Physical Education and Health C Flashcards
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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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Eight Dance Styles
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- Ballet
- Contemporary Dance
- Jazz
- Folk Dance
- Modern Dance
- Hip-Hop
- Ballroom
- Cheerdancing
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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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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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- 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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Four Health Benefits of Dance
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- Physical
- Mental or Emotional
- Social
- Cultural
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Improves cardiovascular and muscular fitness
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Physical
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Promotes mental health
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Mental or Emotional
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Creates social engagement and reciprocal interactions
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Social
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Celebrates culture through dance
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Cultural
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Five Elements of Dance (BASTE)
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- Body
- Action
- Space
- Time
- Energy/Force
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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.
Body
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Two Body Shape Designs in Dancing
Symmetrical and Asymmetrical
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balanced, similar movements no both sides
Symmetrical
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unbalanced, different motion on both sides
Asymmetrical
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What dancers do with their bodies. The movement, dance steps, facial expressions, and gestures.
Action
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Two Categories of Action in Dancing
Non-locomoted and Locomotor
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dancing but not moving from a different spot, or axial movement
Non-locomoted
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traveling through space. Movements such as run, jump, walk, slide, hop, skip, etc.
Locomotor
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The place where the dancers perform
Space
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Four Spatial Elements in Dancing
Direction, Size, Level, and Focus
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moving forward, sideward, backward, diagonally, circularly
Direction
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Steps that can be big or small
Size
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High, medium, low level of routines
Level
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Looking in different directions to change their focus
Focus
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Length of the dance in seconds, minutes, or hours.
Time
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It can be performed at different tempos. Rhythm, beat or pulse, or pacing can be changed.
Timing
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These may also be used to contribute to timing the rhythms.
Pauses or Gaps
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Movement of dancers (before, after, together, sooner than, faster than)
Relationship Timing
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Rhythmic pattern/measure (2/4 time or 4/4 time)
Metered Time
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Less predictable than metered time and can perform by just relying on cues from one another.
Free Rhythm
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Strength or power that moves the body
Energy or Force
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Six Categories of Force in Dancing
Sustained, Percussive, Vibratory, Swinging, Suspended, and Collapsing
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Movements are smooth, constant, and regulated, and does not have a distinct start or finish
Sustained
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Actions are sharp and has bursts of energy
Percussive
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Involves trembling movements
Vibratory
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Follows a curvature or arc pattern
Swinging
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Gestures are frozen mid-air
Suspended
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Motions release to gravity gradually or abruptly
Collapsing
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Three Meanings Behind a Good Dance
* Form
* Phrases
* Motif
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The process of arranging or combining ideas and elements, the organizing
element of the performances
Form
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“The smallest unit of form in the entire dance”
Phrases
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Meaning in the dance that can be expressed though a brief actions or gesture with movement that are done repeatedly
Motif
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Six Characteristics of a Good Dance
* Unity
* Continuity and Development
* Variety and Contrast
* Transition
* Repetition
* Climax
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When actions are smooth and in sync
Unity
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The dance progress smoothly to the next
Continuity and Development
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The change in direction, usage of accents, varied pacing, and no repetition can contribute to the dance’s impact
Variety and Contrast
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Link between movements in the dance that facilitates its progression
Transition
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Recycled or replicated gesture for recognition
Repetition
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The dance’s momentum reaches its peak
Climax
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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.
Folk Dance
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Dances in ritual ceremonies
Ritual Dance
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Day-to-day life activities shown in dance
Life Cycle Dances
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lifestyle and daily work related dance
Occupational Dances
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Three Types of Folk Dance
* Tribal Dances from the Cordilleras
* Lowland Christian Dances
* Muslim Dances
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From Cordilleras with non-Christian dances
Tribal Dances from the Cordilleras
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Dances with Hispanic and European influences
Lowland Christian Dances
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Dances from Mindanao or Sulu that are influenced by Arab and Indo-Malayan cultures.
Muslim Dances
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Rite dances and celebrates milestones in life
Life Cycle Dances
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Performed to honor something sacred or secular
Festival Dances
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Shows people’s livelihood activities
Occupational Dances
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Performed customs of a community.
Ritual and Ceremonial Dances
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Derived from local folk dances
Game Dances
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Makes someone uncomfortable.
Joke and Trickster Dances
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Imitates creatures, animals, objects or other people
Mimetic or Drama Dances
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Express feud and enmity and shows physical combat
War Dances
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Expresses social graces, entertainment, and gift offerings to friends.
Social Amenities Dances
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Step left then, then step right to left to close, then step left again. (in fourth position)
Waltz (3/4)
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Step right then cut it and displace the body’s weight with the left, two gallops in one measure.
Gallop (2/4)
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Step-close-step
Change Step/Two-Step (2/4)
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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.
Polka (2/4)
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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.
Mazurka (3/4)
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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.
Sway balance (3/4)
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Right step in front then close the left to right foot in third or first back position.
Closed Step (2/4)
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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.
Closed Step (3/4)
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A spring from one foot, landing on the other foot in any direction.
Leap (2/4 or 4/4)
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A spring from one foot, landing on the other foot in any direction.
Touch Step (2/4 allegro)
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Step left in second position then turn left and step your right foot to second position.
Three-step turn (3/4)
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Turn left and step left in second position then close your right foot to
your left foot then pause.
Waltz turn
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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.
Modern Dance
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Three Characteristics of Modern Dance
* Technique
* Improvision
* Choreography
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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.)
Technique
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The natural motion of dancers in response to the choreographer’s recommendations and to dance freely.
Improvisation
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Reflects the creators’ personal and emotional perceptions.
Choreography
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Two Origins of Modern Dance
America and Germany
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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.
Germany
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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”.
America
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Twelve Basic Modern Dance Skills
* Dance Walk
* Run
* Triplet
* Waltz
* Gallop
* Chassé/Slide
* Jumps
* Leap
* Falling
* Rolls
* Turns
* Spotting
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Transfer of weight from one foot to another.
a. Forward
b. Backward
c. Sideward (Grapevine action)
Dance Walk
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A faster transfer of weight from one foot to another.
Run
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(plié, relevé, relevé). A total weight shift done in ¾ meter with each step.
Triplet
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Has a rhythm count of ¾
Waltz
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A combination of a step and a leap
Gallop
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2/4 rhythm count with one foot always gracefully leading
Chassé/Slide
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Includes:
a. Basic (Sauté)
b. Échappé
c. Sissone
Jumps
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Uneven 2/4 rhythm count. From a demi-plié, jump then back again.
Basic (Sauté)
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Leaping in demi-plié then jumping with slightly diagonal outward hop joints.
Échappé
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From fifth demi-plié position to jumping on the right side with right foot forward.
Sissone
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Suspending the body 2 feet off the ground.
Leap
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“Thrown”. Soaring in the air and landing lightly as possible.
Jeté (je tey)
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At peak height, both knees should stretch the ankles together.
Prance
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Yielding to and resisting gravity in any direction.
Falling
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Includes:
a. Log rolls
b. Forward roll
c. Backward roll
Rolls
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Lying horizontally in a supine position with the face upward.
Log rolls
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A full body roll with the head rotating on the opposite direction.
Forward roll
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Lying down in a supine position and ending with a squat on the knees or feet.
Backward roll
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Establishing the axis within the body.
Turns
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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
Spotting
