PERFORMING ARTS (CHOREOGRAPHY ) Flashcards
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.
abstraction
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.
Choreography
is one who creates choreographies by practicing the art of choreography, a process known as choreographing.
choreographer
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.
Choreography
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.
Folk Dance/Ethnic Dance
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“
Singkil
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.
“Fingernail dance”
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.
Pandanggo sa Ilaw
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.
Itik-Itik iPandanggo sa Ilaws
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.
Ballroom Dances
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.
The foxtrot
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.
The cha-cha-cha
is a passionatedancebased on a Spanish bullfight. The leader represents the proud Spanish matador and the woman or follower is the Matador’s
ThePaso Doble (Boogie Dance)
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.
Tango
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.
Rumba or rhumba
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,
The waltz
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.
Ballet
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.
Modern dance
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.
Tap dance
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.
Contemporary Dance
THEME
DESIGN
MOVEMENT
MUSIC
SCENERY
COSTUME
CHOREOGRAPHY
TECHNIQUE
Elements of Dance
is most basic element of a dance. It conveys the message of a dance.
Theme
is a pattern of movement in time and space.
Design
the bodily actions of the dancer that include his steps.
Movement
the skill of movement executed by the dancer.
Technique
the auditory background to which a dancer moves
Music
properties worn by the dancer that help reflect the message, customs and beliefs.
Costume & body paraphernalia
the figures and steps in dancing that enable the dancers to perform in an organized manner.
Choreography
the background or setting where the dance is performed to make it more realistic and enriching.
Scenery
