Dance Flashcards
(48 cards)
Is an integral part of the total education process and has as its aims the development of: Physically, Mentally, Socially, Emotionally, and Spiritually fit citizens through the medium of physical activities that have been selected and planned to achieve specific outcomes.
PHYSICAL EDUCATION
to avoid injuries
Stretching
to prepare muscles for physical activity
Warm-up
another way of stretching the muscle to avoid muscle pain
Cool down
It is an art that involves rhythmic movements to the body in time with the music.
dance
The act of performing the dance movement.
dancing
The one who performs the dance movements.
dancer
During this time, dance became full blown and was richly recorded, it was reflected in their wall paintings, reliefs and in literary record in hieroglyphs. Most of the dances during this era were chiefly a medium of religious expression.
Ancient Egypt
During this time, dance was given less importance. Romanians stopped valuing such qualities in art as the nation grew wealthy and powerful. Dance became brutal and sensationalized as their entertainers were slaves and captives and it was used more often for gruesome purposes.
Ancient Rome
During this time, was the sole custodian of learning and education as well as the source of morals.
Catholic Church
approved the use of dance, provided that its form and intent were holy and profound. Dance then became part of worship and church services.
Christian fathers
During the time, dance was taught as an aid to military education among the boys in Athens and Sparta. It was not just for religious and military training but also a form of entertainment and display.
Ancient Greek
highlighted the two kinds of dance and music;
Plato
(fine and honorable)
noble
(imitating what is mean and ugly)
ignoble
(imitating what is mean and ugly)
ignoble
During the time, condemned dance as entertainment where performers continued to wander during the Dark and Middle Ages which they performed in village squares.
Ancient rome
The peasant’s performed two (2) basic type of dancing;
Round and Couple Dance
dancers hold each other forming a long chain and move about in open or closed circles.
Round dance
at that time, was not as popular because it was considered scandalous when first seen.
Couple Dance
Nobility soon followed the peasant’s lead in dancing but in a more refined and courtly form. Then danced by noblemen and women on smooth floors or wood; this was called
ballroom
During the, the rise of the art of ballet in Italy and France, Ballet and Contemporary dances that were stylistic variations of ballet emerged in Europe. Other dance forms also came to light and have been widely recognized worldwide.
15th and 16th Century
Elements of Dance
Body, Action, Space, Time, and Energy
It is the instrument of dance, through the body that movements appear.
Whole Body
Body Parts
Body Zones (front, back, left side, right side, top half, etc.)
Body Bases - what supports the body—feet, hands, head, back.
Body
