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RHYTHMIC ACTIVITIES
• It refers to bodily responses to any type of
rhythmic accompaniment that provides leeway to
the people to satisfy their need for self-
expression.
• Are combinations of physical movements with
sounds, beats, or music.
• Rely on an internal or external rhythm used for
self-expression, exercise, demonstration of
physical ability, socialization, and expression of
culture.
BENEFITS OF RHYTHMIC ACTIVITIES
• Exercise
• Physical express themselves and their
personalities
• Break down social barriers by including different
levels of learners.
• Promote friendship, community and fun.
FIVE PHASES OF RHYTHMIC ACTIVITIES
1. Aerobics - a kind of exercise that merges
rhythmic aerobic exercise and strength training
exercise.
2. Break dancing - an energetic style of dance
typically performed to hip-hop music.
3. Gymnastics - a sport that needs balance, strength,
flexibility, agility, coordination and endurance in
order to execute.
4. Bending - a movement around a joint.
5. Stretching - muscles or tendons are flexed.
IMPORTANT FEATURES OF DANCES
• Rhythm – Move or Flow
• Design - Choreography
• Technique – Executing skills properly
• Dynamics – Different ways movement is
executed
• Gestures – Movement of any part of the body
SWING DANCE
• Is a popular lively style of social dancing in which
a dancer often lifts, spins and flips his or her
partner.
• Developed with the swing style of jazz music in
the 1920s–1940s, with the origins of each dance
predating the popular "swing era".
HISTORY OF SWING DANCE
• Swing dancing is a type of dance that is based in
“street dance” tradition, having started as an
unstructured social dance.
• Swing largely has African American roots which
emerged as a dance for around the 1920's.
• Swing peaked in the 1940's, an era called the
golden age of swing but then died down as
influential dancers went overseas for World War
2 but was revived in the 1980's.
TYPES OF SWING DANCE
1. Lindy Pop
• An American dance which was born in the Black
communities of Harlem, New York City, in 1928
and has evolved since then.
• It was very popular during the swing era of the
late 1930s and early 1940s.
• It is frequently described as a jazz dance and is a
member of the swing dance family.
• Lindy Hop is sometimes referred to as a street
dance, referring to its improvisational and social
nature.
2. Balboa
• Balboa (original Balboa or Pure-Bal) is a dance
that originated in Southern California during the
1920s and 1930s.
• Balboa also now refers to a fusion of dances that
originated from that era.
• The original Balboa dance is a form of swing
dance that started as early as 1915 and gained in
popularity in the 1930s and 1940s.
• It is danced primarily in close embrace, and is led
with a full body connection.
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3. EAST COAST SWING
• A swing dance style that evolved from Lindy Hop
in the 1940’s through the codification of the
Arthur Murray dance studios across the United
States.
• While the name of the dance implies a regional
context, the East Coast swing spread across the
country.
4. JITTERBUG
• Jitterbug is a generalized term used describe
swing dance since dancers looks jittery or out of
control.
• It is composed of movements like swing balance,
and twirls with lively acrobatics.
• It is spread internationally by US Armed Forces.
5. WEST COAST
• Smooth and Stylist structured pattern which
started in 1940's at the West Coast of US.
• Popular for Social Dancing.
KINDS OF WEST COAST
a. Jive – fastest Latin dance, energetic, stay in
one place
b. DC Hand Dance – street swing dance, with
attitude, sensual swing dance
c. Shag – originate from college dances, 6 basic
counts, chugging rhythm, side by side
KINDS OF SHAG
a. Boogie Woogie – social dance, Europe,
rock and roll use for swing
b. Ceroc – modern Jive, 60s music and
modern music
NEO/ SWING DANCE AGE
• Swing continues to evolve along with the
contemporary music change from the 1920's to
the present times. In recent years, a new
generation of swing dancers started with the late
1990’s swing music revival.
SWING MUSIC
• Swing was the predominant style of jazz music
played from the late 1920s to mid-1940s.
BASIC STEPS OF SWING DANCE
Step 1: Basic 6-Step Swing Step
• The swing has a basic 6-stroke step and a
basic 8-stroke step.
• Now we will explain the basic step of 6 beats.
Step 2: Basic 8-Step Swing Step
• Step back with left foot.
• Step back with right foot, bringing feet
together.
• Slide left foot forward.
• Slide left foot back beside right foot.
• Step forward with right foot.
• Step forward with left foot, bringing feet
together.
• Slide right foot back, bringing heel off the
ground.
• Slide right foot forward beside left foot.
Step 3: Single Step of Swing First
• Two steps are marked, one on the left and one
on the right and then the setback, and so on.
Step 4: It's using the same pattern (Rock step and
Triple step)
• It's just the angle of the step changes slightly.
Step 5: Promenades
• One must start by marking a setback and then
the couple goes around with 2 steps and
sliding their arms around the waist, and to
finish the series you mark another setback
and you can chain it with the basic swing step.
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CHA-CHA CHARACTERISTICS OF CHA-CHA

