physical education 3

kraus and gaufman (1981)

they said that man danced originally to supplicate gods on all important occasions of life

people still dance for 4 reasons

1. to please gods

2. to please others

3. to please themselves or self expression

4. to build community with an ethnic group or social interaction

people still dance for 4 reasons

danson

dance comes from the word…

1. space

2. timing

3. dance energies

4. bodily shape

5. group shape

elements of art

spatial elements

space can be divided into 4 aspects, also known as…

1. direction

2. size

3. level

4. focus

what are the 4 spatial elements

space

this is the area the performers occupy and where they move

direction

dance movements can travel in any direction. the performers can go forward, sideward, backward and so on, they may also face any direction while executing a single movement or several phrases.

size

movement can be varied by doing larger or smaller actions

level

movement can be done in a high, medium, or low level

focus

performers may change their focus by looking at different direction

timing

performers move with the tempo of an underlying sound, known as the beat or pulse. this can be varied by moving faster or slower than the usual beat

dance energies

the movements here propelled by energy or force

1. sustained

2. percussive

3. vibratory

4. swinging

5. suspended

6. collapsing

what are the 6 dance energies

sustained

movements are done SMOOTHLY , CONTINUOSLY, and with FLOW AN CONTROL. it does have a clear beginning and ending

percussive

movements are EXPLOSIVE or SHARP in contrast with sustained movements. they are accented with thrust of energy.

vibratory

movements consists of TREMBLING or SHAKING. a faster version of percussive movement that produces JITTERY EFFECT ( minton 2007)

swinging

movements trace a CURVE LINE OR ARC IN SPACE.

suspended

movements are PERCHED IN SPACE or HANGING IN AIR.

collapsing

movements are release in TENSION and GRADUALLY ABRUPTLY GIVING IN TO GRAVITY, letting the body descend to the floor.

1. symmetrical

2. asymmetrical

two types of bodily shape

symmetrical

balanced shape; movements are practically IDENTICAL or SIMILAR ON BOTH SIDES.

asymmetrical

unbalanced shape; movements of two sided of the body do not match completely different from eachother

group shapes

in this element, a group of dancers perform movements in different group shapes.