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DANCE. DANCE. Dance is the most universal human activity Found in every culture Focuses on the human form in time and space Involves elements of sculpture, theatre and music. TRADITIONS OF DANCE. BALLET (Classical/formal dance) Has prescribed movements and actions MODERN DANCE - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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DANCE
DANCEDance is the most universal
human activityFound in every cultureFocuses on the human form in
time and spaceInvolves elements of sculpture,
theatre and music
TRADITIONS OF DANCE BALLET (Classical/formal dance)
Has prescribed movements and actions MODERN DANCE
Started in the twentieth century Explores natural and spontaneous movement
FOLK DANCE Dances performed to traditional music Has very traditional movements, costumes,
and rhythms Handed down through generations
DANCE ELEMENTS SPACE
The area of space occupied by the dancer’s body
Includes direction, size, pathways, levels, and shapes
TIME The relationship of one movement or part of a
movement to another Includes pulse, speed (or tempo), duration,
rhythm and phrases FORCE (energy)
The degree of muscular tension and use of energy while moving
DANCE TERMS DIRECTION
Which way a dancer faces or moves Forward, backwards, up & down, sideways
SIZE Magnitude of a body shape or movement
Large or small PATHWAYS
Patterns made as a dancer moves through the air or on the floor
Straight, vertical, horizontal, zigzag Can be made with locomotor or non-locomotor
movements
DANCE TERMS (Cont.) LEVELS
The vertical distance from the floor Three levels
High Middle Low or deep
SHAPES The form created by the bodies position in
space Open/closed Symmetrical/asymmetrical Angular/curved
DANCE TERMS (cont.) PULSE
The ongoing underlying beat SPEED (TEMPO)
How fast or slow the movement is DURATION
The length of time a movement lasts Long time, short time
DANCE TERMS (Cont.) RHYTHM
A movement or activity in which some action repeats regularly
DANCE PHRASES A series of movements with a beginning,
middle and end
DANCE TERMS (Cont.) LINE
The same as in sculpture The implied line of the dancers:
Arms Legs Feet Body
FORM The form (3 dimensional shape) that is formed
with the dancer’s body
DANCE TERMS (cont.) REPETITION
Repeated patterns as the dancers move through time
RHYTHM Sequences of long and short motions
Up and down Back and forth Curved and linear Large and small
CHOREOGRAPHER Person who plans the patterns used by dancers
LOCOMOTOR MOVEMENT Movements that travel from one location
to another Movements that travel through space Eight components:
Gallop – a sliding step where the body is propelled through space in an uneven rhythm, so the same foot is always leading
Hop – the body is propelled through space by springing from one foot and landing on the same foot
LOCOMOTOR MOVEMENT (8 components cont.)
Jump – body is propelled through space by springing from one foot and landing on two feet
Leap – the body is propelled through space by springing from one foot and landing on the other foot
Run – steps from one foot to another using the ball of the foot and at a relatively fast tempo
Skip – a step and a hop on the same foot, alternating feet
LOCOMOTOR MOVEMENT (8 components cont.)
Slide – a combination of a step close step, moving sideways with the same foot leading
Walk – heel to toe steps from one foot to the other
NON-LOCOMOTOR MOVEMENTS
MOVEMENTS IN WHICH A PERSON STAYS IN ONE PLACE 7 COMPONENTS
Bend – closing up at body jointsStretch – involves opening up the
jointsPush and pull- action similar to a
bend and stretch but has a resistance
NON-LOCOMOTOR MOVEMENTS (7 components cont.)
Rise and sink – a change of levels between high and low
Shake – a floppy wiggle or vibration
Swing and sway – a controlled even shifting of weight
Twist and turn- both involve rotation of the body
PURPOSES OF DANCE CEREMONIAL
Dances created or performed for rituals or celebrations
Dances of Native Americans and West Africans to celebrate life events such as harvest, ritual dances associated with worship
RECREATIONAL Dancing for entertainment
Ballroom dancing, line dancing To support recreational activities
Aerobic dance, dance as a hobby
PURPOSES OF DANCE (cont.) ARTISTIC EXPRESSION
Dance created with the intent to express or communicate emotion, feelings, ideas
Ballet Tap Modern dance Dance created and performed in a concert and/or
theatrical setting for an audience
STYLES AND CHARACTERISTICS
BALLET Standardized dance movements Specialized leaps and lifts French terminology to describe each
movement Pointe shoes for women Slippers for men Costumes
Tutu Tights
Roots in court dances
CHARACTERISTICS (cont.) MODERN
Freedom in movement English/French words to describe movement Usually barefoot but can use shoes based on
theme Costumes related to dance theme Improvisation used in the development of
choreography
CHARACTERISTICS (cont..) TAP
Emphasis on rhythm Tap shoes improvisation Costumes
Formal to street wear Roots in recreational dance
Irish step dance African steps Jig
CHARACTERISTICS (cont.) JAZZ
Stylized movement Accents in hands, head, hips and feet English/French terminology for movements Jazz shoes or boots Improvisation Costumes related to dance Root in social dances and early musical theatre