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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Editor's Notes
How can we appreciate dancing or any dance performances.
Paano tayo magcocompose ng isang sayaw para maging maganda ang ating performances.
Refers to any form of dancing that is done primarily for its social, educational or health benefits.
The styles, performance and music related to the cultural roots and, historical eras, and geographic areas from which the dance originates.
Example : hiphop dance, step dancing , jazz dancing
the art of arranging the movements of dancers for a performance
a person who composes the sequence of steps and moves for a performance of dance.
How then can a dance become a good dance?
When a certain dance performance has a poor choreography, it is difficult for it to be understood and appreciated. When a dance fails to communicate its intended meaning or if it does not have a meaning or significance at all, it is hard for the audience to grasp the content of the performance.
Dance may be presented abstractly and symbolically but still convey emotion and meaning.
Form is use to organize dance composition or dance choreography. Wherein the ideas or the details in the dance and the elements of the dance are combined, magkakaroon ng magandang result sa isang dance composition.
When you combine one movement with several others, they form a unit. When units were pieced together, they make up a section in the choreography and the sections together form a whole dance. Choreographers and dancers use movement phrasing when working on dances.
Phrase is the smallest ideas or details in dance composition.
It is east to identify the motif of this dance as it simply portrays the movements of an itik (duckling).
Dito natin malalaman na yung movements na ginagamit ng mga dancers ay nagkakasaisa. Because every movements has a vital role sa pagsasayaw, nagbibigay ng aliw o buhay at also conveys messages when dancing.
Pagdating sa dance performance ang movements ay mayrong progression at nadedevop yung mga movements phrase. Dito rin pumapasok yung mga gulat factor ng mga dancers.
Examples of contrasting movements are slow to fast, short to long, and minimal to large movement phrase.
Dito na pumapasok yung elements of dance, kapag naapply at naorganize natin yung elements na yun nagbibigay ito ng magandang result sa pagsasayaw.
Transition is important in dance performance because this is the way of matching our movements and moods to the phrases itself.
All these characteristics are organized to contribute to the development of a meaningful dance. It is easier to recognize a good dance when all these characteristics have been applied in the choreography