Social and Latin Dances

• Folk Dance, Social Dance, and Traditional Dance are forms of physical education.
• Every culture worldwide values dances.

Social Dances

• Dance mixers allow performers to periodically change partners while dancing.
• Changing partners enables dancers to get to know the other members of the performing group.

Latin American Dances

• These include salsa, mambo, meringue, swing, cha-cha-cha, rumba, samba, jive, boogie, and paso doble.
• A Cha-cha-cha, originated from Cuba
• A Rumba, originated from Cuba
• A Samba, originated from Brazil
• A Paso Doble, originated from Spain
• A Jive/Boogie, originated from the USA
• A Swing, originated from the USA
• A Merengue, originated in the Dominican Republic
• A Salsa, originated from Cuba
• A Mambo, originated from Cuba

Modern Standard Dances

• These include slow waltz, tango, Viennese waltz, foxtrot, and quickstep.
• A Slow Waltz, originated from Austria
• A Tango, originated from Argentina
• A Viennese Waltz, originated from Vienna
• A Foxtrot originated from the USA
• A Quickstep originated from the USA

Learning Objectives

• Students cultivate knowledge and skills in folk and ethnic dances by the end of the lesson
• Students apply rhythmic dance ability with poise, using a well-coordinated body moving as one.
• Students execute the skills involved in the dance.

Dance forms

• Courtship Dance is a dance for courting to show interest in having someone for marriage.
• Occupational Dance portrays work and labor.
• Festival Dances are suitable for special occasions and festivities.
• Ceremonial or Religious Dances are performed for religious ceremonies.
• Ballroom Dance is a partner dance enjoyed socially and competitively for entertainment.

Social Dance

• A social dance is a recreational dance usually performed with a partner and in groups or as a community for fun and enjoyment.
• Filipinos have used rhythmic movements to express emotions, beliefs, and faith since ancient times.
• Most dance movements imitate the environment.
• Rhythmic movements develop into dance, becoming part of people's traditions.
• Dance should always be considered, as well as etiquette

Dancesport

• Dancesport is a high-level American style and international style of ballroom dancing.
• It is performed competitively rather than for exhibition or social dancing.
• Categories include International Latin-American, International Ballroom, American Rhythm, and American Smooth.
• Dance etiquette is a set of guidelines that help learners navigate the social dimensions of dancing
• It is essential to maximize social dancing and have an enjoyable dance experience.

Dance Etiquette Aspects

• Dance Floor Demeanor/ Behavior
• No-Fault Dancing
• What to Wear
• On the Floor
• Personal Grooming
• Asking for a Dance

What to Wear

• More formal the dance, the more formal the outfit.
• For a formal dance, men wear a tailcoat, tuxedo coat, regular coat, bow tie, or regular necktie with black trousers.
• Women wear a ball gown, evening gown, dinner gown, or cocktail gown.
• For semi-formal dances, men wear a dress shirt and tie, vest, or sweater.
• Women would wear dinner dresses or flowing pants.
• For dressy casual dances, men wear solid color T-shirts, turtlenecks, polo shirts, or cotton slacks.
• For women, anything that displays a conservative, toned-down appearance.
• For Latin dances, men should wear a button-up shirt, solid T-shirt, Turtleneck, dress slacks, or bright colorful outfits
• For women, sexy outfits and long slit skirts, low necklines, and exposed midriffs are popular

Don'ts in terms of outfits

• Avoid sneakers or shoes with rubber or spongy soles to prevent knee and ankle injuries; always wear dance shoes.
• Do not wear sleeveless shirts or strapped dresses, so the partner does not touch damp skin.
• Avoid shaggy, baggy, low armpit upper shirts to prevent the partner's hand from being caught in the baggy sleeves.
• Avoid accessories like big rings, watches, brooches, loose/long necklaces, and big belt buckles.
• Long hair should be put up or tied in a ponytail which may get caught in the partner's hands or face.