- A fast ballroom dance of Latin American origin, 1. Timing

similar to the mambo, that follows a rhythmic 2. Music
pattern based upon a quick three-step movement. 3. Steps
4. Movement
HISTORY OF CHA-CHA 5. Partner Work
- The cha-cha dance was originated from Cuba and
was originally known as the cha-cha-cha, and
derived from the shuffling of the dancers' feet. HIP-HOP
- The Cuban composer and violinist Enrique Jorrín
is credited with inventing the cha-cha-cha. - Hip hop dance is a style of street dance form that
- The dance gained popularity around the 1950's evolved from hip hop culture and hip hop music.
and was created from two other dances – the It borrows elements from a number of different
'mambo' and the 'danzon'. styles like African dance, tap, and ballet. Hip hop
- It was originally introduced by Cuban composer dance began as a freestyle dance performed in
and violinist Enrique Jorrín during the 1950s. the streets by dance crews, mostly to hip hop
music.
FOUR DANCE STYLE OF CHA-CHA
HISTORY OF HIP-HOP
1. Ballroom Cha Cha
- Also called "Latin American Dancing" is a more - It began during the late 1960's and early 1970's
European influenced Cha Cha dance style that is - Invented by Clive Campbell (DJ Kool Herc) Hip-
seen in ballroom dance competitions around the hop combines two slang terms. Hip, which means
world. “in the know,” Hop represents the hopping
movement exhibited by hip-hop performers.
TWO TYPES OF CHA-CHA IN BALLROOM - Hip-hop is born at a birthday party in the Bronx,
New York City
• International style Cha Cha Cha
• American Rhythm Cha Cha Cha ROOTS OF HIP-HOP DANCE
2. Club Cha-Cha
- This is primarily a fun, informal social dance style • East Coast Hip-Hop
that you will see in salsa clubs. It is often danced • West Coast Hip-Hop
to the rhythm of one- two, cha cha cha, with the
FAMOUS HIP-HOP ARTIST
triple steps being more compact.
3. Cuban Cha Cha • Michael Jackson
- The Cuban Cha-Cha is a popular Latin dance that • Snoop dogg
originated in Cuba in the 1950s. It is known for its • Nicky Minaj
energetic and playful rhythm, and it is often • Francis Magalona
performed to lively Cuban music with a strong • Gloc 9
beat.
4. Fusion Cha Cha ELEMENTS OF HIP-HOP
- Fusion Cha Cha is a ballroom dance style that
combines elements of traditional Cha Cha with • DJing
Latin and other dance styles to create a unique • MCing
and energetic dance form. • Graffiti
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• Breakdancing - Modern reggae dancing may more closely
• Beatboxing resemble hip-hop or pop dancing
• Street Fashion
DANCE STEPS/POSITION (HANDS AND LEGS)
CHARACTERISTICS OF HIP-HOP
1. SIDE BASIC (BALLROOM POSITION)
1. High-energy
2. Complex Footwork
3. Versatility
4. Attitude

