Ballroom and Cheerdance Review PDF

Reviewer **Ballroom** Ballroom dancing is a couples' dance or a set of partner dances moving to the music using step-patterns and rhythms that match the character of a given song. It is an activity that one can enjoy at any age both socially and competitively around the world. It does not require...

Reviewer **Ballroom** Ballroom dancing is a couples' dance or a set of partner dances moving to the music using step-patterns and rhythms that match the character of a given song. It is an activity that one can enjoy at any age both socially and competitively around the world. It does not require any special skills or dance ability except for competition but once learned can be used for the entire life. It is also widely enjoyed on stage, film, and television. Ballroom dancing can be a lifestyle to help keep the body healthy and fit. **Two main types of ballroom dance** 1. Smooth / ballroom style of dance -- these are flowing dances that move around the entire dance floor in a counter-clockwise fashion. Examples are Foxtrt, Waltz, Tango, Viennese Waltz and Quickstep. 2. Latin/Rhythm style of dance -- these dances stay in one spot on the dance floor and energetic that reflect the syncopated rhythm of the music being danced to. Examples are swing, rumba/bolero, Cha Cha, salsa/mambo, merengue, disco/hustle, samba and paso doble. **Brief History** The word "Ballroom" is derived from the word "ball" (a large room) and "ballare" which means to dance. The ballroom dancing was social dancing term for the privileged people while folk dancing is more for the lower classes. Ballroom dancing was very popular among the gentry (or upper class) of England, in the late 18^th^ and 19^th^ centuries and didn't really catch on with the working class until the 19^th^ and early century. The popularity of competitive dancing began in the early 1920's. as a result, the imperial society of teachers of dancing (formerly known as the imperial society of dance teachers) formed a ballroom branch whose function was to standardize the ballroom dances. **Ballroom Styles** +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | **Standard (International)** | **Latin (International)** | +===================================+===================================+ | **- Waltz - Foxtrot** | **- Cha Cha - Rumba** | | | | | **- Tango - Quickstep** | **- Samba - Paso Doble** | | | | | **- Viennese Waltz** | **- Jive** | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ **Cheerdance** **Cheerdance is relatively new in sports and dance as it only emerged during the early 1990s as part of the cheerleading events.** **It focuses on dance techniques and basic elements of cheerleading, excluding stunts and advanced gymnastics skills.** **Cheerleading** **Cheerleading is an event that consists of cheers and organized routines for sports team motivation, audience entertainment, or competition.** **The performances contain many components of cheers, jumps, dance, gymnastics, and stunting.** **The purpose is to encourage the spectators of events to cheer for sports teams at games.** **The yellers, dancers, and athletes involved in cheerleading are called "cheerleaders". When they are grouped as one, they are called as a squad.** **Cheerleading history** **Cheerleading history is linked closely to the United States' account of sports, its sporting venues, and the historical development of overall crowd participation at many athletic events (History of Cheerleading, 2015)** **In the 1860s, students from Great Britain began cheering and chanting in unison for their favorite athletes at sporting events.** **This event eventually reached and influenced America (Timeline of Cheerleading, 2012).** **In the late 1880s, the first organized, recorded yell done in locomotive style was performed on an American campus and was first seen and heard during a college football game.** **However, organized all-male cheerleading only transpired when Thomas Peebles, one of the graduates of Princeton University, brought the yell and the football sport to the University of Minnesota, cheerleading officially began on November 2, 1898.** **Cheerleading, for the first 25 years, was an all-male activity. It was only during the 1920s that women cheerleaders participated in cheerleading when most of the men were sent to serve in the army** **what are the elements of a cheer dance routine?** **Dance techniques - Depending on the competition requirements, some squads prefer contemporary dance techniques, while others incorporate several methods, such as jazz, hip-hop, modern dance, contemporary dance ballet, and ethnic or folk dance.** **The World School Cheer Dance Championship, for example, requires a hip-hop dance style.** **The University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) cheer dance and National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) cheerleading competitions do not require a specific dance style in the routines.** **2. Elements of Cheers - Cheers are the coordination of organized words and movements relating to an athletic event.** **Cheer motions are also used to lead the crowd and emphasize words for crowd response (Carrier & Mckay, 2006).** 3. **Basic gymnastics skills - Cheer dance incorporates simple gymnastics skills, such as jumps and tumbling, to add to the thrill of the game and the effect of a routine.** **A. Jumps - Jumping requires stamina, strength, and flexibility, and they significantly improve every area in the cheer dance routine (Carrier & Mckay, 2006)** **Four essential elements in jump:** - **Approach - it is the first stage of a jump.** - **Lift - it occurs after a cheerleader leaves the ground.** - **Execution - it is hitting a jump at its peak or maximum height.** - **Landing - It involves whipping the legs and feet together to end with a slight rebound.** **B. Tumbling - It is very dynamic and an excellent way to shake a crowd up quickly.** **Examples:** - **Forward Roll** - **Backward Roll** - **Cartwheel** **Bowling Pin - The formation is set up like bowling pins in a bowling alley.** **2. Staggered Line - It is the simple line where the back line is positioned in the front line's windows (Space in between individuals).** **Festival Dance** A festival is an event usually marked as local or national holiday celebrated by a community and centering on some characteristic aspect of that community and its religion or tradition. Festivals are usually associated with harvest, thanksgiving, appreciation and religious commemoration. In the Philippines, the Spanish word "fiesta" is used to denote a communal religious feast to honor a patron saint. **Philippine Festival Dances** Fiestas are important to many Filipinos because of the miraculous power of their patron saints. It is one way of expressing gratitude to the saints for being responsible on all good fortune and favor received. Fiesta is popular as the traditional dances which are also celebrated as cultural awareness that will be passed down to next generation. Fiestas reflect Filipino religion and faith, which are the most essential part of society. The following are the popular festival dances observed in the Philippines: **Sinulog Festival, Cebu** **Ati-atihan Festival, Kalibo, Aklan** **Dinagyang Festival, Ilo-ilo City** **Panagbenga Festival, Baguio City** **Moriones Festival, Marinduque** **Pahiyas Festival, Lucban, Quezon** **Pintados Festival, Leyte** **Kadayawan, Davao City** **Masskara Festival, Bacolod City** **Sapatos Festival, Marikina City**