P.E and Health 12 Ballroom Dancing

1. BALLROOM DANCE

2. OBJECTIVE/S
• Discuss the nature of the different styles of social/ballroom
dances;
• Observe personal safety protocol to avoid dehydration,
overexertion, hypo-and hyperthermia during MVPA
participation;
• Engage in moderate to vigorous physical activities (MVPA’s) for
at least 60 minutes most days of the week in a variety of
settings in and-out-of-school.

3. ACTIVITY
• Create a circle in your notebook and write the term
Ballroom Dance
• Draw as many lines as connections you can give about
the term outside the circle
• At the end of each line, write word that describe the
experience, description or anything you can say about
the term
• Organize your thought and share it to your classmate

4. QUESTIONS?
1.How do you find the activity?
2.What have words have you write at the end of each
line?
3.How will you describe the term based from the words
you write?
4.Are you familiar with that kind of dance?

5. BRIEF HISTORY OF BALLROOM DANCING
“Ballroom Dancing “ as a term hails from the Latin
word “ballare” which coincidentally, means “to dance”.
The first documented authority of early ballroom
dancing is Jehan Thoinot’ Arbeau’s Orchesographie
(1588).
These dances are partner dances enjoyed socially
and competitively world wide.

6. CHA CHA
•Is widely recognizable by its catchy rhythm-
one, two, cha, cha, cha.
•It originates from Cuba.
•It was developed by the Cuban composer and
violinist Enrique Jorrin in the middle of 1950’s.
•Music is composed in 4/4 time (four beats to a
bar of music).

7. FOXTROT
• Was named after an American performer Harry Fox,
which was
premiered in 1914.
• It is an elegant dance whose objective is to travel
smoothly around the dance floor.
• The time signature is 4/4 with the first and third beats
accented.
• “Slow” count = 2 beats. “Quick count = 1 beat.
• Counting in beats and bars: 1 2 3 4, 2 2 3 4, 3 2 3 4,
4 2 3 4, etc

8. SALSA
•Is a danced with partner facing
each other. It can be a danced
in closed or open position.
•A sensual Latin dance similar to
mambo.

9. TANGO
• also referred to as the “Dance of Love” is a passionate and
dramatic dance. It’s a dialogue between partners, an expressive
form of communication through movements.
• Was first danced in Europe before World War I. The word
“tango” may be an African term for “closed space” or “reserved
ground,” or it may be from the Latin verb tanguere which mean
“to touch”. It originates from Buenos Aires (Argentina) where it
was first danced in “Barrio de Las Rana”, the ghetto of Buenos
Aires.
• It is a sensual ballroom dance that originated in South America
during the early 20th century.

10. RUMBA
•Is a slow and flirtatious dance.
•Is generally regarded as the “dance of
romance”, but also known as “waltz” or
the “waltz with a wiggle”
•A spot dance which means the coupledoes
not travel around the dance floor.

11. SAMBA
•A lively dance of Brazilian origin.
•A National dance of Brazil
•A partner dance that has little in
common with the original form.
•A dance in a closed position, with
partners slightly apart.

12. JIVE
•I an exciting partner dance , fun, easyto
learn, and playful in nature.
•It evolved from early swing dances like
Boogie-woogieand Jitterbug.
•During WWII American soldiers introduced
it to Europe, especially UK, where it
became very popular with the youth.

13. SWING
•A lively, non progressive partner dance
that can be danced to a wide variety of
music, from blues to rock and roll

14. WALTZ
• Is an elegant, nearly universal dance, perfect for wedding, or
almost any social occasion.
• Was introduced in England in 1874 but it was in 1922 that it
became as fashionable as Tango. Waltz’s steps have already
undergone change and improvements as well and as a result of
this, many more variations became possible. It is also considered
by some as “mother of present-day dances” and the “backbone
dance” of the ballroom.
• It is a smooth, progressive dance that travels around the line of
dance, characterized by its “rise and fall” action.