Introduction

to Dance
Lesson 1 | Brief History and Nature of Dance
Objectives

Know the Brief Discuss the Nature of

01 02
History of Dance Dance

Enumerate the Realize the Importance

03 Benefits of Dance and 04 of Dance on Health and
Creative Movements Performance
Introduction
What is Dance?
 Dance differs from athletics or
other daily activities because it
focuses primarily on “an aesthetic
or even entertaining experience”
—Myers, 2005
 01
History
of Dance
 Military
Dancing was taught as an aid
to military education among
the boys in Athens and Sparta.
It was not just for religious and
military training but also a form
of entertainment and display.
Education
Greek philosophers such as
Plato, Aristotle, and Socrates
strongly supported this art as
an integration of the body and
soul.
Plato
Plato extremely gave importance to
dance in education as stated in
his clarification on the laws. He
highlighted the two kinds of
dance and music:

Noble
Fine and Honorable

Ignoble
Imitating what is mean or ugly
Catholic Church

A B C D
Thearetical Round Dance Couple Dance Ballroom
dancers hold each at that time, was the peasant’s danced on
entertainment other by hand, not as popular as the grass or on the
was prohibited. forming a long round dance as it beaten earth of the town
chain and move was considered while noblemen danced in
about in an open or scandalous when smooth floor or wood
closed circle, or in first seen. polished marble called
an extended line. the ballroom
 Early
Renaissance
dance and art in general
gained energy
 Benefits of
Dance and Creative
Movement
Physical Mental/Emotional Social Cultural
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WEEK 2 | CHAPTER 2 & 3
 By the end of this lesson, you should be able to :

I I III
Apply these
Identify the
elements of
I in
elements
Realize the
importance of the
creating elements of dance
dance dance on choreography
and performance.
choreograph
y
The human body is living
in time and space, and it
exhibits some efforts.
Thus, all movements
occur in time, through
space, and with efforts.
 These elements are
beneficial to anyone
interested in
recognizing, analyzing,
or creating movement.
This is the area where the performers occupy and
move. It can be divided into four different
aspects, also known as Spatial elements.
DIRECTION SIZE
Dance movements can travel
in any direction. The Movements can be
performers can go forward, varied by doing
side, backward, diagonal,
larger or smaller
circular, and so on. They also
actions.
face any direction while
executing a single movement
or several phrases.
 LEVEL FOCUS
Movements can be Performers may
done in a high, change their focus
medium, or low by looking at
level. different directions.
 The movements in timing may be executed in varying tempo (speed).
Performers move with the tempo of an underlying sound, known as beat or
pulse. The timing can be varied by moving faster or slower than the normal
beat.
 Dance uses different energies and a varied use
of these minimizes the monotony of the
movements in a performance.

01 SUSTAINED - Movements are done smoothly,

continuously, and with flow and control.

02 PERCUSSIVE- Movements are explosive or

sharp in contrast with sustained movements.

03VIBRATORY- Movements consists of trembling

or shaking.

04 SWINGING- Movements trace a curved line or an

arc in space.

05 SUSPENDED- Movements are perched in space

or hanging on air.
COLLAPSING- Movements are released in tension and
06 gradually or abruptly giving in to gravity, letting the body
descend to the floor.
It refers to how the entire body is molded in space or the configuration of
body parts. The body can be rounded, angular, or the combination of two.
movements are
practically identical or
similar on both sides
movements of two sides
of the body
Do not match or completely different from each other
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Dance Appreciation
and Composition
OBJECTIVES

1 . D E F I N E S F O R M , M O T I F, A N D P H R A S I N G I N D A N C E

2 . U N D E R S TA N D C H O R E O G R A P H I C P R I N C I P L E S A N D
STRUCTURES OF DANCE
W H AT M A K E S A G O O D D A N C E ?
FORM

bined into
logical sequence which results in unity and
consistency, and by means of which the content
or idea can be expressed and com- municated.
PHRASE

.
MOTIF

A single
movement or a short phrase of movement that
embodies the style and intensions of the dance is
called a motif.
Example: Itik – Itik Philippine folkdance. It is easy
to ident
W H AT A R E T H E C H A R A C T E R I S T I C S
OF A GOOD DANCE?
CHARACTERISTICS OF A GOOD DANCE?
CHARACTERISTICS OF A GOOD DANCE?
CHOREOGRAPHIC FORMS IN
DANCE
I. SEQUENTIAL FORMS
I. SEQUENTIAL FORMS (Types)
I I . C O N T R A P U N TA L F O R M S
II. CONTRAPUNTAL FORMS (Types)
III. EPISODIC FORMS
III. OTHER COMPOSITIONAL FORMS
(Types)
E VA L U AT I N G A G O O D D A N C E
Lesson 4: Dance
as an Art
Objectives
 "DANCE IS AN ART OF RHYTHMIC BODILY MOVEMENTS THAT PROJECTS
ORDERED SEQUENCE OF MOVING VISUAL PATTERNS OF LINE, SOLID SHAPE,
AND COLOR"
 Philippine
Folk Dance
PHILIPPINE FOLK DANCE
Francisca
Reyes-Aquino
Sh

