INTRODUCTION

TO DANCE
 History of Dance
Origins
and Cave in India & Egyptian Tomb
Antiquity

Religious and celebration in

nature

Early people danced for

enjoyment, seduction and
entertainment
India
Inida Dance is considered as
& immoral
China

Chinese dance dates back at

least 3,000 years

More on ceremonial dances

and folk dances
European
Inida
Social Folk Dance in the Middle age
&
Dances turned into formal ballroom
China dancing.

Waltz become a major dance

craze in the mid 19th century.

Social Dances began to focus on

two-person dancing in the early
19th century.
Influence
Inida
of ballet
Ballet dance became an art in the
& 18th century
China

Ballet tells an entire stories through

the emotional movement of the
ballet dancers.

More on ceremonial dances and folk

dances
DANCE
• Patterned and rhythmic bodily movements,
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usually performed to music, that serve as a
&form of communication and expression.
•China
It is an art form characterized by use of the
human body as a vehicle of expression
• It has been described as “an exciting and
vibrant art at which can be used in the
educational setting to assist the growth of
the students and to unify the physical,
mental, and emotional aspect of human
being.
DANCING
• It is the actual performance.
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It is an act of moving rhythmically and
&expressively to an accompaniment.
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The word dancing came from an old
German word “danson” which mean “to
stretch”.
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& REASONS WHY PEOPLE
China DANCE

• Enjoyment
• Profession
• Ritual, praise and worship of God
• Socialization
 MAJOR
ELEMENTS OF
DANCE
BODY The body is sometimes relatively still and
Inida sometimes changing as the dancer moves in
& place or travel through the dance area.
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The body is conduit between the inner
realm of intentions, ideas, emotions and
identity and the outer realm of expression
and communication.

“We are stuff that dance is made of. It is

born in our body, exists in our body and
dies in our body”.
ACTION
Inida Action is any human movement
& included in the act of dancing.
China

Movement that travels through

space is broadly called
locomotor movement
TIME
Inida Human movement is naturally
& rhythmic.
China

Rhythmic pattern may be

metered or free rhythm.

Dance movement may also

show different timing
relationships.
ENERG It refers to the face of an action and can
Y Inida mean both the physical and mental energy
& that drives and characterizes movement.
China
Choices about energy include variations
in movement flow and use of force,
tension, and weight.

Energy may change in an instant, and

several types of energy may be
concurrently in play.
MINOR ELEMENTS
OF DANCE
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Music
&
- Serves as accompaniment for a dance performance.
China
Costume
- This refer to special clothing worn only for dance
performances.

Spectacles
- Is a certain quality done to the dance to make it
more attractive for viewing by audience.
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MUCH