Prelim Flashcards
It is the basic of music and dance
movement. _ and dance is simply expressive movement made with or without music. _ can arouse the individuality high intensity of movement, participation, interest, and increase enjoyment.
Rhythm
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
A series of units or beats that are regularly repeated.
Underlying beats
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
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
movement of the body in fixed or stationary place.
AXIAL MOVEMENT
Created movement that combining the locomotor and axial movement.
COMBINATION MOVEMENT
LOCOMOTOR MOVEMENT
a. Walking
b. Running
c. Hopping
d. Leaping
e. Jumping
f. Skipping
g. Sliding
h. Galloping
moving at a moderate phase.
a. Walking
moving at a rapid pace.
b. Running
spring on one foot landing on the other foot.
c. Hopping
Spring on one foot landing on the other foot.
d. Leaping
Spring on one foot landing on the both foot.
e. Jumping
combination of step and hop.
f. Skipping
gliding of feet in any direction.
g. Sliding
Combination of step and cut; moving in any direction with one foot leading.
h. Galloping
bending or shortening of the body parts which occur with the joints.
a. Flexion
The circling, twisting and turning of the body parts.
b. Extension
The beating and shaking of the body parts.
c. Vibration
movements of the body that strike and hit something, to push or to pull something.
d. Percussive
The basic locomotor movement can be combined to make movements patterns. These structural patterns are well organizes develop into dance form.
FUNDAMENTAL RHYTHM
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
Merce Cunningham
Angela Isadora Duncan
Martha Graham
BASIC ELEMENTS OF DANCE MOVEMENTS
Space
Time
Force
Is the area in which we move in order to produce patterns and design.
Space
a. Direction
Floor patterns
Axial design
Space
a. Direction
b. Level
c. Focus
d. Dimensions (Range or Amplitude)
all motion as well as stillness occurs in time. Dance utilizes time in ways that determine the rhythm, tempo and duration of movements.
Time
Time
a. Metric rhythm
b. Tempo
c. Duration
All movements exists between the poles of action and inaction, of tension and release and of contraction and release. Amount of energy applied in a movement, which contributes to a variety of movements qualities.
Force
Force
a. Dynamics
b. Balance
c. Accent
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
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 of the _ 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
Two Main Types Of Plie
Demi Plie
Grand Plie
This is a small bend of the knees while heels are on the floor which creates a diamond shape.
Demi Plie
A large bend of the knees during which heels are raised off the ground in a motion that mimics a “frog stretch”.
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
And dance mixers 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.
Social dances
Is 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
Which is 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, the _ is 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
April 16, 1919-July 26, 2009
•Earned highest honors “National Medal of Arts”
•Considered to be the first choreographer to “develop an independent attitude towards modern dance”.
•He formed the “Merce Cunningham Dance Company” in 1953
•He created more than 150 works for the company.
MERCE CUNNINGHAM
(MERCIER PHILIP CUNNINGHAM)
•May 27, 1878-September 14, 1927
•American dancer who performed to acclaim throughout Europe
•Born in California, lived in Western Europe and the
•Soviet Union She was among the first to raise interpretive dance to the status of creative art.
•Known as “the Mother of Modern Dance”
ANGELA ISADORA DUNCAN
•May 11, 1894-April 1, 1991
•Biggest awards “Presidential Medal Of Freedom”, other award “Kennedy Center Honors”
•She was influenced by her father, a doctor who used physical movement to remedy nervous disorder
•She established her own dance company in New York City.
MARTHA GRAHAM
are the physical manifestation of mental and emotional responses of the individual to the _. They are activities which a child responds to physically, socially and mentally to regular patterns and sounds.
Rhythmic Activities
