LESSON 4: CONTEMPORARY AND STREET DANCE

CONTEMPORARY DANCE

popular form of dance that was developed in the early 20th century.

ISADORA DUNCAN, MARTHA GRAHAM, AND MERCE CUNNINGHAM

pioneers of contemporary dance.

MODERN, JAZZ, LYRICAL, AND CLASSICAL BALLET

contemporary dance is an expressive dance technique composed of a combination of various dances like...

CUNNINGHAM

a dance technique that focuses on the architecture of the body. (space and time)

CUNNINGHAM

this technique was named after merce cunningham, who was a teacher and a choreographer.

GRAHAM

this kind of dance technique concentrates on contraction, release, fall, and recovery.

LIMON

this dance technique employs energy in relation to gravity like fall, rebound, recovery, and suspension.

RELEASE

a dance style that focuses on the emphasis of reducing tension in your muscles and joints.

IMPROVISATION

this technique manifests the investigation of the body's movement and it's relation.

SPACE

it is how the dancers should move through space.

SHAPE

it can be described as how you were able to use your body while dancing.

TIME

it is about the use of timing and when to apply actions or movements based on the beats, speeds, intervals, accents, and rhythmic patterns of the music used in dance.

ENERGY

this element of dance shows the dynamic quality of the body by using forces, tension, and weight.

FESTIVAL DANCES

cultural dances performed to the strong beats of percussion instruments by a community of people sharing the same culture usually done in honor of a Patron Saint or in thanksgiving of a bountiful harvest.

ATI-ATIHAN FESTIVAL

where people cover their bodies and faces with charcoal or black paint as they depict filipino natives known as the aetas

STO. NINO

ati-atihan festival honour what saint.

ONE BEAT ONE DANCE ONE VISION

sinulog festival tagline.

VIVA PIT SENOR

sinulog festival chant.

BACOLOD CITY

city of smiles.