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Dance

• German word "Danson", meaning to stretch.

• According to Barbara Mettler, 1980,
• “Dance is an activity which can take many forms and fill many different needs. It can
be recreation, entertainment, education, therapy, and religion. In its purest and most
basic form , dance is art, the art of body movement”

Why people dance?

○ To please the God

○ To please others
○ To please themselves(self expression)
○ To build community within an ethnic group(social interaction)

Benefits of Dance

Physical

○ Develops cardiovascular and muscular endurance

○ Improves coordination, balance, flexibility, and body composition
○ Lowers risk of cardiovascular diseases
○ Lowers body mass index
○ Lowers resting heart rate
○ Enables joint mobility (hip motion and spine flexibility
○ Helps improve and maintain bone density, thus helping prevent osteoporosis

Mental/Emotional

○ Helps keep the brain sharp

○ Decreases incidence of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease
○ Decreases depressive symptoms
○ Increases self-esteem and improves body image
○ Aids in releasing emotional and physical tension

Social

○ Gives 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 cultural values

Forms of dance:

1. Traditional Dance- also called folk dance ,it is the dances of indigenous
communities that show cultural traits of people in the specific time and place.

2. Modern and Contemporary Dances- Style that focus on dancer’s own

interpretations instead of structured steps. It is a form contemporary theatrical and
concert dance employing a special technique for developing the use of the entire
body in movements expressive of abstract ideas.

3. Ballroom- It is a set of partner dance, which are enjoyed both socially and
competitively
4. Cheer Dance- is coined from the words cheer and dance
○ Cheer - is to shout out words or phrases that may well motivate team

○ Dance- ,on the other hand ,is a physical activity where one expresses
emotions or gestures while performing bodily movement usually in time and
rhythm.

5. Festival Dance- dance that draw the people’s culture by portraying the people’s way
of life through movements, and costumes.

Proper Etiquette And Safety in The Use of Facilities And Equipment

Etiquette- is a conduct or procedure required by good breeding or prescribed by

authority to be observed in social or official life

IMPORTANCE OF ETIQUETTE IN P.E

○ Etiquette enhances the social aspects of every individual.

○ It is essential in maintaining between people.
○ It helps us respect other people and vice versa.
○ You can organize your ideas in a clearly way
○ It enhances communication by breaking down barriers.
○ It protects the feeling of others.
○ It helps you feel good about others and yourself.
○ While doing your best, it encourages others to also do their best

FACILITIES USED IN PHYSICAL ACTIVITY

○ Parks
○ House
○ Gym
○ Covered court
○ Recreation center

PROPER ETIQUETTE IN PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES

1. Wear comfortable clothing.

2. Use an appropriate gear for the activity.
3. Taking warm-up and cool down before and after an activity.
4. Take appropriate breaks during the activity.
5. To give you some stamina, eat light food.
6. Be hydrated.
7. Beware of the weather and environmental conditions.
8. Listen to your body.

Proper Etiquette And Safety In The Use Of Facilities And Equipment During
Practice

1. Take care in using facilities and equipment.

2. Only use equipment that you already know how to use .
3. Be alert and aware at training area.
4. In performing exercises and movement in general, practice good form first.
5. Bring back all equipment in place after use.
6. Do not hug the equipment.
7. Return the equipment properly or leave the venue clean.
8. Check your self-practice proper personal hygiene and care.
9. Move double ; do not loiter around the venue or hang on equipment doing
nothing.
10. Remember to be nice as general rule.
Folk dance

○ are the indigenous dances of any specific "folk" or the common people

○ It is the dance of a given country which evolved naturally and spontaneously in

connection with everyday activities and experience of the people who develop them.

CHARACTERISTICS OF PHILIPPINE FOLK DANCE

○ In general, dancers stand apart.

○ Most of the dances are done by pairs or couples. Hand movements play an
important part.

○ Most dances are in long formation. Most dances begin and end with "saludo".

Classifications of Folk dance

1. Occupational Dances - are dances that depicts actions characteristics, occupations,

industry, and phases of human labor.

Examples:

○ Maglalatik (BINAN,LAGUNA)-they perform the dance as an offering to the

patron saint of farmers, San Isidro de Labrador

○ Pabirik (Camarines Norte)-depicts the different stages of gold panning.

