Health Optimizing
Physical
Education
(HOPE)
3
Core Subject Description
This course on dance
includes rhythmical patterns, the
promotion and appreciation of
Philippine folk dance, indigenous
and traditional dances as well as
other dance forms. It consists of an
offerings which learners can choose
from.
Content Standard
The learners
demonstrates understanding of
dance in optimizing one‘s health;
as a requisite for physical
assessment performance, and as a
career opportunity
Performance Standard
The learnersleads dance events
with
proficiency and confidence i
resulting independent pursuit
influencin
others and in ng
positively
DANCE
What is Dance?
• Dance is one of the most beautiful forms of art that
has grown in leaps and bounds.
• Dance is no longer just a hobby; it is also one of the
most lucrative professions as well.
• Besides, dance therapy is very much in vogue these
days simply because the experience of dancing helps
a person to heal from within.
• Dance is a form of expression that helps a person
bring forth who they are, and what they're
passionate about.
Classification of Dances
Ballroom Dances (Recreational
and Competitive)
Modern and Contemporary
Dances
Traditional Dances/ Folk and
Ethnic
Hip Hop/ Street Dance
Cheer Dance
Festival Dances
BALLROOM DANCES
(Recreational and Competitive)
• is a formal social dancing for couples,
where one person leads and the other
follows the steps.
• It is popular both as a recreational
and a competitive activity
• The word ―ball‖ is from the Latin word
ballare, which means dance.
• There are two main types of ballroom
dance. The Smooth/American style
and the Latin/Rhythm style of dance.
International Style
• grew out of English or modern style
ballroom dancing and is the style
used in international dance
competitions.
• It is divided into two groups, the
Standard and Latin group
Smooth/American Style
• It was an attempt to make
ballroom dancing less formal
and more social.
• It requires a fairly large dance
floor.
• It provides the dancer patterns
which are useful for dancing on
small dance floors.
• Samples of dance are Waltz box
steps, hesitations steps which
Latin Dances
Latin ballroom are dances that almost
stay in one place on the dance floor.
They are energetic dances that reflect
the accented rhythm of music being
played. The five dances of latin are Cha
Cha, Samba, Rumba, Paso Doble and Jive.
Latin Dances
Latin dances in the International
Dancesport competitions
consists of:
cha-cha-cha,
rumba,
samba,
paso doble, and also the
jive of United States origin.
Social Latin dances (Street
Latin)
include:
salsa,
mambo,
merengue,
rumba and the
Argentine tango.
International Latin Style
(Cha Cha)
Cha Cha is a playful,
flashy ballroom dance full
of passion and energy.
The classic "Cuban
motion" gives the Cha
Cha its unique style
Partners work
together to synchronize
each movement in perfect
alignment.
International Latin Style
(Samba)
Samba is considered
the dance of celebration
and joy at Carnival
celebrations in Brazil.
Lively and rhythmical,
ballroom Samba is made
up of many different
South American dances
mixed into one.
International Latin Style
(Rumba)
Rumba is considered by
many to be the most
romantic and sensual of
all Latin ballroom dances.
It is often referred to as
the "Grandfather of
the Latin dances.
International Latin Style
(Paso Doble)
Paso Doble is modeled
after the sound,
drama, and movement
of the Spanish bullfight.
It is one of the
liveliest ballroom dances,
originating in southern
France.
International Latin Style
(Jive)
Jive is a lively form of
Swing dance and a
variation of the Jitterbug.
It‘s a ballroom dance style
that originated in the
United States from African-
Americans.
It is a lively form of
Swing dance and a
variation of the Jitterbug
Standard Dances
Standard Dance includes:
Waltz
Vienesse Waltz
Quick Step
Tango
Foxtrot
International Standard Style
(Waltz)
Waltz is one of the
smoothest
ballroom dances.
Also, it is the most
popular
ballroom dance of all time.
Considered by some
as the "mother of
present day dances" and
the "backbone dance" of
the ballroom dancing
arena, the Waltz is the
International Standard Style
(Tango)
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dances.
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their synchronized
movements.
International Standard Style
(Vienesse Waltz)
Viennese Waltz is a
quick rotating ballroom
dance with a subtle rise
and fall.
The simple elegant
and
rotation moveme
al
characterize by thent
Viennese Waltz is
considered to be the most
difficult dance to learn.
International Standard Style
(Foxtrot)
Foxtrot is an excellent
dance for beginers.
It is a smooth dance in
which dancers make
long, flowing movements
across the floor.
International Standard Style
(Quick Step)
Quickstep is a quick
version of Foxtrot.
It is aballroom
dance
steppin
comprisedofsyncopated feet
extremely quick
g, and runs of
rhythm quick
s,
steps.
