PATH FIT 3 - Regional, National, and International Dances Flashcards

Vocabulary flashcards generated from PATH FIT 3 Summative Examination materials, covering dance concepts, fitness components, music theory, movement framework, terminology, and basic dance steps.

Dance

Purposeful and organized human movement that uses body, space, time, and energy to communicate meaning.

Exercise (in Dance-Fitness)

Physical activity that is planned, structured, repetitive, and intended to improve fitness.

Recreational Dance

A phase of dance focused on inclusive, simple, and repetitive patterns designed for beginner enjoyment and social participation.

Cardiorespiratory Endurance

A health-related fitness component developed by performing continuous rhythmic movement long enough to keep the heart rate elevated.

Power

A skill-related fitness component utilized during explosive vertical movements or jumps on accented beats.

Reaction Time

A skill-related fitness component required to respond immediately to external physical cues, such as bamboo poles opening and closing.

Creative Dance

A phase in the dance framework involving movement exploration, improvisation inspired by themes or levels, and compositional creation.

Social and Ballroom Dance

A phase of dance emphasizing prescribed partner technique, leading and following, and floor etiquette.

Dotted Note

A musical note followed by a dot, which increases its duration by adding one-half of its original value.

Time Signature

A musical notation where the upper number indicates beats per measure and the lower number identifies the note value receiving one beat.

Bar Lines

Vertical lines in music notation that divide underlying beats into measures to make timing and grouping easier to follow.

Measure

A single group of beats contained between two vertical bar lines.

Phrase

A sequence of measures or musical beats that forms a complete musical idea.

Tempo

The speed or rate of the underlying pulse in music or movement.

Intensity (in Movement)

The force, dynamic quality, or effort applied during movement, distinct from the speed or tempo.

Movement Framework Aspects

The four foundational categories of movement: body, space, effort, and relationships.

Locomotor Movement

Movement that transports the body through space from one location to another.

Non-Locomotor Movement

Movement performed around a relatively fixed base without traveling through space.

Rule of Opposition

A movement principle stating that when one foot is placed in front, the arm associated with the rear foot is raised.

Hop

A spring movement taking off from one foot and landing on the same foot.

Leap

A spring movement taking off from one foot and landing on the opposite foot.

Jump

A vertical spring taking off from both feet and landing on both feet.

Supporting Foot

The foot that bears the weight of the body during movement.

Free Foot

The foot that bears no weight of the body.

Inside Foot / Hand

The foot or hand nearest to one's partner when standing side by side.

Outside Foot / Hand

The foot or hand farther from one's partner when standing side by side.

Cabeceras

The head couples in a square formation who occupy the width of the hall.

Costados

The side couples in a square formation who occupy the length of the hall.

Abresette

A position where the girl stands on her partner's right and holds his right arm with her left hand while both free hands remain down.

Bilao

A movement at waist level where palms are alternately turned upward and downward while keeping elbows close to the body.

Kumintang

A wrist action rotating the hand from the wrist either clockwise or counterclockwise.

Salok

An action where one arm swings downward then upward in front of the body in a scooping motion while bending the trunk forward.

Saludo

A formal bow to a partner, opposite dancers, or the audience.

Panadyak

A movement where a dancer stamps the right foot in front and then taps the same foot near the left while keeping weight on the left foot.

Do-si-do

A figure where opposite dancers pass around one another right shoulder to right shoulder without turning and return to place.

Cross-over

A figure in dance where opposite couples proceed straight across the formation to exchange places.

Jaleo

A turn in which partners place right elbows near each other and turn once around together.

Arms in Lateral Position

A pose where both arms are placed at one side of the body, either to the right or to the left.

Arms in Reverse T

A posture where upper arms are held horizontal at shoulder level, elbows are bent at right angles, and forearms point upright.

Whirl

Executing repeated small turning steps in place rather than turning on one fixed point.

Change Step

A basic step pattern in $\frac{2}{4}$ time consisting of step, close, step, counted as 1-and-2.

Waltz Step

A $\frac{3}{4}$ time step consisting of step, close, step across three beats.

Contra Ganza

A step pattern in $\frac{2}{4}$ time consisting of a leap on count 1, a cross-step on count 'and', and a step on count 2.

Mazurka

A step pattern in $\frac{3}{4}$ time performed as slide, cut, and hop across three counts.

Redoba

A step pattern in $\frac{3}{4}$ time performed as slide, cut, and a second cut across three counts.