Recreational dance includes folk, cultural, and historical dances as well as social dances from different time periods. Dance fitness uses various dance genres like Zumba and cardio dance to improve cardiovascular health, strength, and flexibility. A good dance tells a story or conveys a message through choreography that has a beginning, middle, and end, uses motifs and forms to structure the overall composition. Dances are evaluated based on their unity, continuity, variety, transitions, repetition, and climax.

1. CHAPTER 3:
DANCE
APRRECIATION AND
COMPOSITION

2. Recreational
Dance
– is a social activity in which people of all ages can participate.
- come from all over the world and include folk, cultural, and historical
dances, and social dances from the past and present.

3. Dance fitness
– is a fun way to increase cardiovascular endurance,
strength, and flexibility, or various dance genres
that support fitness.
-Zumba, Fitness and Cardio Dance
- a lot of people enjoy using dance as a fitness
activity.

4. Choreography
&
choreographer

6. What makes a good
dance?
 Displays a significant meaning or conveys a message (portrays life
experience)
 Lifts and transport the audience from their seats
 Must have a shape or form for an effective choreography
 A good dance has a beginning, middle, and end/conclusion.
Beginning – the beginning of dance may come in a form of shape, a pose, or an entrance.
Middle – the middle of the dance where it consists of a development or the exploration
of the main idea.
Ending/Conclusion – it should be clear and may be in a form of shape, a pose, or an exit.

7. What is a form?
TERMS TO UNDERSTAND
Form is the instrument by which ideas and elements are arranged or combined into
a logical sequence which results in unity and consistency. It is the organizing factor
of any dance composition
What is a phrase?
A phrase is the smallest unit in the whole dance. It can be related to a sentence in
writing compositions.

8. What is a motif?
TERMS TO UNDERSTAND
A single movement or a short phrase of movement that embodies the style and
intention of the dance is called motif. A good dance contains this in order to be able
to convey its meaning or intention to the audience.

9. CHARACTERISTIC
S OF GOOD
DANCE

10. 01
UNITY
The interconnected phrases of the
dance are coherent and flow
smoothly. The movement flows
together and each plays an important
role that contributes to the entirety
of a dance

11. 02
Continuity and
Development
The phrases of the dance that are organized
progressively, making each movement phrase
move naturally into the next. There is a
continuous development of the movement phrase
and the audience is swept along to the end.

12. 03
Variety and contrast
Variety and contrast in movement phrases add
excitement and flavor to the dance. Changing the
direction, use of energy, timing of a movement
phrase, and avoiding repeating then in exact way
are ways to add variety to the dance.

13. 04
Transition
This is the link between movements,
phrases, and sections of the dance. It
makes the logical progression of the
dance flow smoothly. Also, it is vital
because it keeps the unity and
continuity of dance.

14. 05
repetition
It emphasizes movements and
phrases that are important to the
dance and gives a feeling of closure
to a work.

15. 06
Climax
This is where the apex of
energy in the dance is
reached. It is similar to a
climax in a story where
series of events culminates.

16. CHOREOGRAPHIC FORMS IN
DANCE
Sequential Forms
Contrapuntal Forms
Episodic form
Other Compositional forms

17. Sequential Forms
these forms contains themes/motif which progress in
a specific order. They are arranged accordingly.
AB (two-part) form
ABA (three-part) form
Rondo form (ABACA)
Theme and Variations form

18. Contrapuntal Forms
Here, several themes are woven together in
choreography to form a complex structure. The main
theme is seen against itself or against one or more
other themes.
Ground bass
Round or Canon
Fugue or Accumulation
Suite

19. Episodic Form
Episodic forms are not musical forms. Instead, they
are found in literature. They tell a story through
connected and progressive sections called episodes.
Narrative form is an episodic form that tells a story
or conveys an idea and the sequence of the story
determines the structure of the dance.

20. Other Compositional forms
Natural structures
Collage
Tableau
Chance

21. EVALUATING
A GOOD
DANCE

22. How is the quality of the dance evaluated?
Evaluators’ roles are categorized as:
1. Choreographers – they will evaluate a part of an
ongoing process of developing a personal style which is
both spontaneous and organized.
2. Dancers – they will evaluate according to the specific
demands that the performance places on them.
3. Audiences – they will evaluate according to the
particular context of the dance.

23. Stages in
Assessing a
Dance
(Dance Critique)

24. DESCRIPTION
– involves close observation of all the elements, characteristics,
and components of a dance. Here, the evaluator/critic notes
down the composition of the dance in terms of the elements
and the characteristics of dance.
INTERPRETATION
– involves an appreciation of the ideas, content, images, and
style contained within the dance.
EVALUATION
– takes into consideration how effectively the features and the
context of the dance have been utilized in the actual
performance of the dancers to portray the content and the
quality of the dance.