CHEERDANCE BASIC

(Dance Side)
JAZZ
TENDU
PLIE'
PIQUE'
BALL CHANGE AND CHASSE
HIP-HOP
GRAND PLIE'
RELEVE' PIROUTTE AND CHAINE
BATTEMENT
GROOVE BOUNCE CONTEMPORARY
POWER MOVES DANCE

ELEMENTAL APPROACH IN CREATION OF ELEMENTS

DANCE SPACE
Elements refers to the space through which the
Amount of Energy dancer's body moves (general or
Application of Energy personal space, level, size, direction,
pathway, focus)
a. Floor Pattern- designs made by the body because it moves through
space
illustrations of which incorporate lines, letters, shapes or polygons,
and other nongeometric patterns
b. Direction - the course or way in which development is coordinated
with reference to the frontal plane of the body. Cases incorporate
forward, in reverse, sideward, corner to corner sideward and upward.
c. Focus - individual center is the point of consideration by the
entertainer whereas performing, whereas common center is the point
of consideration that the entertainer draws the gathering of people
d. Dimension - how entertainers show up with reference to the
audience’s see. The closer the entertainer, the greater he would show
up; the more distant the entertainer, the littler he would show up.
Measurement has something to do with viewpoint.

e. Balance - It may be static or dynamic in nature. Static balance is

balance at rest, while dynamic balance is balance in motion. h. Contours and Shapes - Shapes and
f. Levels - They are classified as low, middle and high with the lowest forms created by the body or bodies as
level the basis of middle and high levels.
they move through space.
g. Mass and Volume - This is dictated by the number of bodies
performing through space. There are dances or parts of the dance
performance that require more dancers while some require less or few
 ELEMENTS ELEMENTS
TIME ENERGY
Two dancers might be executing same
Time in dance dictates and determines movement, but differ in the manner of
its speed or length, its mood, and the executionand level of energy exerted. Energy in
dance makes the difference in terms of the
energy required in its performance.
intensity of movement.

AMOUNT OF ENERGY APPLICATION OF ENERGY

PENDULAR- Swinging, Swaying
LOCOMOTOR MOVEMENT
PERCUSSIVE- Strong, Big, Abrupt, Striking Movement

VIBRATORY- Series of rapid and quickly executed small percussive allows one to move from one point to
movements
another
Sustained- Movement with no preparation, beginning, and unnoticeable
end
a. Walk- series of steps executed by both of your feet alternately in any
direction. in executing a walk, observe that there is this moment when
both feet are in contact with the ground while one foot supports the
weight and transfers it to the other.
b. Run- series of walks executed quickly in any direction wherein only
one foot stays on the ground while the other is off the ground.
APPLICATION OF ENERGY
NON-LOCOMOTOR MOVEMENT
These are movements that are performed in one
point in space without transferring to another
point. They do not allow you to move from one
place to the other.
c. Jump- this movement is simply described by having both
feet lose contact withthe ground. There are five ways to do it:
• Take off from one foot and land on the same;
• Take off from one foot and land on the other;
• Take off from one foot and land on both feet;
• Take off from both feet and land on one foot; and
• Take off from both feet and land on both
a. Flexion- it is the act of decreasing the angle of a joint. Another term
for flexion is to bend.If you bend a joint, like your elbow or knee, you
are performing flexion.
b. Extension- this is the opposite of flexion. You are extending if you are
increasing the angleof a joint. Stretching is another word for extension.
c. Contraction- a muscle movement done when it shortens, narrows
and tightens using sufficient amount of energy in the execution.
d. Release- a muscle movement opposite to contraction done when it
lets go or lets loose from being held.
e. Collapse- to deliberately drop the exertion of energy in a body
segment.
f. Recover- the opposite of collapse. This is to regain the energy
exerted in a body segment.
g. Rotation- to rotate is to move a body segment to form a circle. It is
not only limited to circumduction which is done in ball and socket
joints. Rotation can also be done in the neck, wrists, waist, knees and
ankles.
h. Twist- to move a body segment from an axis halfway front or back or
quarter to the right or left as in the twisting of the neck allowing the
head to face right or left and the like.

i. Pivot- to change the position of the feet or any body part that carries
the body’s weight allowing the body to face in a less than 360 degrees
turn.

j. Turn- to move in a turning movement with a base of support, usually

a pointed foot, the other raised, while equilibrium is maintained until
the completion of the turn.