PERFORMING ARTS (CHOREOGRAPHY )

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Humans have been dancing to express themselves and there are many types of dance we know today. Each form of dance has its own style, but all of them are united by their common goal of artistic expression and the celebration of the human body.

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abstraction

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is an art of dancing that is composed of series of dance steps and movements to create story. It is integrated with both dance and music.

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Choreography

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is one who creates choreographies by practicing the art of choreography, a process known as choreographing.

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choreographer

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is used in a variety of fields, including musical theater, cheerleading, cinematography, gymnastics, fashion shows, ice skating, marching band, show choir, theatre, synchronized swimming, artistry, video game production and animated art. applies to human movement and form.

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Choreography

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are social dances that portray the beliefs, interests, habits, customs and practices of the native. Examples are Singkil of Maranao and Pangalay of Tausug - Dances from Mindanao, Pandango sa Ilaw and Itik-itik.

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Folk Dance/Ethnic Dance

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is a very unique Philippines traditional dance of the Maranao people in Southern Philippines. It is said to be inspired by the age-old Hindu epic “Ramayana” and another mythological epic from South East Asia called “Darangen“

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Singkil

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is the sobriquet given to a South East Asian dance known as Pangalay. This “traditional” dance is said to have originated from Sulu islands located in the Philippines, and is said to have been created by the Tausug people. Apparently, this dance is said to be extremely similar to the classical Balinese and Thai dances. Furthermore, this dance also comprises of another version referred to as “Pakiring”. This dance style is supposedly based on pre-Islamic and Buddhist concepts related to male and female celestial agents.

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“Fingernail dance”

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is a very popular folk dance in the Philippines. It is said to have originated from Mindoro, the seventh-largest island in the Philippines. This dance of lights simulates fireflies at dusk and at night.

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Pandanggo sa Ilaw

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a Philippines folk dance form created by imitating the “movements of a duck” such as wading, flying, and short steps and splashing water on their backs like the ducks do.

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Itik-Itik iPandanggo sa Ilaws

Question 10

are dances of public entertainment usually performed in pairs in ballrooms, nightclubs, auditoriums or in public places. Examples are foxtrot, cha cha, boogie, tango, rhumba and waltz.

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Ballroom Dances

Question 11

is a smooth, progressivedancecharacterized by long, continuous flowing movements across the dance floor. It is danced tobig band(usually vocal) music. The dance is similar in its look towaltz, although therhythmis in a4/4time signatureinstead of3/4Developed in the 1910s, the foxtrot reached its height of popularity in the 1930s and remains practiced today.

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The foxtrot

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is a dance of Cuban origin. It is danced to the music of the same name introduced by the Cuban composer and violinist Enrique Jorrin in the early 1950s. This rhythm was developed from the danzón-mambo.

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The cha-cha-cha

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is a passionatedancebased on a Spanish bullfight. The leader represents the proud Spanish matador and the woman or follower is the Matador’s

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ThePaso Doble (Boogie Dance)

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is a partner dance and social dance that originated in the 1880s along the Río de la Plata, the natural border between Argentina and Uruguay.

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Tango

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ballroom dance of Afro-Cuban folk-dance origin that became internationally popular in the early 20th century. Best known for the dancers’ subtle side to side hip movements with the torso erect, the rumba is danced with abasic patternof two quick side steps and a slow forward step.

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Rumba or rhumba

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provides the origin of modern ballroom dance in that moved it away from a group sequence of movement to the independent movement of an individual couple,

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The waltz

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is a type of performance dance that originated during the Italian Renaissance in the fifteenth century and later developed into a concert dance form in France and Russia. It has since become a widespread and highly technical form of dance with its own vocabulary.

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Ballet

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is a broad genre of western concert or theatrical dance which included dance styles such as ballet, folk, ethnic, religious, and social dancing; and primarily arose out of Europe and the United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

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Modern dance

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is a form of dance characterized by using the sounds of tap shoes striking the floor as a form of percussion. Two major variations on tap dance exist: rhythm tap and Broadway tap. Broadway tap focuses on dance; it is widely performed in musical theater.

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Tap dance

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is a performing art that involves rhythmic body movement within a given space, choreographed based on musical beat. It is performed either in front of an audience or by everyone on a dance floor.

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Contemporary Dance

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THEME
DESIGN
MOVEMENT
MUSIC
SCENERY
COSTUME
CHOREOGRAPHY
TECHNIQUE

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Elements of Dance

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is most basic element of a dance. It conveys the message of a dance.

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Theme

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is a pattern of movement in time and space.

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Design

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the bodily actions of the dancer that include his steps.

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Movement

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the skill of movement executed by the dancer.

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Technique

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the auditory background to which a dancer moves

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Music

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properties worn by the dancer that help reflect the message, customs and beliefs.

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Costume & body paraphernalia

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the figures and steps in dancing that enable the dancers to perform in an organized manner.

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Choreography

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the background or setting where the dance is performed to make it more realistic and enriching.

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Scenery