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Introduction in DANCE

1) Dance originated in ancient times as a form of religious ritual and celebration and was incorporated into events like the ancient Greek Olympics. 2) There are five universal elements of dance: body, action, space, time, and energy. Dancers use their entire body or parts of it to move through space in time to music using different amounts of energy. 3) Dance has purposes like ceremony, recreation, exercise, and artistic expression and provides health benefits such as better brain health, flexibility, stress reduction, weight loss, and improved cardiovascular health.

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Introduction in DANCE

1) Dance originated in ancient times as a form of religious ritual and celebration and was incorporated into events like the ancient Greek Olympics. 2) There are five universal elements of dance: body, action, space, time, and energy. Dancers use their entire body or parts of it to move through space in time to music using different amounts of energy. 3) Dance has purposes like ceremony, recreation, exercise, and artistic expression and provides health benefits such as better brain health, flexibility, stress reduction, weight loss, and improved cardiovascular health.

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DANCE

PATHFIT 3
Rhythmic Activities

 To reinforce and help improve basic skills of the students to


ensure quality learning outcomes in movement education.

 These activities are designed to promote the development of skill


and health-related components of fitness.

 This program also provides a venue for students to integrate


creativity to their performances, develop wholesome relationship
with others and cultivate positive traits and values.
Brief History
Rhythmic activities trace back to the
Olympics, with sports such as gymnastics that
combined movement with the use of rhythm or
so called nowadays, rhythmic gymnastics. This
created a form of physical expression with
strength and ability.
What is Dance?
DANCE
Dances can be performed Dancers can communicate
during celebrations, or for ideas, preserve cultural
praise, or for an audience – or identities, strengthen social
just a simple act of letting the bonds, or just have a lot of
rhythm move your body. fun.
INTRODUCTION

Modern Dance is an influential performance dance that originated as a


reaction against the classical ballet and its movement style. It is usually
performed in themed choreographic sequences, it projects a message. A
form of contemporary theatrical and concert dance employing a special
technique for developing the use of the entire body in movements
expressive of abstract ideas.

Dance, the movement of the body in a rhythmic way, usually to music and
within a given space, for the purpose of expressing an idea or emotion,
releasing energy, or simply taking delight in the movement itself.
BRIEF HISTORY AND NATURE OF
DANCE
Dance can be seen among all the people and civilizations of the world. Dances thrived at
different periods of history and mostly were a result of intercultural exchange and
contact
(Alejandro and Santos-Gana, 2002). The origins of dance are rooted in the prehistoric
past.
Various artistic, religious, and social forces started out the incorporation and
development of Dance.

ORIGINS OF ANTIQUITY- Early dances may have been religious in nature, and by
the time of ancient Greece, people were incorporating dance into celebrations of the
wine god Dionysus (and later the Roman god Bacchus) and into ritual dances during
the ancient Greek Olympic Games. In addition, individuals danced for pleasure,
seduction, and entertainment in the early days.
5 UNIVERSAL ELEMENTS OF DANCING
BODY ACTION
Dancers may use their entire bodies or Action refers to what the dancer does while
limit movement to certain body dancing, whether they stay rooted in one
parts spot or move across the floor and through
the air

SPACE
Dancers move through space in every possible
TIME
way, varying their level, direction, and Time is one of the key elements of dance, as
path as they move, no matter the form of it relates to the rhythm of the
dance. movements. Performers often
choreograph their dances to the meter of
the music
5 UNIVERSAL ELEMENTS OF DANCING

ENERGY

The final element of dance, energy, speaks to how the


dancers move through space and time. Dancers
can use their bodies and their dance technique to
make movements that are smooth or sudden,
that feel tight and restricted or light and relaxed
Health Benefits of Dancing

• Better Brain Health


• Improved Flexibility
• Minimized Stress
• Reduced Depression
• Weight Loss
• Increased Energy
• Improved Cardiovascular Health
• Better Coordination Strength & Balance
• Improved Social & Emotional Health
• Higher Self-Esteem & Confidence
PURPOSE OF DANCING

Ceremonial Recreational Dance as a Dance as a form


Dance Dance form of exercise of artistic
expression
“Dance”
“It is a man’s natural and primitive
means of expression”

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