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WALKING
FLEXION
FOLK DANCE
 LOCOMOTOR & NON-
LOCOMOTOR MOVEMENTS
(BASIC FOLK DANCE STEPS)
At the end of the lesson the students should be able to:

A. discuss the Locomotor and Non-Locomotor

movements
B.appreciate the different basic step use in Folk
Dance; and
C.demonstrate the fundamental positions in Folk
Dance
 LOCOMOTOR
These movement that allows you to
move from one point to another. It is
canned from the word “locos” which
means place and “motor” means
movement.
• STEP – this is the basis of all
locomotor movements. It prepares
you to move in any directions. It is
defined as transfer of weight from
one foot to another.
• WALKING – Series of steps
executed by both of your feet
alternatively in any direction.
• RUNNING – Series of walk
executed quickly in any directions
wherein only one-foot stays on the
ground while the other is off the
ground.
JUMPING – This movement is
simply described by having
both feet lose its contact with
the ground.
 NON-LOCOMOTOR
These are movements that are
performed in one point in space without
transferring to another point. They don’t
allow you to move from one place to
another.
• FLEXION – It is the act of
decreasing the angle of a joint.
Another term for flexion is to
bend.
• EXTENSION – This is the
opposite of flexion. You are
extending if you are increasing
the angle of a joint.
• CONTRACTION – A muscle
movement done when it
shortens, narrows, and
tightens using sufficient
amount of energy.
• RELEASE – A muscle
movement opposite to
contraction done when it let
goes or let loses of being held
into a shortening movement.
• COLLAPSE – To deliberately
drop the exertion of energy
into a body segment.
• RECOVER – the opposite of
collapse. This is to regain the
energy exerted into a body
segment.
• ROTATION – To rotate is to
move a body segment
allowing it to complete a
circle with its motion.
• TWIST – To move a body segment
from an axis halfway front or back or
quarter to the right or left as in the
twisting of the neck allowing the head
to face right or left and the like pivot.
STEPS IN FOLK DANCE
• CLOSE STEP – Step R sideward (1),
Close step L to R (2).

• BLEKING – Step R in place (1), Heel

place L in front (2)
• TOUCH STEP – Step R sideward
(1), Point L in front of R (2)

• CHANGE STEP – Step R (1), Close

step L to R (and), Step R in place (2)
• CROSS CHANGE STEP– Cross R over L
(1), step L sideward (and), step R in place (2)
• HOP STEP– Step R sideward (1), Hop R in
place (2)
• MINCING – Point L in place (and), step R in
place, Point L in place (and), Step R in place
(ct.2)
• CROSS STEP – Step R across L (1),
Step L sideward L (2)
• HEEL TOE, CHANGE STEP – Heel
place R sideward (1), point L close to
R (2), change step with the R (maybe
repeated with L)
ELEMENTS OF MOVEMENT
IN SPACE
• RHYTHM – Regular recurrence of a beat it
maybe regular or irregular. They be slow,
moderate or fast. This element of rhythm is
called tempo Music dictates the speed of
movements we create.
• LEVEL – This refers to the level of
movement. It may be low, when knees are
fully or slightly bent when executing
movement; medium, if knees are normally
straight when executing movement; high, if the
heels are raised or movement are done while
off the floor.
• RANGE – This element refers to the
scope of movement execution. It is
dictated by the space provided. If the
space is wide then movements shall be
wide and big. If space is limited then
movements shall be small and limited too.
• FLOOR PATTERN∕DESIGN
– This refers to the design
created on the floor by the
bodies of dancers.
• Direction – This element adds
to variety of movement. They
may be performed forward,
backward sideward, or even
upward.
• Focus – This is the focal point
of dancer attention while
moving in space.
 GROUP ACTIVITY!
Direction: The class will be divided into 3 groups.
Each group will perform a simple dance routine with
the use of locomotor, non-locomotor movements and
folk dance steps. You will be given a five minutes to
prepare and another two (2) minutes will be allotted
for each group performance.
 CRITERIA 10 5 0

Use of Expressive & Consistent use of Some use of Little to no use of

Accurate Gestures expressive & accurate expressive and expressive and
and Body Movement gestures and body accurate gestures and accurate gestures or
(CONTENT) movements; body movements; body movements;

Facial Expressions Facial expressions are Limited facial Facial expressions are
expressive and expressions; absent or inappropriate;
appropriate;

Timing Each performance Exceeds time limit Performance exceeds

within the time limit of (seconds) time limit (1 minute and
1-2 minutes more)
QUIZ TIME
It is the act of decreasing the angle of a joint. It
is also called as to bend?

Flexion Twist

Contraction Relapse
This element refers to the scope of movement
execution. It is dictated by the space provided.

Rhythm Direction

Level Range
 The basis of all locomotor movements.

Step Walking

Jumping Hopping
 These are movements that are performed in one
point in space without transferring to another point.

locomotor Folk dance

Non-locomotor Step
These movement that allows you to move from one
point to another. It is canned from the word “locos”
which means place.

Non-locomotor Locomotor

Dance Movements
 ASSIGNMENT

For our assignment, I want you to have an advance reading

about target heart rate range.
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