DANCE

Prepared by:

Atienza, Flaviano Raphael Eco, Jimae

Awacay, Precious Pearl Magtupa, John Robert
Bangcaya, Julia Navallasca, Ana Marie
Delfin, AJ Omagap, Bea Leizzelle
Diano, Lk Mae Pefanco, Zarina Lei
Villaflor, Marjerie Kathleen
 DANCE
Definition:
It is a form of art using rhythmic bodily movements
expressing ideas and emotions and accompanied by
music.
As an art form, it may tell a story, set a mood, or
express an emotion.
It is also a form of recreation.
It is also a form of socialization.
 HISTORY
• Roman Period
Rome imported entertainers from Greece
to perform theatrical pieces in honor of the
gods and to amuse a population weary from
a plague. Romans were influenced by
Grecian models, putting the most emphasis Rome allowed the foreign arts of music
and dance to dominate their culture since
on the spectacle and mime to the extent Roman citizens considered performing on
the stage beneath them.
that dancing itself almost disappeared.
• Medieval Period
Originally dance movements were part of
dramatic rituals, the best-known of which
is the Latin Mass. By the middle ages
these works moved from inside the
churches to the out-of-doors. Another A detail from an 18th-century oil painting
depiction of the Dance of Death. Nine
important rite of the Middle Ages was women of different social rank from
known as the dance of death. empress to fool dance with the dead. The
entire economy of salvation is depicted,
from the Fall, through the crucifixion, to
Heaven and Hell.
• Renaissance
Period
This Period saw the birth of
the theatre in dance in the
courts of Italian City states,
where such dance was used as
a political machinery to show
splendour, wealth and power.
• Classic Period
During the middle 17th century, ballet
became a spectacle in every court.
Public ballet performances involved
more than just dancing because they
were a mixture of poetry, music,
dialogue, and elaborate dance. Such
ballet performance was known as ballets
a entrees.
• Modern Period
During the 20th century, jazz and
tap dance became popular as
classic ballet continued to flourish.
Social dances such as the fox trot,
two- step, Boston, Charleston,
Castle walk, Castle polka, tango,
conga, and rumba.
 ELEMENTS
• Dancer
It is the most important element of dance. He
executes the steps, follows the instruction of the
choreographer, wears the costumes, and carries the
props.

• Choreographer
It is a dance director. He does the overall design of
the dance, assigns the step to be executed by the
dancer/s select the costumes and props that go with
the dance, and determines the set designed for the
dance.
• Design
It is the planned organization or pattern of
movements in time and space. It involves
the movements and the positioning of the
dancers, and the steps executed by them.

• Subject
It is the message of the dance. It tells what
dance is all about.
• Movements
It is classified into steps, gestures, and facial
expressions. Steps are the dancers’ movements
from one point on stage to another; these
includes leaps, turns, rolls, and somersaults

• Gestures
are the movements of their heads, hands, feet,
and other body parts; these includes swaying,
head shaking, foot stomping, and clapping.
• Facial expressions
are the movements of their facial
parts, as exemplified by the raising
of eyebrows, putting of lips, and
crumpling of forehead.

• Techniques
It is the style or way of executing
the movements.
• Costumes
It is the things worn by the dancers during their
performance. These includes the head gear, the
upper garments, and the footwear. Hat, caps, fez.
Bonnets, helmets, crown, etc. blouse, kimono,
kimona, etc.

• Properties
Properties are things carried by the dancers as they
perform. These includes glasses with lighted candles,
sombreros, etc.
• Set Design
It is the setting or the background that indicates the
place of action for the dancers.

• Other Theatrical Elements

Elements such as lighting effects, sound effects, and
the like form part of a dance performance when the
danced is performed as part of a musical play or
when it is a theatrical dance.
 KINDS
• According to number of performers

GROUP
ALONE
PAIR
 According to Subject or Content

War Dance Harvest Dance

Ritual Dance
Courtship Dance
 According to the Nature

Interpretative
Dance

Religious Dance

Imitative Dance
 According to the Purpose
Folk or Ethnic
Dances
are those performed by
members of a tribe or ethnic
group to conduct their day-to-
day activities.
Social or Ballroom Dances
• are those performed by pairs
or groups in ballrooms or
dance halls to socialize.
 Spectacular or Theatrical Dances
• are those performed on stage
as a spectacle to entertain the
audience.

