Physical Education and Health C Flashcards

1
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Religious manual and communication within older tribes

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Prehistoric

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The time when real knowledge of dance came about

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Mediterranean and Middle Eastern Civilizations

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Dances mostly involved worship

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Ancient Egypt

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Helpful part of military training

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Ancient Greece

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Romans thought of dance as a waste of time. The activities gradually turned into rituals.

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Ancient Rome

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Both powerful people and the common folk performed dance routines. Ball dances arose as a result of the aristocratic
lifestyle.

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Dark and Early Middle Ages

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Dance and art, in general, grew in popularity. The old constraints have been loosened, and clerical thoughts and goals no longer govern all forms of human creativity.

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Early Renaissance

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Several dance styles emerged as well, and are still commonly recognized around the globe.

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15th and 16th Centuries

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9
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Eight Dance Styles

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  • Ballet
  • Contemporary Dance
  • Jazz
  • Folk Dance
  • Modern Dance
  • Hip-Hop
  • Ballroom
  • Cheerdancing
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10
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  • The “backbone of dance”.
  • Employs strategies and demands diligence and commitment to execute
    the dance steps flawlessly.
  • The three classifications of ballet: classical, neoclassical, and modern.
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Ballet

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  • Combines modern ballet and jazz.
  • Dancers express their emotions freely.
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Contemporary Dance

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  • Lively and enthusiastic dance.
  • Has lots of leaps, quick footsteps, turns, and other special moves.
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Jazz

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13
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A leisure, ceremonial, or traditional dance that is performed by locals.

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Folk Dance

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  • Deeply rooted in the ballet syllabus.
  • Free and expressive form of dancing that began in the 20th century as a response to classical ballet.
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Modern Dance

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  • Very bouncy, allows freedom of movement with repetitive music.
  • Breakdancing, funk, B-boying, up-rock, stepping, and boogaloo.
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Hip-Hop

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  • Usually done in pairs, man and woman.
  • A well-known social dance.
  • Includes cha cha, foxtrot, jive, lindy hop, mambo, pasa-doble, quickstep, rumba, samba, tango, Vietnamese waltz, and the waltz.
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Ballroom

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17
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  • Originated from the art of gymnastics in the 90s.
  • Concentrates the fundamental gymnastics features, such as tricks and
    advanced athletic abilities.
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Cheerdancing

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18
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Four Health Benefits of Dance

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  • Physical
  • Mental or Emotional
  • Social
  • Cultural
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19
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Improves cardiovascular and muscular fitness

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Physical

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20
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Promotes mental health

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Mental or Emotional

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21
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Creates social engagement and reciprocal interactions

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Social

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22
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Celebrates culture through dance

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Cultural

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23
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Five Elements of Dance (BASTE)

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  • Body
  • Action
  • Space
  • Time
  • Energy/Force
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24
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It an art form that focuses on the creation of a performance and for aesthetic and entertaining experience.

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Dance

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The moving form or shape that the dance feels, and the audience sees.

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Body

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26
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Two Body Shape Designs in Dancing

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Symmetrical and Asymmetrical

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27
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balanced, similar movements no both sides

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Symmetrical

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28
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unbalanced, different motion on both sides

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Asymmetrical

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What dancers do with their bodies. The movement, dance steps, facial expressions, and gestures.

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Action

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30
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Two Categories of Action in Dancing

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Non-locomoted and Locomotor

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31
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dancing but not moving from a different spot, or axial movement

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Non-locomoted

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32
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traveling through space. Movements such as run, jump, walk, slide, hop, skip, etc.

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Locomotor

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33
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The place where the dancers perform

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Space

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34
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Four Spatial Elements in Dancing

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Direction, Size, Level, and Focus

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35
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moving forward, sideward, backward, diagonally, circularly

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Direction

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36
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Steps that can be big or small

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Size

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37
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High, medium, low level of routines

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Level

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38
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Looking in different directions to change their focus

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Focus

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39
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Length of the dance in seconds, minutes, or hours.

