PHYSICAL EDUCATION II

RHYTHMIC ACTIVITIES
 OBJECTIVE OF RHYTHMIC ACTIVITIES

• Develop skills necessary for recreational

enjoyment.
• Maintain good posture and physical efficiency.
• Promote emotional freedom.
• Develop a balanced and well-coordinated
body.
 
 UNIT 1
BASIC ORIENTATION IN DANCE
• WHAT IS RHYTHM?
• Is the regular recurrence of accented and
unaccented beats.
• Is a term which denotes an aspect of a quality
of movement that is sometimes thought of as
dance.
 RHYTHMIC ACTIVITIES
-refers to the bodily responses to any type of
rhythmic accompaniment that will provide
leeway to the people to satisfy their need of
self-expression.
 Elements of Rhythm

• Beat—the underlying pulse of a rhythm.

• Tempo—rate of speed of a movement.
• Intensity—variation of stress of movement.
• Pitch—lowness or highness of a tone.
• Accent—emphasis on certain beats.
• Meter—the regular recurrence of beats which
divides a musical design into measure.
• Phrase—measures grouped together.
• Bar—in music a vertical line across a staff
dividing it into equal measures of time.
• Count—a pulse beat, a time limit.
• Note—a printed symbol of a musical tone.
• Measure—a group of pulse beats.
• Note pattern—refers to a note or set of notes
with or without rest used for a certain dance
step.
• Step pattern—refers to the movement or
movements done for each of the dance steps.
BRIEF HISTORY OF DANCE
• Dance became part of human culture.
• Archeology delivers traces of dance from
prehistoric times such as Egyptian tomb
painting depicting dancing figures and from
circa 3300 B.C and the Rock Shelters of
Bhimbetka paintings in India.
• Dance was one of the methods of passing
these stories from generation to generation.
• Written and visual evidence of dance has
survived from ancient Mediterranean and
Middle East Civilization.
• Dance may also be part of courtship,worship
and or work.
WHAT IS DANCE?
 THE MEANING OF DANCE
• Dance is defined as the art of human
movement consisting of factors and conditions
that are “intentionally” formed and executed
to evoke aesthetic feelings. It consist of
rhythmic movement sustained by a regular
tempo, beat or music, conceived as a way of
non-verbal communication, or kinetic
movement to relieved tension, as a means for
social and individual self-expression.
• It is not only an individual or group experience
but also a cultural mirror in which the spirit,
character and artistry of its time is reflected
when placed on historical perspective.
• Furthermore, dance can be viewed both as a
creative act and a cultural institution.
• Dance is as old as mankind and, therefore,
reflects many societies, in many stages of history,
in every continent of the world.
• Dance is an expression in rhythmic of an
intensified sense of life, arising from an inner
perception that develops both mind and body. It
is timeless and universal in language. Some
dances are results of religious rites. Others are of
an ethnic variety portraying the celebration of
different cultural patterns. It may be classified as
a folk, social, interpretative and rhythmic dances.
• Early humans expressed themselves thru
dancing, when language developed, gestures
and facial contortions were added.
• Dancing is an old as mankind. Dancing
precedes language. In the early times people
danced as a way of celebrating important
events in a certain community, like birth, the
advent of puberty, marriage, war, the need for
rain and gratitude for good fortune. (Dennis
1990).
 PURPOSES OF DANCE

A. EARLY TIMES
• DANCE AS RITUAL
• DANCE AS ECSTASY
• DANCE AS ENTERTAINMENT
AND DISPLAY
B. MODERN/CONTEMPORARY TIMES
• DANCE AS ENTERTAINMENT
• DANCE AS RECREATION
• DANCE AS EXERCISE
• DANCE AS CAREER/VOCATION/PROFESSION
• DANCE AS COMPETITION/SPORT
 PHASES OF DANCE PROGRAMS

• CREATIVE RHYTHMS
– IS AN END PRODUCT OF EXPLORATION AND
IMPROVISATION OF MOVEMENTS AS CHILDREN
LEARN TO MOVE THE PARTS OF THEIR BODIES
AND USE THEM AS INSTRUMENTS OF
EXPRESSION.
• FOLK/ETHNIC DANCE
– A CULTURAL DANCE ART FORM HANDED DOWN
FROM GENERATION TO GENERATION.
Continuation:
• It promotes national goodwill through
describing the habits, customs and beliefs of
the people all over the world.
• BALLROOM DANCE
The setting of the social and ballroom dance
is a social gathering with the more formal
atmosphere than the simple and informal
parties in which the recreational dances are the
usual forms.
• Recreational Dance
Includes dance mixers, square
dance round and couple dances. Many
of these dances have simple patterns
and combinations of walking steps,
polka step and the waltz step.
• Creative Dance
– Is the highest form of dance. It is the end-product
of exploration and improvisation of movements as
the dancer or the choreographer expresses his
feelings or emotions, ideas, and interpretations.
 ELEMENT OF DANCE
• THEME
– Theme is the main story line of the
dance.
• MOVEMENTS
– Refer to the dance steps and basic body movements
required of a particular dance.