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 TYPES OF DANCES
Jazz
- musical form, often improvisational, developed by African
Americans and influenced by both European harmonic structure
and African rhythms. It was developed partially from ragtime and
blues and is often characterized by syncopated rhythms, polyphonic
ensemble playing, varying degrees of improvisation, often deliberate
deviations of pitch, and the use of original timbres.
Jazz
 Tapdance
- is an example of a non-partnered dance that is
generally choreographed, with one or more participating
dancers. A rhythmical tapping sound is attained by the
dancer from the small metal plates on the dancer's shoes. It
is in his way that the dancer also becomes a percussive
musician. Tap dance is often characterized by syncopation
and improvisation.
Tapdance
 Hiphop
- refers to street dance styles primarily performed to hip-hop
music or that have evolved as part of hip-hop culture. It includes a
wide range of styles primarily breaking, locking, and popping which
were created in the 1970s and made popular by dance crews in the
United States.
- cultural movement that attained widespread popularity in the
1980s and ’90s; also, the backing music for rap, the musical style
incorporating rhythmic and/or rhyming speech that became the
movement’s most lasting and influential art form.
Hiphop
 SWING
- Swing dance is a lively style of social dancing in
which a dancer often lifts, spins and flips his or her
partner. Considered both hip and cool, swing
dancing is a favorite among social dancers of all ages.
SWING
 BELLY DANCING
- is identified by swaying hips, undulating torso, and articulated
isolations employed in a range of dynamic and emotional
expressions. Characteristic movements in the dance include curving
patterns, undulations, thrusts, lifts, locks, and drops, and shaking or
quaking body movements. The focus is on isolated movements of
individual parts of the body with little notice given to the footsteps.
Arms and hands move fluidly, like serpents or ribbons in the air.
Unusual strength and control is demonstrated in the belly area
BELLY DANCING
 ZUMBA
- An aerobic fitness programme
featuring movements inspired by various
styles of Latin American dance and
performed primarily to Latin American
dance music.
ZUMBA
 TANGO
- is usually performed by a man and a woman,
expressing an element of romance in their synchronized
movements. Originally, the tango was performed only by
women, but once it spread beyond Buenos Aires, it
developed into a dance for couples.
TANGO
 FLAMENCO
- Flamenco dance (baile) is a highly-expressive,
Spanish dance form. The flamenco is a solo dance
characterized by hand clapping, percussive footwork,
and intricate hand, arm, and body movements. The
dance is usually accompanied by a singer and guitar
player.
FLAMENCO
 TYPES OF FOLK DANCE
Itik-Itik
-The best description of the Itik-Itik is that the steps mimic the
way a duck walks, as well as the way it splashes water on its back to
attract a mate. According to popular tradition, the dance was created
by a lady named Kanang who choreographed the steps while dancing
at a baptismal party. The other guests copied her movements, and
everyone liked the dance so much that it has been passed along ever
since.
ITIK-ITIK
 TINIKLING
- is considered by many to be the Philippines’ national dance.
The dance's movements imitate the movement of the tikling bird as
it walks around through tall grass and between tree branches. People
perform the dance using bamboo poles. The dance is composed of
three basic steps which include singles, doubles and hops. It looks
similar to playing jump rope, except that the dancers perform the
steps around and between the bamboo poles, and the dance
becomes faster until someone makes a mistake and the next set of
dancers takes a turn.
TINIKLING
 SAYAW SA BANGKO
- is performed on top of a narrow bench. Dancers
need good balance as they go through a series of
movements that include some impressive acrobatics. This
dance traces its roots back to the areas of Pangapisan,
Lingayen and Pangasinan.
SAYAW SA BANGKO
 BINASUAN
- is an entertaining dance that is usually performed at
festive social occasions like weddings and birthdays.
Dancers carefully balance three half-filled glasses of rice
wine on their heads and hands as they gracefully spin and
roll on the ground. The dance originated in Bayambang in
the Pangasinan province, and though it's usually performed
alone, it can also become a competition between several
dancers.
BINASUAN
 MAGLALATIK
- is a mock war dance that depicts a fight over coconut
meat, a highly-prized food. The dance is broken into four parts:
two devoted to the battle and two devoted to reconciling. The
men of the dance wear coconut shells as part of their costumes,
and they slap them in rhythm with the music. The Maglalatik is
danced in the religious procession during the fiesta of Biñan as
an offering to San Isidro de Labrador, the patron saint of
farmers.
MAGLALATIK
 KURATSA
- is described as a dance of courtship and is often
performed at weddings and other social occasions. The
dance has three parts. The couple first performs a waltz. In
the second part, the music sets a faster pace as the man
pursues the woman around the dance floor in a chase. To
finish, the music becomes even faster as the man wins over
the woman with his mating dance.
KURATSA
 PANTOMINA
- Also known as the Dance of the Doves,
the Panomina mimics the courtship between doves and is
often also a courtship dance between the couples that
perform it. This dance is an important part of the Sorsogon
Kasanggayahan Festival held each October, where it is
mainly performed by the elders of the community.
PANTOMINA
 CARIÑOSA
- is a dance made for flirting. Dancers make a
number of flirtatious movements as they hide behind
fans or handkerchiefs and peek out at one another.
The essence of the dance is the courtship between
two sweethearts.
CARIÑOSA
 NOBLE ARTIST
• LOCAL CHOREOGRAPHERS
Barroso, Osias
- Known as the “Ballerina’s Prince”. He is one of the
finest danseurs of his generation since 1990 has
performed the lead roles in both local and international
production of major full-length ballets, including “Le Corsaire”, “La
Bayadere”, “Don Quixote”, “Swan Lake”, “Giselle”, “The
Nutcracker”, and “Romeo and Juliet”.
- He also choreographed “Classical Impromptus”, “The Enchanted
Garden”, “Ecole De Ballet”, “The Magical Bird”, and “Masquerade”.
 Fabella, Tony

