The document discusses different types of dance including folk dance, ballet, and modern dance. It provides details on the history and characteristics of each dance type, as well as examples of basic techniques. Folk dance encompasses traditional dances passed down through generations that express local culture. Ballet originated in Italy and spread to France, focusing on precise techniques and mime. Modern dance emerged as a rebellion against ballet, allowing free expression through improvisation and a variety of movements.

2. DANCE
as an art

3. Today’s
Lesson
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Folk Dance
Ballet
Modern Dance

4. Dance is an art
which deals with
the motion of the
human body.
James K. Feibleman

5. This are indigenous dances of any
specific “folk” or the common
people. They are traditional
customary or recreational dance
forms of a given country which
have evolved naturally and were
handed down across generations.
I. FOLK DANCE

6. Lopez (2006)
- “A traditional mode of
expression that employs bodily
movements of redundant
patterns linked to definitive
features of rhythmic beats or
music.”
- Identified the characteristics of
folk dance:
1. Traditional
2. Has expressive
behavior.
3. Dominance of simple
and basic rhythm,
and has a pattern of
movement.
4. Unknown
choreographer
5. Has a function in life.

8. FOLK DANCE
NATIONAL DANCE
ETHNIC DANCE
Traditional dances with
NATIONAL SCOPE.
Traditional dances
INSIDE A COUNTRY.
Traditional dances
SPECIFIC TO A CULTURE.

9. FOLK DANCE
NATIONAL DANCE
ETHNIC DANCE
Cariñosa
Inagong, and Cariñosa.
Inagong (Bukidnon)

10. ETHNIC DANCES
(Types)

11. RITUAL DANCES
LIFE-CYCLE DANCES
OCCUPATIONAL DANCES
Relating to the cycle of human life such as
birthing, courtship, wedding, and funeral.
Depict ritual ceremonies.
Exhibit work and occupation of
dancers.
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12. FOLK DANCES
(Regional Classification)

13. A. TRIBAL DANCES FROM THE
CORDILLERAS
Includes the non-Christian
dances from the
Cordilleras.
Eg. Banga (Kalinga)

14. B. LOWLAND CHRISTIAN DANCES
Dances coming from places
with Western influence such
as that of Tagalogs, Ilokanos,
Pampagueños, Pangasinense,
Bisayans, and Bicolanas.
Eg. Sapatysa (Pampanga)

15. C. MUSLIM DANCES
Dances from the people of
the Southern Islands of the
Philippines. Influenced by
Arabic and Indo-Malayan
cultures.
Eg. Singkil (Maranaos)

16. FOLK DANCES
(General Classification)

17. LIFE-CYCLE DANCES
Serves as a ritual as one passes to a different
stage in life.
FESTIVAL DANCES
OCCUPATIONAL DANCES
Celebration of recurring events of special
significance.
Depict the means of livelihood of the Filipino
people.

18. RITUAL AND CEREMONIAL DANCES
GAME DANCES
JOKE AND TRICKSTER DANCES
Performed as part of rituals or ceremonies of a
certain tribe or group of people.
Dancers are playing jokes or tricks on one
another as part of their dance.
Derivations from local folk games.

19. MIMETIC OR DRAMA DANCES
WAR DANCES
SOCIAL AMENITIES DANCES
Dances that mimic animals, inanimate objects, or
other people.
Dances that express feud and enmity wherein
two male dancers engage in physical combat.
Dances that express social graces, hospitality,
and offerings of gifts to friends.

20. FUNDAMENTAL
STEPS

21. 3/4 TIME
• Waltz
• Mazurka
• Sway Balance
• Three-step turn or
waltz turn
• Close Step
• Touch Step
2/4 TIME
• Gallop
• Change step or two-
step
• Polka
• Close Step
• Touch Step
• Leap (can be 4/4)

22. Taken from the Italian
words:
• Ballare – to dance.
• Ballo – dances
performed in a
ballroom.
II. BALLET

23. Haskell (1965)
Ballet is a
combination of the
arts of dancing,
poetry, music, and
painting.
Burian (1963)
Ballet is an artistic,
programmatic,
scenic dance,
accompanied by
music.

24. BRIEF HISTORY

25. DINNER BALLETS IN ITALY
INTRODUCTION OF BALLET TO THE
WORLD
WHY FRENCH IS THE MEDIUM OF
BALLET
Queen Catherine de Medici marked the staging
of ballet. She brought ballet out from Italy to
France.
Ballet started as a performance in the royal court
where MALE SERVANTS would perform during
a court dinner.
Although ballet started in Italy and spread out through
European countries, it was the French people who
widened its popularity.
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27. CLASSICAL BALLET CONTEMPORARY BALLET
1. Known for its EXACTNESS
OF TECHNIQUE that
highlights pointed toes and
turnouts, high extensions and
gracefulness.
2. Uses TRADITIONAL MIME
that utilizes gestures for
conversation instead of words
which has to be LEARNED
AND PERFORMED
ACCURATELY.
1. Uses ballet steps and MORE
NATURAL MOVEMENTS to
convey meaning.
2. Incorporates elements of both
CLASSICAL BALLET and
MODERN DANCE that
allows a GREATER RANGE
OF MOVEMENT that does
not support the strict
bodylines that are traditional
in any of the classical ballet
techniques.

