TYPES OF DANCES

Dance can be defined as the performing art form consisting of

purposefully selected sequences of human movement. This
movement has aesthetic and symbolic value and is acknowledged as
dance by performersand observers within a particular culture.

Traditional
Traditional Dance forms
(often called Folk dances
in the West) can be
defined as any local Modern and
dancing tradition, often
strongly connected with Contemporary
local musical forms and/or
local beliefs. A classic Modern dance is a specific style of dance
example from Britain that is free form and stems from the
would be Morris Dancing, core, or torso, of the body and uses
and its Sword Dancing, elements like contract-release floor work,
Mumming, and Hodening fall and recovery, and improvisation.
subforms. Contemporary dance referred to the
movement of new dancers who did not
want to follow strict classical ballet and
lyrical dance forms; it doesn’t use fixed
moves and instead, try to develop new
forms and dynamics.

Ballroom
Ballroom dance is a set of partner dances, which are enjoyed
both socially and competitively around the world, mostly because
of its performance and entertainment aspects. Ballroom dancing
is also widely enjoyed on stage, film, and television. Ballroom
dance may refer, at its widest definition, to almost any
recreational dance with a partner.

Cheer dance
Cheer dance, sometimes referred to
as cheerleading, is a team physical
activity using organized routines for
the purpose of motivating a sports
team, entertaining an audience, or
competition. Cheer dance
performances usually take a few
minutes and is always done by
multiple performers, with formal
cheer dance competitions outlining
various requirements such as
minimum and maximum number of
performers and a time limit.

Hip-Hop/Street Dance
Hip-hop dance is a vibrant form of dance
that combines a variety of freestyle
movements to create a cultural piece of
art. Through its three main styles of
popping, locking, and breaking, hip-hop
dance has evolved into one of the most
popular and influential styles of dance.

Festival Dance
Festival dances are cultural dances
performed to the beats of instruments,
usually percussion, by a community
sharing the same culture. These are
usually done in honor of a Patron Saint or
in the thanksgiving of a bountiful harvest.

Dance Terms
1. Arms in lateral position – Both arms are at one side either right or left, at shoulder, chest or waist level.
2. Brush – Weight on one foot, hit the floor with the ball or heel of the other foot and lift that foot from the floor to any direction. 3.
Crossed Arms – Partners facing each other or standing side by side join their left hands together and the right hands together;
either right over left or left over right hands.
4. Kumintang – moving the hand from the wrist either in a clockwise or counterclockwise direction.
5. Saludo – Partners bow to each other, to the audience, opposite dancers, or to the neighbors with feet together. This is of Spanish
origin and is used in almost all Philippine dance