Prepared by: jOaNnE P.

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DANCE

DANCE involves a successive group of bodily motions and steps rhythmically performed and timed to music.

It is said to be the oldest of the arts. Dancing is both an art and a form of recreation. As an art, a dance may tell a story, set a mood or express an emotion.

In

Why People Dance?

many societies, dancing has been used in worship Dancing has also played a role in courtship. Children dance because of the joy they fee. Some primitive people believe that dancing brings them magic powers.

They

Why People Dance?

danced to bring victory or to restore health to life. Much of our social dancing is for the sake of companionship. Most people dance to have fun or to entertain other. For those who treat dance as an art, dance reaches its most beautiful form.

Kinds of Dancing
1. Ethnologic Dance dance which is native to a specific race or ethnic group.

It includes folk dancing because folk dances

are often derived from ethnic dances. These dances are associated with national and cultural groups. Religious rituals (ethnic dances) are designed as hymns of praise to a god or to bring on good fortune in peace or war.

Kinds of Dancing
FOLK DANCING a form of traditional social dancing that has become part of the customs and traditions of people.

By

means of folk dance, we can learn a great deal about the culture of the people - their beliefs, interests, desires, and habits.

Folk Dancing of today has undergone much refinement, from a mere lusty an uninhibited dancing to a more refined orderly dancing.

A. Tinikling All attired in native apparel, the balintawak and barong tagalong, the onlookers cheer as a couple dance, skipping between bamboo poles, imitating the lively movements of the tikling birds.
B. Alcamfor a dance that suggests the exotic aroma of scented kerchiefs with which the ladies tease the gentlemen. The dignified movement is reminiscent of the FRENCH MINUET.

Examples of Folk Dances

C. Banga literally means claypot, used as water for food containers. These claypots are balanced on the head of the Igorot women as they wind up and down the mountain trail. D. Bilaan a dance that depicts the lively, simple movements of birds in flight as as they preen themselves, beautifully portrayed tribal maidens. Costumes worn are typical of the ethnic tribe Bilaan from Cotabato.

Examples of Folk Dances

E. Itik-Itik A Philippine native dance interpreting the playfulness of ducklings wading in the river.
F. Jota Cavitea a dance that shows string Spanish influence. Costume is elaborately embroidered Maria Clara and barong tagalog. Castanets, fashioned from bamboo, provide clacking sounds adding to the lilting music.

Examples of Folk Dances

G. Pandanggo sa Sambalilo a flirtatious dance from Bulacan. It shows a barrio swain and his lady love play and dance with a native hat. He tries to show off by picking the hat from the ground without using his hands.
H. Sayaw Ed Tapew Na bangko a couple showing off their skills while dancing on top of a long and narrow bench.

Examples of Folk Dances

I. Singkil a famous dance from Mindanao. The princess, the prince and their retinue, in a pose of the Singkil. This is an intricate dance where the dancers feet dart precariously in and out of a complicated pattern of clacking bamboo poles.
J. The Ifugao Dance depicts a mountain tribe of the Philippines dancing to the sound of the gangsa (brass gong)

Examples of Folk Dances

2. Social or Ballroom Dance

Kinds of Dancing

popular type of dancing generally performed by pairs.

They

include such forms as waltz, fox trot, swing and the old favorites as the cha-cha, boogie, tango, as well as the latest rock dances

Most

of them have specific steps and rhythm but many newer ones allow the dancers to compose their own movements as they dance.

They

may dance to the music of live bands in the ballrooms or to recorded music in night clubs called discotheques or discos.

 Ballroom

dancing is presently undergoing a period of revival which is not only enjoyed and appreciated by the elders but also the youngsters as well.
is now known as the famous dance sports where local, national and international participants join the competition.

It

3. Theatrical or Spectacular Dance

Kinds of Dancing

This type of dance is so called because it

is performed for the entertainment of spectators. Theatrical dancing includes the ballet, modern dance, musical comedy dances and tap dancing. Theatrical dances may take personal satisfaction in creating something beautiful.

A.Ballet

The formalized type of dance which has its

origin in the royal courts of the Middle Ages. It is often shown in the Cultural Center of the Philippines The term ballet refers to a series of solo ad concerted dances in which poses and steps are combined with light flowing figures, accompanied by music and scenic accessories expressive of a dramatic story, theme or atmosphere.

Ballet
The term ballet refers to a series of solo ad concerted dances in which poses and steps are combined with light flowing figures, accompanied by music and scenic accessories expressive of a dramatic story, theme or atmosphere.

 Thus

Ballet

the ballet includes staging, scenery, costumes, dancing and music, but no dialogue and no singing.
modern ballet is a dramatic whole, which consists of a complete dramatic action through the pantomime of the dancers.

The

B. Modern Dance

Kinds of Dancing

dance form characterized as natural and free. It does not stick to conventions, and has varied styles of movements, usually based on the current trend. Also has been called expressional

dance

 Modern dance developed

in the early 1900s. The leaders of the modern dance movement believed that the techniques of ballet were artificial and meaningless. They searched for fresher, more personal ways to express ideas through dancing. Unlike in the past, where the movements were natural and untrained, the modern dancer has almost as much technique as the ballet performer.

At each step of humanitys progress, someone always attempts to introduce new ideas and present new forms and types of dance.

Not every movement can be qualified as dance. A movement must have certain basic elements to be considered dance. 1. Theme one of the important elements of the dance.

Elements of the Dance

It

is the content or the main ingredient of the dance. It tells us what a dance is trying to tell or convey.

2. Design refers to the planned organization or pattern of movement in time and space. 3. Movement the action of dancers as they use their bodies to create organized patterns.

Elements of the Dance

Body movement can be divided into

steps, gestures of arms and hands and facial expression.

4.Technique

skill in executing movement.

A technically proficient dance has

complete control over the muscles of his/her body.

5. Music plays an important role in the dance to which it is closely related.

It

is something melodic and harmonious usually used as accompaniment.

6. Costume and Properties the visual elements of costumes and properties also contribute to dance.
7. Choreography Today dances, are performed in organized manner, following steps and movement.

This is in connection with the steps

and movement on how a dance must be performed, choreographed or instructed by dancers.

8. Scenery the setting or background establishing the place of action of any dance is important to make the dance more realistic and beautiful.

Now, you have seen how the INTRODUCTION TO THE HUMANITIES introduce us to the different areas of the arts, enabling them to perceive the importance of human being, his/her feelings and how he/she expresses those feelings.

This concludes our Lecture in Humanities this semester.

Thank you for being wonderful students Aileen & Avhie