Pathfit.Lesson3 (1).docx - Dance Steps (PDF)

**Lesson 3** COMMON DANCE TERMS AND DANCE STEPS **COMMON DANCE TERMS** **Brush** -- weight on one foot, hit the floor with the ball of the foot heel of the other foot, and lift that foot from the floor to any direction. **Cabeceras** -- the couples occupying the width of the hall when dancers ar...

**Lesson 3** COMMON DANCE TERMS AND DANCE STEPS **COMMON DANCE TERMS** **Brush** -- weight on one foot, hit the floor with the ball of the foot heel of the other foot, and lift that foot from the floor to any direction. **Cabeceras** -- the couples occupying the width of the hall when dancers are in square formation (head couple). **Clockwise** -- like the motion of the hands of the clock. Right shoulder is toward the center of an imaginary circle. **Counterclockwise** -- the reverse direction of clockwise. Left shoulder toward the center. **Costados** -- the couple occupy the length of the hall when dancers are in square formation (side pair) **Crossed arms** -- partners facing each other standing side by side join their left hands together and the right hands together; either right over left or left over right. **Cut** -- to displace quickly one foot with the other. **Do-si-do** -- partners advance forward, pass each other's right (or left) side, step across to the right (or to the left) move backwards Without turning around, pass each other left (or right) side to proper places. **Free foot** -- the foot not bearing the weight of the body. **Free hand** -- the hand not placed, or not doing anything. **Hands on waist** -- place hands at the waistline, knuckles in, fingers pointing rear. **Hop** -- a spring on one-foot landing on the other foot in place or in any direction. **Inside foot** -- the foot nearer the partner when partners stand side by side. **Jaleo** -- partners turn around clockwise with right elbows almost touching, or counterclockwise using walking or any kind of dances **Jump** -- a spring on one or both feet landing on both feet in any direction. **Kumintang** -- moving the hand from the wrist either in a clockwise or counterclockwise direction. **Leap** -- spring from one foot landing on the other foot in any direction. **Outside foot** -- the foot is away from one's partner when partnern stand side by side. **Outside hand** -- the hand is away from one's partner when partner stand side by side. **Place** -- to put foot in a certain position without putting weight on it; the sole of the foot rest on the floor. **Pivot** -- to turn with the ball, heel, or whole foot, on a fixed place of point. **Point** -- touch the floor lightly with the toes of one foot, weight of the body on the other foot. **Salok** -- swinging the arm downward-upward passing in front of the body as if scooping; the trunk is bent forward following the movement of the arm doing the salok. **Saludo** -- partners with feet together bow to each other, to the audience opposite dancers or the neighbors. **Sarok** -- cross the right foot in front of the left, bend the body slightly forward and cross hands down in front with the right hand over the left. **Set** -- a dance formation like a square formation or unit formation composed of two or more pairs. **Slide** -- to glide foot smoothly along the floor. **Stamp** -- to bring the foot forcibly and noisily on the floor. **Step** -- to advance or recede by moving one foot to another resting place with a complete transfer of weight from one foot to the other **Supporting foot** -- the foot that bears the weight of the body. **Tap** -- to tap slightly with the ball of the foot or toe of the free foot reping weight of the body on the other foot. There is no transfer f weight. **Whirl** -- to make fast turns by executing small steps in place, right of to left **BASIC DANCE STEPS IN 2/4 TIME SIGNATURE** +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | **Dance Steps** | **Step Pattern** | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | A. | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Touch Step | Point, close | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Bleking step | Heel, place, close | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Close step | Step, close | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Hop step | Step, hop | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Slide step | Slide, close | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Cross step | Step, cross or Cross, step | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | B. | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Change step | Step, close, step | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Cross and change step | Cross-step, close, step | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Contraganza | Leap, cross-step, step | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | C. | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Habanera step | Step, close, step | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | D. | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Plain polka | Raise-step, close, step | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Hop Polka | Hop-step, close, step | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | E. | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Heel and tow change | Heel-place, toe-point, | | | raise-step, close, step | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | F. | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Mincing step | With heels raise, take as many | | | steps as desired | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Shuffling step | With both feet flat on the floor, | | | take tiny slide steps | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Chasing steps | With one foot leading, take | | | successive close steps to any | | | direction | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ **BASIC DANCE STEPS IN 3/4 TIME SIGNATURE** +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | **Dance Steps** | **Step Pattern** | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | A. | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Waltz Step | Step, close, step | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Cross Waltz | Cross-step, close, step | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Waltz balance | Step, close raise both heels, | | | heels down | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Mazurka step | Slide, cut, hop | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Redoba | Slide, cut, cut | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | B. | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Sway balance with a point | Step, cross-step, step point | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Sway balance with a raise | Step, cross-step, step raise | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Sway balance with a brush | Step, cross-step, step brush | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Sway balance with a hop | Step, cross-step, step hop | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Sway balance with a close | Step, cross-step, step close | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Sway balance with a waltz | Step, cross-step, step close step | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | C. | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Step-swing hop | Step-swing, hop | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Step-brush-swing-hop | Step, brush-swing, hop | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ **BASIC DANCE STEPS IN 4/4 TIME SIGNATURE** +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | **Dance Step** | **Step Pattern** | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | A. | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Schottische | Step, close, step, hop (raise | | | foot in front) | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Facotis | Step, close, step, hop (raise | | | foot in rear) | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | B. | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Chotis | Brush, raise, brush, raise, step, | | | step, step, close or pause | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ **YEBA DANCE** *Yeba* is a dance exercise which is a combination of the basic dance steps in folk, tribal, pop, hip-hop, and social dances put into a dance routine. This was a study conducted to examine the association between Yeba dance exercise and fitness status among overweight students of Naawan, Misamis Oriental.