No-Fault Dancing

• Never blame a partner for missed execution of figures.
• Dance to the level of your partner.
• Say "sorry" if something went wrong.

Demeanor

• Be personable, smile, and make eye contact with partner
• Project a positive image on the dance floor even if it's not your personal style.
• Be honest if you do not know the dance and refuse promptly if asked to dance.
• Do not teach on the dance floor, which may insult your partner.
• Do not cut other dancers off.

Questions

• What are the components of Social Dances, Ballroom Dances, Dance Mixers, and Dance Sport
• What are the essential components of dancing?
• How important is the formation in dancing?

Art Dance: Ballet and Modern

• Ballet is an art form created by movements of the human body.
• Ballet is theatrical, performed on stage to an audience with costumes, scenic design, and lighting.
• Ballet can tell a story or express a thought, concept, or emotion.
• Ballet originated in the Italian Renaissance courts of the 15th century.

Types of Ballet

• Story Ballets
• Plotless Ballets

Styles of Ballet

• Classical ballet
• Neo-classical
• Contemporary ballet

Modern Dance.

• Modern dance is a broad genre of Western concert or theatrical dance, including ballet, folk, ethnic, religious, and social dancing.
• This highly expressive dance style challenges classic ballet's structured dance technique.
• Modern dance arose in Europe and the United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
• The movement style centers on the dancer's interpretations instead of standardized movements of classical ballet.
• Modern dance may have started as a rejection of classical ballet techniques and is now a recognizable art form.

Modern Dance Traits

• Freeform and improvisational style.
• Emotional Expression
• Rejects convention

Cheer Dance

• It is coined from the words "cheer" and "dance".
• Cheer involves shouting out words to motivate the team during the game.
• Dance expresses emotions or gestures and performs bodily movements in time with rhythm.

Cheer Leading

• Cheerleading is an activity in which the participants are called cheerleaders.

Cheerleading Roles

• Bases: The athletes stabilizing the flyer or top girl.
• Flyers: Lifed into the air during a stunt or on top of a pyramid.
• Spotters: Trained members to reduce hazards during stunts and tumbling

Johnny Campbell

• Johnny Campbell, is the first cheerleader to direct a crowd. The cheer he used was "Rah, Rah, Rah! Ski-u-mah, Hoo-Rah! Hoo-Rah!"

Basic Cheerleading Motions

• High V
• Low V
• Touchdown
• Daggers
• Candlesticks
• T
• Half T
• Punch
• Diagonal
• Bow & Arrow
• Clasp
• Set/Slap (flat hands)
• Squeeze
• Hips
• Barbie Hips (flat hands)

Hip-Hop and Street Dance

• This style evolved from hip-hop culture and music.
• Started as a freestyle dance performed in the streets mostly to hip-hop music.
• The origins are in the Bronx, New York City, during the late 1960s and early 1970s, mostly among African Americans and some influenced by Latin Americans.
• Kool DJ Herc is credited with originating hip-hop music in the Bronx, New York City
• Hip Hop represents the freedom to learn, grow, and evolve. requires active involvement through:
  • Deejaying
  • Rapping
  • Graffiti (writing / art)
  • Break dancing
  • Gaining knowledge

Street and Hip-Hop Dance Styles

• Breakdancing
• Popping
• Locking
• Krumping
• Freestyle
• Liquid Dance
• Tutting
• Shuffling

Breakdancing

• Called B-boying/Breaking, it is a style of street dance and the first hip-hop dance style.
• A practitioner is called a b-boy, b-girl, or breaker.
• Four movements:
  • Toprock: footwork-oriented steps performed while standing up.
  • Downrock: footwork performed with both hands and feet on the floor.
  • Freezes: stylish poses done on your hands.
  • Power moves: comprise full-body spins and rotations.