Classical Dance
Ballet – is considered as the
backbone for many other genres of
dance
• It is a type of dance compelled
with
rigorous code of technical
guidelines
• Considering the five
fundamental positions of the arms
and feet, one can say that the
language of ballet is objective,
specific and fixed
• Elevation, alignment, pointing of
the foot, port de bras, flexibility,
lightness ae the other foundations
for a ballet dancer.
•
Modern Dance
Modern dance is a free,
expressive style of dancing
started in the early 20th
century as a reaction to classical
ballet.
In recent years it has
included elements not usually
associated with dance.
Contemporary Dance
Contemporary dance
• is a style of expressivedance
that
combine elements o
s dance genres f
several jazz, lyrical includin
modern, and g
ballet classica
• Contemporary dancers strives
l
to connect the mind and the body
through fluid dance movements
Nature of Contemporary
Dance
Around 1980s, the world "contemporary dance"
referred to the movement of new dancers who
did not want to follow strict classical ballet and
lyrical dance forms, but instead wanted to
explore the area of revolutionary unconventional
movements that were gathered from all dance styles
of the world.
Contemporary dances therefore do not use fixed
moves and instead try to develop totally new forms
and dynamics, such as quick oppositional moves,
shifting alignments, expressions of raw emotions,
systematic breathing, dancing moves preformed in
Fundamentals of Modern Dance
Movements
1. Lateral – the dancer stands with the head
and the spine in alignment and the
supporting foot turned out.
2. Spiral - is a torso twist that begins in the
pelvis. Each movement is part of a
smooth progression with the spine at
its center
3. Stag Leap - a very high jump in a split, but
although both legs are parallel to the floor,
the front leg is bent from the knee inward.
4. Flat Back – a series of moves but the
basic
movement make a ‗tabletop‘ of the body.
5. Contraction – the action begins in the
Hip-Hop/Street Dance
Hip-hop dance refers to
street dance styles
primarily performed to hip- hop
music or that have evolved as part
of hip-hop
culture.
It includes a wide range of
styles
primarily breaking which was
created in the 1970s and made
popular by dance crews in the
United States.
• Afrika Bambaata was dubbed as
the Grandfather of Hiphop.
Hip-Hop/Street Dance
Each character specializes
in one dance style.
Consequently, a wide
range of styles are
displayed
including:krumping, tutting,
breaking, locking, boogaloo,
and popping.
The majority of the dancing
shown in the series is hip-
hop; however, other styles
have also been performed
including jazz, tap, and
Popular Hip-Hop
Groups/Crews
Jabbawokeez
Kinjaz
Super Crew
Quest Crew
Philippine All Star
U Peeps
What distinguishes hip-hop
from other forms of
• dance?
it is often "freestyle" (improvisational) in nature
and hip- hop dance crews often engage in
freestyle dance competitions—colloquially
referred to as "battles".
• Crews, freestyling, and battles are identifiers of
this style.
• Hip-hop dance can be a form of
entertainment or a hobby.
• It can also be a way to stay active in
competitive dance and a way to make a living
FESTIVAL DANCE
Festival
Dances
Festival dances are cultural dances performed
to the strong beats of percussion instruments by a
community of people sharing the same culture
usually done in honor of a Patron Saint or in
thanksgiving of bountiful harvest.
Festival dance may be religious or secular in
nature, but the best thing about festivals is that
they add to the merry- making the festivities where
they are celebrated the reason why they are called
festival dances after all.
EXAMPLES OF FESTIVAL DANCES
IN THE PHILIPPINES
Sinulog Festival in Cebu
Dinagyang in ILOILO
Ati-atihan in Kalibo Aklan
Masskara in Bacolod
Kadayawan in Davao
and of course here in Pampanga we have Sinukwan
Festival
Pinukpok Festival in FloridaBlanca
Binulo festival in Porac
Sampaguita festival in Lubao
Ibon Ebun festival in Mexico
Makatapak Festival in Bacolor
and Kuraldal Festival in Sasmuan
TRADITIONAL DANCE
Folk and Ethnic
Traditional dances are dances of indigenous communities that
show cultural traits of peoples from a specific time and
place. Customs and traditions ( through dance steps and
costumes) are preserved in traditional dance. Handed
down from generation to generation, with fixed sets or
patterns, these dances can either be ethnic or folk.
According to some literature , ethnic dances in the
Philippines are classified into two categories. One is that of
the dances of the non- Christians ,referring to the pre-
hispanic and the Muslim dances . The other category is that
of the Christians. Performed mostly by the lowland Filipinos.
Dances under this category have strong influence from the
Western culture, particularly from Spain.
Learning The Basics
(Folk Dance)
• Waltz Step• Polka Step
• Cross (Heel and • Gallop
Step Toe) • Redova
• Change • Brush • Contragan
Step Step za
• Touch • Hop
Step Step
• Mincin
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