Module Code : Pasay-PE12-S1-Q1-W7-07

Name : _________________________________________ Strand : ________________

Name of Teacher : ______________________________ Date : __________________

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION- NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION

SCHOOLS DIVISION OF PASAY CITY

MODULE IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION

First Semester/ First Quarter/ Week 7

Learning

Participates in an organized event that addresses health/fitness issues and concerns

Introduction
Dance comes in different forms. All dance styles are not alike and they are distinctive. In this unit, we will
explore the nature of several traditional and contemporary dances. We will also learn and experience some of
these dances by studying and performing their fundamental dance steps. Lastly, we will learn how to create
simple dance routine from the fundamental dance steps of each dance genre.

What is dance?
The postures and gestures of which the visual patterns are created suggest kinesthetic experiences of
tension, relaxation and emotional moods and attitudes associated with them. Some of these dances that are
considered an art form are folk dance, ballet and contemporary dance.

Lesson 3- Modern Dance

https://www.freepik.com/free-vector/hand-drawn-people-dancing-background_4176513.htm#page=1&query=dancer&position=1#&position=1

Modern dance, a term to describe contemporary dance, is a style of dancing where dancers are free to
express their feelings through movements without adhering to any rules in dance particularly that of ballet.
Unlike ballet, dancers of modern dance use their own interpretations instead of structured steps. Modern
dance uses more of the torso on a horizontal rather than a vertical plane and new varieties of tilting, twisting,
and bending movements. The feet are not always turned out and are either pointed or flexed. Modern dance
makes use of the floor as part of the movements.

Characteristic of Modern Dance

1. Technique- this teachers the dancer to control the body and making it the instrument. It also provides
the skills of dance movement to make the body move efficiently and with precision.
Famous Techniques in Modern dance:
• Graham Technique
• Humphrey- Weidman Technique
• Limὀn Technique
• Cunningham Technique
• Hawkins Technique
• Horton Technique
• Nikolais/ Louis Technique

2. Improvisation- this refers to the spontaneous movement performed by dancers in response to

suggestions by the choreographer. Various images, ideas, feelings or other simulating events may be
motivations for improvisations. Modern dance allows considerable freedom to the dancer.

Prepared by: Ethel S. Donesa

Teacher II- SHS-PCSHS
Page 1 of 3
 Module Code : Pasay-PE12-S1-Q1-W7-07
Name : _________________________________________ Strand : ________________
Name of Teacher : ______________________________ Date : __________________

3. Choreography- modern dance allow choreographic freedom. The form in this dance mostly represents
the personal and emotional experiences of its creator.
Where did Modern dance come from?

-1929Rudolf von Laban amongst his pupils, CA. 1929. In: Rozpravy Aventina, volume 4/1928-1929, issue 31, page 305 | © Institute of Czech Literature at the Czech Academy of Sciences, Wikipedia, bearbeite issue 31, page 305 |

Modern dance developed indecently in America and Germany. It was then known in Germany as
Ausdruckstanz, meaning expressive dance. At the beginning of the 20th century, a group of pioneering dancers
started creating a new movement that suited the tempo and pulse of the new century. This movement is different
from what has existed in ballet. The pioneering artists were Isadora Duncan, Ruth St. Denis and Ted Shawn.

Isadora Duncan’s style of dancing emanates from the center of the body where
energy flow outward, providing impulses for actions. She called it the solar plexis or
emotional center. Her aim was to recreate the classical ideals of the ancient Greeks
through her dancing, putting less emphasis on theatrical effects and focus in pure
movement and the use of the body.
Isadora Duncan. (2019,
July 17).
https://www.biography.com/performer/isadora-duncan

Ruth St. Denis single- mindedly created a dance wherein she portrayed an Egyptian
goddess. Her dances also projected impressions of the ethnic dance forms. She married Ted
Shawn and they both formed Denishawn, a touring dance company that traveled throughout the
United States. They established schools and trained many young performers in dance technique
who then became important personalities in modern dance. Some of these prominent students
were Doris Humphrey, Charles Weidman and Martha Graham.
Isadora Duncan. (2019, July 17).
https://www.biography.com/performer/isadora-duncan

Martha Graham was the first to leave Denishawn. She became a solo
dancer, eventually turned into a renowned choreographer, and formed her own
Martha Graham Dance Company.she developed her technique based on her
expressional needs and her movement style is “based on the principle of contraction
and release in the torso and is an extension of the simple act of breathing”
(Reynolds, 1979). She has danced and choreographed for over 70 years and
preferred the term contemporary dance over modern dance.
Terry, W. (2020, May 7). Martha Graham. R
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Martha- Graham

Source: Physical Education and Health Volume II by Aparato, Brebante, Callo and Dajime, 2017

Prepared by: Ethel S. Donesa

Teacher II- SHS-PCSHS
Page 2 of 3
 Module Code : Pasay-PE12-S1-Q1-W7-07
Name : _________________________________________ Strand : ________________
Name of Teacher : ______________________________ Date : __________________

EVALUATION
KNOW MORE ABOUT THEM
DIRECTIONS: Research more about the accomplishment of the different pioneering artist of Modern dance.

ISADORA DUNCAN

RUTH ST. DENIS

MARTHA GRAHAM

Scoring Rubric for Each Item

Criteria Excellent Good Fair Poor Remarks

5 4 3 2

Ideas are clearly Perfectly deliver the 91%-98% deliver the 80%-89% deliver the 79% and below 90%
ideas and clearly ideas and clearly ideas and clearly deliver the ideas and
connected and make connected and make connected and make connected and make clearly connected and
sense sense sense sense make sense

Clarity of explanations Perfectly deliver 91%-98% deliver 80%-89% deliver 79% and below
clarity of clarity of clarity of delivers clarity of
explanations explanations explanations explanations

Clearly address the Perfectly address the 91%-96% address 80%-89% address 79% and below
topic the topic the topic address the topic
topic

Total

Prepared by: Ethel S. Donesa

Teacher II- SHS-PCSHS
Page 3 of 3