Popping

• Poplarized by Samuel Boogaloo Sam Solomon and his crew, the Electric Boogaloos
• Based on quickly contracting and relaxing muscles to cause a jerk in a dancer's body, it is similar to an explosion.

Locking

• Created by Don Campbellock Campbell in 1969 in Los Angeles, California.
• Popularized by the crew, The Lockers
• Locking can be identified by its distinctive stops, dancers hold their positions longer

Krumping

• A dance form that originated in the African-American community of South Central Los Angeles, California.
• Relatively new form of the Urban Black dance movement
• Free, expressive, and energetic, and releases anger, and United States gang riots decreased.

Freestyle

• Improvised movements, based on their skills and techniques, create a flow of dance with Choreography can be physical, high energy, expressive and can be performed solo or with partners
• Movemements include Spins, kicks, leaps, runs, and slick arm and head actions.

Liquid Dance

• A dance form that uses smooth gestures and body motions to create the illusion of a movable body. The arms and hands are mostly in emphasis.

Tutting

• A creative way of making geometric shapes, using right angles with the body.

Shuffling

• The Melbourne Shuffle is a rave and club dance that originated in the late 1980s in Melbourne, Australia
• Fast heel-and-toe action.
• People who dance the shuffle are rockers.

Questions

• Can we use street dance and hip-hop dance as our recreation activity? Why and how?
• What are the advantages of engaging in hip-hop or street dance to improve fitness?

Festival Dances

• Cultural dances are performed to percussion instruments by a community sharing the same culture.
• Done in honor of a patron saint or in thanksgiving for a bountiful harvest.
• Festival Dances may be religious or secular.
• Festival dances portray culture through the people's way of life with movements, costumes, and origin implements.
• Filipinos do festivals primarily to celebrate unity amidst diversity and a bountiful harvest.

Benefits of Festivals

• Upliftment of a community's economy
• Attract foreign and domestic tourists
• Improve Filipinos' quality of life

Religious Festivals

• Sinulog Festival of Cebu City in January to honor Sto. Nino;
• Dinagyang Festival of Iloilo City in January to honor Sto. Nino; and
• Ati-atihan of Kalibo, Aklan in January to honor Sto. Nino.
• Penafrancia Festival of Bicol in September to honor Virgin Mary
• Angono, Rizal in November to honor Saint Clement
• Vigan City, Ilocos Sur in January to honor Saint Paul
• July Festival of Dapitan City to honor James the Great
• March Festival of Passi City, Iloilo to honor Sto Nino
• May Festival of Santiago City to honor Senor San Tiago
• July Festival of Tacloban City to honor Sto. Nino

Secular Festivals

• Bangus Festival of Dagupan, Pangasinan from April to May celebrating the Milkfish Industry;
• Bambanti of Isabela in January celebrating the scarecrow;
• Mammangui of Iligan in May celebrating the corn industry;
• Mango of Iba, Zambales in April celebrating the Mango Industry;
• Panagbenga of Baguio in February celebrating the Flower Industry;
• Ibon Ebon of Pampanga in February celebrating eggs;
• October Masskara of Bacolod City to mask (Sugar Industry)
• July T'nalak of South Cotabato to The Tinalak Cloth Weaving
• Ammungan of Nueva Vizcaya in May to the Tribal Industries
• And Binatbatan of Vigan, Ilocos Sur in May celebrating the Weaving Industry.

Famous Religious Festivals

• Sinulog Festival occurs in Cebu City around January.
• Dinagyang Festival occurs in Iloilo City around January
• Ati-Atihan Festival occurs in Kalibo, Aklan around January

Famous Secular Festivals

• The non-religious Bangus Festival is in Dagupan Pangasinan, from April to May.
• The non-religious Pinagbenga Festival is in Baguio City from April to May
• The non-religious Binatbatan Festival is in Vigan, Ilocos Sur in May

Guide Questions

• What are festival dances? What are the two types of festival dances? Why do you think festivals are important to our lives as Filipino citizens?