○ Managuete(LANAO)-It depicts a pantomime of all the stages of tuba gathering.

○ Mananagat (CEBU)-shows the story of a fisherman's life

2. Religious or Ceremonial Dances- are performed in connection with religious vows,

practice, and ceremonies. A religious dance may be performed to drive away evil spirits,
ask for a favor to have a child,give thanks for having recovered from sickness, favors
granted and vows fulfilled.

Examples:

○ Obando(OBANDO,BULACAN)-Fertility Dance is a festival where couples who hope

to be blessed by children perform street dances in a long procession.

○ Dugso (BUKIDNON)

○ Sinulog (CEBU)-to give tribute to Sto. Niño

3. Courtship Dances -are dances that depicts the art of courtship or with a love theme.

Examples:

○ Rogelia

○ Lulay

4. Wedding Dances - are performed by newly weds, by friends and relatives of the
bride and groom or by father of the bride and mother of the groom.

Examples:

○ Pantomina(BICOL) (Bride and Groom)

○ Pandang Pandang (bride and groom and friends or relatives of each side)
5. Festival Dances - are performed in connection with celebrations, a feast, a barrio
fiesta, and good harvest.

Examples:

○ A La Jota-This festival dance was discovered in San Pablo, Laguna.

○ Sinulog-Cebu

○ Dinagyang-Iloilo

○ Ati-atihan-Kalibo, Aklan

6. War Dances -are intended to show imaginary combat or dual with the use of fighting
implements like bolo, kris or spears
Example:

○ Sagayan -war dance performed by Maguindanao, Maranao and Iranun depicting in

dramatic fashion the steps their hero, Prince Bantugan, took upon wearing his
armaments, the war he fought in and his subsequent victory afterwards. -Performers,
depicting fierce warriors would carry shields with shell noisemakers in one hand and
double bladed sword in the other attempting rolling movements to defend their
master

7. Comic Dances -are dances with funny and humorous movements mainly intended for
entertainment.
Examples:

○ Makonggo(Sta. Maria, Bulacan) performer imitates the movements characteristics

of a monkey

○ Kinoton - imitates movement of person bitten by ants

8. Game Dances- are dances that have some play elements and are for recreational
purposes.
Examples:

○ Lubi lubi(Bicol)

○ Gayong gayong(Capiz, Aklan)

9. Social Dances- are dances during social gatherings.

Examples:

○ Rigodon de honor

○ Lanceros

CONTEMPORARY DANCE
-is a style of expressive dance that combines elements of several dance genres
including modern, jazz, lyrical and classical ballet.

• Theatrical dance
 - is any form of dance that is performed for an audience, as opposed to social
dance, which is primarily social in nature.

• Classical Ballet
- movements are fluid and graceful.

• Modern dance
- express the human spirit, and it explores emotions, conflicts, and passions that lay
within.

- performed to music with words, and the dance often expresses the emotions from
the lyrics.

• Jazz dance
-It includes spins, quick moves, leaps, and more, and it is an upbeat and fun type of
theatrical dance

Characteristics of contemporary dance:

-Costume made to show movements
-Techniques
○ Cunningham
-(named after teacher and choreographer Merce Cunningham).
Cunningham dancers utilize their torsos, bending sideways, forward and
backward, and hold balances for long periods.

-This style focused on the architecture of the body in space, rhythm and
articulation. Cunningham uses the idea of the body's own "line of energy" to
promote easy,natural movement
○ Graham
-(named after Martha Graham) This style focuses on the use of contraction,
release, fall and recovery.

-Graham technique is characterized by floorwork and the use of abdominal

and pelvic contractions. The style is very grounded and the technique visibly
contrary to the sylphlike, airborne ideals of ballet.
○ Release
-Placing emphasis on minimizing tension in the search for clarity and fluidity
and efficient use of energy and breath.

-In Release technique, we release through the joints and muscles to create
ease of movement, releasing the breath to aid the release of the body. A
great relaxation technique as well as a dance style.
○ Improvisation
-Process of spontaneously creating movement.

-it is a free, unstructured, less technically strict.

-focuses on the investigation of movement and its relation to performance.