DIFFERENT DANCE TYPES OF HIP-HOP

1. Breakdancing
2. Locking 2. FALL BACK (BACKWARD AND SIDEWARD
3. Popping BASIC)
4. Krumping
5. Freestyling
6. Party Dances

REGGAE DANCE

- Developed from the preceding genres ska and

rocksteady
- Was heavily influenced by traditional mento as
well as American jazz and rhythm & blues
- Comes from the word “rege – rege” which means
“rags” or “ragged garments”
- Uses a lot of irregular beats (staccato beats a.k.a.
upbeats) of a measure by a guitar or piano
- Has a "jumpy" quality
- Another reggae pattern that is frequently heard is
the
- "One drop rhythm.”
HISTORY OF REGGAE DANCE
- Originated in Jamaica in the late 1960s
- By the 1970s it had become an international style
CHARACTERISTICS OF REGGAE DANCE
- Solid offbeat rhythm, Propulsive, percussion, and
steady.
- "Skank beat "
- Partners usually stand close to each other
FOLK DANCE
- Form of dance developed by a group of people
that reflects the traditional life of the people of a
certain country or region.
HISTORY OF FOLK DANCE
- Combine influences from conquerors and
immigrants while also retaining their uniquely
Filipino roots.
- Representation of day-to-day living from earlier
eras while also enthralling audiences now.
DISTINCT CHARACTERISTICS
- Dancers stand apart.
- There is little, if any, bodily contact
- Most of the dances are done by pairs or couples
- Dances from the lowlands have more foreign
elements those found in the uplands.
- War dances are found among non-Christian tribes.
- Hand movements play an important part
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- Most dances are in long formation.
- Most dances begin and end with “saludo.”
EXAMPLES OF PHILIPPINES FOLK DANCE
1. Tinikling
- The National Dance of the Philippines
- Basically, involves imitation of movements seen
in a bird known as ‘Tikling’.
- It involves dancers dancing through bamboo
poles which open and close to a faster and faster
rhythm.
2. Carinosa
- Spanish colonial period
- Courtship dance between a man and a woman;
characterized by its graceful and playful
movements.
- Often performed during fiestas and other special
occasions.
3. Kuratsa
- Originated in the province of Leyte and Samar
- Usually danced during fiestas, family reunions,
weddings, and birthday parties
- Referred to as a courtship dance where the
dancers creatively imitate the courtship
movements of a rooster and a hen.
4. Pantomina
- Originating from the towns of Bicol and Sorsogon
subregions; performed during wedding festivities
by the couple and their guests
- This Spanish influenced dance has been popular
in the Bicol Region up to the present day.
5. Binasuan
- Originated from the province of Pangasinan
- Usually performed during special occasions and
festivals
- Involves people holding up a tray of coins or
glasses filled with rice wine while they dance
together
6. Maglalatik
- From the Province of Laguna
- Dance mimics the battle between the Christian
and the Muslim Moro tribesmen
- Dance mimics the battle between the Christian
and the Muslim Moro tribesmen
7. Itik-Itik
- Originated from the province of Surigao
- Created by imitating the “movements of a duck”
8. Bulaklakan
- Originated from the native town of Bulacan
- Various amount of impromptu and unscripted
festive dances that would be performed as a form
of relaxation
- It is showcased is showcased by 12 females.
- The dancers are all clutching onto a circle of
bamboo with garlands of leaves and flowers stuck
on them.
9. Singkil
- Dance that tells the story of a princess.
- Done in a circular formation, with two sets of
dancers.
- One set of dancers holds two fans, while the other
set of dancers holds bamboo poles to create a
structure around the princess
10. Banga Dance or Pot Dance
- Dance is performed with Kalinga women showing
their agility in balancing the bangas on top of
their heads while toddling through rice paddies
and mountain paths
- Daily routine to fetch water from the mountain
springs
BASIC STEPS OF FOLK DANCE
1. Saludo
2. Arms in lateral position
3. Step close
4. Bleking step
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5. Waltz balance
6. Hayon-hayon
7. Slide up
8. Cross waltz
9. Sarok
10. Step hop
11. Touch step