PE and Health

Question 1

often considered to have emerged as a rejection of, or rebellion against, classical ballet, although historians have suggested that socioeconomic changes in both the United States and Europe helped to initiate shifts in the dance world.

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Modern Dance

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Mother of Modern Dance, she is most famous for her death in 1927 at the age of 50, when her scarf got caught in automobiles wheel and strangled her.
said ballet was “ugly and against nature.” She wanted her “modern” dance style to be free and natural.

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Isadora Duncan

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American modern dance pioneer, introducing eastern ideas into the art

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Ruth St. Denis

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Developed a form of natural movement and improvisation techniques that were used in conjunction with her revolutionary lighting equipment and translucent silk costumes.

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Loie Fuller

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one of the first notable male pioneers of American modern dance.

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Ted Shawn

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“Mother of Contemporary Dance” She codified a vocabulary of Modern dance that still prevails and is the closest thing to a “mainstream” Modern dance

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Martha Graham

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“Queen Mother of Black Dance” An African-Americandancer, choreographer, author, educator, anthropologist, and social activist.

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Katherine Mary Dunham

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Incorporates a wide variety of dance styles and techniques – the most important element is it typically depicts a story or emotion.

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Interpretative Dance

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is a hybrid of ballet and modern dance.

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Contemporary Dance

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An abstract dance does not tell a story, nor is related to symbolic contents or any kind of associations with feelings, ideas or other elements than movement itself. A dance can be considered as abstract if it is seen through the frame of pure movement and/or its components.

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Abstraction

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It is the placement of bones in such a way that increases physiological effectiveness and health.

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Alignment

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A position in which the whole or upper body is extended, creating the form of an arch.

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Arch

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It is the basic unit used to measure time in both the choreographic and musical language.

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Beat

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It refers to the forward curving of the spine, starting from the pelvic zone.

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Contraction

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comes from the language of aerobics and it is used by some dancers to name a movement in which you transfer the weight forward, and put half of it (or more) on the leg that advances and bends; the leg behind may stay extended or may bend, too.

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Lunge

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It consists of a bodily activity for two, in which one person moves and the other follows as if he/she was a mirror.

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Mirroring

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It refers to a full turn on one leg, having the other leg bent, till the point where the foot reaches the knee (in a parallel position or with the classical turnout).

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Pirouette

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is part of a greater culture that began in the streets rather than having been developed by dance masters of famed academies and institutions, which is how many classical forms of dance originated.

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Hip-hop Dance

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The three unique aspects of Hip-hop dance are

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1. Freestyle Routines
2. The Involvement of Battles
3. Use of Ciphers

Question 20

When Hip-hop dancers participate in ______ they do not adhere to any choreographic sequence of steps, but rather improvise their own moves on the spot.

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Freestyle Routines

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Hip-hop dance _____ may be between individual dancers or crews. They originate from informal dance contests that took place in the streets and popular night time establishments.

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Battles

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In using _____, hip-hop dancers form a circle. One dancer enters to perform a sequence of choreographed or freestyles moves while the remaining dancers in the circle yell out jeers or encouragements for the person performing

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Ciphers

Question 23

The word street dance arrived in the Philippines from the ____ during the _____ but only gained unparalleled popularity during the ______.

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United States
1980’s
1990’s

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The word street dance is a _______ of hip-hop dance that was specifically used by Filipino dancers.

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Filipinized Version

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It started “as a form of fighting, a mixture of physically demanding movements which exploited the daredevil prowess of their performers, and stylized punching and kicking movements directed at an opponent”.

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Break dancing (B-boying)

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It’s free, expressive, and highly energetic

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Krump

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Dance style that mimics the angular poses common to ancient Egyptian art.

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Tutting

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Form of percussive dance in which the participants entire body is used as an instrument to produce complex rhythms and sounds through a mixture of footsteps, spoken word, and hand claps.

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Stomping

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Was created by the gay community. The style is inspired by photos of models in poses in various positions such as posturing hands, feet and body movements in linear.

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Vogue

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A fluid style that uses every part of the body and involves using angles and smooth movements to make everything flow together.

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Isolation

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is an event that consists of cheers and organized routines for sports team motivation, audience entertainment, or competition.

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Cheerleading

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Feet together, hands down
by the side in blades

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Beginning Stance

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Feet more than shoulder
width apart, hands down
by the side in blades

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Cheer Stance

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Hands clasped, at the
chin, elbows in

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Clasp

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Hands in blades, at the
chin, elbows in

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Clap

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Arms extended up
forming a “V”, relax
the shoulders

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High V

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Arms extended down
forming a “V”

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Low V

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Arms extended straight
and parallel to each other,
fist facing in

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Touchdown

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Arms extended straight
down and parallel to each
other, fist facing in

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Low Touchdown

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One arm extended to side
with other arm bent at
elbow in a half “T”
motion

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Bow and Arrow

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Arms are straight, above
the head in a clasp and
slightly in front of the
face

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Overhead Clasp

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Arms bent at elbow, fists
in front of shoulders

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Tabletop

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One arm extended
straight up, one arm
on hip, in a fist

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Punch

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One arm extended to
the side with other arm
extended in a punch
motion

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L Motion

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One arm extended in a
high “V” and the other
arm extended in a low
“V”

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Diagonal

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Both arms extended straight
out to the side and parallel
to the ground, relax the
shoulders

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T Motion

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Both arms parallel to the
ground and bent at the
elbows, fists into shoulders

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Half T

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Lead leg bent with the knee
over the ankle, back leg
straight, feet perpendicular
to each other

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Side Lunge or Front Lunge

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Form of street dance created in the LGBT clubs of Los Angeles during the 1970s disco era.

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Waacking

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Artistic practice changed radically but clearly distinct modern dance techniques had not yet emerged

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Early Modern Period (1880-1923)

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develop distinctly American movement styles and vocabularies, and developed clearly defined and recognizable dance training systems

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Central Modern Period (1923-1946)

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introduced clear abstractionism and avant-garde movements, and paved the way for postmodern dance

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Late Modern Period (1946-1957)