28. BALLET IN THE PHILIPPINES
Ballet was introduced in the Philippines
because of the American colonization.
Ballet Philippines, which was founded by our
National Artist for Dance Alice Reyes, was
part of the development of ballet in our
country. They train and produce
internationally competent dancers.

29. COMPOSITION OF A BALLET DANCE
CLASS
1. WARM UP 2. BARRE EXERCISES
3. CENTER WORK EXERCISES 4. CORNER DRILLS (grand allegro)
Limbering and stretching
exercises that warm and gently
stretches the muscles before
trying the difficult moves.
Students hold on to a barre
to help maintain balance
and correct placement of the
body.
Students move to the center of the
room to do more stretching and
relaxing exercises to loosen the
back and the muscles in other parts
of the body.
A sequence of steps combining big
jumps, leaps, and turns which
cover large areas. These are
exercises done moving across the
dance floor.

30. BASIC DANCE POSITIONS IN BALLET

31. BASIC BARRE EXERCISES
Plié (pli-yey) – to bend or fold the knees.
Relevé (rele-vey) – to lift or rise.
Développés (dev-low-pey) – means “unfold.”
Battement tendu (bat-ma-than-dew) – it
means “stretched beating.”

32. BASIC BARRE EXERCISES
Battement dégagé (bat-ma-deh-ga-zheh) –
it means “disengaged.”
Grand battement (grawn-baht-mahn) – it
means “large beating.”

33. BASIC BARRE EXERCISES
PLIÉ

34. BASIC CENTER EXERCISES
Port de bras (por-de-brah) – the carriage
and graceful movements of the arms.
Arabesque (ara-besk) – the carriage and
graceful movements of the arms.
Sauté arabesque (so-tey-ara-besk) –
arabesque hop.

35. BASIC CENTER EXERCISES
Attitude – the bent leg is raised in front or
behind the body.
Pas de bourrée (pha-de-bo-rey) – means
“stuffed steps.”
Glissade – gliding step.

36. BASIC CENTER EXERCISES
ARABESQUE

37. BASIC CORNER EXERCISES
Ballet walks – describes the way a ballet
dancer walks.
Chassé (cha-sey) – means “chasing step.”
Sautés (so-teys) – means “jumps.”
Jeté (je-tey) – it means “thrown.”

38. BASIC CORNER EXERCISES
Grand jeté – means a big leap.
Assemblé (a-sem-bley) – means “assembled.”

39. BASIC CORNER EXERCISES
BALLET WALK

40. Ballet uses
mime to tell a
story.
Examples:
• Love
• Anger
• Crying
• Death

41. III. MODERN DANCE
Also known as
“contemporary dance.”
Dancers are free to express
their feelings through
movements without adhering
to any rules in dance
particularly that of ballet.

42. III. MODERN DANCE
Considered as a rebellion
against the confining
nature of ballet (Horwitz in
Reynolds, 1979).

43. BALLET MODERN DANCE
1. Portays BEAUTY AND
ETHEREAL
QUALITIES OF
HUMAN SITUATION.
2. Uses STRUCTURED
STEPS.
3. The floor is merely for
STANDING OR
SITTING PURPOSES.
1. Portrays HUMAN
SITUATION AS IT IS.
2. Uses their OWN
INTERPRETATION.
3. Makes use of the floor as
PART OF THE
MOVEMENTS.

44. MODERN DANCES
(Characteristics)

45. CHARACTERISTICS OF MODERN DANCE
TECHNIQUE
IMPROVISATION CHOREOGRAPHY
Dancers control their body and making it an instrument
that is capable of expressing any and all aspects of human
behavior. Proper technique allows modern dance to not be
simply an “interpretative dance.”
Refers to the spontaneous
movement/s performed by
dancers in response to suggestions
by the choreographer.
The intent and style of the
dance choreography are not
limited to certain areas or
subject matters.

46. WHERE AND HOW MODERN DANCE
STARTED?
Modern dance developed independently in
America and Germany. One of the pioneering
artists, Isadora Duncan, found ballet as not suitable
to her temperament and movement style. Duncan’s
style appears to be natural and free as if it was
being created on the spot. The other artists also
found ballet to be confining and that’s why they
rejected it.

47. BASIC MODERN DANCE SKILLS
Dance Walk
Triplet
Run
Waltz
Gallop

48. BASIC MODERN DANCE SKILLS
Chassé/Slide
Leap
Jumps
Falling
Rolls
Turns