This chapter discusses the history and nature of dance. It describes dance as an art form that can serve recreational, entertainment, educational, therapeutic, and religious purposes. The document then outlines some of the main reasons humans have danced, including to please gods, others, themselves, and build community. It provides a brief overview of the role of dance in ancient Egyptian, Greek, Roman, medieval Christian, and Renaissance societies. The chapter also distinguishes between noble and peasant dance forms and styles. Finally, it discusses some of the physical, mental/emotional, social, and cultural benefits of dance.

1. Chapter 1
Brief History and Nature of Dance

2.  Is an activity which can take many forms and fill many
different needs.
 It can be recreation, entertainment, education, therapy, and
religion.
 It is an art, the art of body movement.
DANCE
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3.  Dance differs from athletics or other daily activities.
 It focuses primarily on “an aesthetic or even entertaining
experience”
What is Dance?
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4. A. To please the gods
B. To please others
C. To please themselves or self expression
D. To build community within an ethnic group or social
interaction
4 main reasons
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9.  Dance has been a major form of religious ritual and social
expression within primitive cultures.
 It was used as a way of expressing and reinforcing tribal
unity and strength, as an approach for;
1. Courtship and mating
2. As a means of worship
3. Communication
4. And therapeutic experience
BRIEF HISTORY AND NATURE
OF DANCE

10.  It was only during the pre-Christian era that the real
knowledge of dance came about within the Great
Mediterranean and Middle Eastern civilizations.
 Dance was richly recorded in ancient Egypt.
 It was reflected in their wall paintings, reliefs, and in the
literary record in hieroglyphs.
EGYPT
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11.  They also thought highly of dance
 Dancing was taught as an aid to military education among
the boys inAthens and Sparta.
Also, a form of entertainment and display.
GREEKS
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12.  Dance was also commonly used in education.
 PLA
TO
ARISTOTLE
 SOCRATES
EDUCATION
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Strongly supported
this art as an
integration of the
body and soul

13.  2 kinds of dance and music
1. NOBLE – Fine and Honorable
2. IGNOBLE – Imitating what is mean or ugly
Plato
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14.  They give less importance to dancing.
 It stopped valuing such qualities in art as the nation grew
wealthy and powerful.
 Dance became brutal and sensationalized as their
entertainers were slaves and captives from many
nationalities.
 It was used more often for gruesome purposes.
 It became an integral part of corruption
ANCIENT ROME
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15.  It transformed the history of dance.
 The Christian fathers approved the use of dance, provided
that its form and intent were holy and profound.
 Dances then became part of worships and church services.
Development of Christian
Church

16.  Peasants performed;
1. ROUND DANCE
2. COUPLE DANCE
2 basic types of dancing
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17.  Dancers hold each other by hand, forming a long chain
and move about in an open or closed circle, or in an
extended line.
ROUND DANCE
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18.  Was not as popular as round dance
 It was considered scandalous when first seen.
COUPLE DANCE
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19.  NOBILITY
 Court dances emerged as part of the chivalric way of life.
 Because of the nature of clothing and elaborate accessories,
their dance steps were limited to gliding, curtseying and
posing.
 Noblemen danced in smooth floor or wood polished marble
called BALLROOM
NOBILITY VS. PEASANTS
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20.  PEASANTS
 Dances have large movements and wide-stepping figures.
 Peasants danced on grass or on the beaten earth of the town
NOBILITY VS. PEASANTS
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21.  The rise of BALLET in Italy and France.
 After the pinnacle of ballet prominence,
CONTEMPORARY DANCES that were stylistic
variations of ballet emerged and evolved.
15th and 16th centuries
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22. “Dance is fun! It lifts the spirit, strengthens the
body, and stimulates the mind.” –Wayne Sleep (1986)

23. 
 Dance is one of the oldest and most popular forms of
exercise.
AEROBIC – it entails about an hour of “continuous
exercises, choreographed to music.”

24. 
SPECIFIC BENEFITS OF
DANCE

25. 
1. Develops cardiovascular an muscular endurance
2. Improves coordination, balance, flexibility, and body
composition
3. Lowers risk of cardiovascular diseases
4. Lowers body mass index
5. Lowers resting heart rate
6. Improves lipid metabolism
7. Enables joint mobility
8. Helps improve and maintain bone density, thus helps prevent
osteoporosis
9. Helps recover coordination and neuromuscular skills after
injury
PHYSICAL

26. 1. Helps keep the brain sharp
2. Decreases incidence of dementia andAlzheimer’s disease
3. Decreases depressive symptoms
4. Increases self-esteem and improves body image
5. Aids in releasing emotional and physical tension
MENTAL/EMOTIONAL
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27. 1. Gives sense of togetherness within a group
2. Encourages positive social interaction and interpersonal
relationship in a group
3. Contributes to the individual’s potential for self-
actualization in society
SOCIAL
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28. 1. Promotes cultural values
CULTURAL
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29. 1. Create a Tiktok dance video. (20points)
2. Send to me through messenger
ASSIGNMENT
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