PE LESSON 1 Flashcards
IT IS THE OLDEST FORM OF ARTS REFLECTING MAN’S AGE –OLD NEED TO COMMUNICATE JOY, GRIEF BY USING THE MOST IMMEDIATE INSTRUMENT AT HIS DISPOSAL – HIS BODY.
DANCES
ALMOST IMPORTANT OCCASIONS IN THE LIFE OF THE PRIMITIVE MAN WERE CELEBRATED BY DANCING: BIRTH, DEATH, MARRIAGE, WAR, AND PRAYERS FOR THE RAIN, SUN, PROTECTION, FERTILITY AND FORGIVENESS WERE ALL EXPRESSED THROUGH _
DANCES
_ ARE CREATED FROM MAN’S BASIC MOVEMENTS: WALK, RUN, JUMP, HOP, SKIP, SLIDE, LEAP, TURN, AND SWAY.
DANCE STEPS
SOME IMPORTANT FEATURES OF DANCE
Rhythm
Design
Dynamics
Technique
Gestures
relatively fast or slow repetition and variation of movements.
RHYTHM
arrangement of movements according to a pattern.
DESIGN
variations in the force and intensity of movement.
DYNAMICS
the degree of body control and mastery of basic steps and positions.
TECHNIQUES
important in many dances, especially hand movements.
GESTURES
The traditional recreational dance of indigenous society showing the cultural characteristics of a specific people at a given time and place.
FOLK DANCE
Traditional, social expression through movements with rhythmic accompaniment which are characteristics of the community life of the people of different nationalities.
FOLK DANCE
The vivid intimate bond of customs, ideals, and traditions of the past through which a multitude of national characteristics in music, steps, and costumes are preserved.
FOLK DANCE
A dance developed spontaneously and naturally by a specific folk, usually handed down from generation to generation and following a fixed based patterns.
FOLK DANCE
_ of the Philippines are classified into two major categories:
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Ethnic Dances
•The dances of the Non-Christian Filipinos
•The dances of the Christian and Lowland Filipinos or Western influenced
Considered dance as a religious activity
THE PHILIPPINE DANCE
