MAPEH PE - Contemporary Dance & Choreography

Contemporary dance

another form of dance which emerged in the early part of the 20th century. _ dancers broke away from strict classical ballet and lyrical dance forms.

Isadora Duncan

one of the most famous figures who made great contributions to contemporary dancing, was known for developing her own natural style and breaking away from classical ballet.

Merce Cunningham

he was an American who became famous for his idea on "abstraction" in contemporary dancing.

Lyrical Dance

is a dance style which combines ballet, jazz, and contemporary dance into one.

Suzi Taylor

a dancer, a teacher, and a choreographer at the same time, is one of the most famous personalities in the field of lyrical dancing.

Choreography

it is the designing dances and demonstrates the language of movements.

Khoreia

dance.

Graphia

notation or writing.

Improvisation

where dancers get general guidelines on what to do, but some movements can be interpreted by themselves.

Planned

is dedicated to the dancers in specific details.

Shapes

refers to the lines that the body forms like straight or curved, symmetrical or asymmetrical.

Action/Movements

refers to the motion of the dancer's body.

Time

refers to the rhythm, tempo, and unison of movements.

Space

refers to the position that the body occupies.

Formation

refers to where the dancer's body is in relation to the other dancers as well as the space that group of dancers occupy.

Focus

refers to the dancers looking at.

Direction

refers to where the dancer is moving.

Level

refers to where the dancer's body is in the air as well as the vertical space the dancer's body occupies like high, medium, and low.