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Time

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40
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It can be performed at different tempos. Rhythm, beat or pulse, or pacing can be changed.

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Timing

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41
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These may also be used to contribute to timing the rhythms.

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Pauses or Gaps

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42
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Movement of dancers (before, after, together, sooner than, faster than)

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Relationship Timing

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43
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Rhythmic pattern/measure (2/4 time or 4/4 time)

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Metered Time

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44
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Less predictable than metered time and can perform by just relying on cues from one another.

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Free Rhythm

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45
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Strength or power that moves the body

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Energy or Force

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46
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Six Categories of Force in Dancing

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Sustained, Percussive, Vibratory, Swinging, Suspended, and Collapsing

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47
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Movements are smooth, constant, and regulated, and does not have a distinct start or finish

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Sustained

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48
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Actions are sharp and has bursts of energy

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Percussive

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49
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Involves trembling movements

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Vibratory

50
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Follows a curvature or arc pattern

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Swinging

51
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Gestures are frozen mid-air

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Suspended

52
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Motions release to gravity gradually or abruptly

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Collapsing

53
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Three Meanings Behind a Good Dance

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  • Form
  • Phrases
  • Motif
54
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The process of arranging or combining ideas and elements, the organizing
element of the performances

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Form

55
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“The smallest unit of form in the entire dance”

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Phrases

56
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Meaning in the dance that can be expressed though a brief actions or gesture with movement that are done repeatedly

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Motif

57
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Six Characteristics of a Good Dance

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  • Unity
  • Continuity and Development
  • Variety and Contrast
  • Transition
  • Repetition
  • Climax
58
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When actions are smooth and in sync

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Unity

59
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The dance progress smoothly to the next

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Continuity and Development

60
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The change in direction, usage of accents, varied pacing, and no repetition can contribute to the dance’s impact

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Variety and Contrast

61
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Link between movements in the dance that facilitates its progression

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Transition

62
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Recycled or replicated gesture for recognition

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Repetition

63
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The dance’s momentum reaches its peak

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Climax

64
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Traditional dances of a particular country; every national and ethnic dance are folk dance, but not all folk dances are national or ethnic.

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Folk Dance

65
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Dances in ritual ceremonies

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Ritual Dance

66
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Day-to-day life activities shown in dance

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Life Cycle Dances

67
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lifestyle and daily work related dance

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Occupational Dances

68
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Three Types of Folk Dance

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  • Tribal Dances from the Cordilleras
  • Lowland Christian Dances
  • Muslim Dances
69
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From Cordilleras with non-Christian dances

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Tribal Dances from the Cordilleras

70
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Dances with Hispanic and European influences

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Lowland Christian Dances

71
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Dances from Mindanao or Sulu that are influenced by Arab and Indo-Malayan cultures.

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Muslim Dances

72
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Rite dances and celebrates milestones in life

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Life Cycle Dances

73
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Performed to honor something sacred or secular

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Festival Dances

74
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Shows people’s livelihood activities

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Occupational Dances

75
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Performed customs of a community.

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Ritual and Ceremonial Dances

76
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Derived from local folk dances

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Game Dances

77
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Makes someone uncomfortable.

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Joke and Trickster Dances

78
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Imitates creatures, animals, objects or other people

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Mimetic or Drama Dances

79
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Express feud and enmity and shows physical combat

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War Dances

80
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Expresses social graces, entertainment, and gift offerings to friends.

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Social Amenities Dances

81
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Step left then, then step right to left to close, then step left again. (in fourth position)

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Waltz (3/4)

82
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Step right then cut it and displace the body’s weight with the left, two gallops in one measure.

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Gallop (2/4)

83
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Step-close-step

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Change Step/Two-Step (2/4)

84
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Step left then right and step forward with left again but bend the body in the same direction as the step.

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Polka (2/4)

85
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Slide right then cut sideward with the left and hop to the left and beat the right foot in the back or front close to the left ankle. It is executed with one foot always leading.