- he choreographed notable dance pieces, including

“Dancing Czerny”, “Dancing to Verdi”, “Sayaw
Pinoy”, and “Dalagang Pilipina”.
- According to Liza Macuja, he is one of the
countries most talented and most prolific
choreographer.
 Macuja, Liza

- named as the “Ballerina of the People”, she id the

present artistic director and Prima ballerina of Ballet Manila.
- She received numerous citations, among which are the
Ten Outsanding Young Filipino Nation’s Service (TOWNS)
in 1989, and the Ten Outstanding Young Persons of the
World (TOYP-USA) in 1997.
 Reyes-Aquino, Francisca
- named as the “Mother of Philippine
Dancing”
- she gathered indigenous folk dances, songs, and
games for her master’s thesis at the UP.
- her collection was later published as a book entitled
“Philippine Folk Dances and Games”.
• Foreign Choreographer

Ailey, Alvin
- he is considered as a modern
dance genius.
- he constructed 79 ballet during his life.
- his dance company Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater,
has produced over 200 pieces by over 70 choreographers.
 Ashton, Frederick
- Born in Ecuador, he studied
dance in England under Mary Rambert, whom
he helped found the Ballet Club.
- he joined the Sadler’s Wells Ballet in 1935 as
choreographer and dancer.
- his most famous works include “Façade”, “Cinderella”,
“Ondine”, “La Fille Mal Gardee”, “Marguerite and Armand”,
“The Dream”, and “The Tales of Beatrix Potter”.
 Balanchine, George
- hewas born and raised in Russia.
- he is a notable figure in the history of
American ballet. Choreographing for the most
famous Ballet Russes, he did his first choreography during his
teenage years.
- he went to America and there founded the now famous
School of American Ballet.
- In 1950’s he staged in New York City “the
Nutcracker”, which has become a holiday tradition all over the
US ever since.
 Bejart, Maurice
-A member of the Ballets
de Paris in1948, he left for London in
1949 to join the International Ballet Company.
-He established the Ballet of the 20th Century,
for which his work was known for spectacle and
visual fireworks.
-In 1987, he formed a new company and named
it Bejart Ballet Lausanne.
 De Mille, Agnes
-Because of her perseverance an
accomplishments, she is an inspiration to
dancers who do not possess the right to “look” or
“body” for dancers.
-She first created dances for the 1934 version of
“Cleopatra” and then choreographed noted musicals
such as “Oklahoma!”, “Brigadoon”, and “Carousel”.
 Helpmann, Robert
-A director of the Australian Ballet
for years, he got the job of a
choreographer in the 2nd World War in London
when Ashton left Valois’ Vic-Wells Ballet.
-His best remembered works are “Hamlet” and
“Miracle in the Gorbals”.
 Petipa, Marius
-Born and trained in France.
-He became Choreographer-
in-Chief at the Imperial Theatre.
-His works include “La Bayadere”, “La
Corsaire”, “Don Quixote”, “Giselle”, “Jardin Anime”,
“Paquita”, “Princess Aurora”, “Raymonda”, “The
Sleeping Beauty”, “Pas D’Esclave”, and “Swan Lake”.
 Robbins, Jerome
-A member of the Ballet Theatre in 1940.
-He first choreographed “Fancy Free” in
1944 and later on choreographed “High Button Shoes”
and “The King and I”.
-He directed “Peter Pan”, “West Side Story”, and
“Fiddler on the Roof”.
-He became associate artistic director of the New
York City Ballet.
 Taylor, Paul
-One of the most influential
contributors to modern dance.
-He studied at the world-renowned Julliard
School and performed at the American Dance
Festival in 1952.
-He founded Paul Taylor Dance Company,
which is reputed to be one of the best modern
dance troupes in the world.
 Tudor, Antony
-A member of the Ballet Club under
Marie Rambert in 1930,.
-He had his first crack at choreography in
1931 when he did “Cross Garter’d’, after
Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night”.
-In 1938, he created the London Ballet with the help of
Agnes de Mille.
-His best ballets were performed in New York City, and these
are “Pillar of Fire”, “Dim Lustre”, “Undertow”, and “Shadow of the
Wind”.
-In 1950, he became the head of the Dance School of the
Metropolitan Opera in New York.