1. It is traditional.

2. It has an expressive behavior.

3. Simple rhythm dominates the folk dance and establishes the pattern of movement

4. It is made by an unknown choreographer or by the communal

5. It performs a function in the life of the (folk) people.

Differences between
Folk, National and
Ethnic dance
Types of Philippine
Folk Dances
 T HE RE AR E SE V E RAL WAY S T O C LASSI FY P HI LIPPINE FO LK D A N C ES .
AC C ORDI NG T O FR AN C ISCA R E Y ES - AQUI NO FOLK DAN C ES A R E M A Y B E B Y
G E OG RAPHIC AL E XTEN T OF OR I G IN , N ATURE, SPEED OF M O V EMENT,
FOR M ATION, AN D DI ST I NG UISHIN G FEATURE. LATELY, FO L K L ORIC
SP E C IALISTS M E R GED R EGI ONAL AN D FUN C T ION AL C LASSI FI CATION T O S O R T
T HE DI FFEREN T DAN C E M AT ER IAL ( LOP EZ, 20 0 6 ) .
MAJOR REGIONAL CLASSIFICATION
OF PHILIPPINE FOLK DANCES
Other
Categories
Fundamental
Folk-dance steps
Lesson 4: Dance
as an Art
“Dance is an art which deal with motions of the human body”.
- James K. Feibleman, a great philosopher
 1. Know the fundamental movements of which basic folk

Objectives dance steps are made.

2. Develop the ability to dance rhythmically with poise and well
– coordinated body which moves as one unit.

3. Appreciate the value of folk dance as an activity for promoting

understanding among the peoples of the world.
4. Execute and perform the fundamental movements of modern
dance.
5. Discover movements as a medium for the creative
development and expression of ideas.
"DANCE IS AN ART OF RHYTHMIC BODILY MOVEMENTS THAT PROJECTS ORDERED
SEQUENCE OF MOVING VISUAL PATTERNS OF LINE, SOLID SHAPE, AND COLOR"

- Thomas Munro in Kraus and Gaufman, 1981

 Philippine
Folk Dance
 PHILIPPINE FOLK DANCE
Folk dances are the
indigenous dances of any
specific “folk” or the
common people. They are
traditional customary or
recreational dance forms of
a given country which have
evolved naturally and were
down across generations.
Folk dances are related in our Lopez(2006) defined
daily lives, such as customs, Philippine folk dance as a
rituals, and occupations of
“traditional mode of
specific group of people. Most of
these dances are related in expression that employs
origin to religious belief, bodily movements of
stemming from emotions, redundant patterns linked
superstition, festivals,
to definitive features of
ceremonies of birth courtship,
rhythmic beat or music”.
marriage, death, war, and
countless themes common to all
people surround the world.
 Francisca
Reyes-Aquino
She is the first National Artist for Dance and the Mother of Philippine Folk
Dance. She stated that Philippine Folk Sance should have:
Sh

1. It is
traditional.
2. It has an expressive
behavior.
3. Simple rhythm dominates the folk dance and establishes the pattern of movement

4. It is made by an unknown choreographer or by the communal

5. It performs a function in the life of the (folk) people.

Differences between
Folk, National and
Ethnic dance
• Folk dance are traditional dances discovered in a certain
country while national dances are also traditional folk dances but
it have a national scope and Ethnic dance are those performed
in primitive tribes and have retained their close kinship with
religious ritual and community custom.
Types of Philippine
Folk Dances
 THERE ARE SEVERAL WAYS TO CLASSIFY PHILIPPINE FOLK DANCES. ACCORDING TO

FRANCISCA REYES- AQUINO FOLK DANCES ARE MAYBE BY GEOGRAPHICAL EXTENT OF

ORIGIN, NATURE, SPEED OF MOVEMENT, FORMATION, AND DISTINGUISHING FEATURE.

LATELY, FOLKLORIC SPECIALISTS MERGED REGIONAL AND FUNCTIONAL CLASSIFICATION

TO SORT THE DIFFERENT DANCE MATERIAL (LOPEZ, 2006).

 MAJOR REGIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF
PHILIPPINE FOLK DANCES

TRIBAL DANCES LOWLAND MUSLIM

FROM THE CHRISTIAN DANCES
CORDILLERAS DANCES
include non-Christian from Western influences like These dances are from the
the Cordilleras Ilokanos, Pangasinense, people of Southern Islands
Bisayansand Bicolans. of the Philippines like
Mindanao & Sulu.
Other
Categories
Fundamental
Folk-dance steps
ACCORDING TO LOPEZ (2006), PHILIPPINE FOLK
DANCES SHOULD HAVE SIMPLE, BASIC RHYTHM THAT
DOMINATES THE DANCE AND ESTABLISHES THE
PATTERN OF MOVEMENT.