Topic 5: Dancesport Flashcards
This is a combination of art and sport. It was called competitive ballroom dancing in the past.
Dancesport
What are the three aspects that benefit from dancesport?
Physical, Psychological, Social
What are the physical benefits of dancesport?
Helps prevent illness and diseases (Velasquez, 2011). It also aids weight loss, flexibility, stress reduction, and improving stabilization and control of one’s body.
What are the pyschological benefits of dancesport?
According to a study in The New England Journal of Medicine, dancing helps boost memory, thus aids in the prevention of dementia.
What are the social benefits of dancesport?
Dance provides a unique opportunity for meaningful group involvement as it encourages intense, positive social interaction and interpersonal relationships in a working group. (Kraus and Gaufman, 1981).
Enables a dancer to standout on the floor, which shows sophistication and confidence. What characteristic of dancesport is this?
Posture
Dancing on time with the music. What characteristic of dancesport is this?
Timing
The stretching of the body. What characteristic of dancesport is this?
Line
The correct position of the body with the partner in closed position. What characteristic of dancesport is this?
Hold
The stretch of the woman’s body upwards and outwards and leftwards into the man’s right arm to achieve balance and connection with his frame, as well as to project outwards to the audience.
What characteristic of dancesport is this?
Poise
Dancing of two people as one on the dance floor. What characteristic of dancesport is this?
Togetherness
The basic characterization of the dance with the particular music being played and the choreographic adherence to musical phrasings and accents.
What characteristic of dancesport is this?
Musicality and Expression
How the couple presents their dancing to the audience as well as the proper costuming and grooming. What characteristic of dancesport is this?
Presentation
The power that is controlled and not wild. What characteristic of dancesport is this?
Power
The use of lower extremities that creates balance, beauty, and strength. What characteristic of dancesport is this?
Foot and Leg Action
The combination of turn and sway to create a look or a position. What characteristic of dancesport is this?
Shape
The non-verbal communication of the man and lady through shape, visual, and body weight. What characteristic of dancesport is this?
Lead and Follow
The ability to avoid bumping into the other couples and continue dancing without pause when boxed in. What characteristic of dancesport is this?
Floorcraft
How a couple “look” together in performing their dances. What characteristic of dancesport is this?
Intangibles
What are the two categories of dancesport styles?
International Standard and International Latin
What are the five different dancesport styles in International Standard?
Waltz, Tango, Foxtrot, Quickstep, Viennese Waltz
This was introduced in England in 1875 but it was in 1922 that it became as fashionable as Tango. What dancesport style is this?
Waltz
This was first danced in Europe before World War I. It originates from Buenos Aires (Argentina) where it was first danced in “Barrio de Las Ranas”, the ghetto of Buenos Aires. What dancesport style is this?
Tango
This was named after an American performer Harry Fox, which was premiered in 1914. W.C Handy (Father of the Blues) notes in his autobiography that his “The Memphis Blues” was the inspiration for the foxtrot.
What dancesport style is this?
Foxtrot
This was developed during World War I in New York and became popular in ballrooms. What dancesport style is this?
Quickstep
This is a controversial dance with so many claims about its origin but known to be born in the modest outskirts of Austria and Bavaria. What dancesport style is this?
Viennese Waltz
What are the five dancesport styles in International Latin?
Chachacha, Samba, Rumba, Paso Doble, Jive
This is a newcomer in Latin American dances with origin only in the fifties but it became popular shortly after Mambo was introduced. Just recently, the name was shortened to Cha-cha.
What dancesport style is this?
Chachacha
This is the national dance of Brazil, which originated in Africa. It is danced during carnival time. What dancesport style is this?
Samba
Originates primarily from Cuba in the sixteenth century, which has its roots in African rhythms brought to America by the slaves. What dancesport style is this?
Rumba
This means “double step”, which originated from Spain and is inspired by bullfighting. This is one of the most dramatic of all the Latin dances.
What dancesport style is this?
Paso Doble
This was developed from the dance “jitterbug” from America. What dancesport style is this?
Jive
