Health Optimizing Physical Education (HOPE) 3 Flashcards
What is Dance?
Dance is one of the most beautiful forms of art that has grown in leaps and bounds.
Dance is no longer just a hobby; it is also one of the most lucrative professions as well.
Besides, dance therapy is very much in vogue these days simply because the experience of dancing helps a person to heal from within.
Dance is a form of expression that helps a person bring forth who they are, and what they’re passionate about.
Classification of Dances
➤ Ballroom Dances (Recreational and Competitive)
Modern and Contemporary Dances
Traditional Dances/ Folk and Ethnic
Hip Hop/ Street Dance
Cheer Dance
➤ Festival Dances
is a formal social dancing for couples, where one person leads and the other follows the steps.
It is popular both as a recreational and a competitive activity
The word -ball|| is from the Latin word ballare, which means dance.
BALLROOM DANCES (Recreational and Competitive)
There are two main types of ballroom dance.
The Smooth/American style and Latin/Rhythm style of dance.
grew out of English or modern style ballroom dancing and is the style used in international dance competitions.
International Style
International style is divided into two groups,
the Standard and Latin group
➤ Latin ballroom are dances that almost stay in one place on the dance floor. They are energetic dances that reflect the accented rhythm of music being played. The five dances of latin are Cha Cha, Samba, Rumba, Paso Doble and Jive.
Latin Dances
are dances that almost stay in one place on the dance floor. They are energetic dances that reflect the accented rhythm of music being played.
➤ Latin ballroom
The five dances of latin are
Cha Cha, Samba, Rumba, Paso Doble and Jive.
Latin dances in the International Dancesport competitions consists of:
cha-cha-cha,
rumba,
samba,
paso doble, and also the
jive of United States origin.
Social Latin dances (Street Latin) include:
salsa,
mambo,
merengue,
rumba and the
Argentine tango
is a playful, flashy ballroom dance full of passion and energy.
The classic “Cuban motion” gives the Cha Cha its unique style
- Partners work together to synchronize each movement in perfect alignment.
International Latin Style (Cha Cha)
is considered the dance of celebration and joy at Carnival celebrations in Brazil.
- Lively and rhythmical, ballroom Samba is made up of many different South American dances mixed into one.
International Latin Style (Samba)
- is considered by many to be the most romantic and sensual of all Latin ballroom dances.
It is often referred to as the “Grandfather of the Latin dances.
International Latin Style (Rumba)
is modeled after the sound, drama, and movement of the Spanish bullfight.
- It is one of the liveliest ballroom dances, originating in southern France.
International Latin Style (Paso Doble)
is a lively form of Swing dance and a variation of the Jitterbug.
It’s a ballroom dance style that originated in the United States from African-Americans.
It is a lively form of Swing dance and a variation of the Jitterbug
International Latin Style (Jive)