Hazzelle M.

Dumale PE 1200
BSAC 1 – 2 ASSIGNMENT

1. What do you mean by dance?

 This [dance] refers to the movement set to music where organization, structure, and
pattern merge. It is a composition that implies arrangement of parts into form.
 Dance of many types is the physical expression of rhythm and music.
 It is a pure expression of the dancer’s thoughts and feelings
 It is the union of movement, rhythm and arts of life.

2. What is dancing?

 This is the means of expressing one’s emotions through movement disciplined by

rhythm. It is an act of moving rhythmically and expressively to an accompaniment.
The word “dancing” came from an old German word “DANSON” which means to
stretch.

3. What are the phases of dance?

 Creative Rhythms
- These are actually for children in the elementary grades. These activities are
sometimes called fundamental rhythms or natural dances. A creative rhythm is
an end product of exploration and improvisation of movements as children learn
to move the parts of their body and to use them as instruments of expression.

 Folk/Ethnic Dance
- A cultural art form handed down from generation to generation. It
communicates the customs, beliefs, rituals and occupations of the people of a
region or country. Folk dancing belongs to the people. It emanates from them.
Ethnic tribes have their specific tribal art form originated and danced by the
people of the tribe.
- Examples of folk dances are the rural and countryside dances, jotas, mazurkas,
pandanggos, among others with foreign influence.
- Examples of ethnic dances are the dances of the mountain people of the
Cordilleras, dances of the ethnic groups in the Cagayan Valley Region, and the
Ethnic dances in the Mindanao Regions, among others.

 Social and Ballroom Dance

- The setting of the social and ballroom dance is a social gathering with the more
formal atmosphere than the simple and informal parties in which the
 recreational dances are usual forms. Example of social and ballroom dances are
cha cha cha, foxtrot, tango, swing, samba, mambo, rumba, quickstep and reggae.

 Recreational Dance
- These dances have simple patterns and combination of walking steps, two-step,
polka step, and the waltz step. Recreational dance includes dance mixers, square
dance, round and couple dances. The setting of recreational dances is usually
informal gathering and parties, reunions and the likes.

 Creative Dance
- The highest form of dance for the purpose of entertainment. It is the end product
of exploration and improvisation of movements as the dancer or the
choreographer expresses his feelings or emotions, ideals and interpretations.
This is a dance with a definite form, a beginning and an ending. The principles
of art form are all observed in the composition of the dance. Examples of
creative dances are ballet, jazz, and modern or contemporary dance.

4. What are the terms used in rhythmic activities?

 Accent – the stress given to a beat

 Bar line – a vertical line that divides the music staff into measures
 Beat – the steady pulse in the music
 Count – refers to number of note or pattern to be done in certain movement
 Dot – the note with a dot may increase its value by half the value of the note before
it
 Intensity – the process of distinguishing the loudness and softness of sounds
 Measure – the unit formed by the recurrence of accent on rhythmic movements
 Meter – time signature of composition; the grouping of note into pattern of strong
and weak beats
 Note Pattern – the description of notes combination in certain notes
 Notes – symbols used to denote pitch and time
 Phrase – a group of measures which has a feeling of unity
 Pitch – the highness or lowness of a sound
 Scale – it is a succession of tones in ascending or descending order
 Step pattern – the description of movements in certain steps
 Tempo – the rate of speed of the movement, music or accompaniment
 Time – refers to the number of beats in a measure
 Time signature – consists of two numbers, the upper and the lower numbers. The
upper numbers give the number of counts per measure and the lower numbers
indicate what types of notes receive one beat
 Underlying beats – series of units of beat with repetition
5. What are the types of notes?
 Whole Note
 Half Note
 Quarter Note
 Eighth Note
 Sixteenth Note
5. What are the types of moves?
The basic natural movements are classified into two: locomotor and non-locomotor or axial
movements. Locomotor movements are those that move the body in space in any direction with
the feet as the moving base. Non-locomotor movements are those in which various parts of the
body move in space with a fixed base. The base may be standing, kneeling, sitting or lying.
1. Locomotor Movement – movements which are dine firm one place to another or through
space.
Examples:
 Walking – moving at moderate pace on feet, lifting one foot only after the other
foot has touched the floor or ground. Legs swing from the hips while the arms
swing naturally at sides
 Running – moving on foot with springing steps at rapid pace such that for an
instant both feet are off-ground during each step
 Hopping – springing on one foot and landing on the same foot
 Skipping – same procedure as in hopping, but bouncing lightly with alternating
steps and hops
 Leaping – springing on one foot and landing on the other foot
 Galloping – moving in continuous forward or sideward direction with one foot
leading
 Sliding – gliding along the floor with either foot
 Mincing – small step with a foot pace

2. Non-locomotor Movements – or axial movements done by a part or several part of body

especially from joints and its connection. Movements done in one’s place.
Examples:
 Flexion – bending or shortening of a body part occurring at a joint
 Extension – turning, twisting or circling
 Arm Shoulder Circling
 Pendular – swinging/swaying arms forward, backward or sideward
 Percussive – striking and hitting; pushing and pulling
 Vibratory – shaking and beating
 Sustained – a slow smooth flowing movement with a balance of movement
throughout the entire series
 Suspended – a sharp movement followed by a series of slow or prolonged
movements until a peak is reached