P.E Reviewer Flashcards
This is a performing art form consisting of purposefully selected sequences of human movement. This movement has aesthetic and symbolic value, and is acknowledged as dance by performers and observers within a particular culture.
Dance
Why do people dance?
To please the gods, to please others, to please themselves or self-expression, to build community within an ethnic group or social interaction.
What are the different eras of dance? In order.
Primitive Era and Ancient Rome.
Describe the Primitive Era of dance.
Major form of ritual and social expressions. It was said that the first use of dance was as a gesture in order to communicate. Dances have not yet been fully recorded.
“Man danced originally to supplicate the Gods on all important occasions of life.” (Klaus and Gaufman, 1981)
Describe dance during Ancient Rome.
Gave less importance to dancing. Dance eventually became an integral part of the corruption in later days of the Roman Empire, resulting in the condemnation of dance by the early Christians.
What are the four areas that dance is beneficial for?
Physical, Mental/Emotional, Social and Cultural.
What are the physical benefits of dance?
Helps recover coordination and neuromuscular skills after injury.
Lowers Body Mass Index.
What are the mental/emotional benefits of dance?
Helps keep the brain sharp. Decreases the chance of having dementia and alzheimer’s disease.
What are the social benefits of dance?
Dance provides a unique opportunity for meaningful group involvement as it encourages intense, positive and social interaction and interpersonal relationships in a working group. (Kraus and Gaufman 1981)
What are the cultural benefits of dance?
Dance promotes a place or a country’s rich culture through showcasing the different cultural dances.
What are the five elements of dance?
Body, Action, Space, Time, Energy (B.A.S.T.E)
What is body?
The human body is what others see when they look at dance. Sometimes the body is still; other times, it may be in motion. A dancer can use the whole body, or emphasize individual body parts, when moving.
What is action?
Action is any human movement involved in the act of dancing. What do dancers do? They move-this is the action they perform. Movement can be divided into two general categories: Locomotor and Non-Locomotor Movements.
What is space?
Dance moves through space in an endless variety of ways. It is divided in two different categories: Level and Direction.
What is level?
Is the movement on the floor or reaching upward? Are they performed high, medium or low?
What is direction?
Does the movement go forward, backward, sideways, right, left, or on a diagonal?
What is time?
Timing is key to any dance. We follow the rhythm or beat to match our actions with the sound of the music. When working with others we sometimes mimic another using time.
What is energy?
Energy helps us to identify how the dancers move. What effort are they using? Perhaps their movements are sharp and strong, or maybe they are light and free.
What are the two types of Philippine Folk Dance?
Folk Dances and Ethnic Dances.
What is Folk Dance?
Are traditional dances found in a certain country, national dances are also traditional folk dances that are national in scope.
What is Ethnic Dance?
These are also called Ethological Dances. These are performed in primitive tribes and have retained their close kinship with religious ritual and community custom.
National Artist for Dance, and Mother of Philippine Folk Dance. Who is she?
Francisca Reyes Aquino
Who is Francisca Reyes Aquino?
National Artist for Dance, and Mother of Philippine Folk Dance.
What are the three major regional classifications?
Dances of the Mountain Tribal People, Lowland Christian Dances, Muslim Dances
