels)
•Direction / Spatial exposure - forward, backwards,
diagonally, sideways
* TIME
• TEMPO - fast, slow, moderate
• DURATION - short, long
• BEAT / RHYTHM - pulse of the music
• With music or without music
FORCE - the use of energy while moving
• QUALITY – smooth, sharp, round, free, flowing
• ENERGY – weak/light or strong
• WEIGHT – heavy, light, suspended collapsed
Dynamics – energy & flow
All dance movements can be labeled as
locomotor or non-locomotor
• NON-LOCOMOTOR- movements that do not change
location
• LOCOMOTOR- movements that travel
LOCOMOTOR MOVEMENTS
Dancers using locomotor movements may walk, run, skip,
hop, jump, slide, leap, or gallop. These movements may be
high (possibly indicating joy), medium, or low (possibly
indicating sadness.)
NON-LOCOMOTOR MOVEMENTS
Dancers are using non-locomotor movements when they
stay in one place but bend, stretch, twist, or swing their body.
* BODY
• Shape – the body can contort itself into different
shapes (curves, angles, straight)
• Parts – the arms, legs, head, toes, fingers can take on
different focuses (open, closed, relaxed)
• Body percussion – sound created using the body
(stamp, pat, clap, snap)
How is a dance created?
Dances are created by combining locomotor and non-
locomotor movements. A dance, like a book, has a beginning,
a middle, and an end.
TYPES OF DANCE
• Ethno-cultural: singing games (hokey-pokey), religious or
ceremonial (Aboriginal spirit dance), folk (French-Acadian),
classical (Chinese ribbon dance)
• Social: trend (funk, hip-hop, line dance), ballroom (waltz,
tango)
• Historical: baroque, renaissance, disco, etc.
• Modern: creative, classical (Graham Bausch), post-modern
• Theatrical: tap, musical theatre, dance drama, ice dance
DANCE HAS 3 FORMS
• Ceremonial (religion, celebration, ritual)
• recreational (folk, social dancing, aerobic dance)
• artistic (ballet, modern, narrative, tap, lyrical).
CULTURE AND DANCE
• Nearly all cultures incorporate dance in some way.
• Dance is a major component of many cultures.
• Dance is often used to communicate or celebrate.
DANCE IN HISTORY
• Dance has played an important function in many cultures
throughout history.
• Dance styles, costumes and music often reflect the political
climate of the time.
Dances such as the “Locomotion”, “Macarena”, and even the
“Chicken Dance” all perform a function in our society – they
create a “group” of dancers having fun.
Dance allows the dancer or choreographer to
communicate their ideas, thoughts, and feelings through
movement. These movements are structured and repeatable, in
that they can be taught to others.
IMPROVISATION
• Improvisation is often used to get the choreographic process
moving.
• It is movement that is created spontaneously, ranging from
loosely structured to tightly limited (based on given genre,
particular element of movement, or an understanding of a role)
• Improve provides an artist with an opportunity to bring
together elements without preplanning and requires focus and
concentration.
CHOREOGRAPHY
• Choreographers use processes when making dances.
• They might begin with starting-points such as ideas or
feelings, explore the starting-points through movement and
then sequence the movements.
• Throughout this process, they are refining and reflecting on
their work – much like a writer edits and re-works his/her
work before publishing.
DANCE IS OFTEN USED TO TELL A
STORY
Like a story or a book, each dance has a beginning,
middle and an end. Dance is made up “movement materials”,
connected into “phrases” and put together into a complete
dance.
MOVEMENT
Choreographers usually do not use movements which imitate
exactly movements seen in every-day life.
• What do you think of the statement above?
• What would dances be like if the movements were always the
same as movements seen in daily life?
REVIEW
What are the different elements of time?
REVIEW
Enumerate the different types of dance.
REVIEW
What are the 3 forms of dance?
WRAP -UP
What is the importance of knowing the elements of dance?
ASSIGNMENT:
Choose one genre of dance and prepare one minute dance
presentation to be perform in front of the class. Show your
emotion by performing the dance choice and wear proper PE
attire. The presentation is individual.
THANK YOU FOR LISTENING AND
HAVE A WONDERFUL DAY!
