P.E - 1st quarter

1. Dance - a form of creative expression through physical movement that includes rhythmic movements that accompany music. • Historically, it has been used in celebrations and religious observations. • Has played an important role in human societies since ancient times and continues to evolve and develop today. 2. Where dances come from? • Can be seen among all the people and civilization of the world. • Has been a significant form of religious ritual and social expression within primitive cultures. • Used to express and reinforce tribal unity and strength, as an approach to courtship and mating, and as a means of worship, communication, and therapeutic experience. 3. Why do people dance? • It has been used in worship • It plays a role in courtship. • It is an expression of one feelings • As in old times, it brings magical power to people. • It brings victory or somehow restores health to life. • It serves to entertain other. • It gives beauty and inspiration to others. • It is used as a whole-body workout. 4. What are the benefits of dance and creative movements? • Dancing is one of the oldest and most popular forms of exercise. Several forms of dancing are considered aerobic since they entail about an hour of “Continuous exercise, Choreographed to music” • PHYSICAL: • Develops cardiovascular and muscular endurance • Improves coordination, balance, flexibility, and body composition • Lowers risk of cardiovascular diseases, body mass index, and resting heart rate • Enables joint mobility (hip motion and spine flexibility) • Helps improve and maintain bone density, thus helping prevent osteoporosis • Helps recover coordination and neuromuscular skills after injury • MENTAL/EMOTIONAL: • Helps keep the brain sharp • Decreases incidence of dementia and Alzheimer’s • Decreases depressive symptoms • Increases self-esteem and improves body image • Aids in releasing emotional and physical tension • SOCIAL: • Gives a sense of togetherness within a group • Encourages positive social interaction and interpersonal relationship in a group • Contributes to the individual’s potential for self-actualization in society • CULTURAL: • Promotes a place or a country’s rich culture through showcasing the different cultural dances • Brings the people around the world to a closer understanding of the lives of the people represented. ELEMENTS OF DANCE: 1. SPACE - area the performers occupy and where they move. It can be divided into four different aspects, also known as spatial elements. • DIRECTION- dance movements can travel in any direction; forward, side, backward, diagonal, circular, and so on. • SIZE - larger or smaller actions. • LEVEL- high, medium, or low level. • FOCUS - performers may change their focus by looking in different directions. 2. TIMING - movements in timing may be executed in varying tempo (speed). Performers move with the tempo of an underlying sound, known as beat or pulse. 3. DANCE ENERGIES - movements here are propelled by energy or force. A force can either initiate or stop an action. • SUSTAINED - done smoothly, continuously, and with flow and control. It does not have a clear beginning and end. • PERCUSSIVE - explosive or sharp in contrast with sustained movements. • VIBRATORY - trembling or shaking. A faster version of percussive movements that produce a jittery effect (Minton, 2007). • SWINGING - trace a curved line or an arc in space; relaxed and giving in to gravity on the downward part of the motion, followed by an upward application of energy. • SUSPENDED - perched in space or hanging on air. Holding a raised leg in any direction is an example of a suspended movement. • COLLAPSING - released in tension and gradually or abruptly giving in to gravity, letting the body descend to the floor. A slow collapse can be described as a melting or oozing action in a downward direction (Minton, 2007). 4. BODILY SHAPE - how the entire body is molded in space or the configuration of body parts; rounded, angular, or a combination of two. Other body shapes can be from wide to narrow and from high to low. • Symmetrical - balanced shape • Asymmetrical - unbalanced shape 5. GROUP SHAPE - group of dancers perform movements in different group shapes; wide, narrow, rounded, angular, symmetrical, or asymmetrical and are viewed together as a total picture or arrangement within a picture frame (Minton, 2007).