PATHFIT Midterms

Dance

In its purest and most basic form, this is art, the art of body movement

Dance

is an activity which can take many forms and fill many different needs.

1. Recreation

2. Entertainment

3. Education

4. Therapy

5. Religion

Dance is an activity which can take many forms and fill many different needs namely?

• To please the gods

• To please others

• To please themselves (self-expression)

• to build community within an ethnic group (social interaction)

Reasons People Dance

• Physical

• Mental or Emotional

• Social

• Cultural

Aspects/Values of Dancing

Physical

Develops cardiovascular and muscular endurance

• coordination

• balance

• flexibility

• body composition

What does dance improve in terms of physicality?

Physical

• Lowers risk of cardiovascular diseases

• Lowers body mass index

• Lowers resting heart rate

Mental or Emotional

• Helps keep the brain sharp

• Decreases depressive symptoms

Mental or Emotional

Decreases incidence of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease

Mental or Emotional

• Increases self-esteem and improves body image

• Aids in releasing emotional and physical tension

Social

Gives sense of togetherness within a group

Social

Encourages positive social interaction and interpersonal relationship in a group

Social

Contributes to the individual’s potential for self actualization in society

cultural

Promotes cultural value

1. Body

2. Energy

3. Space

4. Time

Elements of Dance

Body

It focuses on the dancer’s physical instrument: the human body.

• Shapes

• Actions

• Body parts

Elements of Body

Body

Understanding the body allows dancers to use it creatively and safely. It’s also key to expressing character, story, or emotion in a performance

Energy

is about the quality of movement — how it feels and the force behind it. It gives dance its emotional texture and meaning

• Quality

• Intensity

• Dynamics

Elements of Energy

Energy

adds emotional depth and dynamics. Even the same movement can look completely different depending on the energy used.

Space

refers to how a dancer uses the area around them, both in terms of direction and the space they occupy

• Direction

• Level

• Size

• Pathways

Elements of Space

Time

In dance refers to movement in relation to rhythm, tempo, and duration

• Tempo

• Rhythm

• Timing

• Duration

Elements of Time

• Creative Rhythms

• Folk/Ethnic Dance

• Social and Ballroom Dance

• Recreational Dance

• Creative Dance

Phases of Dance Program

• fundamental rhythms

• natural dances.

Creative rhythms are sometimes called what?

Creative rhythm

is a product of exploration and improvisation of movements as children learn to move the parts of their body and to use them as instruments of expression.

Folk/Ethnic Dance

Is a cultural art form handed down from generations.

Folk/Ethnic Dance

It communicates the customs, beliefs, rituals, and occupations of the people of a region or country.

Ethnic Tribes

have their specific tribal art forms originated and danced by the people of the tribe

Social and Ballroom Dance

is a social gathering with the more formal atmosphere than the simple and informal parties in which the recreational dances are the usual forms.

Social and Ballroom Dance

are generally held in the evenings. The participants are usually in formal attire

Recreational Dance

Includes dance mixers, square dance around and couple dances.

Recreational Dance

Many of these dances have simple patterns and combinations of walking steps, polka steps and the waltz step.

Recreational Dance

The participants are usually in formal attire.

Creative Dance

Is the highest form of dance

Creative Dance

It is the end-product of exploration and improvisation of movements as the dancer or the choreographer expresses his feelings or emotions, ideas, and interpretations. This is a dance with a definite form, a beginning and an ending.

Creative Dance

The principles of art form are all observed in the composition of the dance