What is DANCE?

• Dance is a performing art form consisting of

purposefully selected sequences of human movement
. This movement has aesthetic and symbolic value,
and is acknowledged as dance by performers and
observers within a particular culture.
BENEFITS OF
DANCE AND
CREATIVE
MOVEMENT
 BENEFITS OF DANCE
•Physical
•Mental/Emotional
•Social
•Cultural
 PHYSICAL BENEFITS
• Develop cardiovascular and • Improves lipid metabolism
muscular endurance
• Enables joint mobility
• Improves coordination, balance,
flexibility and body composition • Helps improve and maintain bone
density, thus, prevents osteoporosis
• Lowers risk of cardiovascular
diseases • Helps recover coordination and
neuromuscular skills after injuries
• Lowers body mass index
• Lowers resting heart rate
MENTAL/EMOTIONAL BENEFITS
• 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 BENEFITS
• 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.
 CULTURAL BENEFITS
• Promotes cultural values
 ELEMENTS OF DANCE
•Space
•Timing
•Dance Energies
•Bodily Shapes
•Group Shapes
 SPACE

This is the AREA the performers

occupy and where they move.
 SPACE
Spatial Elements:
1. Direction – Forward, sideward, backward, diagonal,
circular and so on.
2. Size – Larger or smaller actions
3. Level – High, medium or low level
4. Focus – looking at different direction.
 TIMING

The movements may be executed in

varying TEMPO (Speed).
DANCE ENERGIES

The movements here propelled by

ENERGIES or FORCE.
 DANCE ENERGIES
Qualities:
1. Sustained – smoothly, continuously and with flow and control
2. Percussive – explosive or sharp
3. Vibratory – trembling or shaking
4. Swinging – curved line or an arc
5. Suspended – perched in space or hanging in air
6. Collapsing – letting the body descend on the floor
 BODILY SHAPES
It refers to how the entire body is
molded in space or the
configuration of body parts.
 BODILY SHAPES

1. Symmetrical – balanced shape; identical or similar

on both sides.
2. Asymmetrical – unbalanced; do not match or
completely different from each other.
 GROUP SHAPES

1. Symmetrical
2. Asymmetrical
GROUP ACTIVITY
“TABLEAU”
School
Beach
Hospital
Christmas
Church