ARELLANO UNIVERSITY PLARIDEL CAMPUS
PHYSICAL
EDUCATION AND
HEALTH 3
Direction: The student will identify the
following pictures shared by the
teacher and answer the given
question.
CONTEMPORARY
DANCE
What have you seen in the
pictures? Can you describe
the picture based on what
you’ve seen?
TOPIC:
Modern and
Contemporary
Dance
OBJECTIVES:
At the end of the lesson the students should be able to:
A. Understand the history and influences of
Modern and Contemporary Dance
B. Identify the Pioneers of Modern and Contemporary Dance
C. Perform the basic movements of Contemporary
Dance.
1. What are your ideas
about Modern Dance
and Contemporary
Dance?
MODERN CONTEMPORARY
DANCE DANCE
Relating to the Marked by
present or characteristics
recent times as of the present
opposed to the period, Modern,
remote past. Current.
MODERN CONTEMPORARY
DANCE DANCE
A dance form that Contemporary dance emerged in
developed in the late the 20th century as dancers
19th century, partly in strived to exhibit more
reaction to the personal expression in their
traditional more highly dancing. Breaking the
technical forms of conventional style of dance,
dance such as contemporary focuses on the
ballet. freedom of movement.
2. Is there a
DIFFERENCE between
Modern Dance and
Contemporary Dance?
HISTORY AND INFLUENCE
► Began to develop in the United States and Europe
late in the 19th century.
► Based on Utopian ideals
- Promote more conscious ways of living
► Started as a rebellion against the strict
style of classical ballet
► First seen as extremely radical
Do you have ideas who are
the artists behind the
popularity of Modern
Dance/ Contemporary
Dance?
Martha Graham Ruth St. Denis
Ted Shawn
Isadora Duncan Loie Fuller
Loie Fuller (1862-1928)
► She was the first choreographer to
incorporate lighting into her pieces
◦ Multicolored light on silk
◦ First to use incandescent lights
◦ Had a traveling lighting team
► Responsible for multiple European tours
◦ Isadora Duncan
Isadora Duncan (1877-1927)
► American dancer
► Accrediting with inventing
“modern dance”
◦ barefoot, free flowing
► Brought dance back to it’s roots from other
cultures.
◦ Grecian folks, nature… while incorporating
American athleticism
◄ Ruth St. Denis
Ted Shawn ►
Her view in dancing is the way of A pioneering figure of modern dance,
expressing ritual and spiritual belief champion of the male dancer, and
founder of Jacob's Pillow,
American pioneer of modern dance,
introducing eastern ideas into the art. his professional debut in 1913
as a ballroom dancer.
Oriental Dances
Ruth St. Denis & Ted Shawn
(1877-1960)
► Founded Ruth St. Denis School of Dancing
and Related Arts (Denishawn) L.A
► Based movements on other world dance
forms
- East Asia, Egypt, Japan, India...
Martha Graham (1894-1991) - American dancer and choreographer
- Began her career in 1916
- Learned to dance at Denishawn Studio in
NYC
- She began to open up fresh element of
emotional expression in dance
- 1926 she made her debut in NYC and
established herself as independent artist
- Mother of Modern Dance
BASIC MOVEMENTS OF
CONTEMPORARY DANCE
1. Swing Step 6. Body Star Step
2. Butt Roll Step 7. Turn Step
3. Foot Movement Step 8. Leg Swing Step
4. Spiral Step 9. Jazz Split Combination
5. Sitting Roll Step 10. Hand Round Step
APPLICATION
Direction: The students will analyze a Modern and
Contemporary Dance, they will have to watch a sample Dance
Performance. After that, you have to answer the following
questions below. (2-3 sentences per question)
