There are five fundamental foot and arm positions in basic dance:
1) Feet heels together, toes apart at a 45 degree angle with arms raised forward in a circle in front of the chest.
2) Feet astride with one foot distance and arms raised sideward with a graceful curve at shoulder level.
3) One foot in front of the other with one arm raised sideward and the other arm raised upward.
4) One foot in front of the other a pace distance with one arm raised in front and the other arm raised overhead.
5) Heel of front foot close to big toe of back foot with both arms raised overhead.
2. There are five fundamentals feet
and arms positions in dance.
POSITION FEET ARMS
1st position
Heels close together;
toes
Both raised forward in a
circle
apart with an angle of
about in front of chest with the
45 degrees
fingertips about an inch
apart.
2nd position
Astride sideward about a
pace
Both raised sideward
with a
or 1 foot distance
graceful curve at
shoulder
level
3rd position
Heel of one foot close to
in-
One arm raised sideward
as in
step of other foot
2nd position; other arm
raised
upward.
4th position
One foot in front of the
other
One arm raised in front
as in
of a pace distance
1st position; other arm
raised
over head
5th position
Heel of front foot close to
big
Both arms raised over
head
3.
4. BASIC CONCEPTS OF
MOVEMENT, MOVEMENT
SPACE, AND RHYTHM
• Space is an important concept
in movement education.
Teaching students
about space in terms
of movement
education involves teaching
directions such as up and
5. • Rhythm is the basis of music
and dance. The purpose is to
provide a variety of
fundamental movement
experiences so the child can
learn to move effectively and
efficiently and can develop a
sense of Rhythm.
7. Psychological Factors
• Fear, anxiety, and other mental
phenomena affect movement
either positively or negatively.
All these may affect the
performance of an individual.
8. Physiological Factors
• Physical fitness and body built
are two main concerns that
affect human movement. Poor
muscle development and low
fitness level will surely affect
movement.
9. Sociological Factors
• These refer to the
relationships of the performer
with a particular group and his
regard to social conformity and
norms.
10. MOVEMENT SPACE
• Personal space is the
maximum space available to a
person in a stationary position.
This includes the space that
the person can reach by
bending, stretching, and
twisting.
11. • General space is the area,
which include one or more
persons moving space like
gymnasia, the swimming pool,
classrooms, ballroom, plaza,
and others.
13. Direction
• This refers to the movements:
forward, backward, upward,
downward, sideways, right and
left, diagonals and
combinations of all of these.
14. Level
• As the body moves in a
horizontal plane, it creates a
movement identified as high,
medium, middle and low. It
may be represented in a
relative height while standing,
sitting, lying and kneeling.
15. Range
• The maximum reach of an
individual or sometimes
referred to as personal space
or the size of movement.
16. Pathways or Space
Designs
• The line or design created in
space as on moves, examples
of which is an arm circling
(circle design is created) or a
line drawn from running to the
first base in softball.
17. Focus
• This is referred to as
movement is space in relation
to an object or a person’s
attention of direction.