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Mazurka (3/4)

86
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Step right obliquely forward then step your left across the right foot in front and then step right obliquely backward right. Close, point, brush, hop, raise, or waltz your left foot. Do the Kumintang for the arms.

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Sway balance (3/4)

87
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Right step in front then close the left to right foot in third or first back position.

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Closed Step (2/4)

88
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Right step in fourth position for count 1 and 2 or count 1 to closing your left to right for count 3 or count 2 and 3.

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Closed Step (3/4)

89
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A spring from one foot, landing on the other foot in any direction.

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Leap (2/4 or 4/4)

90
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A spring from one foot, landing on the other foot in any direction.

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Touch Step (2/4 allegro)

91
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Step left in second position then turn left and step your right foot to second position.

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Three-step turn (3/4)

92
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Turn left and step left in second position then close your right foot to
your left foot then pause.

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Waltz turn

93
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Refers to contemporary dance, where dancers can freely express themselves through movement. It is highly interpretative and focuses on emotions and history, often not strictly following any dance rules. Often thought as a break from classical ballet.

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Modern Dance

94
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Three Characteristics of Modern Dance

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  • Technique
  • Improvision
  • Choreography
95
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The approach that uses body as an instrument and how to control and use it. (ex. Graham technique, Humphrey-Weidman technique, Limón technique, Cunningham technique, etc.)

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Technique

96
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The natural motion of dancers in response to the choreographer’s recommendations and to dance freely.

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Improvisation

97
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Reflects the creators’ personal and emotional perceptions.

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Choreography

98
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Two Origins of Modern Dance

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America and Germany

99
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It was regarded as an expressive dance (Ausdruckstanz) and came from a pioneering dancer community during the start of the 20th century.

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Germany

100
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Isadora Duncan pioneered the dance that came from the center of the body called the solar plexus or emotional center. “Natural and free-flowing that looks it looked like it was created on the spot”.

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America

101
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Twelve Basic Modern Dance Skills

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  • Dance Walk
  • Run
  • Triplet
  • Waltz
  • Gallop
  • Chassé/Slide
  • Jumps
  • Leap
  • Falling
  • Rolls
  • Turns
  • Spotting
102
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Transfer of weight from one foot to another.

a. Forward
b. Backward
c. Sideward (Grapevine action)

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Dance Walk

103
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A faster transfer of weight from one foot to another.

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Run

104
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(plié, relevé, relevé). A total weight shift done in ¾ meter with each step.

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Triplet

105
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Has a rhythm count of ¾

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Waltz

106
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A combination of a step and a leap

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Gallop

107
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2/4 rhythm count with one foot always gracefully leading

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Chassé/Slide

108
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Includes:

a. Basic (Sauté)
b. Échappé
c. Sissone

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Jumps

109
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Uneven 2/4 rhythm count. From a demi-plié, jump then back again.

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Basic (Sauté)

110
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Leaping in demi-plié then jumping with slightly diagonal outward hop joints.

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Échappé

111
Q

From fifth demi-plié position to jumping on the right side with right foot forward.

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Sissone

112
Q

Suspending the body 2 feet off the ground.

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Leap

113
Q

“Thrown”. Soaring in the air and landing lightly as possible.

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Jeté (je tey)

114
Q

At peak height, both knees should stretch the ankles together.

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Prance

115
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Yielding to and resisting gravity in any direction.

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Falling

116
Q

Includes:

a. Log rolls
b. Forward roll
c. Backward roll

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Rolls

117
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Lying horizontally in a supine position with the face upward.

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Log rolls

118
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A full body roll with the head rotating on the opposite direction.

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Forward roll

119
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Lying down in a supine position and ending with a squat on the knees or feet.

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Backward roll

120
Q

Establishing the axis within the body.

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Turns

121
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Deceiving the eye and inner ear sensors into believing that you have not turned.

a. Three-step turn
b. Crossover turn (soutenu turn)
c. Chaîné turn
d. Grapevine turn
e. Coupé turn
f. Pas de Bourrée trun
g. Piqué turn
h. Pirouette turn

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Spotting