phatfit 3 prelim Flashcards
It is the basic of music and dance movement and dance is simply expressive movement made with or without music. and can arouse the individuality high intensity of movement, participation, interest, and increase enjoyment.
Rhythm
Activities are the physical manifestation of mental and emotional responses of the individual to the rhythm. They are activities which a child responds to physically, socially and mentally to regular patterns and sounds.
Rhythmic Activities
ELEMENTS OF RHYTHM
Time signature
Tempo
Rhythm pattern
Beat
Underlying beats
Measure
Phrase
Accent
Syncopation
refers to the number of beats in a measure and signatures signifies their value.
Time signature
is the rate of speed at which a piece or a passage moves. It can be constant or show increase or decrease.
Tempo
refer to the arrangement of long and short intervals with relation to the underlying beat, accomplished by dividing the beat into parts and combining beats in different ways.
Rhythm pattern
is a steady underlying pulse of rhythm and it can be even or uneven. Music with a pronounced beat is easier to follow
Beat
is a series of units or beats that are regularly repeated
Underlying beats
is the unit formed by the recurrence of accent or the fundamental rhythmic group.
Measure
is a group of measures which has a feeling of unity. It also consist of 8 underlying beats.
Phrase
refers to the stress given to a beat. It marks the first beat in a measure.
Accent
is the shifting of regular metrical accent.
Syncopation
3 PHASES OF RHYTHMIC ACTIVITIES
LOCOMOTOR MOVEMENT
AXIAL MOVEMENT
COMBINATION MOVEMENT
movement of the body from one place to another.
LOCOMOTOR MOVEMENT
types of LOCOMOTOR MOVEMENT
Walking
Running
Hopping
Leaping
Jumping
Skipping
Sliding
Galloping
movement of the body in fixed or stationary place.
AXIAL MOVEMENT
Types of AXIAL MOVEMENT
Flexion
Extension
Vibration
Percussive
created movement that combining the locomotor and axial movement.
COMBINATION MOVEMENT
Is a style of expressive dance that combines elements of several dance genres including modern, jazz, lyrical and classical ballet. It is strive to connect the mind and the body through fluid dance.
Contemporary Dance
PIONEERS IN CONTEMPORARY DANCE
- Mercier Philip Cunningham
- Angela Isadora Duncan
- Martha Graham
Earned highest honors “National Medal of Arts”
MERCIER PHILIP CUNNINGHAM
born in April 16, 1919 and died in July 26, 2009 and Considered to be the first choreographer to “develop an independent attitude towards modern dance”.
MERCIER PHILIP CUNNINGHAM
*He formed the “Merce Cunningham Dance Company” in 1953
*He created more than 150 works for the company.
MERCIER PHILIP CUNNINGHAM
Born in May 27, 1878 and died in September 14, 1927and an American dancer who performed to acclaim throughout Europe also Born in California, lived in Western Europe and the Soviet Union
ANGELA ISADORA DUNCAN
She was among the first to raise interpretive dance to the status of creative art and Known as “the Mother of Modern Dance”
ANGELA ISADORA DUNCAN
Born in May 11, 1894 and died in April 1, 1991 and the Biggest awards “Presidential Medal Of Freedom”, other award “Kennedy Center Honors”
MARTHA GRAHAM
She was influenced by her father, a doctor who used physical movement to remedy nervous disorder
MARTHA GRAHAM
3 BASIC ELEMENTS OF DANCE MOVEMENTS
Space
Time
Force
GENRES OF CONTEMPORARY DANCE
Lyrical Hip Hop
Jazz Dance
Interpretative Dance
Classical Ballet
-is meant to tell a story, resulting in the fusion of an expressive dance style, and a beat hitting dance style.
Lyrical Hip Hop
encompassed any dance done by the jazz music, including both tap dance and jitterbug.
Jazz Dance
it seeks to translate human emotions, conditions, situations or fantasies into movement and dramatic expression, or else adapts traditional ethnic movements into more modern expression.
Interpretative Dance
it is known for its aesthetics and rigorous technique (such as pointe work, turnout of legs, and high extensions), its flowing, precise movements, and its ethereal qualities.
Classical Ballet
BASIC STEPS IN CLASSICAL BALLET
Arabesque
Pirouette
Plie
ROND DE JAMBE
Two Main Types Of Plie
Demi Plie
Grand Plie
Means round of the leg. It is when the dancer rests on one leg and makes a circular movement with the other leg. It may be done “a terre” which means the circle is made while the foot is touching the ground
ROND DE JAMBE
Is when the dancer stands on one leg with the other leg extended behind the body. The arms can be held in a variety of positions. Regardless, the goal is to create as smooth seamless a line as possible with the body, from the shoulder through the arms and down to the toes of the extended leg.
Arabesque
Is a 360 degree spin made on one foot that is an pointe or demi-pointe, and is frequently begun from fourth position. The move requires strong core alignment and balance.
Pirouette
Means “bent or “bending”, and is when one or both knees are bent while legs and feet remain turned out, and are done with in first, second, fourth and fifth positions.
Plie
are dances intended primarily to get to know other people in attendance to a certain social function. They are also called ballroom dances. They are usually performed in pairs, male and female, but may also be performed in groups and classified into two major classifications namely the Latin American Dances and the Modern Standard Dances.
SOCIAL DANCE
Types of SOCIAL DANCEs
Cha- cha- cha
RUMBA
Jive
SOCIAL DANCEs
LATIN AMERICAN DANCES
SOCIAL DANCES
MODERN STANDARD DANCES
one of the Latin dance rhythms that have been integrated into more American pop music. It is originated in Cuba. The dance was introduced in the United States around 1954 and had apparently gained so much popularity among American’s by 1959
Cha- cha- cha
a contemporary ballroom dance of Afro-Cuban-Caribbean folk dance origin and became internationally popular in the early 20th century is an erotic dance. The music is written in 4/4 time, 4 beats to a bar of music, and each beat should be given its full value.
RUMBA
In Latin dancing, a dance style that originated in the United States from African- Americans in the early 1930s. it was popularized in 1934 by Cab Calloway. It is a lively and uninhibited variation of the Jitterbug, a form of Swing dance.
Jive
