Dance

There are different ways of expressing and communicating our ideas. We can express it through writing, speaking, singing, etc. But do you know that our body can also communicate just like our voices? One way is through dancing. Dancing is moving our body with the rhythm of music that is being played. There are different types of dances, one of which is called creative dance. Creative dance is a dance that uses improvised movements to communicate an idea, thought, or feeling. We can move our body in a wide variety of ways if we are familiar with dance elements such as:

1.

Body Parts and Actions

Locomotor: walk, run, jump, hop, skip, leap, slide, gallop, crawl, and roll

Non-locomotor: bend, shake, twist, stretch, turn, wiggle, sway, pivot, bounce, curl, punch, glide, push, and pull

2. Body Shapes: wide, narrow, round, symmetrical, asymmetrical, straight, twisted, and curved

3. Space: personal and general space

4. Levels: high, medium, and low

5. Directions: forward, backward, sideward, up, down, diagonal, clockwise, and

counterclockwise

6. Pathways: straight, curved, zigzag, circular, spiral, and arch

7. Time: fast and slow

8. Force: light, strong, heavy, powerful, soft, fine, gentle, and smooth

9. Flow: free and bound

10. Relationships (persons, objects and environment): contrast, lead and follow, mirror, unison, above, below, apart, together, behind, in front, side by side, meeting, parting, over, under, and between