Mathryn Obligado BSED - Mathematics 2

PE 3

ACTIVITY 1

A. Multiple Choice: Write the letter of your correct answer before each
number.

b 1. Of the following dancers, who is one of the best known modern

dancer/choreographer?
a. George Balanchine b. Martha Graham c. Cynthia Gregory d.
Peter Martins
d_2. Ted Shawn and Ruth St. Denis formed which modern dance company,
popular in the 20th century?
a. Alvin Ailey b. MOMIX c. Pilobolus d. Denisshawn
a 3. Modern dance in the 1930's was also known as
a. experimental dancing b. ballet noir c. the jitterbug d.
classical ballet
d 4. The young dancers who studied and danced with Isadora Duncan in the
1920's were known as
a. the Jivers b. the Baby Ballerinas c. the modern dancers d.
the Isadorables
b 5. Which of the following terms are not related to modern dance?
a. contact improvisation b. Vaganova technique
c. fall and recovery d. contract and release

c 6. Which of the following dancers is not a modern dancers of the early 20th
century?
a. Martha Graham b. Hanya Holm c. Mikhail Baryshnikov d.
Ted Shawn

c 7. The creative process that involves arranging and creating dances and
ballets is called
a. dance rehearsal b. movement assembly
c. choreography d. movement implementation
c 8. A dance creation process involving spontaneous movements based on a
particular idea is called
a. imagery b. isolation c. improvisation d. inspiration
a 9. What is meant by the term fluency of movement?
a. The ability to move effortlessly between transitions and movements,
making the dance look fluid and ongoing.
b. The competency of choreography (movement memory).
c. The ability to speak in English and French Ballet terminology.
d. There is an emphasis on perfect technique.
c 10. Select the correct names of the most famous Contemporary Dance
practitioners.
answer choices
a. Limon, Hemmings, Park and Graham.
b. Graham, Cunningham, Park and Ailey.
c. Cunningham, Graham, Limon and Release
 d. Limon, Graham, McGregor and Khan.
b 11.What is a gesture?
a. Body, space, effort and relationships
b. Movement of a body part that does not support body weight
c. Recall and reproduce movements from existing dances
d. Face expression
d 12. Distinguish which of the following is an accurate comparison of classical
ballet and modern dance technique:
a. upright body vs contracted spine b. ballet shoes vs bare
feet
c. classical music vs contemporary music d. all of the above

B. ESSAY : Answer the following questions.

Rubric for evaluating:
8 pts – Student included 3 or more information than was required
4 pts – Student included 2 information than was required
2 pts – Student included 1 or less information than was required

1. Compare the modern dances before and todays generation.

Modern dance before is a theatrical dance that began to

develop in the US and Europe late in 19th century. It evolved as a
protest against both ballet and interpretative dance. While the
modern dance in today’s generation is always confused with Jazz
dance. The modern dance in today’s generation has taken a very
different approach. It includes Hiphop, lyrical, freestyle and fusion,
a combination of dance forms like tap, Jazz, modern and ballet.

ACTIVITY 3

A. List down at least five dance terms used in five essential moves anyone
who wants to learn hip hop dancing in the table given below.

POPPING LOCKING BREAKING BOOGALOO SOCIAL DANCES

 Pops  Lock  Rock steady  Twist - o-  The wop
 Hits  Points crew flex  The cabbage
 Puppeting  Throwback  Zulu Kings  Walk -out patch
 Waving  Wrist roll  Sal Soul  Fakey  The Roger
 The creep  Iron horse  Crazy  Neck - o - rabbit
 Tutting  Muscle man Commandos flex  The Running
 Robotting  Scooby doo  Dynamic  Cobra man
 Ticking  Stop and go rockers  Snakin’  The rooftop
 Dynorama  Skeeter  New York  Slides  The Humpty
 Strobing rabbit city breakers  Glides hump
 Vibrating  Funky guitar  Top rock  Old man  The worm
 Knee drop  Down rock  Egyptian  The Charlie
 Leo walk  Power moves brown
 Freeze  The
moves Criss-cross
 Air force
crew
 Full circle
 The Bronx
boys
 Seven gems