2. WHAT IS DANCE?
• A series of movements that follow the speed and
rhythm of a piece of music.
• Movement of body which includes hands, arms, and
head
• Movement from one space to another.
3. • 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.
• Dance is a form of expression that helps the person
bring forth who they are, and what they’re
passionate
4. WHY DO PEOPLE DANCE?
• It has been used for worship
• It plays a role in courtship
• It serves as a form of acquaintance for man and
women
• It is an expression of one feelings
5. • As in old times, it brings magical power to peoples
• It brings victory or somehow restores health to life
• It serves to entertain others
• It gives beauty and inspiration to others
• It is use as whole-body workout
6.
7. BALLROOM DANCE
• One of the most entertaining and elite styles of dancing
in the earlier days, ballroom dance was only for the
privileged class of people, the socialites if you must.
• This style of dancing with partner, originated in
Germany, but is now a popular act followed in varied
dance styles.
• Today, the popularity of ballroom dance is evident, given
the innumerable shows and competitors worldwide that
revere dance, in all its form.
8. BALLET
• Ballet is the kind of dance that a lot of us wish are
should mimic, given the way the dancers glide over
the dance floor, often a dance that portrays a story
or idea.
• This dance was developed in France and Russia.
Classical ballet is the most formal. There is also
Neoclassical ballet and Contemporary ballet.
9. TANGO
• Tango is a dance that has influences from African, Native
American and European culture.
• Dances from the candombe ceremonies of former African
slave peoples helped shape the modern day tango.
• The dance originated in lower-class districts of Buenos
Aires and Montevideo.
10. WALTZ
• (from German word, walzen, meaning “to roll or to turn”),
highly popular ballroom dance evolved from the Ländler in
the 18th century.
11. CHA-CHA
• A type of Latin-American dance which is very
rhythmic in its appeal. This dance is energetic with
slow movements as well.
12. JIVE
• This dance is also amongst the five dances that
belong to the Latin-American dance styles.
• Seen as a dance style that had taken the 30s and
40s (dancers move mostly to Jazz music) to perfect
and pass on years later, still keeping it just as upbeat
like it were back in the day.
13. PASO DOBLE
• An international dance style with less emphasis on
hip movement.
• The basic structure of this Latin dance is based on
the sounds and the movements used in Spanish
bullfights.
14. RUMBA
• This sensual dance is based on slow hip movement.
Rumba belongs to the international standard as well
as the American Style.
• This dance is known for the beauty of the steps that
are coordinated on a slow rhythm.
15. SAMBA
• Samba, ballroom dance of Brazilian origin, popularized in
western Europe and the United States in the early 1940s.
• Characterized by simple forward and backward steps and
tilting, rocking body movements.
16. LAMBADA
• Sexy and stylish, the Lambada is a Brazilian dance
that is performed as a couple or even in groups.
• This dance was particularly in the limelight because
of the famous track “Lambada” by a music group,
“Kaoma”.
17. SWING
•This beautiful and energetic dance also has
many forms. The steps my differ in Samba that
is danced as per the ballroom style and the
traditional style samba choreography.
