P.E. Dance Review PDF

REVIEWER IN P.E. 3  Percussive - movements are explosive or sharp in contrast with sustained Dance – an activity which can take many movements. They are ac...

REVIEWER IN P.E. 3  Percussive - movements are explosive or sharp in contrast with sustained Dance – an activity which can take many movements. They are accented with thrust different forms and fill many different needs. of energy. They have a clear beginning and Can be recreation, entertainment, education, ending. therapy, and religion.  Vibratory - movements consist of trembling Considered as backbone of dance - ballet or shaking—faster version of percussive movements that produces a jittery effect. Reasons of people for dancing  Swinging - movements trace a curved line 1. To please the Gods or an arc in space. The movements are 2. To please others relaxed and giving in to gravity on the 3. To please themselves downward part of the motion, followed by 4. To build community with in an ethnic an upward application of energy. group  Suspended - Movements are perched in space or hanging on air. Holding a raised leg ANCIENT GREEKS - Plato, Aristotle, and Socrates, in any direction is an example of a strongly supported this art as an integration of suspended movement. the body and soul. Plato immensely gave  Collapsing - movements are released in importance to dance in education in his tension and gradually or abruptly giving in explanation of the laws. He Highlighted the two to gravity, letting the body descend to the kinds of dance and music: the noble and floor. A slow collapse can be described as a ignoble. melting or oozing action in a downward ANCIENT ROME - They stopped valuing such direction qualities in art as the nation grew wealthy and powerful. Dance became brutally and Symmetrical Bodily Shape sensationalized as their entertainers enslaved people and captives from many nationalities. BENEFITS OF DANCING IN 4 ASPECTS  Physical  Emotional and Mental  Social  Cultural ELEMENTS OF DANCE Spatial Elements  Direction, size, level, and focus Asymmetrical Bodily Shape Six Qualities of Dance Energies  Sustained - movements are done smoothly, continuously, and with flow and control. It does not have a clear beginning and ending. Symmetrical Group Shape 2nd Position 3rd Position Asymmetrical Group Shape 4th Position 5th Position FOLK DANCE  Emphasizes movements and phrases that are important to the dance.  Related in origin to religious belief, festivals, and countless themes common to all people.  Traditional mode of expression that *GOOD LUCK* employs bodily movements of redundant patterns linked to definitive features of rhythmic beats of music. FUNDAMENTAL POSITIONS OF ARMS AND FEET IN FOLK DANCE 1st Position