• TECHNIQUE
– Is a system of movements performed by a dancer.

• CHOREOGRAPHY
– Pertains to the organization of the movements and
figures in the dance.

• MUSIC
– Gives life to a dance.
• ACCESSORIES,COSTUMES AND
PROPERTIES
• SCENERY
– Denotes the background on stage
• DESIGN
– Refers to the floor pattern in relation to space.
• GRAVITY
– Is the force that holds you to the earth.
• BALANCE
– Is concerned with more than balancing on one leg.
• POSTURE
– It is the key to balance
• GESTURE
– Involves using the body as expressive
instrument to communicate feelings and ideas
in pattern movements
• RHYTHM
– Largely matter of paying attention
• MOVING SPACE
– Awareness gauging the space
• BREATHING
– Is crucial to dance
 ELEMENTS OF SPACE
1. Direction to movements like: FORWARD, BACKWARD,
SIDEWAYS/SIDEWARD LEFT AND RIGHT, OBLIQUE, AND
DOWNWARD or COMBINATION OF THESE.
2. LEVEL-movement created as to certain height, medium,
low, or middle.
3. Range—refers to the area covered as the body moves. It
maybe small as when the movement is done in one’s place;
or large when movement covers a wide area as when getting
away from one’s place.
4. Floor Pattern—the path or design that is made while
moving in space is what is termed as floor pattern.
 CLASSIFICATION OF DANCES

1. CULTURAL/TRADITIONAL DANCES- these

express or portray the life of the people,
including their ways of living beliefs, feelings,
existence and practices.

A. FOLK DANCES-
a. Spanish influenced
b. Christian/ Rural

B. TRIBAL DANCES DEPICTING THE

LIVES OF CULTURAL MINORITIES.
2. SOCIAL DANCE
-is essentially couple dancing intended for
socialization.

3. CREATIVE/INTERPRETATIVE DANCES
-these utilize simple basic and competitive steps
which depend on the level and sense of dance
imagery of the choreographer and imitates the
theme, or motifs of the music.
NATURE OF PHILIPPINE DANCES
1. RELIGIOUS OR CEREMONIAL DANCES

-these are dances that are performed in

connection with religious vows, practices, and
beliefs of spirits and anitos.
Example: Sua-sua, Pattong, Bumayah, and Sta.
Clarang Pinong-pino.
• Obando

Sinurog Dugso

Obando
 2. COURTSHIP DANCES

-these depict love making or dances with love

themes.
Examples: Daling-Daling, Saguin-Saguin,
Biniganbigat and Timawa.
• Lulay • Hele-hele

• Bago Quire
 3. WEDDING DANCES

-these are performed by newlyweds, by friends

and relatives of the bride and groom, or by the
father and mother of the groom.
Examples of these dances are: Pantomia,
Kandingan, and Sinulog or sinurog.
Pantomina
 4. FESTIVAL DANCES
-the dances are performed in connection with a
celebration, feast, good harvest, and good
fortune.
Examples of these dances are the Surtido
Banna, Putritos, Mazurka Mindorenia and
Innalisan.
Kuratsa
 5. WAR DANCES
-these dances show imaginary combat or duel
with the use of fighting implements like the
Bolo, Kris or Spear.

Examples: Palu-palo, Pattong, Sagayan.

Inabaknon Sagayan
 6. OCCUPATIONAL DANCES
-these are dances that depict actions
characterizing certain occupations, industries,
and phases of human labor.

Example: Pabirik, Mananagat, Rice Festival,

Binatbatan and Manangueto.
 7. COMIC DANCES
-these are dances with amusing, and comic
movements mainly intended for entertainment.

Examples: Kinoton, Kimbo-kimbo and

Makonggo.
Pabo • Lubi-lubi
 8. GAME DANCES
-these are dances that have some play elements
and are for recreational purposes.

Examples: Luksong Tinik, Itik-Itik.

Please get ¼ sheet of paper

Lets have a Brain Flexing Quiz

 Think and answer!
 What goes up and down stairs without
moving? CARPET
 Give it food and it will live; give it water and it
will die. FIRE
 What can you catch but not throw? COLD
 I run, yet I have no legs. What am I?
RUNNY NOSE
 Remove the outside, cook the inside, eat the
outside, throw away the inside. CORN
Thank you !!!