P.E - 1st quarter

expression through physical movement, includes rhythmic movements accompanying music.

Dance

Dance

Used in celebrations and religious observations, playing an important role in human societies since ancient times.

Dance purpose

Used for worship, courtship, emotional expression, magical beliefs, entertainment, beauty, and as a workout.

Dance benefits

Provides physical, mental, emotional, social, and cultural advantages, including exercise and improved well-being.

Physical

benefit of dance wherein cardiovascular endurance develops, improves coordination, balance, flexibility, and lowers health risks.

Mental/Emotional

benefit of dance that keeps the brain sharp, decreases dementia risk, improves self-esteem, and releases tension.

Social

benefit of dance where it fosters a sense of togetherness, encourages positive interactions, and aids in self-actualization.

Cultural

benefit of dance that showcases cultural richness and promotes understanding of different cultures through dance.

Elements of Dance

Includes space, timing, dance energies, bodily shape, and group shape.

Space

The area performers occupy, divided into direction, size, level, and focus (spacial elements).

Direction

spacial element in dance where movements can travel in any direction; forward, side, backward, diagonal, circular, and so on.

Size

spacial element where larger or smaller actions is seen

Level

spacial element that can be a high, medium, or low

Focus

spacial element where performers may change their focus by looking in different directions.

Timing

Movements executed in varying tempo, aligned with an underlying sound known as beat or pulse.

Dance Energies

Movements propelled by energy, including sustained, percussive, vibratory, swinging, suspended, and collapsing.

Sustained

done smoothly, with flow, and does not have a clear beginning and end (dance energy)

Percussive

explosive or sharp in contrast with sustained movements (dance energy)

Vibratory

trembling or shaking, faster version of percussive movements that produce a jittery effect (dance energy)

Swinging

race a curved line or an arc in space (dance energy)

Suspended

perched in space or hanging on air. Holding a raised leg in any direction (dance energy)

Collapsing

released in tension/abruptly giving in to gravity, letting the body descend to the floor. could be a melting or oozing action in a downward direction

Bodily Shape

Configuration of body parts in space, can be rounded, angular, symmetrical, or asymmetrical.

Symmetrical

type of bodily shape where balance is observed

Asymmetrical

type of bodily shape where unbalance in shape is seen

Group Shape in Dance

The arrangement of dancers performing movements in various shapes, viewed as a total picture.